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A Jew I know will probably have his leg amputated from above the knee and down. Does the leg need to be buried in a cemetery or can it be buried a backyard or the like? Are there any Tefilos/Tahara that has to be done?

It does not need to be buried. The custom is to bury it anyhow, either due to Tumas Kohanim or as a Minhag. It can be buried anywhere. There is…

If someone bought a family grave plot in a cemetery, is there an issue of Ayin Hara to put up a head stone with the family name, if no one is buried there?

There are two issues: 1. Many Poskim forbid the usage of languages other than Lashon Hakodesh on a tombstone. As part of a Zechus for the Neshsmos, one should be…