Cleaning out grandmas estate

[Beachkid23]

This week sadly my grandma passed after a struggle with cancer. She has a 1920s farm house remodeled in the 50s. Now for 3 days we get to clean it out along with the funeral and tons of family coming in who get to pick and chose before I do as I'm low on the pole... I know I have somethings set aside by my mom. Unsure what yet. This is all I have been aloud to keep... But I've only been here an hour.

Should be an interesting, sad, memorable weekend....

But this is from starret.

 

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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

I'm sorry for your loss, Losing my grandparents was one of the hardest things I have been thru, they were my whole life

 

[whammy]

I also am sorry for your loss.

 

[mammoth29]

Sorry for your loss, I had the same thing happen earlier this year. My G'pa passed and left a large estate. Take this time to remember the good times!

 

[Lost&Found]

Sorry for your loss. When my grandfather passed I got his 18k and platinum initial ring. As a child it always fascinated me. I guess it helped in dividing items between family members that I was the only one with the same initials.

 

[Beachkid23]

Thanks everyone. I'm sure it will be harder tomorrow. Of corse, in the process of sorting out all this stuff I lost my iPhone. I don't have the locate app. So it was expensive to replace. I got some cool stuff though. Hopefully a 1987 $5 gold $1 silver coin set. We'll see about that tomorrow.. My uncle has first shot. Although I just spent $5 on a lotto ticket and won $100. So I may offer him $200 for the set if he wants to sell it. I will list the other stuff later tomorrow.

 

[Beachkid23]

Here's what I got from my mother. A really nice 1923 large note. The corners are bent but this bills never been folded, creased.. it's really really nice!!















Also is a 1917 two dollar bill.







A handful of silver Colene's. Maybe 20 half dollars and a couple quarters.



And a Carson City 1883 Morgan.




The furniture in this room is probably worth a pretty penny too!







And.... I made this in wood shop in 11th grade... Lol.

 

[boristhespider88]

Nice stuff you had pulled aside for you!

I'm sorry for your loss, I've lost both of my grandmothers and I never met either of my grandfathers (both passed before I came along).

Seems like death is everywhere lately, I just lost my mother a little over a month ago and it doesn't get any easier with the greiving; you just have to keep on going and remember the good times.

I hope you get some more good stuff and again condolences Beachkid23.

- DS

 

[Justice70]

Sorry to hear about your grandma.

 

[Beachkid23]

I think the worst part of all of it is that my grandfather has severe memory loss and every couple hours he will ask where his wife is. And we have to tell him and he goes through the feeling of loss is if it just happened several times a day it's just heartbreaking to watch. I don't cry over anything but seeing him do that and being he just found out over and over is hard...

 

[Tallone]

My condolences, beachkid. My mother-in-law passed away a couple of years ago and my wife had a very difficult time with that as she was very close to her mother. The logistics of dealing with her belongings and her house were also a challenge and are still not fully settled 2+ years later.

 

[Tigger]

So sorry for your loss. Hope you guys use the sorting time to tell stories - it helps. Repeating family stories keep the loved one alive in our hearts. Isn't it cool to find she kept and used your wood shop craft? I loved finding that my mom and aunt had kept stuff I had made when I was young, and now I get to use them and think of them. When you guys sort the books, flip through them before donating any! Check bibles for family genealogy before getting rid of them... I volunteer with our local Friends of the Library booksale, and you wouldn't believe what we find in books!

 

[Carolina Tom]

My condolences on your loss.

 

[mjm579]

This week sadly my grandma passed after a struggle with cancer. She has a 1920s farm house remodeled in the 50s. Now for 3 days we get to clean it out along with the funeral and tons of family coming in who get to pick and chose before I do as I'm low on the pole... I know I have somethings set aside by my mom. Unsure what yet. This is all I have been aloud to keep... But I've only been here an hour. Should be an interesting, sad, memorable weekend.... But this is from starret. <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1072941"/>

I'm sorry for your loss. I just flew back from Chicago to find out that my pappy had been taken to the hospital last Sunday. My mom said that he wasn't doing well. I had planned to drive down yesterday to say goodbye. Unfortunately he passed at 6:05AM and I didn't get to see him. He was my buddy and I will miss him deeply. He lived a long life - WWII vet. Suffered from malaria in Borneo and my nanny contracted polio a few years after they married. He carried her to and from her wheelchair for years before she passed 15 years ago in Feb. He was 92 and lived at home the entire time. So proud of his strength and commitment to family. So broken with his loss.

 

[Hunter612]

I think the worst part of all of it is that my grandfather has severe memory loss and every couple hours he will ask where his wife is. And we have to tell him and he goes through the feeling of loss is if it just happened several times a day it's just heartbreaking to watch. I don't cry over anything but seeing him do that and being he just found out over and over is hard...

Sorry for your loss! My grandfather passed away in 2012 and my grandmother had Alzheimer's disease, so she would forget that he had passed. As the Alzheimer's progressed she forgot that he ever existed and didn't remember who we were. My grandmother passed away in September of last year after she progressed to the last stage of Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is one of the most horrible things I have ever seen someone go through. I think I cried more before she passed than after. After she passed I felt more peace than sadness. Because I knew she wouldn't be in pain anymore.

 

[diggummup]

Condolences Beachkid. I lost both grandparents on my dad's side in the last few years. My moms parents both passed when they were in their early 40's, back in the mid 1970's when I was still a kid. Unfortunately no one thought enough to keep any type of keepsake aside for me or my siblings from any of my grandparents. You are lucky to have something to remind you of them. All I have are my memories and a photo or two.

 

[dumpsterdiver]

My condolences as well. I'm down to one grandparent myself. Those clean outs involve a lot of decision making.

 

[old digger]

Sorry for your loss! Hope everything can be divided up peacefully.

 

[mugsisme]

Beachkid and MJM579, sorry for both of your losses. It is really, really hard to lose someone you love. Give yourself time to grieve. Grief is circular, not linear. You may read that first you do this and then this stage and then the next stage. That's not how it is. You do the anger and then the sad and the acceptance and then you are sad again, and suddenly you are angry. Circular. The sad part is years later little things can bring it up again.
I know this from experience.
~Leah

 

[mjm579]

Beachkid and MJM579, sorry for both of your losses. It is really, really hard to lose someone you love. Give yourself time to grieve. Grief is circular, not linear. You may read that first you do this and then this stage and then the next stage. That's not how it is. You do the anger and then the sad and the acceptance and then you are sad again, and suddenly you are angry. Circular. The sad part is years later little things can bring it up again. I know this from experience. ~Leah

Thx for your words. It's been tough. My dad is supposed to go up to his house tomorrow to go through a few things. When I left to come home, the one things I wanted most was one if his flannel shirts. My mom asked if I wanted her to wash it ("to get the smell out") .... the old person house smell. Me ABSOLUTELY NOT, that's why I want the shirt to begin with. That shirt helped me fall asleep the first few nights after he passed. I'm hoping my aunt lets my dad have two of his rings. I want to set them aside for my two boys. I will give it to each of them when they turn 21 (or get married - haven't decided yet).