Interment, disinterment

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(1)Notice of interment, including exact location of the grave, must be given to the Sexton at least 24 hours in advance of the proposed interment. The proposed time of the interment must be approved by the Sexton. Seven-day notice is required prior to any proposed disinterment or removal.  The Sexton may delay an interment until a more appropriate time if the remains arrive at the cemetery entrance after 4:00 p.m., if two or more funerals arrive at the same time or approximately the same time, or if the interment is to occur on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. If two or more funerals arrive at the same time or approximately the same time for interment, if the remains arrive at the cemetery entrance after 4:00 p.m., or if the interment is to occur on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, an additional fee established by resolution of the Village council shall be added to the regular interment charge.

(2)Except as provided in this section, only one full burial may be interned in a gravesite. A parent and an infant child under 1 year, or two children of less than three years of age, may be interred together if they are interred at the same time. In extraordinary circumstances, the Sexton may approve other multiple interments in a single gravesite.

(3)Interments shall be limited to the following:

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1. One (1) adult size casket/vault and one (1) urn of cremated ashes or one (1) child size casket/vault and two (2) urns of cremated ashes per gravesite.

2. Four (4) urns of cremated ashes with or without urns per gravesite.

3. Two (2) urns or cremated ashes per ½ gravesite.

4. Cremated remains sent or delivered to the Village shall be permanently interred within a period of four working days after receipt. Cremated remains delivered by a local funeral home must have prearranged interment plans. If arrangements are not made for permanent interment within those time periods, the Village shall not be liable or responsible for damage to or loss of cremated remains or the container holding the remains.

5. Cremation vaults are not required, but are permitted.

6. No gravesite shall be used for any purpose other than the burial of the human dead.

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Vaults

 

In order to maintain a standard care and to eliminate sunken graves caused by the collapse of wood or metal containers, all full burials must be made in standard vaults made of concrete or other material approved by the Sexton.  Reinforced plastic or combination units may be used for infant interments or cremains only. Vaults are not required for interment of cremains.

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Cremation Section

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No monuments other than the designated monument established by the Village are permitted. Cremated remains shall be identified on the designated monument by name and dates of birth and death. Names may be placed on the designated monument prior to interment, or even prior to death, so that persons such as husbands and wives may be listed together if a gravesite has been purchased for all individuals listed. Two flags in holders placed by the Sexton will honor all veterans in the cremation section; no other flags or flower urns will be permitted. Two cremated remains are permitted in a ½ gravesite.

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Sundays and Holidays

 

Interments, disinterment, or removals shall be subject to an additional fee set by the Village Council and added to the regular interment charge if they occur on Saturdays, Sundays or any of the following holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and any additional holidays specified by the Village Council.