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Where is Great Aunt Minnie buried?

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  Larry Strobel with Jan Gammel in basket June 1949 Ralph Strobel and MaryLynn Gammel photobombing in window If you have been around me at SKCGS for very long, you have probably heard me tell about a member of my family who asks those innocent questions I should be able to answer at a moment's notice--my Cousin Larry. You also have heard me suggest that every genealogist needs a "Cousin Larry" because his questions often lead to challenging research and opportunities to learn lots of new stuff. The answer to Aunt Minnie's burial question took about three months with searches at the newly opened Washington State Digital Archives and assistance from a member of Eastern Washington Genealogical Society in Spokane and her persistent calls to the funeral home.  Great Aunt Minnie's cremains were still in the vault, after 48 1/2 years!  Final disposition of Great Aunt Minnie is a story for another day. Larry's question about a newly married couples' "honeymo