Prairie Home Cemetery

1. Sale of lots in Prairie Home Cemetery will be to Richland Township residents or property owners only. The deed holder of a lot may specify that a person other than a resident may be buried in such gravesite. One family may purchase a limit of eight (8) burial sites. The consent of the Township Board is necessary for any additional purchase.

2. Lot prices will be $200 per gravesite. The Township Board will periodically adjust the cost of lots.

3. Graves will be opened and closed during normal business hours, Monday through Friday. Saturday openings will be allowed at an additional charge.
    

   PRICES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008 

   Current Charges for Openings
   	Weekday	Saturday
   Regular Burial	$490	$740
   Baby (with vault)	$390	$640
   Cremains	$320	$570
   Large Vault Cremains***	$340	$590

   Charges for cremains dropped off at the Township Office for burial at the convenience of the sexton:

   Standard Drop-off Cremation	$220
   Large Vault Drop-off Cremains***	$240

   ***Large vaults are those vaults where the outside cremains vault measurement is larger than 13" x 13" at base.

    

   Additional Charges
   Services scheduled after 2:30 p.m. Weekdays	$  50
   Service after 11:30 a.m.	$  50
   Service at Noon or later on day prior to holiday	$300
   Snow removal or additional ground work (hourly rate)	$100
   Use of hydraulic hammer (due to frost)	$  50

    

   • There will be an additional charge of $200 for graves opened or closed after 12 Noon on a day prior to a holiday. A charge of $50 will be added for services scheduled after 2:30 weekdays or 12 noon on Saturdays. There may also be added costs for snow removal or additional work due to frost. These prices are subject to change by the Township Board.

   • All Monday burials must be ordered by 12:00 noon on the previous Friday or burial will be assessed an additional $200.

4. No plantings of any kind will be done on the cemetery grounds. Plantings in containers or urns may be placed on the extended foundations of the marker. Any plantings done by other than Richland Township may be removed.

5. An owner wishing to sell previously purchased lots may only sell them to Richland Township at the same price as was paid originally by the holder of the certificate of right of burial. Repurchase of lots is subject to approval by the Township Board.

6. Foundations for memorial markers or headstones will be placed by Richland Township. All foundations will be constructed so as to have a 4" border on all sides of the marker. The foundation may be constructed with additional area on the ends of the marker, up to a width of 48" for a single gravesite, to accommodate the placement of urns or containers. The current charge for setting of foundations is $.22 per square inch, and is subject to change by the Township Board.

7. A vault shall be required for all burials except for the interment of stillborn babies and cremains.

8. Only one upright monument or marker may be placed on any one burial site. In the case of a subsequent cremains burial, a flush marker may be placed.

9. The Township or cemetery sexton shall have the right to remove and dispose of any and all growth, emblems, displays or containers which have become unsightly, a source of litter, or a maintenance problem.

10. Surfaces other than sod are prohibited.

11. Cemetery lots or burial spaces, which remain vacant for 40 years from the date of sale, shall automatically revert to the Township upon occurrence of the following events:

    • Notice shall be sent by the Township Clerk by First Class mail to the last known address of the last owner of record, informing him of the expiration of the 40-year period and forfeiture of burial rights to said lots. The owner shall have 60 days from the date of mailing to notify the Clerk, in writing, of his desire to retain said burial rights.

    • No written response to said notice indicating a desire to retain the cemetery lots or burial spaces in question is received by the Township Clerk from the last owner of record of said lots or spaces or his heirs or legal representative within 60 days from the date of mailing of said notice.

12. It is the responsibility of the holder of the certificate of burial rights to notify the Township Clerk of any change of address after the date of purchase.

13. Monuments and markers are the responsibility of the lot owner. The Township may remove any marker, which falls into disrepair with 30 days written notice mailed to the last known address of the lot owner.

14. Payments are to be made payable to Richland Township and mailed or delivered along with the burial permit to the Township Office.

15. FOR GRAVE OPENINGS, PLEASE CONTACT
    Jackie Light, Township Clerk
    629-4921 - Township Office  (Mon. - Thurs. 8:30-4:30)
    629-4722 - Home

16. IF NO REPLY, CONTACT:
    Rob Stafford 629-7222 / Cell: 217-1332

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