They’re flipping mad.
A grieving family is raising hell after a Colorado cemetery ordered them to remove a headstone shared by their two brothers that features a pair of middle fingers.
Ryan Geschke, 35, died “unexpectedly” on Oct. 5, 2021 — what would’ve been his older brother Timothy Geschke’s 43rd birthday. Timothy had already died a year earlier, mere days after the first COVID-19 lockdown went into effect, according to his obituary.
Their surviving sisters, Heidi and Holly Geschke, endeavored to keep the brothers as close together in death as they were in life. So, the pair share a headstone — complete with their signature sense of humor and frequently surrounded by their favorite beverages.
One side of the carefully manicured tombstone is modeled after a tree trunk with a statue of a squirrel munching on an acorn plopped on top. Pictures of Timothy, Ryan and their extended family sit just above their family name — flanked by two middle fingers.
When the Geschke family paid their dearly departed brothers a visit this winter, they were horrified to find that the iconic hand gestures were covered in black tape, KOAA reported.
The cemetery’s manager, Cheryl Godbout, said the headstone contains “inappropriate images” that violate the grounds’ rules, according to the outlet. When pressed for the exact number of complaints the cemetery may have received about the Geschke plot, Godbout insisted it wasn’t relevant.
The sisters scoffed at the half-baked answer.
“This is a symbol of love and Geschke blood through and through,” Holly told KOAA.
“To have a family come in after so many years and tell them that we have to redo this over again, nobody wants to do it in the first place,” she added.
The Geschkes defiantly removed the black tape and said they don’t plan on remodeling it to fit the cemetery’s standards, according to the outlet.
“They’re in a resting place and now here we are being asked to disturb their resting place. It’s mind boggling,” Holly said.
If the family can’t win the fight against the cemetery, Holly told The Independent they will move Timothy and Ryan’s remains elsewhere.
“These are my brothers, I’m not going to let this go,” she said.
“Whether this ends in our favor or not we’re not backing down on this. We’re making noise for the boys.”
