PENROSE • Crews with Fremont County and El Paso County coroner's
offices continued to work the scene of the Return to Nature Funeral
Home in Penrose Saturday, where more than 115 bodies were discovered
improperly stored.

The discovery was disclosed Wednesday after a search warrant was
issued to authorities for the property following complaints of a
foul odor deriving from the building.

A team from the Fremont coroner's office arrived on the property
just after 1 p.m. Saturday and began setting up one of the tents to
be used to remove the remains inside the roughly 2,500-square-foot
building.

According to Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller, crews will
continue to set up tents and fencing through the weekend to ensure
the safety of those working inside and around the building, and to
promote respect in handling the remains.

Additionally, hazardous-materials crews were on the scene Friday
evening, working to set up equipment to eventually assist in the
removals.

No additional updates regarding the case or extraction process ahead
are available as of Saturday afternoon, Lisa Kohlbrenner, a
spokesperson for the Colorado Bureau of Investigations said.

Across Colorado 115 in downtown Penrose, the town's annual Apple Day
Festival carried on Saturday.

Penrose Chamber of Commerce member and Apple Day organizer Jeri
Rimpley said she received several messages on the town's Facebook
page over the past few days requesting the celebration to be
canceled in wake of the Return to Nature Funeral Home findings.

"We made the conscious decision to instead of punish the Penrose
community, that we would use this as a way to celebrate life,"
Rimpley said.

Down the way, Penrose citizens Virgil and Mia Hampton could be seen
enjoying the Apple Day Parade. Although shocked at the funeral home
discovery, they said they aren't surprised by the celebration's
perseverance.

"It's crazy, I can't believe this happened in our little small
town," Virgil Hampton said.

"Apple Day will always happen, though," Mia Hampton added. "This is
the biggest day of the year in Penrose."

The investigation and removal process at the funeral home is
expected to take months.

Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper said at Friday's conference that
law enforcement would be focusing their investigative efforts and
not discuss arrests or potential charges at this time.

The whereabouts of Return to Nature owner Jon and Carie Hallford are
unknown at this time, but Cooper confirmed Friday they have
cooperated with the investigation.

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On Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 8:30:05 PM UTC-4, Gay Drug Addict State wrote:
> PENROSE • Crews with Fremont County and El Paso County coroner's
> offices continued to work the scene of the Return to Nature Funeral
> Home in Penrose Saturday, where more than 115 bodies were discovered
> improperly stored.
>
> The discovery was disclosed Wednesday after a search warrant was
> issued to authorities for the property following complaints of a
> foul odor deriving from the building.
>
> A team from the Fremont coroner's office arrived on the property
> just after 1 p.m. Saturday and began setting up one of the tents to
> be used to remove the remains inside the roughly 2,500-square-foot
> building.
>
> According to Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller, crews will
> continue to set up tents and fencing through the weekend to ensure
> the safety of those working inside and around the building, and to
> promote respect in handling the remains.
>
> Additionally, hazardous-materials crews were on the scene Friday
> evening, working to set up equipment to eventually assist in the
> removals.
>
> No additional updates regarding the case or extraction process ahead
> are available as of Saturday afternoon, Lisa Kohlbrenner, a
> spokesperson for the Colorado Bureau of Investigations said.
>
> Across Colorado 115 in downtown Penrose, the town's annual Apple Day
> Festival carried on Saturday.
>
> Penrose Chamber of Commerce member and Apple Day organizer Jeri
> Rimpley said she received several messages on the town's Facebook
> page over the past few days requesting the celebration to be
> canceled in wake of the Return to Nature Funeral Home findings.
>
> "We made the conscious decision to instead of punish the Penrose
> community, that we would use this as a way to celebrate life,"
> Rimpley said.
>
> Down the way, Penrose citizens Virgil and Mia Hampton could be seen
> enjoying the Apple Day Parade. Although shocked at the funeral home
> discovery, they said they aren't surprised by the celebration's
> perseverance.
>
> "It's crazy, I can't believe this happened in our little small
> town," Virgil Hampton said.
>
> "Apple Day will always happen, though," Mia Hampton added. "This is
> the biggest day of the year in Penrose."
>
> The investigation and removal process at the funeral home is
> expected to take months.
>
> Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper said at Friday's conference that
> law enforcement would be focusing their investigative efforts and
> not discuss arrests or potential charges at this time.
>
> The whereabouts of Return to Nature owner Jon and Carie Hallford are
> unknown at this time, but Cooper confirmed Friday they have
> cooperated with the investigation.
>
> https://gazette.com/news/penrose-funeral-home/article_f37296de-6547
> -11ee-8ccc-5762e2035b09.html

"Return to Nature" funeral home - LOL. There is no better way to
return to nature than to die which can happen anywhere. What
difference does it make where the bodies are stored. Why are
they stored at all? It is time to start repurposing corpses of all
earthly creatures, even as attractions in carnival midways if the
public clamors for it. Sure, it's unfair to store nose-assaulting
foul smelling corpse meat in inappropriate fashion. One way or
another it is time to get dead things to work for the living.

On Sunday, 8 October 2023 at 11:00:05 UTC+10:30, Gay Drug Addict State wrote:
> PENROSE • Crews with Fremont County and El Paso County coroner's
> offices continued to work the scene of the Return to Nature Funeral
> Home in Penrose Saturday, where more than 115 bodies were discovered
> improperly stored.
>
> The discovery was disclosed Wednesday after a search warrant was
> issued to authorities for the property following complaints of a
> foul odor deriving from the building.
>
> A team from the Fremont coroner's office arrived on the property
> just after 1 p.m. Saturday and began setting up one of the tents to
> be used to remove the remains inside the roughly 2,500-square-foot
> building.
>
> According to Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller, crews will
> continue to set up tents and fencing through the weekend to ensure
> the safety of those working inside and around the building, and to
> promote respect in handling the remains.
>
> Additionally, hazardous-materials crews were on the scene Friday
> evening, working to set up equipment to eventually assist in the
> removals.
>
> No additional updates regarding the case or extraction process ahead
> are available as of Saturday afternoon, Lisa Kohlbrenner, a
> spokesperson for the Colorado Bureau of Investigations said.
>
> Across Colorado 115 in downtown Penrose, the town's annual Apple Day
> Festival carried on Saturday.
>
> Penrose Chamber of Commerce member and Apple Day organizer Jeri
> Rimpley said she received several messages on the town's Facebook
> page over the past few days requesting the celebration to be
> canceled in wake of the Return to Nature Funeral Home findings.
>
> "We made the conscious decision to instead of punish the Penrose
> community, that we would use this as a way to celebrate life,"
> Rimpley said.
>
> Down the way, Penrose citizens Virgil and Mia Hampton could be seen
> enjoying the Apple Day Parade. Although shocked at the funeral home
> discovery, they said they aren't surprised by the celebration's
> perseverance.
>
> "It's crazy, I can't believe this happened in our little small
> town," Virgil Hampton said.
>
> "Apple Day will always happen, though," Mia Hampton added. "This is
> the biggest day of the year in Penrose."
>
> The investigation and removal process at the funeral home is
> expected to take months.
>
> Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper said at Friday's conference that
> law enforcement would be focusing their investigative efforts and
> not discuss arrests or potential charges at this time.
>
> The whereabouts of Return to Nature owner Jon and Carie Hallford are
> unknown at this time, but Cooper confirmed Friday they have
> cooperated with the investigation.
>
> https://gazette.com/news/penrose-funeral-home/article_f37296de-6547
> -11ee-8ccc-5762e2035b09.html

This could be a story "Ask a Mortician" channel would be interested in.

On Monday, October 9, 2023 at 8:58:11 AM UTC-4, Meteorite Debris wrote:
> On Sunday, 8 October 2023 at 11:00:05 UTC+10:30, Gay Drug Addict State wrote:
> > PENROSE • Crews with Fremont County and El Paso County coroner's
> > offices continued to work the scene of the Return to Nature Funeral
> > Home in Penrose Saturday, where more than 115 bodies were discovered
> > improperly stored.
> >
> > The discovery was disclosed Wednesday after a search warrant was
> > issued to authorities for the property following complaints of a
> > foul odor deriving from the building.
> >
> > A team from the Fremont coroner's office arrived on the property
> > just after 1 p.m. Saturday and began setting up one of the tents to
> > be used to remove the remains inside the roughly 2,500-square-foot
> > building.
> >
> > According to Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller, crews will
> > continue to set up tents and fencing through the weekend to ensure
> > the safety of those working inside and around the building, and to
> > promote respect in handling the remains.
> >
> > Additionally, hazardous-materials crews were on the scene Friday
> > evening, working to set up equipment to eventually assist in the
> > removals.
> >
> > No additional updates regarding the case or extraction process ahead
> > are available as of Saturday afternoon, Lisa Kohlbrenner, a
> > spokesperson for the Colorado Bureau of Investigations said.
> >
> > Across Colorado 115 in downtown Penrose, the town's annual Apple Day
> > Festival carried on Saturday.
> >
> > Penrose Chamber of Commerce member and Apple Day organizer Jeri
> > Rimpley said she received several messages on the town's Facebook
> > page over the past few days requesting the celebration to be
> > canceled in wake of the Return to Nature Funeral Home findings.
> >
> > "We made the conscious decision to instead of punish the Penrose
> > community, that we would use this as a way to celebrate life,"
> > Rimpley said.
> >
> > Down the way, Penrose citizens Virgil and Mia Hampton could be seen
> > enjoying the Apple Day Parade. Although shocked at the funeral home
> > discovery, they said they aren't surprised by the celebration's
> > perseverance.
> >
> > "It's crazy, I can't believe this happened in our little small
> > town," Virgil Hampton said.
> >
> > "Apple Day will always happen, though," Mia Hampton added. "This is
> > the biggest day of the year in Penrose."
> >
> > The investigation and removal process at the funeral home is
> > expected to take months.
> >
> > Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper said at Friday's conference that
> > law enforcement would be focusing their investigative efforts and
> > not discuss arrests or potential charges at this time.
> >
> > The whereabouts of Return to Nature owner Jon and Carie Hallford are
> > unknown at this time, but Cooper confirmed Friday they have
> > cooperated with the investigation.
> >
> > https://gazette.com/news/penrose-funeral-home/article_f37296de-6547
> > -11ee-8ccc-5762e2035b09.html
> This could be a story "Ask a Mortician" channel would be interested in.

Yeah, it's not nice to take money from people while promising
to properly store or dispose of the bodies of their loved ones
and then to not do so. At the same time, once again I have to
ask, "Why pay in the first place?"

One of the funnier horror funeral home stories I ever read
was one from the Philippines where the bodies of taller
people were placed in boxes designed for smaller ones
after having their legs cut off below the knees.

"I don't care how you do it, Mister. Your job is to get
them in those boxes. Now dammit, let's get a move on
it and cram them in there. Let's go, let's go - this is a busy
business."