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Funeral home withheld mother’s ashes and lost her jewelry, says New Jersey lawsuit
A Bergen County woman is suing the owners of a funeral home in Paterson, claiming they withheld her mother’s ashes for months after cremation and lost treasured pieces of her mother’s jewelry. Aisha Smith, of Teaneck, states in court papers Carnie P. Bragg …