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<p>[QUOTE="Calico, post: 197030, member: 98"]I've never found anything 'extra' in my finds but my husband had an interesting time cleaning out his mother's house after she passed away.</p><p>Her death was somewhat unexpected and due to complications from surgery.</p><p>She held onto everything and at the age of 83 when she passed away, my husband had quite the task in front of him. This was his old 3 story level childhood home and he was the last surviving member of the family so everything fell to him.</p><p>Needless to say, it was a very difficult time.</p><p>As he was going through her personal items he found a paper bag stuffed in an old shoe inside a closet in her bedroom. Inside was cash, saved over who knows how many years, and in a few other random places throughout the house, more cash hidden away. The total ended up being over $10.000.</p><p>She had removed her wedding ring set before going into the hospital and she never told him where she put it and he didn't think to ask.</p><p>He planned on burying her with the set but couldn't find it anywhere. He searched all the usual places and couldn't ask her as she never woke from her surgery. He never found the set and had to bury her without it.</p><p>Months later, while cleaning out the house out to sell, he found a wadded up tissue in an old housecoat she never wore anymore, along with her dentures ! He almost put that housecoat out with other clothes to give to a local charity but he learned while finding the cash in odd places to look at EVERYTHING before getting rid of it.</p><p>I wear the set now, a beautiful 1945 white gold diamond engagement and matching diamond band ring set.</p><p>He never had any idea she had that kind of money stashed in odd areas of the house.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Calico, post: 197030, member: 98"]I've never found anything 'extra' in my finds but my husband had an interesting time cleaning out his mother's house after she passed away. Her death was somewhat unexpected and due to complications from surgery. She held onto everything and at the age of 83 when she passed away, my husband had quite the task in front of him. This was his old 3 story level childhood home and he was the last surviving member of the family so everything fell to him. Needless to say, it was a very difficult time. As he was going through her personal items he found a paper bag stuffed in an old shoe inside a closet in her bedroom. Inside was cash, saved over who knows how many years, and in a few other random places throughout the house, more cash hidden away. The total ended up being over $10.000. She had removed her wedding ring set before going into the hospital and she never told him where she put it and he didn't think to ask. He planned on burying her with the set but couldn't find it anywhere. He searched all the usual places and couldn't ask her as she never woke from her surgery. He never found the set and had to bury her without it. Months later, while cleaning out the house out to sell, he found a wadded up tissue in an old housecoat she never wore anymore, along with her dentures ! He almost put that housecoat out with other clothes to give to a local charity but he learned while finding the cash in odd places to look at EVERYTHING before getting rid of it. I wear the set now, a beautiful 1945 white gold diamond engagement and matching diamond band ring set. He never had any idea she had that kind of money stashed in odd areas of the house.[/QUOTE]
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