Families are leaving the ashes of their loved ones behind

By Jacinta Carroll
Updated September 16 2018 - 4:22pm, first published September 13 2018 - 9:00pm
MEMORIAL GARDEN: Joanne Schroder, from Godfrey Smith in Bathurst, pictured in the memorial garden at Bathurst Cemetery.
MEMORIAL GARDEN: Joanne Schroder, from Godfrey Smith in Bathurst, pictured in the memorial garden at Bathurst Cemetery.

Bereaved families are leaving the ashes of their loved ones behind in boxes on shelves in funeral homes at a greater rate than ever before.

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