Spotlight on John Arentz
John Arentz
- Born: 1881
- Died: 5 March 1952
- Service Date:6 March 1952
- Disposition:Burial
- Cemetery: Rookwood
- Location:Section Grave, Mortuary 2 18 Grave 1712
A GRAVE CHOICE
A Legal Challenge
It was reported in the CITY FINAL on the 6th May 1952 a rather interesting family dispute that took place relating to the final resting place of the deceased family member.
DELAYED BURIAL AS CATHOLIC
SYDNEY: The funeral of a man, which was delayed by a court injunction yesterday because of family differences about religion, was held today. The body was buried in the Catholic section of Rookwocd Cemetery instead of the Church of England section. The dead man was John Francis Arentz, of Mansion Street. Marrickville.
In the Equity Court yesterday John Francis Arentz, son of the deceased, and Frederick George Coleman, son-in-law, received an injunction to stop Blanche Lucy Arentz and Labour Motor Funerals from removing or disposing of the body Mr. Acting Justice Hardie was told that the widow, Blanche Arentz, had arranged for the body to be buried In the Church of England section of Rookwood Cemetery but the dead man had been a Catholic all his life. Today, after Requiem Mass at St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church, Marrickville, the funeral left for the Catholic section of the cemetery.
While the funeral was taking place, a barrister, Mr. Carl Shannon, announced that the body of John Francis Arentz had been delivered to his executors and they desired to withdraw the interim Injunction granted to them yesterday.
