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A Wisconsin woman grieving the death of her late daughter is upset after she could not arrange a funeral for her this past week, due to the young woman’s weight. In an exclusive story, WITI-TV reported Cassandra Ortiz of the Milwaukee suburb of Cudahy died last week in her home. The outlet reported the woman weighed 850 pounds at the time of her passing, meaning efforts to remove her from the home were complicated. That process alone took around 12 hours and around two dozen people. In addition to the logistical challenge of transporting her remains, Ortiz’s mother Carolyn Alverio was unable t…

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