LA SVEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada law calls for funeral homes to preserve the “dignity” of human remains in their care without including a specific deadline for when burials or cremations must occur, leading families who contracted with a now-closed business to question their next steps.
Last month, the Nevada Board of Funeral and Cemetery Services pulled the license of McDermott’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services. The board met over two days to review four complaints filed against the business, which was located in an industrial area on Western Avenue near Sahara Avenue. The Nevada Attorney General’s Office signs off on the complaints.
The board found the business failed to timely bury or cremate bodies — including one case where a woman was not cremated for almost 11 months, documents said…