Lots and Burial Spaces

Glenwood Cemetery is reserved for the interment of humans only and shall be used only for cemetery purposes.  No burial space shall be opened without the permission of the Cemetery Trust Company.  Lots and burial space owners shall bear the cost of opening, closing, and lot corner markers.  Approved concrete or metal vaults must be used to enclose the casket.  Cremation remains must be in an approved container and placed in a burial space.  No outer container is required for cremation remains.  A burial space maintenance fee of $300 must be paid prior to opening the burial space.  A cremation space maintenance fee of $200 must be paid prior to opening the cremation space. Any outstanding perpetual care fund fee must be paid prior to interment.  Open burial spaces must be covered to prevent accidents prior to burial.  Proof of ownership rights is required before opening a burial space.  This may include the cemetery record book, certificate to burial space rights, or receipt of payment for burial space. 

Flowers, Shrubbery, and Trees

No trees, shrubs, or plants of any kind shall be planted except those planted by the Cemetery Company.  The individual who placed flowers, wreaths, and other decorations is responsible for removing and disposing of those items outside the Glenwood Cemetery property as follows: two weeks after interment and one month following decoration days.  Flowers placed on gravestones are also the responsibility of the individual who placed them and should be periodically removed and disposed of outside of the Glenwood Cemetery Property.

Decoration Days

Decoration Days are the Saturday and Sunday of Mother’s Day each year.

Monuments and Markers

No monument or marker may be placed without permission of the Cemetery Trust Company.  Buyers of four or more grave spaces together must purchase corner markers through the Cemetery Trust Company.  Corner markers must be inscribed on top with the first initial of the last name of the owner.  Grave spaces must have a head or foot marker inscribed with the name of the person buried, date of birth, date of death, and be placed within 90 days of interment.  All corner markers and footstones must be placed flush with the ground line with placement approved by cemetery personnel.  Flush mount markers are required in certain areas of the Cemetery determined by the Cemetery Company.

General Rules and Regulations

No bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles or motorized vehicles, or horseback riding will be permitted on cemetery grounds at any time.  Parents or adults must accompany children and always be responsible for their control.  No alcoholic beverages are permitted on cemetery grounds.  The Cemetery Trust Company must approve any other use of the cemetery grounds.  All transfers, sales, or gifts of any lots or burial right space must be approved by the Cemetery Trust Company and recorded on the cemetery record book.