[or-roots] Hawthorne Asylum

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

MStang5165 at aol.com wrote:

> I believe that this is just a small number of the cremains that are 
> actually held by the Oregon State Hospital.

>  ... gives the number as 3,489 cremains that are there in canisters.


Our evidence (we have somewhat recently (compared to his DoD) picked up 
"Grandpa's" cremains) is that there are/were 3000 or so, as his canister 
was numbered in the 3K range.  I do not believe the number of cremated 
reburials is large, and that most of the cremains are from original 
cremations.

My wife made an appointment and just went down and picked them up -- the 
old "canister" was encased in a nice durable plastic container.  Fits on 
a bookshelf with some VHS tapes just fine (until we can figure out what 
to do with "him").

It would seem, looking at the burials, that a number of  earlier OSH 
burials occurred at the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery, Silverton, Marion, OR, 
or at least that is how I recall my impression.  Could just be that a 
lot of "crazy" folks lived in Silverton?  <grin>

Now, before y'all jump on me for that last comment, Dad graduated from 
Silverton High School ...

Bill Strickland
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