( CNN ) -- The family battle that surrounded radio host Casey Kasem during his final days continues to rage on after his death . Although the 82-year-old passed away on June 15 , his body has yet to be buried . Now , according to Danny Deraney , the publicist for Kasem 's daughter Kerri Kasem , the family does n't know where his body is . `` We are not surprised , '' Kerri Kasem told to CNN . `` We expected something like this to happen . '' Discord between Kasem 's wife of more than 30 years , Jean Kasem , and his adult children from his first marriage led to multiple legal clashes and court hearings in the months before to Kasem died . Kerri Kasem was given a conservatorship over her father 's health , which Jean Kasem subsequently fought in court , claiming his children were prematurely ending their father 's life . Deraney says Jean Kasem has now removed her husband 's body from a funeral home in Washington state . Casey Kasem tributes : 'Keep reaching for the stars ' Before Kasem 's passing , Jean Kasem removed her ailing husband from a care facility in Santa Monica and took him on a cross-country car journey to stay at a home of family friends in Washington . Sgt . Rudy Camarena with the Santa Monica Police Department declined to comment , telling CNN , `` Mr. Kasem 's matter is an open and ongoing investigation . '' A timeline of the family feud . Meanwhile , Jean Kasem denies that her late husband 's body is missing . `` It 's not , '' she told CNN . `` Would you leave us to grieve in peace ? '' Candace Corkum at the Gaffney Funeral Home in Tacoma , Washington , confirmed that the facility had been in possession of Casey Kasem 's body , but said that it was no longer in their care . She could not provide information about the circumstances in which his body was removed from the funeral home . Casey Kasem and a lesson about end-of-life care . Opinion : Casey Kasem : Pop 's 'gateway drug '
Casey Kasem died last month , but has yet to be buried . Comment: Kasem 's daughter says she does n't know where the body is ; his wife says it 's not missing .