Cemetery

Dillinger exhumation. . .the next chapter

By Funeral Director Daily / October 28, 2019 /

In the continuing saga of the possible exhumation of famed bank robber John Dillinger, a relative of Dillinger’s has been given the okay for an exhumation to occur on December 31.  This comes after a legal fight in which the original exhumation date in September came and went without incident.  You can see the latest…

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Cemetery life: Halloween movie cancelled, lawsuit

By Funeral Director Daily / October 24, 2019 /

Today we decided that we would be light on the editorial topic and just present a couple of short news articles to our readers concerning issues in cemeteries across the country. The first article that we will furnish to our readers is here and concerns the Lafayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where a…

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Trouble. . . or maybe. . .compromise in Paradise

By Funeral Director Daily / October 22, 2019 /

The Hawaiian Memorial Park opened in 1958, one year prior to Hawaii joining the country as the 50th State.  The cemetery located out in Kaneohe on the eastern, or windward side of the island, was probably way out in the country and zoning issues were far from people’s minds.  More land was bought in 1982…

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With space issues looming, Army proposes new rules for eligibility at Arlington

By Funeral Director Daily / October 3, 2019 /

According to this article from the Washington Post, new rules are being proposed on who can be buried at Arlington National Cemetery because of space issues.  In the article, Karen Durham-Aguilera, the cemetery’s executive director states, “Our reality is that we are running out of space.  Without any changes in eligibility we will be full…

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How to pay for failing cemeteries? — This county thinks it can pass a property tax

By Funeral Director Daily / September 27, 2019 /

This is not the first time that we have discussed the issue of neglected, abandoned, or just plain financially failing cemeteries on this forum.  However, this might be the first time where a county is to the point where they may bring the issue to the voters in order to create a dedicated funding stream…

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Maine veterans’ cemetery going green

By Funeral Director Daily / September 23, 2019 /

A project set to begin this fall for 554 pre-placed crypts at the Southern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery will also include 234 “green burial” graves that will be created.  According to this article from the Journal Times, cemetery superintendent Scott Brown commented that, “It will be the first state (veterans) cemetery in the nation to have…

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A reminder about the National Cemetery Administration

By Funeral Director Daily / September 18, 2019 /

Like most funeral directors, those of us at Funeral Director Daily believe it is our sacred duty to serve the military veterans of our country with honor and dignity.  Because of that fact, we wanted to make sure that all funeral directors are aware that the National Cemetery Scheduling Office (NCSO) began the conversion to…

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Dillinger may not be exhumed after all

By Funeral Director Daily / September 13, 2019 /

Last month we brought you this story that pertained to the exhumation of a legendary bank robber who was at one time known as “Public Enemy #1”.  We refer to the life and death of John Dillinger and his eventual burial at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. We told you last month that…

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National Cemetery Administration receives top honor

By Funeral Director Daily / September 9, 2019 /

Three years ago the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) that administers the veteran cemeteries across our nation and care for the hallowed land where our military veterans rest, received a score of 96 in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (AMSI).  Obviously, that is a very high level on the 1-100 ACSI scale. However, the NCA was…

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Grave robbery. . . the 21st century way

By Funeral Director Daily / September 6, 2019 /

“Members of a nonprofit Queens cemetery board plundered its coffers and made off with money meant to keep the burial grounds running” according to a suit filed by the New York Attorney General. . . . is how this article from the New York Post begins. According to the article the suit goes on to…

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