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Bench stolen from grave site PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 27 July 2004
By Jason Schreiber
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EPPING – June Hurteau was outraged when she discovered that someone had stolen the cement bench she placed next to her husband’s grave five years ago. "It’s disgusting to think the dead can’t even rest in peace. It’s pretty bad that someone could steal off dead people," the 67-year-old Epping woman said.

Hurteau and her son, Keith, discovered the bench missing from the Prospect Cemetery on July 7 when they were attending a funeral. She said she believes the bench, with angels engraved on the top, was likely stolen around the end of June.

Hurteau, who reported the theft to police, said she used to enjoy sitting on the bench whenever she visited the grave of her husband, George. The two were married for 42 years before he passed away in 1999. Soon after his death, Hurteau bought the bench for about $100 and her son helped her put it next to her husband’s headstone.

"It’s so disgusting to see where the legs were sitting, and now it’s gone. There are others around and none of them were touched, thank God," she said. "People should keep a good watch on them. If they do it once, they’re going to do it again."

This isn’t the first time someone has stolen from the grave. Hurteau said she once had charms hanging from a pole, but they were ripped off as well.

Hurteau said she can’t afford to purchase a new bench to replace the one that was stolen.

"I don’t have that type of money to go out and buy another one. I’m on Social Security and it’s pretty hard living on that," she said.

Hurteau said she can’t understand how someone could steal from a cemetery, adding, "They need to know that people have feelings for the people that are up there at the cemetery."

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/exeter/07272004/news/28995.htm
 
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