Bernalillo County issued the following announcement on Oct. 1.
The county, in conjunction with Daniels Family Funeral Services, honored 110 Bernalillo County unclaimed and indigent residents with a memorial burial ceremony this morning.
The burial service was held at Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. Due to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, this years’ service was not open to the public.
“Bernalillo County is pleased to offer dignity and honor to each person being buried here today,” says Bernalillo County Commission Chair Lonnie Talbert. “We don’t know the circumstances that brought them here, what hardships they may have encountered, and to be quite honest, it really isn’t important, because we are here as a community to honor them as part of our Bernalillo County community.”
The Bernalillo County General Services Division administers the Unclaimed/Indigent Cremation Program for deceased persons who have passed away within the geographical boundaries of Bernalillo County.
The county contracts with Daniels Family Funeral Services to cremate and store the cremains of unclaimed/indigent persons for two years and then the cremains are made available for burial through the program.
In addition, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 29 unclaimed veterans were honored and laid to rest, with military honors, by Bernalillo County and the State of New Mexico during the Forgotten Heroes Memorial Burial Service at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.
It is the mission of the Bernalillo County to provide a deserved, lawful, proper and dignified manner of disposition for those decedent residents who are indigent or go unclaimed upon death, and to handle every case accurately and lawfully with the utmost attention. Bernalillo County respects each individual in the community and will treat all with maximum regard and dignity.
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