Owner of Record
It's the yahtzeit (anniversary) of Herman Mendelbaum's
death and his widow decides to make a pilgrimage to
the cemetary to recite a prayer over his grave and place
a small stone, as is the tradition, to show that the
deceased is remembered.
She arrives at the cemetary, but it being a while since
she had been there, she is confused and cannot find poor
Herman's grave site.
Finally, she comes across a grounds-keeper who escorts her
to a small chapel on the cemetary grounds where the records
are kept.
Pouring over large maps and lists, he finally turns to the
widow and says, "I can find no record of a Herman
Mendelbaum buried here. The closest I can find is a
Sadie Mendelbaum."
"That's him!" she exclaims. "He always put everything in
my name."