My sister has died.
My sister has died.
I got the call from the county office where she lived while at my cousin’s funeral yesterday.
From what I can tell, they found her body in her apartment some time in October.
They couldn’t find any contacts, so the county had her cremated and her remains sent to the county office.
I’m told the landlord was supposed to contact whoever was on her lease as an emergency contact, but I certainly didn’t hear anything and when I called my mother and brother to tell them, they seemed surprised.
And, if the landlord found her when looking for the rent, it seems like no one noticed her missing and went looking for her.
When my cousin died last week, I sent a postcard to let me sister know (as I didn’t think she’d open a letter) and had my phone number on it.
So, that got to the county office and they called.
But, they called while I was at my cousin’s funeral so my phone was off. When I got the voice mail from the county asking me to call, I was sure of what it would be.
I was after the office hours, so some sheriffs deputy answered and told me wha they could.
Today I should get a call from the office workers so I can pay for the cremation and probably have her remains shipped to me.
My relationship with my sister was strained, even if growing up she was totally my hero who introduced me to so many things I still like in my life.
I wrote about it 10 years ago. Nothing about this story changed until yesterday, which is covered above.
https://fbhjr.livejournal.com/593948.html or https://fbhjr.dreamwidth.org/593002.html
I got the call from the county office where she lived while at my cousin’s funeral yesterday.
From what I can tell, they found her body in her apartment some time in October.
They couldn’t find any contacts, so the county had her cremated and her remains sent to the county office.
I’m told the landlord was supposed to contact whoever was on her lease as an emergency contact, but I certainly didn’t hear anything and when I called my mother and brother to tell them, they seemed surprised.
And, if the landlord found her when looking for the rent, it seems like no one noticed her missing and went looking for her.
When my cousin died last week, I sent a postcard to let me sister know (as I didn’t think she’d open a letter) and had my phone number on it.
So, that got to the county office and they called.
But, they called while I was at my cousin’s funeral so my phone was off. When I got the voice mail from the county asking me to call, I was sure of what it would be.
I was after the office hours, so some sheriffs deputy answered and told me wha they could.
Today I should get a call from the office workers so I can pay for the cremation and probably have her remains shipped to me.
My relationship with my sister was strained, even if growing up she was totally my hero who introduced me to so many things I still like in my life.
I wrote about it 10 years ago. Nothing about this story changed until yesterday, which is covered above.
https://fbhjr.livejournal.com/593948.html or https://fbhjr.dreamwidth.org/593002.html