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Guidelines for Removal of Holiday Decorations:
- Christmas decorations are allowed to remain on burial plots until the day after the Epiphany which is observed on January 6 in each year.
- Decorations for Valentines, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, birthdays and anniversaries of date of death need to be removed one week after the event is past.
The compliance manager conducts an inspection of the cemetery on the first of each month to ensure all families are following the rules and regulations of Our Lady. Items not allowed will be removed and placed in bags tagged with the deceased’s name and specific garden of burial. The owner of the space will receive an email advising of the removal of items and how to pick up the non-compliant items.
From Rules and Regulations:
Ornamentation: In addition to planted flowers, a limit of two items is allowed at each traditional burial grave. A limit of one item is allowed at each infant/child grave. Additional items and/or plantings are not allowed in the Butterfly Garden cremation burial area or the St. Francis Walk cremation burial area. The cemetery staff may remove any ornamentation or decorations at the discretion of management without notification.
The information below is a list presented to each plot owner during the purchase process. Our Lady asks each plot owner to share this information with family, relatives and friends to help keep all plots in compliance with the rules and regulations of the cemetery.
A BEAUTIFUL VISION
Your loved one is resting in a place of natural beauty.
Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery & Prayer Garden was designed using the European model. Nick and Ellen Brumder heard the calling and conceived this dream in 2004, the year of the rosary. Pope John Paul II sent his blessings in a letter. This cemetery would be "natural" - reflecting the seasons of the year; each season showing its natural beauty: the dryness in Winter, the new beginnings of Spring; the brightness of Summer and the changing in the Fall. This is our life's cycle too.
Hence, we are asking each family, their relatives and friends to comply with the following. As a benefit, our grounds can be better maintained and opening and closing graves will do less damage to adjacent gravesites.
• NO Borders including plants/flowers (Forest Garden is excluded from this
rule)
• NO Rocks
• NO Solar Lights or lighting of any kind, this includes candles which are
hazardous
• NO Yard Art (spinning birds or wind catchers, garden globes, etc.)
• NO Shepherd Hooks of ANY size
• NO Windchimes
• NO Hanging Baskets
• NO Astroturf
• NO Mulch higher than 6"
• NO Miniature Fir Trees
• NO Bushes or Giant-Species Flowers (Only 12-18" high)
• NO Plastic of any kind
• NO Toys, gloves, balls, caps, shoes, boots, clothing
• NO Glass Vases** or glass items of any kind
• NO Beer Cans, Soda Bottles, Champagne/Wine Bottles
• NO Metal of any kind including wire baskets around plants
• NO Silk Flowers
• NO Wreaths or Wreath Stands (allowed for Easter and Christmas during
holiday period)
**A terra cotta ground pot which holds water which slowly seeps into the ground is the BEST way to maintain fresh-cut flowers.
BIRTHDAYS
We invite you to celebrate your loved one's birthday ON the day of his/her birth. Our picnic area is located in the trees at the pond behind our Information Board. Happy Birthday helium balloons are permitted but will be removed as they become deflated.
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