Mother suing village over burial of her son in her yard

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Mother sues Clermont County village, mayor in dispute over son’s burial

'In over 40 years of practice, I have never witnessed such cruelty,' her lawyer says

www.fox19.com

At the time, the village of Neville did not have an ordinance against it and she got a state permit to do it, court records show.

However, the cemetery “inadvertently dug her son’s grave” so part of it is on a neighbor’s property, her lawyer says.

Sounds like an issue.

“This case involves a clear abuse of government authority and retaliation against a grieving mother and respected community member of the Village of Neville, Ohio, who followed the law to bury her son on her own property,” the suit alleges.

Frankly, I don't think we should be burying people wherever we please. Maybe a rural family plot like part of my dad's family has down south, on which is no habitable structures.

What happens when that property ends up for sale in the future to whomever may be looking to purchase it? Guess you have to pay more for having your very own graveyard!

I'm sure at 29, he never expressed the desire to be buried in the family yard. If you want him 'with you', cremation is an option. He can be with you wherever you go.

 

[Minerva]

In my state it varies by county. I had a friend whose FIL died about three years ago.
The man's wishes were to be buried as quickly as possible with no embalming done, wrapped in cloth. He wanted to be buried on some farmland my friend and his wife (daughter of the deceased) owned.

They picked a place on the farm that was not to be used for agriculture. The proceeded to start digging but the ground was rocky. After much effort they had only made about a three foot by six foot hole and it was getting worse. They contacted a friend with a back hoe to come out and finish it.

They did not need a permit or anything in from the county. Didn't even have to give a map location. I don't believe they intend on even marking the grave. When they host concert events on the land they park a vehicle over the grave so people don't camp on it.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Mother sues Clermont County village, mayor in dispute over son’s burial

'In over 40 years of practice, I have never witnessed such cruelty,' her lawyer says

www.fox19.com

Sounds like an issue.


Frankly, I don't think we should be burying people wherever we please. Maybe a rural family plot like part of my dad's family has down south, on which is no habitable structures.

What happens when that property ends up for sale in the future to whomever may be looking to purchase it? Guess you have to pay more for having your very own graveyard!

I'm sure at 29, he never expressed the desire to be buried in the family yard. If you want him 'with you', cremation is an option. He can be with you wherever you go.

An important part seems to be:

Kraemer wants her son’s grave moved so that it’s entirely in her yard.

That seems entirely reasonable to me.

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

An important part seems to be:



That seems entirely reasonable to me.

Well yeah. I mean you have a whole yard and you push it so close that you end up on the neighbors property.

Not like we're talking about a fence dispute on a property line. It's a body.

 

[Minerva]

One question I would have is if folks in that area are on a municipal water system or using wells. It is common for a potable water well to be located at least 100 feet from any septic tank or leach field.

 

[OrphanSlug]

Sounds like the Clermont County village and their Mayor are about to get a rough lesson via the courts, the whole thing for this mom just trying to ensure the burial is on her property in accordance with the already state issued permit is not unreasonable. It comes off as cruel and exorbitant, the "in contempt of council" is absurd.

 

[Helix]

It's not a great idea to bury bodies, especially embalmed bodies, on your property without impact assessment. The best way to have your loved one entombed at your house would be cremation, IMO.

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Sounds like the Clermont County village and their Mayor are about to get a rough lesson via the courts, the whole thing for this mom just trying to ensure the burial is on her property in accordance with the already state issued permit is not unreasonable. It comes off as cruel and exorbitant, the "in contempt of council" is absurd.

And it was so easy to ensure that with a whole yard to choose a spot from. Something you kind of want to get right the first time.
I still say cremation was the way to go.