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We Can't Cremate Your Dad

Written by DeadGirl
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Aberdeen, UK- A Devastated family was told they could not hold a cremation in Aberdeen - for health and safety reasons. Eric Maxwell's wife and daughters were heartbroken when they found out Aberdeen Crematorium could not accommodate the deep coffin needed because he had curvature of the spine. Family and friends were forced to hold a funeral service in Aberdeen and his cremation near Arbroath. Aberdeen City Council today said larger coffins were a health and safety issue as they could cause a fire outside the cremators. The move comes after it was revealed the Hazlehead crematorium could not cope with the wider coffins of the obese. Today Eric's daughter Carol Smith said: "The whole family was shocked and distressed when the undertaker phoned to say the crematorium could not take dad's coffin because of its depth. "So we had to travel the 60-plus miles to Friockheim near Arbroath. "Once there, what we saw put the crematorium in Aberdeen to shame. It was brighter, much more attractive with an altogether nicer atmosphere. "For the oil capital of Europe, the one in Aberdeen should be hauled into the 21st Century." Dad-of-two Eric, 78, and his wife Mary, 76, spent most of their lives in Kincorth before moving to the city centre a couple of years ago. Eric, a retired lorry driver, died from gall stone complications. He is also survived by daughter June, 51, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Carol, a 55-year-old bank nurse at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, said: "When we had to change the crematorium, we decided to have a service in Our Lady's church in Kincorth first. "There were more than 100 mourners. But only about 20 could make the journey all the way to Friockheim, which was particularly upsetting for our family and friends. "Later, I went to the council to get someone to explain why the crematorium could not take my dad's coffin. "He told me health and safety." The Aberdeen centre's maximum size for coffins is 26in wide and 18in deep. Secretary of the Grampian branch of the National Association of Funeral Directors Gordon Bruce said: "There's an urgent need for new cremators in Aberdeen. "The three electric ones have been a disaster since they were installed 11 years ago. Seldom are all three working properly and the size of coffins is limited. "They desperately need to be replaced with new, bigger gas ones." An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said larger coffins were a health and safety problem. He added: "As with any crematorium, there are limits on the size of coffin we can safely accommodate. "We hope to address these issues through the provision of new facilities in the future and are investigating how best to achieve that." Meanwhile, Carol said her mum had decided against Aberdeen Crematorium for her funeral. She said: "Having seen how much nicer Friockheim is, that's where mum has decided she wants her service." http://www.thisisaberdeen.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=202847&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232187&home=yes&more_nodeId1=148317&contentPK=18712090

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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