A recent LA Times article discusses the increased cremation rates by the LA county coroner and morgue, stating that “[t]he poor economy is taking a toll even on the dead, with an increasing number of bodies in Los Angeles County going unclaimed by families who cannot afford to bury or cremate their loved ones.” Molly Hennessy-Fiske, More bodies go unclaimed as families can’t afford funeral costs, LA Times, July 21, 2009.
