Lorraine Merritt Burial

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It’s been a little over 4 months since my gram started her new life in Heaven with the Lord and all of our loved ones that left before her. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her. I miss her so much. My grandmother laid out everything she had wanted for when it was her time. From past regrets with previous funerals I really felt I needed to redeem myself and also she deserved it. I even gathered two amazing friends and was adamant we get her ready for her funeral so she looked perfect. Where my gram passed in February this would now be the time she lay to rest in her plot next to her husband Charles and daughter Kathy. After meeting with Lamsons in February they accessed the money for her funeral and burial which totalled $11,600 and that was well OVER the total costs. Now here I am left with my gram in her casket in the East Millinocket cemetery waiting to be buried…and nothing. Money is gone. I have spoken to the Board of Funeral Services and a detective a couple times (very kind people) but they are at a loss. Eveyone is very overwhelmed. Chip unfortunately hasn’t reached back out to me to make this happen. The new funeral home taking over at the moment wants us to pay again for a vault, burial, stone engraving, death certificates, ect. (Again one funeral home has been paid in full already and some). When asked about honoring what I had already paid for…that was a hard no. Vaults range from 1,300 to $2,000 I’m hearing. Digging a hole $300. Stone engraving $325. Im sure it’s more and I’m sure I’m missing something else. I’m just baffled how these type of things happen. It’s sad. My gram will unfortunately be waiting longer than expected because I need more answers. Overwhelmed is an understatement. Being prepared didn’t work in my favor this time…along with my string of crappy luck. I promised my kids once they were out of school I wouldn’t work anymore overtime especially being gone a lot of March, April, and May…it was hard on them. If there is anyone out there that has an extra vault laying around and wants to help dig a hole for me I will definitely use your help. Any advice past the point of calling detectives, board of funeral services, new funeral home that has taken over… I will gladly take it. I have no ill will towards the Lamsons. That’s not who I am. I want my gram buried with what has already been paid for. Nothing above that. If it can be done tomorrow with just me standing there I will take it at this point. ❤️

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