PENROSE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the improper storage of human remains at a southern Colorado funeral home that performs “green” burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets.
The investigation centers on a building owned by the Return to Nature Funeral Home outside Colorado Springs in the small town of Penrose.
Under Colorado law, green burials are legal but state code requires that any body not buried within 24 hours must be properly refrigerated.
Under Colorado law, green burials are legal but state code requires that any body not buried within 24 hours must be properly refrigerated.
The Return to Nature Funeral Home was licensed in Colorado Springs in 2017.
Persons:
PENROSE, Joyce Pavetti, “, ”, Pavetti, Ron Alexander, Paul Saito Kahler, Hallfordhomes, Amy Beth Hanson, Mead Gruver, Matthew Brown, Jennifer Farrar
Organizations:
—, Deputies, Investigators, Fremont County Sheriff’s, . Navy, Nature, Pikes, Colorado, Hallfordhomes, Colorado Springs, Associated Press
Locations:
Colo, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Penrose, Fremont County, Fountain , Colorado, Fremont, Helena , Montana, Cheyenne , Wyoming, Billings , Montana, New York