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Casserole Dishes Turned Into Akro Urns Spark Local Trend
In Akron an unusual burial custom emerged when Don Drumm used decorative aluminum casserole dishes as urns for ashes. The practice began after his mother Helen died in 1987 and grew as others sought personal, artful containers. Billow Funeral Home, with roots dating to 1875, traces its own history of innovation as Nathanael Billow returns to lead the family business.
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Akron
Don Drumm
Helen
Drumm
West Virginia
Fairlawn
Billow Funeral Home
Summit County
Billow’s
Nathanael M. Billow
Detroit Automotive
Ford Motor Co