Since my brother died his wife has been nothing but nasty to me
DEAR DEIDRE: NOW my brother has died, his wife’s really shown how nasty she is.
I could never stand my sister-in-law. But she had him cremated without giving me the opportunity to be there.
He was 51, and I’m a 58-year-old woman. We were close growing up.
I’ve never married but my brother tied the knot in his early thirties, and I put his heavy drinking then subsequent alcoholism down to my nasty sister-in-law.
She always had a problem with drink and they met in his local pub.
I lost touch with them after she embarrassed me at a family barbecue and I told my brother that our relationship was over.
Now I’ve found out through a friend that he passed away. He always told me he wanted people to have a party when he died.
I understand she had a simple cremation for him with nobody in attendance. I’m so upset.
How can I find out where his ashes are?
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