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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ed White

A Michigan bridge official died in 2010. It took 15 years to lay him to rest

Bridge Pioneer Overdue Burial - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Michigan man who had a key role in building one of the longest bridges in the United States has been buried 15 years after his death after a funeral home near the iconic structure surprised the public by saying it still had his ashes.

Larry Rubin was laid to rest Wednesday in Petoskey, 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan's two peninsulas.

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