Re: Funerals & Next of kin


"Peter" <peterwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The incentive to pay up would be to avoid the
> stigma and other disadvantages of a pauper's funeral (although they
> probably go by a more PC term nowadays). For example Mozart' funeral was
> an 'economy' version (apparently by next to kin's choice) where he was
> buried in a mass grave in Vienna and many music lovers would regret that
> there is no specific grave that they can visit.
>

That is utter bollocks. Mozart did not receive a pauper's funeral (except
in the Peter Shaefer film). Mozart's grave is a specific grave and fully
marked for anyone who cares to visit it.


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