Spotlighting the Vienna Township Center Cemetery in Vienna Center, Trumbull County, Ohio

The Vienna  Memorial Cemetery AKA Township Center Cemetery has 2,694 memorials listed for it on "Find A Grave."  

It is truly a most historic Ohio cemetery located in quaint Vienna Center, Vienna Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.

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More memorials are being added to "Find A Grave" and documentation is being done by local volunteers from the Vienna Historical Society. 

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"Vienna Township Cemeteries"

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You can read about their work and progress that has been recently published.:

 "Vienna Society Posts Graves Online" from the "Tribune-Chronicle" of Warren, Ohio. 

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Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio: OHIO CEMETERY GRANT PROGRAM FOR 2021 - DEADLINE IS...

REMINDER:  DEADLINE IS JULY 31, 2020!

Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio: OHIO CEMETERY GRANT PROGRAM FOR 2021 - DEADLINE IS...: 

From Ohio's  "REPL" - The Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing - of the Ohio Department of Commerce.: ~*~*~*...

Another Ohio township trying to walk away from it's responsibilities to care for a cemetery - Ravenna Township, Portage County, Ohio

Sharing this July 26, 2020 story by Diane Smith from the "Record-Courier" -- 
"Ravenna Township wants out of Maple Grove Agreement" 

"City and township officials plan to meet in the near future to consider the future of Maple Grove Cemetery on North Chestnut Street, which Ravenna city and township have jointly operated for more than 20 years.

Ravenna Township Trustee Patsy Artz said the burden of rising costs at Maple Grove are too much to bear for the township, which took over Grandview after its previous owners, Ted and Myndi Martin, were sent to prison for defrauding customers. The burden of rising cemetery costs, she said, comes at a time when all local governments are short on funds because of COVID-19.

“By law, we only have to have one cemetery,” she said. “We cannot afford to maintain two cemeteries, nor do we need to.”

 Assistant Portage County Prosecutor Chad Murdock wrote a letter to the city in June, hoping to dissolve the partnership that operates Maple Grove.

 “With your consent, the board (of township trustees) would like, actually needs, to withdraw from the Maple Grove Union Cemetery,” he wrote. “To be fiscally responsible, the board must make some changes.”

 Maple Grove, though now located entirely within the city limits, was once the township cemetery. In 1995, the township sued the city, arguing that because the cemetery was in the city, both governments should jointly maintain it, and the Portage County Common Pleas Court ruled in the township’s favor.

 Ravenna Law Director Frank Cimino said that an opinion from the Ohio Attorney General has determined that both parties in a union cemetery must agree to dissolve the partnership.

 “If the city does not consent to it, they (township trustees) have no ability to withdraw,” Cimino told council’s planning committee recently.

 However, he said, the city and township could form a joint district to seek a tax levy to fund the cemetery.

 Councilwoman Amy Michael said she was concerned about justifying a tax increase to residents, and pointed out that the city is losing money as well.

 “There have been so many taxes and increases to our residents,” she said. “Some of our residents choose cremation and don’t even use that cemetery, or another cemetery. I’m not sure how we’d justify that.”

 Councilman Tim Calfee said he believes the cemetery needs to be fixed up, but now isn’t the right time to ask for a tax.

 “We don’t say when we’re having trouble paying our bills, ‘Oh, I don’t want to pay my bill anymore,’ ” he said.

 Mayor Frank Seman said he thinks both sides need to sit down and “politely discuss the situation.”

 But it’s not clear when, or how, the meeting would take place because of regulations on mass gatherings due to COVID-19.

“That cemetery, people watch it like a hawk,” Michael said. “A lot of our loved ones are there, and our history is there.”"

Maple Grove Cemetery has 15,384 interments on "Find A Grave"

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Grandview Memorial Park has 3,420 interments on "Find A Grave"

"However, he said, the city and township could form a joint district to seek a tax levy to fund the cemetery."

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/759.341v1

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759.341 Union cemetery district.

The legislative authority of each municipal corporation and the board of township trustees of each township that has united in the establishment and management of a cemetery under section 759.27 of the Revised Code, by an affirmative vote of a majority of each legislative authority and board, may form a union cemetery district comprised of all of the territory within the united municipal corporation and township for the purpose of levying taxes within the territory of the district for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the cemetery. The legislative authority and board, acting jointly, shall constitute the taxing authority of the union cemetery district. Notwithstanding sections 759.37, 5705.19, and 5705.191 of the Revised Code, in order to adopt a resolution to levy a tax in excess of the ten-mill limitation within the district, a majority of the members of each legislative authority and board of township trustees constituting the taxing authority must vote in favor of the resolution. In all other matters, when the legislative authority and board are acting jointly as the taxing authority of the union cemetery district, each member of the legislative authority and board shall have one vote as described in section 759.37 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 10-20-1987.

 

There are so many elements at play in a situation such as this one.  More than one side to the argument has merit in this story.  Definitely, more discussions are needed to happen between all parties involved.  
Reaching out to obtain pertinent input from residents is crucial.  Some options include holding Facebook live 'town hall' type meetings, etc.  
Seeking different approaches to solve the problems at hand to better enable the living to do the right thing by those who are no longer with us and no longer who can speak for themselves. 

The fate of final resting places of those who came before us - whether they be long ago ancestors or our parents - and when you come right down to it, ourselves if we have invested in plots at a cemetery, all are at risk.  
At the heart of the matter is:  Respect, Dignity, Honoring final wishes.   All are at risk of  being lost if we as the living,  do not keep our commitments to those who came before us, to each other, and to ourselves.  
All cemeteries are part of their surrounding communities.  Cemeteries are comprised of sacred spaces and are living breathing landscapes full of cherished history. 
Yes, financial resources are considerations, but there are options, even workarounds, to achieve goals.  
We have seen how volunteers have cared for active cemeteries that were orphaned by their owners right here in Ohio -- Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Ross County and the Pickaway County location both have managed to sustained themselves through volunteerism and donations.  And, they have now done it for over 7 years.  Can they go on forever - of course not, but they are keeping these cemeteries going as best that they can until a new owner is put in place.  

Like everything else in life that determines whether there will be success or failure, it all comes down to the people involved.  How committed they are to solving a problem.  How devoted they are to seeking out solutions and gathering local community support.  

What we don't want to happen is for active cemeteries being 'fast-tracked' into a downward spiral of becoming like their long abandoned counterparts -- covered with overgrown weeds, landscapes dotted with sinking markers, and leaning monuments.  
As a nation and a society, we are at a crossroads because of changes in burial practices that are jeopardizing the future of long-established cemeteries.  
Additional options for long-term cemetery care need to be explored.  I feel adopting measures modeled after those cemeteries with owners that have been successful at handling these changes would be worthwhile to explore and carefully examine. 

Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio: Lacking a legal owner for over 116 years - The Wal...

Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio: Lacking a legal owner for over 116 years - The Wal...: This blog post was compiled to help clear up any misconceptions some folks may have regarding the legal ownership of the Walnut Grove Ceme...

Lacking a legal owner for over 116 years - The Walnut Grove Cemetery /AKA Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County Ohio

This blog post was compiled to help clear up any misconceptions some folks may have regarding the legal ownership of the Walnut Grove Cemetery AKA Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio. 
(Linda Ellis and Mr. Richard "Dick" Holycross in 2005 standing next to the the marker for Mary E. Good.  
Her marker was repaired in 2004 by Mr. Holycross. Sadly, we lost Dick in 2007.)
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Both the Recorder and Auditor in Champaign County, Ohio  have replied to my various requests for information and copies of documents, such as Wills and Deeds, going back as far as 1995 after my discovering that my 3rd great-grandfather, Harmon Limes, Jr., was buried in the Friends AKA Quaker Cemetery in North Lewisburg. 
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It was not long afterward that I learned one of Harmon Limes' children, Adaline D. Limes Winder (Winder Ballinger, Dailey), was buried at the other cemetery in North Lewisburg - The Walnut Grove / AKA Butcher Cemetery, that I became interested in her life and the cemetery where she and her first husband Aaron Winder, her daughter Phebe Annie Sherrett, and grand-daughter Birddie B. Sherrett were buried. 
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In 1997, the Friends Church in North Lewisburg closed and the ownership of the building and the adjacent Friends Cemetery were transferred by deed to the Village of North Lewisburg.  The former Friends Church became a branch of the Champaign County Library. 
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So,  I turned some of my attention to communicating with local people and researching the Walnut Grove Cemetery/Butcher Cemetery.   I quickly ran into a brick wall trying to learn who really owns it today and is responsible for its care.  
I was able to visit the  Walnut Grove / AKA Butcher Cemetery at least once a year for many years.  The cemetery's property has had long-standing condition issues. 
There isn't much for grass left these days.  It is mostly weeds of one variety or another that grow at the Walnut Grove Cemetery/Butcher Cemetery.  More routine trimming needs to be done around the markers and what is left of the standing monuments.  
The cemetery may be mowed on a somewhat regular basis, however, the trees are not pruned and the downed branches pile up and require removal.  
Needless to say, the cemetery landscape, particularly in the back portion, is where several downed monuments are strewn about lying in pieces on the ground.  Some of them could be put back up if someone with a tripod and experience could be hired to do the work.  I have seen it done numerous times at other cemeteries; even some like the Walnut Grove / AKA Butcher Cemetery.
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Recently, the Recorder's office again answered my questions about the ownership of the Walnut Grove Cemetery AKA Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg.   
I was prompted to revisit this subject yet again due to some remarks published recently that the Walnut Grove Cemetery was "gifted" to the Village in 1963.  
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That information was not what I had ever heard before from anyone in North Lewisburg or anywhere in Champaign County.   

The Walnut Grove Cemetery AKA Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg was never sold to anyone since the time it was deeded to the Walnut Grove Cemetery Association in 1882 by Dr. John Butcher.   

(Above photo courtesy of Christine Roby of 

Roby's Memorial Design and Lettering of Madison Ohio)

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1882 is a long time ago of course, and all of the members of that cemetery association have long since passed away themselves.  The last one to depart this life was  Dr. William H. Wagstaff in 1904.  Dr. Wagstaff had been an ill man for a number of years when he died.  Several searches were done to see if he deeded the cemetery to the Village of North Lewisburg, but none could be found.  

Sharing below one of the latest replies received from the Champaign County Auditor.: 

Glee Knoop gknoop@co.champaign.oh.us 

 Fri, Jul 17 at 3:18 PM

"The Auditor gave me your information and through the records at the recorder’s office I have found that this property is deeded to Walnut Grove Cemetery Association and until we have a deed that transfers to a new owner, it will remain in that name. I did see where a split off that parcel was processed in our office like you said, the 0.09 acre tract, it is now part of a parcel that is owned by a Alice M O’Brien.

 I hope this answers your questions."

 Thank you,

Glee Knoop, Deputy for Karen T. Bailey

  Champaign County Auditor
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This goes back over five years ago:

June 12, 2015 8:58 AM

 My question: 
Butcher Cemetery 
Lot #268 in North Lewisburg

"The cemetery is still owned by Walnut Grove Cemetery Association of North Lewisburg.  
There has not been any transfers since they bought it from John Butcher in 1882.

Prior to that sale, Mr. Butcher gave a small piece of land to the Village of North Lewisburg to put in a road to the cemetery.  
The road way was to be for the Walnut Grove Cemetery (AKA Butcher Cemetery), however, it was never built."

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  What did happen in 1963 was that the Village of North Lewisburg sold the .09 strip of land to Mr. and Mrs. James Freshwater. 
Per the Champaign County Recorder's Office in a reply dated July 17, 2020: 
"The Village of North Lewisburg split 0.09 acres off of the 2.50 acres of cemetery land and sold it to James and Kathleen Freshwater.  The survey is not attached to that deed."
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Thus, the Freshwater couple never owned the Walnut Grove Cemetery / Butcher Cemetery itself to be in a position to gift it or deed it to anyone.  
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  Sharing below another quote from the Champaign County Recorder:
"It looks like it was combined with the parcel you are inquiring about by an amended certificate of transfer in 2003.  

It is part of 88 Tallman."

 Sincerely, Glenda L. Bayman Champaign County Recorder

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I believe the Champaign County Recorder's and Auditor's offices answers to my questions.:  
"Who owns the Walnut Grove Cemetery / AKA Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg? " The legal documents they possess prove legal ownership of the cemetery. I wish to thank them here for all of their assistance with my requests.  
Sadly, the Walnut Grove Cemetery / AKA Butcher Cemetery in North Lewisburg wasn't ever deeded over to anyone when the last trustee of the Walnut Grove Cemetery Association died in 1904, that's 116 years ago.  I feel it is long past due to change that! 
Every cemetery deserves to have an owner, a legal owner that properly cares for it.  So does the Walnut Grove Cemetery / AKA Butcher Cemetery!  
"All Cemeteries Matter!!
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Mitchell-Morrison Cemetery at Moore’s Run

Mitchell-Morrison Cemetery at Moores Run

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The Mitchell-Morrison Cemetery on "Find A Grave"

From "Find A Grave":

"The Mitchell-Morrison Cemetery is located about 16 miles west of Portsmouth on US 52 across from the Old Selby Farm in Nile Township. Traveling west on US 52, the cemetery is 8.2 miles west of the State Route 125 intersection with US 52. Look for a small parking lot on the north side of US 52. Then walk west at the end of the guardrail, to climb the hill. The large cemetery is located several hundred yards up the hill, on the north side of US 52, but there is no clear path to reach it."

Sharing this story about the Welty Cemetery, Sugar Creek Township, Stark County, Ohio

The Welty Cemetery in Sugar Creek Township, Stark County, Ohio is at least 164 years old according to this feature article from Indeonline.com.  

The Village of Brewster is in negotiations with the members of the Welty Cemetery Association about assuming responsibility for the cemetery.  Many of the current members are now aging and understand that it won't be much longer they will be able to properly care for all of the needs required by this pioneer cemetery.

I applaud the decision of the Welty Cemetery Association, that was formed in 1912, to reach out to the Village and begin now with negotiations to finalize a transfer.

  It is not stated in this article, but apparently Sugar Creek Township has either declined to take over the Welty Cemetery, or it has not yet been approached by the Welty Cemetery Association to assume ownership and responsibility for it.  

Normally, a cemetery located in a township is taken over by that township as legal owner and accept responsibility for its care.  

We look forward to learning further updates about the outcome of this situation; with the hope that Brewster accepts ownership of the Welty Cemetery. 

Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation prepare for Serve Day

Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation prepare for Serve Day

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Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio on Find A Grave.: 

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/41166/greenlawn-cemetery

Sharing from Dublin, Ohio - Washington Township - Preservation plans previewed for possible pre-Civil War era African-American Cemetery

Sharing this story from "ThisWeek Community News" - authored by Sarah Sole.  

The story is about research dating back to 2004. Plans are underway to obtain National Historic Site status for the Brown-Harris Cemetery located in Washington Twp.  Included in the overall process is searching for and contacting descendants who still may be living in the area.

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"Washington Township encompasses 27.5 square miles, including the entire corporate limits of the City of Dublin. We serve more than 48,000 residents and a daytime population of 70,000, and are the only township in Ohio to include portions of three counties – Delaware, Franklin and Union. We are among the 20 largest townships in Ohio by population.Washington Township encompasses 27.5 square miles, including the entire corporate limits of the City of Dublin. We serve more than 48,000 residents and a daytime population of 70,000, and are the only township in Ohio to include portions of three counties – Delaware, Franklin and Union. We are among the 20 largest townships in Ohio by population.Washington Township encompasses 27.5 square miles, including the entire corporate limits of the City of Dublin. We serve more than 48,000 residents and a daytime population of 70,000, and are the only township in Ohio to include portions of three counties – Delaware, Franklin and Union. We are among the 20 largest townships in Ohio by population.

Excerpt:
"EMH&T has identified burials of some Brown and Harris family members in other cemeteries, such as Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville and Forest Grove Cemetery in Plain City.

Other individuals who they weren’t able to identify as being buried elsewhere most likely are people who may be buried in the Dublin cemetery, EMH&T officials said.

Krista Horrocks, archaeologist and projects-review manager with the State Historic Preservation Office, said her office has worked as a consulting party for the project."

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Looking forward to further updates on the developments that will be unfolding for this important Ohio cemetery!

Sharing Links to a 3-Part Story that ran online in April, 2020 - Indigent Burials in Ohio - The crucial details both consumers and cemetery owners & operators should be made aware of.

Sharing links to a 3-part series spotlighting details pertinent to the handling of indigent burials in the State of Ohio.  

This series appeared online in the "The Athens Messenger" (Athens, Athens County, Ohio). 

I feel that each installment in this in-depth study was well-researched in content with clarity being a strong point in overall presentation by the author Conor Morris.

The first article appeared online Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 

"Little-known law:

 In Ohio, localities must pay for indigent burials." 

**Note: it appears that the intent was for this information to be presented in a two-part series, however, ultimately the subject matter was covered in three-parts by this newspaper.  

The second installment in the series appeared online on 

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 

"Money for indigent burials not being used in Ohio."

The third article in the series appeared online on 

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 

"Burials are expensive; Ohio law helps some, but few know."

Further, the final installment features a downloadable 5-page document "Attachment A"

This document defines the following criteria as outlined by the U. S. Census Bureau.:

Income, comprised of 23 components which are listed.  

Included also is a 2 item listing of what is NOT considered income.:  Non-cash benefits -- food stamps and housing subsidies, cited as two examples.  

Also, all of the details of a household including the number of people living in it.  

Types of incomes such as alimony, child support, dividends, earnings, educational assistance, financial assistance from outside of the household, Interest, Other income, Pension or Retirement, Public Assistance or Welfare Payments, Rents, Royalties, Estates and Trusts, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans' Payments, Workers' Compensation. 
The final two pages on the PDF document are the application itself.  

For further reference regarding indigent burials; and the one cited in this series is: 

Ohio Revised Code 9.15.

"9.15 Burial or cremation of body at expense of township or municipal corporation."

"As used in this section, "legal residence" means a permanent place of abode used or occupied as living quarters at the time of a person's death, including a nursing home, hospital, or other care facility.

When the body of a dead person is found in a township or municipal corporation, and such person was not an inmate of a correctional, benevolent, or charitable institution of this state, and the body is not claimed by any person for private interment or cremation at the person's own expense, or delivered for the purpose of medical or surgical study or dissection in accordance with section 1713.34 of the Revised Code, it shall be disposed of as follows:

(A) If the person was a legal resident of the county, the proper officers of the township or municipal corporation in which the person's body was found shall cause it to be buried or cremated at the expense of the township or municipal corporation in which the person had a legal residence at the time of death.

(B) If the person had a legal residence in any other county of the state at the time of death, the superintendent of the county home of the county in which such body was found shall cause it to be buried or cremated at the expense of the township or municipal corporation in which the person had a legal residence at the time of death.

(C) If the person was an inmate of a correctional institution of the county or a patient or resident of a benevolent institution of the county, the person had no legal residence in the state, or the person's legal residence is unknown, the superintendent shall cause the person to be buried or cremated at the expense of the county.

Such officials shall provide, at the grave of the person or, if the person's cremated remains are buried, at the grave of the person's cremated remains, a metal, stone, or concrete marker on which the person's name and age, if known, and date of death shall be inscribed.

A political subdivision is not relieved of its duty to bury or cremate a person at its expense under this section when the body is claimed by an indigent person. As used in this section, "indigent person" means a person whose income does not exceed one hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty line, as revised annually by the United States department of health and human services in accordance with section 673(2) of the "Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981," 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C. 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the person's family."

Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 240, §1, eff. 8/31/2016.

Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013.

Effective Date: 2007 HB119 09-29-2007 

On a related subject.:
From Sapling.com:
"Indigent Funeral Guidelines for Ohio" written by Julie Richards

Regarding Ohio Township Trustees and Fiscal Officers, please refer to.:

The Ohio Township Association and its publications that routinely cover cemetery / burial related topics in their issues.:

 The monthly newsletter:

"Grassroots Clippings" 

and the bi-monthly magazine:

"Ohio Township News"

A featured article in the July/August, 2020 issue of "Ohio Township News"magazine  - Pages 22 - 23 entitled:

 "Grave Responsibilities - The Rights and Obligations of Townships Toward Indigent & Unclaimed Decedents"- by Attorney Benjamin S. Albrecht and Helen Sudhoff, law clerk, both of the law firm Fishel Downey Albrecht and Riepenhoff, L.L.P. -- this is an excellent resource to utilize as a reference covering an in-depth discussion on this entire topic. 

From Funeral.Ohio.Gov
the State of Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors:
"Indigent Burial and Cremation Support Program."

Honoring life of a local patriot: Abraham Ellis at Valley Forge, made Delaware crossing

Honoring life of a local patriot: Abraham Ellis at Valley Forge, made Delaware crossing

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Sharing from Clinton County, Ohio.: 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23054652/abraham-ellis

OHIO CEMETERY GRANT PROGRAM FOR 2021 - DEADLINE IS JULY 31 2020

From Ohio's  "REPL" - The Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing - of the Ohio Department of Commerce.:

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"PURPOSE OF GRANT"

"The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (REPL) is pleased to announce the availability of grant funding in State Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 for eligible applicants to defray the costs of exceptional cemetery maintenance or training cemetery personnel in the maintenance and operation of cemeteries. The grant cycle is July 01, 2020* to July 31, 2020." 
***(Take Note:)***
"Exceptional maintenance shall be construed broadly to cover non-routine, non-repetitive maintenance. 
Reasonable maintenance, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (ORC) section 4767.09, done in the day-to-day operations of a cemetery is not considered exceptional for purposes of awarding grants. The amount of funding available for grant cycle FY 2021 is $80,000."

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"CEMETERY GRANT"

"The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (REPL) is pleased to announce the availability of the FY 2021 Cemetery Grant for qualifying not-for-profit and local government cemeteries. 

Allowable grant requests include those to defray costs of exceptional cemetery maintenance or training cemetery personnel in the maintenance and operation of cemeteries. 

Eligible applicants shall be cemetery operators properly registered with REPL, be a documented not-for-profit entity under the IRS tax code and be in compliance with any applicable endowment and/or preneed cemetery merchandise and services trust accounts. The REPL Superintendent is accepting only online applications.

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*****Please gather all information prior to application entry. 

Once you start the application, the information entered cannot be saved and if you exit out of the application you will lose all information previously entered. *****

The Cemetery Grant application instructions are being provided as a worksheet guidance document only. 

This will allow you to gather all of the necessary information prior to submitting the grant application online.

The application must be answered completely to be considered for grant funds and submitted no later than July 31, 2020." 

Contact: 

Laura A. Monick at (614) 466-5384" 

or 

CemeteryGrants@com.state.oh.us. 

Website:

https://cemeterygrants.com.ohio.gov/

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Link below to Instructions:

https://www.com.ohio.gov/documents/CemeteryGrantFinalInstructions21.pdf

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Please note that there is an "Apply Now" button on this link.:https://cemeterygrants.com.ohio.gov/

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THE CEMETERY GRANT APPLICATION