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a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Following the service, interment will be at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery,134 S. Dana Court in Milwaukee.
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Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
The Long Island sisters sued Fletcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fountain Inn, S.C., and Star of David Memorial Chapels in West Babylon, New York, for $60 million in damages after the interment imbroglio last February.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The first interments were made in 1867, and, according to an inspection report in May 1871, there were 1,210 interments, most of which were unidentified white soldiers.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
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Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
The Long Island sisters sued Fletcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fountain Inn, S.C., and Star of David Memorial Chapels in West Babylon, New York, for $60 million in damages after the interment imbroglio last February.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The first interments were made in 1867, and, according to an inspection report in May 1871, there were 1,210 interments, most of which were unidentified white soldiers.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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