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a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The motorcade will take Carter to his family’s residence for a private interment next to his wife, according to the New York Times.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
The former president and his family will then return to Plains, Ga., for a private funeral and interment service.
Jan. 9: Biden’s Italy trip
Biden will head to Rome and the Vatican for three days in what is expected to be his final foreign trip as president.
—Katie Wadington, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Services will be held Monday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford at 10 a.m. Shiva will be observed after the interment at Fleisher’s home, 73 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The motorcade will take Carter to his family’s residence for a private interment next to his wife, according to the New York Times.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
The former president and his family will then return to Plains, Ga., for a private funeral and interment service.
Jan. 9: Biden’s Italy trip
Biden will head to Rome and the Vatican for three days in what is expected to be his final foreign trip as president.
—Katie Wadington, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Services will be held Monday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford at 10 a.m. Shiva will be observed after the interment at Fleisher’s home, 73 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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