Terri Schiavo Family Wants Info on Ashes

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From left, Dennis McBride, Ken Wells and Helena Fuller, all of Augusta, Georgia hold crosses outside Woodside Hospice on March 26, 2005. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

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Family members of Terri Schiavo, from left, brother Bobby Schindler, sister Suzanne Vitadamo and parents Bob and Mary Schindler make a plea to politicians to save Schiavo’s life outside Woodside Hospice on March 25, 2005. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

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Joshua Heldrieth, 10, of Charlotte, N.C., is arrested by Pinellas Park Police Officers outside Woodside Hospice March 25, 2005. The unidentified officer at left is with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, who transported the child to jail. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

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People react to a replica of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ which is being hauled to the site of Woodside Hospice where Terri Schiavo resides Raymond Simmons, of Tampa (center, in red hat) said “I think that it was a vulgar display of our Christianity and our symbol.” Simmons came to demonstrate in favor of letting Michael Schiavo decide for his wife. The cross was brought in by Tom Fayette, of Canton, N.Y. People of all different faiths are arriving from near and far. Even those of the same faith, or sharing the same opinions sometimes differ on what the proper methods of expression should be. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

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From left, Bob Schindler, his son Bobby, his wife Mary and daughter Suzanne Vitadamo talk with Pinellas Park Police Officers after visiting Terri Schiavo outside Woodside Hospice. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

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A family from Dade City prays the rosary outside Woodside Hospice, where Terri Schiavo lives. From left is Veronica Richter, 9, sister Isabelle, 5, grandmother Laurel Cobb, sister Bernadette, 2, brother Geoffrey, 8, and mother Emma Richter. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

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Joshua Heldrieth, 10, of Charlotte, N.C., is arrested by Pinellas Park Police Officers outside Woodside Hospice. Lt. Kevin Riley is on the right and Sgt Mark Berger is on the left. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

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Chris Dilliard, left, of Gainesville and Sean Smith of Port Richey argue outside the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park that cares for Terri Schiavo. Smith opposes government intervention, whereas Dilliard favors keeping the brain-damaged woman alive. (AUTUMN CRUZ/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

By Associated Press

March 20, 2019 5:53 PM PT

MIAMI —

The family of a severely brain-damaged woman who died after her feeding tube was removed in March said Friday they still have not been told where her remains will be laid to rest.

Terri Schiavo’s parents and siblings, who waged a lengthy court battle over her end-of-life wishes, said on Fox’s “Hannity & Colmes” show that her husband is keeping her remains from them.

“They were supposed to tell us, and we still have not heard from ... Michael Schiavo where Terri’s been laid,” said Terri Schiavo’s brother, Bobby Schindler. “Our family expected this. Michael has disobeyed court orders throughout the ordeal and continues to do so today.”

Michael Schiavo is under court order to notify the Schindlers of his plans for a memorial service. He has had his wife cremated and has said her ashes would be buried at a family plot in Pennsylvania.

George Felos, Michael Schiavo’s attorney, did not immediately return a call Friday night seeking comment.

Terri Schiavo, 41, died March 31 in a Pinellas Park hospice, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed by court order. She suffered brain damage in 1990 after a chemical imbalance caused her heart to stop.

She left no written instructions in the event she became disabled, and her husband said she never would have wanted to be kept alive in what court-appointed doctors called a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery.

The Schindlers, however, doubted she had any such end-of-life wishes. They maintained she would benefit from rehabilitation, despite most doctors saying her condition was irreversible.

Terri Schiavo Family Wants Info on Ashes

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