cemetery laws

Interesting Ohio Cemetery Court Case

By Funeral Director Daily / January 22, 2019 /

Last week the trial of Karen Neff, a caretaker with her husband Keith Dwayne Baratie, Sr, of the Belmont Memorial Park Cemetery in Belmont County, Ohio, began.  Neff’s husband, and co-defendent, will have a separate trial beginning on February 7.  The couple is charged with forgery, aggravated theft and securing by deception.  According to the…

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Abandoned Cemeteries . . . and Mausoleums

By Funeral Director Daily / October 9, 2018 /

I’ve talked about one of the disconcerting trends in the death care industry of late is that of neglected and eventually abandoned cemeteries.  From my point of view I’ve pondered “Who will take care of these?”  As I’ve pointed out in some articles, there are cities and townships now having to take over the financial…

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