be interred

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As Teddi Mellencamp’s cancer saga continues, dad John Mellencamp is planning her funeral — or at least making sure he’s clear on where she wants to be interred.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

Among other things, it decreed that “a miscarried or aborted fetus must be interred or cremated.”

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024

A number of families have already been reunited with ashes and some have asked for the remains to be interred in the permanent memorial.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

For graves without objections, the existing remains will be interred deeper into the same spot, and new burials will take place on top of them.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Day and night he remained alone near the corpse of the still beloved woman, after which he caused her to be interred, with the highest imperial honours, in the church of St. Sophia.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix