Cemetery

Paying Tribute and Respect When Due

By Funeral Director Daily / April 5, 2018 /

I recently came across an article in the Romulus, Michigan News Herald which you can read here.  The article was, in general, about two men — Charles Cawetzka and Greg Farino. Farino is a retired U.S. Army Master Sargent and Cawetzka is a deceased U.S. Army veteran who served in the Philippine-American War in 1900. …

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Lakewood Cemetery to hold Concert Series

By Funeral Director Daily / March 28, 2018 /

In an article that you can read here, Minneapolis’ famed Lakewood Cemetery announced that they will kick off a three-event concert series on April 8, 2018, with a performance by Anonymous Choir.  The article states that the series, “Music in the Chapel” will feature acts that you would typically see in rock venues. Currently three…

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Texas Cemetery Plans for the Future

By Funeral Director Daily / March 26, 2018 /

I recently read an article in GoSanAngelo.com that you can read here that dealt with the City of San Angelo and its future plans for the Fairmount City Cemetery. A couple of years ago a master plan was funded and that plan has indicated that the cemetery should capitalize on Fairmount’s assets and make the…

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South Dakota Approves Veterans Cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / March 14, 2018 /

Last week the South Dakota legislature approved a plan to build a State Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls.  The Senate voted last week to direct the state to submit a grant application to the National Cemetery Administration and build the project. You can read about the project here. The bill also calls for an endowment…

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Landslide Causing Problems at SCI Cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / March 13, 2018 /

According to an article in the West Virginia Herald-Dispatch that you can read here, excessive rainfall has caused problems at the Woodmere Cemetery in Huntington, WV.  The cemetery is owned by Service Corporation International. The problem manifested itself about three weeks ago when excessive rainfall washed the back side of the cemetery onto Norway Avenue. …

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TN Senator Alexander in Support of Veteran Burial Benefit

By Funeral Director Daily / March 9, 2018 /

I read an interesting article yesterday and learned something – after 35 years in the funeral business – that I did not know about our veterans and the cemeteries that they are buried in.  I have always been aware of the Veteran’s Administration and the National Cemeteries that they controlled and operated.  Yesterday, I learned…

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Cemetery Turns up at Tax Auction

By Funeral Director Daily / March 2, 2018 /

According to an article in the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle that you can read here, a local cemetery turned up on a list of abandoned properties to be auctioned off in Dickinson County (Kansas).  Once discovered, the property was pulled off the auction and the county applied for tax exempt status – which has been approved –…

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South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery Caught Up in Appropriations

By Funeral Director Daily / February 27, 2018 /

Back on January 12 Funeral Director Daily brought you a story, that you can read here, about the South Dakota Veteran’s Council making its only priority for the 2018 legislation session a state owned and operated cemetery in the Sioux Falls area.  The only veteran’s cemetery in the state is the Fort Meade Cemetery near…

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New Jersey Cemetery Worker Rescued

By Funeral Director Daily / February 21, 2018 /

According to an article in the Morristown (NJ) Daily Record that you can read here, Hanover cemetery worker Peter Ferencze was rescued after an 800 pound vault cover “fell in” and pinned him at the bottom of an open grave on Tuesday. According to the article, Ferencze was treated for chest injuries and released from…

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Trump Tucks Cemeteries and Columbaria into Veterans’ Affairs Budget

By Funeral Director Daily / February 20, 2018 /

According to an article in the New York Post that you can read here, President Donald Trump’s respect and honor for the United States military does not end with those veterans who are serving today.  According to the Post article, the Veteran Affairs portion of the proposed Trump budget calls for nine new veterans cemeteries…

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