Mother’s Ashes in Question | Chicago News

Chicago News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 2m

Two daughters, Franquella and Marshawna Campbell, are in agony after discovering their mother’s cremated remains may not be hers — what they found in the urn looked nothing like ashes. Their mother’s funeral was a vibrant purple celebration, exactly as she’d wanted, but now they’re haunted by the funeral director who handled her body — accused of mishandling remains. They’ve turned to Cook County’s medical examiner, hoping for answers, but officials say many bodies remain unidentified. Compounding the trauma: the crematory certificate listed a wrong date, and the crematory owner also ran the…