Obituaries of burlington people - Town of Burlington

stepchildren, Jeanne Corbin of Haddam and Gerald Bernier of FL. Burial in Center Cemetery,Burlington, CT.ZURLES, PETER W. 82, of Vineyard Road, Burlington, husband of Gertrude (Warnecke)died 12-27-1989. He was born 8-8-1907 in Waterbury and had lived in Burlington most of hislife. Mr. Zurles was president and founder with his brother, Paul of Lake Manufacturing Corp.New Britain until his retirement in 1969. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, George ofBurlington; a daughter, Gail Cacchiotti of Farmington; two sisters, Mrs. Nell Furrer of Avon andMrs. Mary McAllen of Avon; a brother, Paul of Haddam; and five grandchildren. Burial in CenterCemetery, Burlington, CT.ENDNOTESCREMATIONSDecember 9, 1997 marks the 205 th anniversary of the cremation of colonial statesman HenryLaurens near Charleston, SC -- the first formal flame-out on American soil. These dayscremation is all the rage, with 22% of Americans choosing it over burial. According to JackSpringer, head of the Cremation Association of North America; --In ancient Rome only the rich were cremated. Christians did away with the practice becauseof the doctrine of bodily resurrection. The Catholic Church only recently permitted ashes to bepresent at funeral masses. “When Hindus are cremated in America, the eldest son pushes thebutton on the crematory, just as he would light the funeral pyre.”Between 1875 and 1900 there were fewer than 5,000 cremations in the US. “Hardly anyonewas cremated before 1930. There were few crematoriums, and it was looked on as bizarre.”Only 25% of cremated Americans have their ashes scattered; the rest are either buried(55%) or placed in a niche in a columbarium (20%)The ashes of Timothy Leary and “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry went into space onboard a US satellite. Other fun ways to scatter: Pacific Memorials in Los Angeles mixes ashesinto fireworks (818-704-0165); Canuck’s Sportsman’s Memorials in Des Moines stuffs them intoshotgun shells. (515-244-8631).Earlier this year the ashes of Mark Gruenwald, an editor at Marvel Comics, were put into theink of a single-volume comic series called Squadron Supreme. It’s available at comic bookstores for $25.00CREMATORIUMSCedar Hill Crematory in Hartford has 3 retorts or furnaces. About 30 percent of people whodie in Connecticut are cremated, although the national average is 26 percent. The CremationAssociation of North America estimates that by 2025 more than 65 percent of the state’sdeceased will be cremated, compared with 50 percent nationwide. Some reasons; it is cheaper,and a cremation takes up less room, the ashes can be easily transported, even by mail.The retort interior is long and skinny like a pizza oven. The cremation at 1,600 degrees takesabout two hours including cooling. The remains, about 5 to 9 pounds of ash and bone fragmentsare then swept into a tray with a steel brush where a magnet is used to pick out any metal,sometimes, even a nail might be found, then they are pulverized, ready to be placed in an urn.Hartford Courant, 3-30-2003First known death in Burlington, 1743.BRADLEY, WENTWORTH, Maplelawn the home of Mr. & Mrs. of Whigville, together with theentire contents were destroyed by fire. Mr. Bradley purchased the place about 3 years ago. Theentire loss is estimated at $1,000. (1900)BUNNELL, OTIS G. of Burlington, who has been living abroad during the past year, hasstarted from Paris France, upon an extended tour through Algiers, Tunis, Malta, Egypt, the HolyLand, Syrian Coast, Greece, Turkey, Turkey in Asia, Servia, Austria, Hungary and Germany.(1898)141