Burial mix-up resolved at Broward cemetery after woman mistakenly laid to rest in widow's plot
A burial mix-up at a Fort Lauderdale cemetery has been resolved, allowing a Lauderhill widow to be laid to rest beside her late husband.
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A burial mix-up at a Fort Lauderdale cemetery has been resolved, allowing a Lauderhill widow to be laid to rest beside her late husband.
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