Woman sells husband's ashes for $30?

A Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, woman whose husband's cremated remains were accidentally sold in a garage sale last weekend has gotten them back.

The ashes of Brian Hanlon were in a ten-inch-high statuette of an eagle. Jane Hanlon had left it on a mantle along with some items she was selling before moving. And her mother, Sarah Volpe, not realizing what it was, sold it for 30 dollars.

The Pocono Record ran a story about how much they wanted the statuette back, and the paper reports today that the woman who bought it returned it yesterday, on what would have been Brian Hanlon's 45th birthday.

Jane Hanlon says her mom jokes that her son-in-law went on vacation for his birthday.

Wow, imagine how she felt when she realized she sold her husband for only 30 dollars! She’s lucky she lives in a small town. Article here.