Grandma's ashes given to Goodwill by mistake, and more

last updated 8 January 2015

Grandma's ashes given to Goodwill by mistake

The staff at a Goodwill store in Fenton, Mich., are trying to find the person who donated an urn containing grandma’s ashes. In a pile of donations, the staff recently found a box labeled “Grandma’s Urn,” and in it a sealed vase containing human remains. “It’s got to be the No. 1 or 2 weirdest item we’ve ever received,” said manager Allen Ryckman. He suspects the ashes were donated inadvertently as “part of a house clean-out.”

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