HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A coroner cremated the body of a 9-year-old boy because his mother didn't claim the remains for weeks after his decomposing body was found in their home. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick is awaiting additional test results before issuing a final report on how Jarrod Tutko Jr. died, though he's previously said dehydration and starvation appear to be factors. Pennsylvania law tells coroners to cremate bodies that remain unclaimed for more than 10 days, Hetrick said. The coroner spoke with the boy's mother shortly after his office received the body early last month, but then didn't hear from her for 19 days, PennLive (http://bit.ly/1s9UfP3 ) reported. The remains were cremated last week. The boy's father, Jarrod Tutko Sr., 38, has been charged with child endangerment, concealing the death of a child and abuse of a corpse after police learned of the boy's already decomposing body Aug. 1. The couple's home phone was disconnected Tuesday. St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Harrisburg said it plans to hold a public memorial service for the boy on Saturday. Kimberly Tutko suggested the family had financial problems and might not have had the means to bury the remains, Hetrick said. The coroner recommended two agencies that could help the family. Hetrick is awaiting the results of bone density and other tests to determine whether the boy's emaciated condition resulted from abuse or Fragile X syndrome, a condition the boy was diagnosed with that is known to cause autism. Kimberly Tutko has said the boy was difficult to control, ripping up the flooring and carpeting of his bedroom, and smearing his feces on the floor and walls. He lived on the third floor of their home and was primarily cared for by his father, while she looked after another disabled child who requires round-the-clock care and stayed on the second floor. She has said her husband waited days to tell her of his death. Harrisburg police have said the boy's father told her only "when the odor of decomposition became too strong." The couple's five surviving children have been placed in protective custody.