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Cemetery maintenance often comes to a standstill in a down economy

Cemetery maintenance often comes to a standstill in a down economy

In a sign of the times a Funeral Director has gone before his City Council and pleaded for his city Cemetery. This all went down in Central Ohio. this is some interesting funeral news.

The City Cemetery appears to be  be the causality of the recession and budget cuts.

“A local funeral director says the city of Marysville should reconsider a recommendation to scale back operations at Oakdale Cemetery.

Daryl Ingram of Ingram Funeral Home addressed city council members Thursday night, asking them to reconsider a proposal from the city administration to eliminate two full-time employees and one part-time employee who currently make up the city’s cemetery department.”-via www.thisweeknews.com

This city is considering running the cemetery with non  professionals. When having a burial at a city, or private cemetery it is important to make inquiries about ownership and maintenance. This will help you come in under the average cost of a funeral.

It is also a lesson from the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal: Check up on the maintenance an the owners of the cemetery of your choosing.

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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
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The Chicago Sun Times has done an interesting story on a Service Corporation International Cemetery that in many ways is

The Chicago Sun Times has done a Scandal |Non Scandal Story on the World's Largest Funeral Corporation.

The Chicago Sun Times has done a Scandal |Non Scandal Story on the World's Largest Funeral Corporation.

much to do about nothing. Yes there is the usual SCI Mismanagement. But it really has nothing to do with anything but the license on the wall.

In a Chicago Sun Times article entitled

“Making sure her brother rests in peace
After Burr Oak scandal, this sister is taking no chance”

the newspaper did a story  on the Scandal Ridden “World’s largest funeral corporation” But other than a license not being updated on the wall. There is no story. Only a gravestone moved for a backhoe and then put back in place.

A customer found a license that was not updated, but it is not clear if it was a license to sell headstone or a full cemetery business license.

This all went down at Oak Woods Cemetery.

As is the case with Burr Oak, the company that runs Oak Woods Cemetery is from out of state.

The Houston-based Service Corporation International boasts of operating funeral homes and cemeteries all over North America.

Gonnigan isn’t impressed.

She noticed that the City of Chicago business license that was on display in the cemetery’s office on Monday had expired.

When I asked about the license, Jennifer Brandino, a spokeswoman for Service Corporation International, e-mailed this response:

“It was our understanding that our license is current, but we are currently investigating its status and are taking any appropriate measures to reinstate it if necessary.”

via www.suntimes.com

A spokeswoman for the city noted that Chicago does not license cemeteries, but does require a license for the sale of headstones

This is a glaring example of how the press lacks judgment in identifying  true funeral|cemetery scandal

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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
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The Cemetery Oversight Task Force in Illinois has issued it’s report to the Governor of the State of Illinois Patrick Quinn. To sum up the report, Cemetery Scandal is widespread across the State of Illinois and Legislative and regulatory action should be immediately taken.

llinois Cemetery report found Cemetery State Wide Problem

llinois Cemetery report found Cemetery State Wide Problem

From the New York Times:

“A state task force set up to investigate the burial industry in the wake of widespread grave desecration at a cemetery outside Chicago concluded that abuse was probably widespread across the state due to a near-complete lack of regulation, the group told Gov. Patrick J. Quinn in a report.”

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This all was brought on by the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal near Chicago where nearly three hundred graves were desecrated and bones piled up around the cemetery.


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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
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The ICCFA is supporting Cemetery Reform Because of the horrific Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal

The ICCFA is supporting Cemetery Reform Because of the horrific Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal

The International Cemetery Crematory Funeral Association (ICCFA) is open to reform of the Death Care Industry. Death care is what happens from the  funeral home to the cemetery. The Burr Oak  Cemetery Scandal in  the Chicago Area has stirred up calls for cemetery reform.

At Burr Oak  in cemetery near Alsip Illinois 300 graves were desecrated. 2 sections of the Cemetery are a crime scene. Bones were discarded and piled up. The scope and nature of the Burr Oak Crime is an unspeakable horror.

REFORM

Click here: Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal:Could Humans do this?

Reform is not the total answer. More laws are needed. Regulation is needed.Enforcement  This is true both on the Funeral side and the cemetery side of the business of death. Laws enforced do not always prevent crime.

From ABC.com

Bob Fells, the general counsel for the Virginia-based International Cemetery, Crematory, and Funeral Association said his organization is open to beefing up regulation to prevent atrocities like the one at Burr Oak. “This is so essential to cemetery operation, the integrity of the gravesite,” said Fells, who cautioned that stronger legislation still won’t be able to stop criminal activity. “If somebody wants to walk into a bank and rob it, you probably aren’t going to be able to stop them. It’s a similar thing with illegal disinterment,” said Wells.

EDUCATION NEEDED

If folks are educated about what is involved in the Funeral  and Cemetery Process in death care there will be less crime. They will not be ripped off when there is good laws enforcement and EDUCATION about the Funeral and Cemetery Process.

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rest-in-peace-image-150x150Education must start Funeral Process and how everything ties together. The best place is to do that is here

“Rest in Peace: Insiders Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral”.



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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
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Authorities have been searching Burr Oak Cemetery For Graves and remains

Authorities have been searching Burr Oak Cemetery For Graves and remains

Those responsible for the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal in Alsip,IL were those arrested and the owners of the cemetery in Texas and Arizona.Perpetua Holdings is the Arizona company  who is ultimatlely responsible. There address is 6614 E Villa Dorado Dr., Tucson, AZ 85715-4725 Their phone is 480-985-2495.

In the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal up to  Three Hundred Graves were desecrated. Over 100,000 graves and loved ones will need to be identified. Records were moldy and stuck together, and maps of the cemetery either did not exist or were not accurate. The FBI and the Cook County Sheriff in Illinois  are having a difficult time sorting this out.  Body parts were found piled up at the cemetery.

Perpetua Holdings,  an Arizona company, appears  to be the parent company of Perpetua Holdings of Illinois. Melvin Bryant is the CEO of Perpetua Holdings of Illinois who as directly responsible for the the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip,Illinois.

According to dallasnews.com

“Perpetua Holdings of Illinois, Inc. has owned the cemetery since 2001 and the company president is Melvin Bryant of Richardson, Texas. An attorney for Bryant told the newspaper that the company went to police, triggering the investigation.”

It is very important to  know who you are dealing with when making funeral arrangements at the cemetery or at the funeral home.

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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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