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Sinclair Lewis cremated without service in Rome
The body of Nobel laureate Sinclair Lewis was cremated in Rome with no religious service. Three people accompanied the body from the Protestant cemetery to the crematorium, including private secretary Alexander Manson and his wife. Ashes will remain in a chapel before a U.S. flight and eventual burial in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
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Sinclair Lewis
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Sauk Centre
Minn