'I didn't get to say goodbye': Man cremated too soon after funeral home mix-up in Regina
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Kara Pasap says her grieving process is in limbo after being stripped of the opportunity to say goodbye to her son one last time.
Kara Pasap says her grieving process is in limbo after being stripped of the opportunity to say goodbye to her son one last time.
Her son, Clyde Lonethunder-Pasap, 24, died suddenly on Oct. 3.
As part of First Nations culture, Pasap arranged to escort her son’s body from Speers Funeral Chapel in Regina to their home community of White Bear First Nation on the day of his wake.
He was supposed to be cremated after the cultural ceremonies, Pasap said.
However, there was a mix-up at the funeral home, and Clyde’s body never made it to the service.
On her way to Speers the day of the wake, Pasap got a phone call from the funeral home.
“She said, ‘I have some terrible news to tell you,’” Pasap recalled.
