Jania Ashlynn
Over 150 cremated remains and six different bodies were found in a warehouse in California. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office told a local news outlet, KRON4 that the remains were connected to Oceanview Cremations. This facility had its license revoked in March 2018. The business was no longer allowed to store any remains.
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The California Cemetery and Funeral Board was informed that the crematory was still in operation on February 28th. On March 1st, law enforcement arrived at the warehouse and discovered 154 sets of remains.
“Family members indicated that after their calls to Oceanview Cremations’ owner, Robert Smith, went unanswered, they believed their loved ones had been cremated or scattered at sea as requested,” Lt. Tya Modeste shared with ABC News.
So far, four different families have been notified of the discovery of the family’s remains. The rest are still being identified.
One of the contacted families, a loved one’s son, believed that he was already in possession of his father’s remains, but the Lieutenant said that “Since we have them, he obviously has someone else’s ashes.”
Admonishments
The Google review page for the Oceanview Cremation center is filled with different complaints about the company’s service.
“They have had my father’s body since December 1, 2021, and it is June 20, 2022. they are not responding to phone calls, they are not responding to emails I have seen nothing, and I don’t know where my dad is. Do not use this service under any circumstances if you care for your family members,” one customer wrote.
“Under no circumstances put your family through the torture of working with this organization. Death is hard enough on us, but stringing families along and operating without a license is too far,” another said.
