<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><a href="">http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/osh/cremains.shtml</a><div><br></div><div><p class="h2black"><span style="color: rgb(125, 0, 0);">Oregon State Hospital unites families with cremated remains of deceased patients</span></p>
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<p>While the Oregon State Hospital has made enormous strides toward
improving the care and treatment of the patients of today, there is
unfinished work in honoring patients of previous generations.</p>
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<p>The Oregon State Hospital is the custodian of the cremated remains of
approximately 3,500 people who died while living at Oregon State
Hospital, Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital, Mid-Columbia Hospital,
Dammasch State Hospital, Oregon State Penitentiary, and Fairview
Training Center between 1914 and the 1970s. These cremains were never
claimed.</p>
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<p>The hospital hopes to change that and unite the cremains with family
members. To that end, the hospital has posted this list of names of the
people whose cremated remains are in its possession. Hospital officials
urge anyone who thinks he or she may have a family member who passed
away at one of these institutions to review the list. As soon as the
connection can be confirmed, the hospital will make arrangements for the
cremains to be sent to the family.</p>
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<p><a id="names" class="bookmark" title="names" name="names"></a>---Carol Peterson</p><p>58cjpeterson@comcast.net</p><p><br></p></div></div></body></html>