Sorry to read of your loss and to be reminded that there are some sick people out there. Any idea why would someone would do that?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=duckbill+soup&spell=1
Results 1 - 10 of about 6,820 for duckbill soup.
No clue who or why. We wondered if it might have been a response to the McCain/Palin signs in our yard.