Ashes of 1,639 people buried in common grave in L.A. ceremony

December 7, 2011 | 1:58pm

The ashes of more than 1,600 people who have never been identified or whose bodies were never claimed were buried Wednesday morning in a simple ceremony that has become a poignant custom in Los Angeles each December.

The ashes were buried in a single grave at the Los Angeles County Crematory and Cemetery in Boyle Heights.

[b]“The nameless and the named but unclaimedâ€