Spotlighting the Blog "Ask the Director" -- Helpful Information on Many Interesting Topics Including Family Cemeteries

Spotlighting the Blog "Ask the Director" presented by Geib Funeral Homes, Crematories and Remembrance Centers of New Philadelphia and Dover, Ohio.  

A permanent link to this blog has been added today under the category of "Death/ Funerals/Obituaries Related Blogs."

Here is an example of a blog post that presents in-depth information about an important issue many folks encounter that is dated May 14, 2010 and is entitled:

  "Interest Growing in Family Cemeteries"

If you have issues regarding smaller family cemeteries, I encourage you to read through this rather extensive blog post.  

 

"How to ask the Director... Please e-mail a question you would like to have researched and responded to by way of e-mail at": bhanner@geibfuneral.com.

 

Browsing through the topics and labels will help you decide which ones are of interest to you.  

Elyria (Lorain County) Ohio: "Elyria Council envisions cremations as a cost savings for indigent burials"

Sharing a link to a story published online today (January 14, 2015) by the "Elyria Chronicle-Telegram" newspaper written by reporter, Lisa Roberson, regarding adopting a cost saving requirement of cremations only for indigent burials at Elyria City cemeteries.  

The City of Elyria has three cemeteries:

Ridgelawn

Brookdale

North Murray Ridge

Religious or cultural issues may be a matter of concern regarding cremations, and those are also mentioned in the article.  

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 Above:

 (Photograph of Daniel DePoy monument at the Good Hope Cemetery in Fayette County, Ohio - taken May 5, 2014 by Scott Andersen after an application of D/2 Biological Solution)