Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service and Gallatin County Coroner's Office to Bury Unclaimed Remains at Sunset Hills Cemetery

Each year, approximately 630 people die in Gallatin County. Of those who die, some people go unclaimed at the funeral home or coroner’s office for various reasons. Many attempts are made to find family, friends, or other individuals willing to make final arrangements for the unclaimed person. After arrangement attempts are exhausted, the unclaimed decedent is cremated, and the remains are stored at the funeral home or coroner’s office.

Over the years, many unclaimed urns have been stored at Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service and the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office. Both the Dokken-Nelson Funeral S...