Was my mother wrong to bury Grandma's ashes?

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My mother told me that she recently took my deceased grandmother’s ashes up to the same cemetary where my grandfather was buried to be buried next to him. Though my mom is Catholic, my grandmother was a lifelong but committed Protestant who tried out several denominations and was a member of her local Presbyterian church up until her death. I’m guessing more or less out of respect for my grandmother’s wishes, my mom had a Baptist minister come to conduct a brief prayer service before the burial of the ashes. Was this incompatible with the genuine Catholic life? Thank you and God bless you.
 
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