Cemetery Board
Cemetery Rules are listed below. Also, you may view,
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Township Cemetary Rules 5.3.07.pdf
Windham Township Cemetery Rules - Revised 2007
Purchase of a lot entitles buyer to the right of burial on said lot:
real estate remains the property of Windham Township.
Any one family may purchase a maximum of four (4) lots at one time,
and purchase price shall be paid in full at the time of the
purchase. Lots not used shall be returned to Windham Township and
the amount paid for the lot or lots shall be refunded. NO LOTS MAY
BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED BY INDIVIDUALS.
BURIAL REGULATIONS: All funerals once in the cemetery are under the
direction of the trustees or their representatives.
1)
Burial is restricted to humans – no pets, etc.
2) Ashes of cremations must be in a container of metal, an urn
of any other material must be placed in a urn vault combination
of marble or granite. NO ASHES SHALL BE SCATTERED WITHIN THE
CONFINES OF THE CEMETERY. No more than three (3) cremation
burials shall be permitted on any one grave space.
3) All adult remains shall be in closed caskets and shall be
placed in a concrete, lined burial vault of a top seal type; we
longer accept bottom seal vaults, grave liners(C-Box). No
cardboard containers will be allowed. Babies up to 36” are
required to use a McCord combination casket/vault or that
equivalent of. No one other than a representative of the
township shall open and close the burial site.
4) Lowering device must be used and shall be furnished by the
Vault Company or funeral director.
5) Funeral directors or representative are required to stay at
the site until vault is sealed and in place.
6) Lot fees and open and closing fees shall be paid in advance
of the opening. It is the obligation of the responsible party to
pay this money to the township.
COSTS
ARE AS FOLLOWS;
Resident Lots..........................................$200.00
Windham Village Residents Lots................. $400.00
Non-Resident Lots...................................$500.00
Resident/Open & Closing ...........................$200.00
Windham Village Residents/Open & Closing....$400.00
Non-Resident/Open & Closing ....................$500.00
ALL CREMATIONS/BABIES .........................$100.00
Saturday, Sunday or Holida.......................$200.00
ALL
OPEN AND CLOSING FEES WILL DOUBLE ON: SAT/SUN AND HOLIDAYS
In order to qualify for resident rate, deceased must
have been a resident of
Windham Township for (6) six months immediately prior to their
demise. Time spent in a nursing home or
similar facility shall not affect resident status.
1)
All foundations shall be placed by Windham Township. Foundations
will be poured twice
each year in May and October. The first order cut off time shall
be no later than May 1st, with work to be completed not later
than May 20th. The second order cut off time shall not later
than Oct. 1st. with work to be completed by Oct. 31st. Fee shall
be determined by a uniform charge per square foot of concrete,
plus any other costs of the complete installation of the
foundation. Current charge is $40.00 per square foot but may be
subject to change. Payment must be made directly to the monument
company or directly to the Township prior to foundation being
poured.
2) There shall be a limit of one (1) tombstone per grave space.
3) Government markers shall be placed on the back of the
tombstone.
4) Township employees shall do ALL lawn mowing. No individuals
may bring or operate a mower of any type within the confines of
the cemetery.
5) There shall be NO fencing outlining grave or marker.
6) There shall be NO flowers outlining grave or marker.
7) There shall be no stones or edging materiel outlining a grave
or marker.
8) NO sod shall be placed on any grave. The township will level
and seed all graves.
9) NO trees shall be planted on, around, or near any grave
space.
10) All winter wreaths and/or decorations must be removed not
later than April 1st of each year must, or the township will
remove and discard such items.
11) The township reserves the right to remove any shrub or
shrubs, flowers, urns, etc. that interferes with the normal
operations, or not lending to the appearance, of the cemetery.
If
there are any questions, please feel free to call any of the persons
listed below:
Dann
Timmons, Trustee 330-527-2468
Brian Miller, Trustee 330-326-2041
Howard Furl, Trustee 330-326-3127
Jayme Neikirk, Fiscal Officer 330-326-2971
5-3-2007
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