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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Monday, March 17, 2025

Sharing from Dan Brady's "Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia" - Whiskeyville Cemetery & More on Whiskeyville Cemetery & Part II - Updated March 19, 2025

Sharing the Whiskeyville Cemetery Blog Post Part II - March 19 2025 from Dan Brady's Blog.

Here is a link to the Kendeigh Corner Cemetery on Find a Grave. It is mentioned in the post. 
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Sharing a blog post from Dan Brady's "Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia

"Mormons to Help Locate Whiskeyville Cemetery Heirs – March 1959"

Blog post about the Whiskeyville Cemetery.

Excerpt.:
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Back on this post about Whiskeyville, I posted two articles about a small pioneer cemetery that was located just north of Rt. 113 on Rt. 58. Since that post I found another article from March 1959."

Friday, March 7, 2025

Catholic Cemeteries Association - Cleveland Catholic Diocese announcing changes to their website "Burial Search" beginning March 10, 2025

"New Burial Search coming for the website of the Catholic Cemeteries Association - Cleveland Catholic Diocese.":
"We are excited to announce an important update that will enhance your experience with us. On March 10, 2025, we will be updating our burial search feature to the new Cemmansys system. You can find it under the "Burial Search" tab on our website at clecem.org."
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"Existing accounts will not transfer to the new system. You will need to create a new account by clicking "Sign Up."

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Provide the following information to sign up:


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If you encounter any difficulties, 

need help setting up your new account, 

or have any questions, 

please contact Joe Prochaska

 at jprochaska@clecem.org or 

(330) 594-3728.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Sharing from the Ohio Township Association - "Indigent Burial Fund Now Open"

 "INDIGENT BURIAL FUND NOW OPEN"

"The State of Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors is pleased to announce the restoration of its Indigent Burial and Cremation Support Program. Thanks to the passage of Amended Substitute House Bill 315 by the 135th Ohio General Assembly, and later signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine, funding was granted to the Board for its program for the remainder of state fiscal year 2025. 


Starting February 3, 2025, the OBEFD will accept applications for reimbursement from local government entities for the cost of providing burials or cremations to indigent deceased individuals. According to the OBEFD's rule, 4717-17-05 of the Ohio Administrative Code, regarding reimbursement application period, in part, an application shall be submitted no later than sixty days after the date of issuance of the burial transit permit or disposition permit. The Board will accept applications for reimbursement that include a burial transit permit or disposition permit issued on or after November 3, 2024, through the end of the fiscal year or June 30, 2025.


Inquiries about the Indigent Burial and Cremation Support Program may be directed to 

indigentsupport@funeral.ohio.gov

Click here to learn more and apply."

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