East Cemetery assessment

Cemetery Needs Assessment At

East Cemetery MILES PLACE MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT JANUARY 6, 2017

Prepared for: Purchasing Department City of Meriden 142 East Main Street, Room 210 Meriden, CT 06450 BSC Job Number: 8-3640.02 Prepared by:

BSC Group Inc. 803 Summer Street Boston, MA 02127

BSC Group Inc. 300 Winding Brook Road Glastonbury, CT 06033

Table of Contents A. Basis of the Report B. Cemetery Location C. General Overview D. Deeds and Plan of Record E. Summary of Cemetery Records F. Perpetual Care (Trust) Funds G. Rules and Regulations H. Cemetery Forms I. Historical Information J. Populations and Regional Demand K. Cemetery Statistics o o o o o o

Market Share Competing Area Cemeteries Grave Sales Interment History Cremation Interment History Short and Long-Term Demand for Interment or Inurnment at The Cemetery

L. Future Cemetery Operations M. Memorial Trends N. Options for Full Casket Remains O. Options for Cremated Remains P. Trend Effects on Future Business Plan Q. SCS Soils Information R. Wetlands, Flood Plains, and Aquifers S. Zoning

T. Site Mapping U. Ground Penetrating Radar Study V. Preliminary Plan of Remaining Available Areas of the Cemetery L. Summary of Order of Magnitude Development and Operational Costs.

W. Findings X. Recommendations

Appendix 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11)

Record Plan of Land & Locus Deeds Record Sales Map (redrafted 1929) Newspaper Articles, Historic Notes and Article on Meriden resident Mrs. Anna Gibson, the 90-year-old East Cemetery Caretaker Latest CANA Report Meriden Cemetery Association’s (Walnut Grove) 2015 Annual Report SCS Soils Report Compiled Existing Conditions Plan Ground Penetrating Radar Study Perpetual Care (Trust) Fund Documentation Connecticut State Law Relevant to Cemeteries Preliminary Plan of Remaining Available Areas of the Cemetery

Appendix 1: Record Plan of Land & Locus Deeds

PAUL D'Asrous ATTORNEY AT LAW

OFFICE ADDRESS 81 6 BROAD STREET BUILDING 3 • SUITE 1 0 MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT 06450 TELEPHONE: (203) 23&7670 FACSIMILE: (203) 237-40 1 6 CELL: (203) 530891 4 EMAIL: PAULDEE44@COX.NET MAILING ADDRESS 17 BRIAN COURT MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT 06450

September 23, 2009 Atty. Michael Quinn Office of the Corporation Counsel Meriden, Ct 06450 Re: East Cemetery and "Miles Place" Land Records Research

Dear Atty. Quinn: Per your request, I conducted a Grantee Title Examination of "East Cemetery Association" and "Meriden Cemetery Association" to determine whether either entity ever acquired title from the Town of Meriden or any other entity to premises known as the "East Cemetery" which was acquired by the Town of Meriden on October 22, 1845 in two deeds recorded in Volume 9 at Page 621 and in Volume 9 at Page 622 of the Meriden Land Records.

A review of the Meriden Land Records from 10/2211845 to 9/21/2009 has revealed no such acquisition.

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OFFICE ADDRESS 81 6 BROAD STREET BUILDING 3 • SUITE 1 0 MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT 06450 TELEPHONE: (203) 238-7670 FACSIMILE: (203) 2374016 CELL: (203) 530891 4 EMAIL: PAULDEE44@COX.NEf MAIUNG ADDRESS 17 BRIAN COURT MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT 06450

September 20, 2009 Atty. Michael Quinn Office of the Corporation Coill1Sel Meriden, Ct 06450 Re: East Cemetery and "Miles Place" Research Dear Atty. Quinn: At your request, I undertook to determine the existence of a root deed(s) to premises known as the "East Cemetery" and, in conjunction with this, premises called and marked this date as "Miles Place" which represents the area which serves as the entrance to the "East Cemetery" and is fifty (50) feet in width.

After exhaustive research as indicated on my attached invoice, I was able to determine the following: 1.

The Town of Meriden acquired a fee interest the premises known as "East Cemetery" and the entrance to said cemetery (known as Cemetery Road and more recently marked by a sign "Miles Place) in two (2) Warranty Deeds as follows: a. Warranty Deed from Lyman Collins to Levi Yale, Philo Pratt and Edwin E. Curtiss, Selectmen of the Town ofMeriden dated October 22, 1845 and Recorded October 22, 1845 in Volume 9 at Page 621 of the Meriden Land Records. The first piece described in said deed represents approximately 2.45 acres of the "East Cemetery" and is roughly the western one-half of the cemetery proper. The second piece described in said deed represents the western one-half of the entrance (passway) to the cemetery which has been called "cemetery road" or more recently marked "Miles Place". The western half ofthis passway is one-quarter (1/4) in size and is 24.75 feet in width. b. Warranty Deed from Merril Hartshorn to Levi Yale, Philo Pratt and Edwin E. Curtiss Selectman of the Town of Meriden dated October 22, 1845 and recorded October 22, 1845 in Volume 9 at Page 622 of the Meriden Land Records. The first piece described in said deed represents approximately 3.268 acres of the "East Cemetery" and is roughly the eastern one-half of the cemetery proper. The second piece described in said deed represents the

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September 20, 2009 eastern one-half of the entrance (passway) to the cemetery which has been called "cemetery road" or more recently marked "Miles Place". The eastern one-half of this passway to the cemetery is one-quarter (1/4) acre in size and is 24.75 feet in width.

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The two (2) deeds combined make up the "East Cemetery" and the entrance known and marked with a street sign today as "Miles Place".

The total acreage of the "East Cemetery" proper by deeds is 5. 718 acres. The recent survey by the City has confirmed this area.

The total acreage of the entrance (marked as "Miles Place") by deeds is one-half acre and is 49.50 feet in width. Again, the recent survey by the City confirms this.

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I have reviewed the material (including correspondence and deeds) and maps which were provided to me by your office as well as engineering and planning with respect to a 17 feet wide passway which services 28 and 32 Miles Place. It appears that I have found nothing inconsistent with the opinion that this passway which is 17 feet in width is a private strip of land which provides access to 28 and 32 Miles Place. It appears to be privately owned and is part of 28 Miles Place. I do not know the history of this passway nor did I perform a title search of the parcels. A full title search of 28 and 32 Miles Place would be required with the caveat that the City or public may have acquired some interest or conferred public status in this private passway by virtue of recognizing it or accepting it as a public street previously.

In any event, there should be no confusion as to the Town's acquisition of the Fifty (50) foot wide Passway which serves as an entrance to the East Cemetery and which now is being recognized with the street sign "Miles Place" and the seventeen (17) foot wide private passway serving 28 and 32 Miles Place which immediately abuts on the east.

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As to the ownership of the East Cemetery with its one-half acre entrance today, one would need to do a exhaustive search of the Land Records under the Town and City of Meriden and its Selectmen to make a final determination that the premises acquired by the Town in 1845 remains the status quo today. I would venture to say that there might be in excess of 10,000 entries for Meriden and its Selectmen from 1845 to the present. Such an undertaking would only be possible with an abnormal reliance on the index references and would still require a significant amount of time and effort.

I will make myself available to your office if you wish to further discuss any of these matters.

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Appendix 2: Record Sales Map (redrafted 1929)

Appendix 3: Newspaper Articles, Historic Notes and Article on Meriden resident Mrs. Anna Gibson, the 90-year-old East Cemetery Caretaker

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Data collection has become easier in recent years as more states adopt electronic collection and reporting techniques. As a result, CANA’s reporting has become more accurate than ever before. CANA is committed to ongoing improvement of data collection and analysis methodologies.

Projection Methodology A regression analysis was implemented to aid the interpretation of the data. This regression analysis was applied over a ten-year period or longer in states and provinces where such a data set was available. This analysis, and in some cases new validated data, resulted in revision of previously published figures. Because death rates tend to fluctuate due to diversity in population size amongst the various generations, this can lead to a periodic decline in death rates, something we are continuing to see in several states.

Data The vital statistics department or other designated regulatory agency in each state and province was contacted to collect the death and cremation data. Individual states and provinces finalize their annual data on a separate and individual time frame. Some take up to three years following the close of the calendar year. As a result, statistics published here may have been updated from those previously published in CANA’s annual reports. Where verified data differ from that which were previously reported, the most recent data are used. Additionally, several states or provinces will not release provisional data. In these instances, CANA must perform estimates that are calculated based on detailed regression analysis. All death and cremation figures are based on the state or province where they occurred, regardless of residency.

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Annual Growth Rate The annual growth rate is the difference between the yearly percentages of deaths cremated and averaged over a five-year period.

The table below shows the rates for the United States from 2000 through 2015. Further, this table illustrates that the cremation rate is increasing exponentially, with the current average growth at 1.57 percent annually.

Annual Growth Rate – Five Year Average USA

Annual Growth Rate – Five Year Average Canada

Year

% Cremated

Year

% Cremated

2000

26.2%

2000

46.8%

2005

32.4%

2005

53.8%

2010

40.8%

2010

62.1%

2015

48.6%

2015

68.8%

% Change 2000 - 2005

6.2%

% Change 2000 - 2005

7.0%

% Change 2005 - 2010

8.4%

% Change 2005 - 2010

8.3%

% Change 2010 - 2015

7.8%

% Change 2010 - 2015

6.7%

Annual Growth Rate per year over 2010-2015

1.57%

Annual Growth Rate per year over 2005 - 2010

1.35%

Percentages of Cremations in the States/Provinces for 2011 and 2015

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2011

2015

2011

2015

Top 10 States for Cremations – 2014 The table below shows the 10 states with the highest number of cremations in 2014. Note that the rank order is defined from highest as 1 to lowest as 51. The number in parentheses shows the rank order by percentage of that state.

Top 10 ranked by number of cremations

The table below shows the bottom five states (in rank order) and the percentage of deaths resulting in cremations with the lowest percentages of cremations in 2014. Note that the rank order is defined from lowest as 1 to highest as 51. The number in parentheses shows the rank order by the total number of cremations in that state.

Bottom five ranked by percent of cremations

State

Cremations

% Cremations/Rank

California

151,327

61.6% (14)

State

Cremations/Rank

% Cremations

5,855 (42)

19.7%

Florida

117,817

62.7% (13)

Mississippi

Texas

72,511

39.6% (37)

Alabama

12,164 (30)

24.3%

10,794 (32)

24.6%

New York

60,013

40.6% (33)

Kentucky

Pennsylvania

54,140

42.8% (26)

Louisiana

12,189 (29)

27.6%

Tennessee

20,087 (22)

29.4%

Ohio

48,715

42.5% (28)

Michigan

48,604

52.6% (19)

Illinois

44,447

42.2% (29)

Washington

39,332

75.5% (2)

North Carolina

35,143

40.7% (32)

The table below shows the 10 states with the highest percentage of cremations in 2014. Note that the rank order is defined from highest as 1 to lowest as 51. The number in parentheses shows the rank order by the total number of cremations in that state.

Top 10 ranked by percent of cremations State

Cremations / Rank

% Cremations

Nevada

17,149 (24)

75.9%

Washington

39,332 (9)

75.5%

Oregon

25,264 (16)

74.1%

Hawaii

7,907 (36)

72.6%

Maine

9,529 (35)

71.1%

Montana

6,648 (40)

70.6%

Colorado

24,445 (17)

68.4%

New Hampshire

7,621 (37)

68.0%

Wyoming

3,077 (47)

66.4%

Vermont

3,697 (46)

66.3%

Increase in # of Cremations

State

Increase in % of Cremations

Rank by % growth

Texas

19,266

7.5%

13

California

18,598

4.6%

42

Florida

16,120

4.6%

43

New York

10,947

5.9%

31

Ohio

10,183

7.0%

20

Pennsylvania

9,627

6.8%

24

Illinois

9,173

6.8%

23

North Carolina

9,019

7.9%

11

Georgia

7,455

6.3%

29

Michigan

6,926

5.2%

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The table below shows the top 10 states with the highest growth in the percentage of cremations from 2010 to 2014.

Increase in % of Cremations

State

Increase in # of Cremations

Rank by # growth

11.2%

3,616

25

Wyoming

10.7%

622

47

North Dakota

9.9%

777

44

Oklahoma

9.2%

4,073

22

Rhode Island

9.0%

893

42

Wisconsin

8.9%

5,764

12

Kansas

8.7%

2,706

29

% Cremations/Rank

Connecticut

8.3%

2,558

30

8.0%

6,128

11

7.9%

4,655

16

The table below shows the bottom five states (in rank order) with the lowest number of cremations in 2014. Note that the rank order is defined from lowest as 1 to highest as 51. The number in parentheses shows the rank order by the percentage of that state.

Bottom five ranked by number of cremations Cremations

The table below shows the top 10 states with the highest growth in the number of cremations from 2010 to 2014.

Iowa

Bottom Five States for Cremations – 2014

State

Top 10 States for Growth in Cremations

Alaska

2,563

65.7% (11)

Indiana

Dist. Of Columbia

2,585

39.8% (35)

South Carolina

North Dakota

2,649

39.0% (39)

South Dakota

2,738

35.8% (43)

Wyoming

3,077

66.4% (9)

Bold indicates predicted numbers; final data not yet available.

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Confirmed Deaths, Cremations, and Percent of Deaths Cremated, United States, 2014 State

2014 Cremations

2014 Deaths

% of Deaths Cremated 2010

2014

State

2014 Cremations

2014 Deaths

% of Deaths Cremated 2010

2014

Virginia

25,825

61,922

34.8%

41.7%

Washington

39,332

52,062

70.9%

75.5%

Alabama

12,164

50,122

16.9%

24.3%

West Virginia

6,560

21,600

23.2%

30.4%

Alaska

2,563

3,902

61.3%

65.7%

Wisconsin

26,947

50,137

44.9%

53.7%

Wyoming

3,077

4,633

55.7%

66.4%

United States Total

1,231,244

2,621,635

40.8%

47.0%

Arizona

34,004

52,148

61.8%

65.2%

Arkansas

10,398

29,972

27.7%

34.7%

California

151,327

245,792

56.9%

61.6%

Colorado

24,445

35,759

63.3%

68.4%

Provisional Deaths, Cremations, and Percent of Deaths Cremated, United States, 2015

Connecticut

14,894

28,954

43.1%

51.4%

Delaware

3,724

8,065

40.7%

46.2%

Dist. of Columbia

2,585

6,490

37.1%

39.8%

Florida

117,817

187,939

58.1%

62.7%

Georgia

29,729

77,855

31.9%

38.2%

Alabama

Hawaii

7,907

10,885

69.0%

72.6%

Idaho

7,386

12,508

53.9%

59.1%

Illinois

44,447

105,296

35.4%

Indiana

23,253

61,466

Iowa

12,298

Kansas

State

2015 Cremations

2015 Deaths

% of Deaths Cremated 2011

2015

12,296

49,724

18.8%

24.7%

Alaska

2,675

4,072

63.7%

65.7%

Arizona

34,954

53,124

62.7%

65.8%

42.2%

Arkansas

11,275

30,958

28.4%

36.4%

29.8%

37.8%

California

157,012

246,786

56.8%

63.6%

28,906

31.4%

42.5%

Colorado

23,995

36,986

64.1%

64.9%

11,676

25,731

36.7%

45.4%

Connecticut

15,684

29,509

44.9%

53.1%

Kentucky

10,794

43,867

19.3%

24.6%

Delaware

3,888

8,169

41.5%

47.6%

Louisiana

12,189

44,177

21.2%

27.6%

Dist. of Columbia

2,458

5,704

37.4%

43.1%

Maine

9,529

13,395

63.7%

71.1%

Florida

123,671

194,305

59.3%

63.6%

Maryland

17,644

44,319

35.2%

39.8%

Georgia

31,729

80,509

32.8%

39.4%

Massachusetts

23,456

54,201

36.8%

43.3%

Hawaii

8,084

11,200

69.9%

72.2%

Michigan

48,604

92,463

47.3%

52.6%

Idaho

7,651

12,596

55.5%

60.7%

Minnesota

23,629

41,493

49.5%

56.9%

Illinois

48,962

101,450

37.1%

48.3%

Mississippi

5,855

29,778

13.8%

19.7%

Indiana

24,055

61,863

31.7%

38.9%

Missouri

23,649

59,122

33.2%

40.0%

Iowa

13,469

29,300

31.6%

46.0%

Montana

6,648

9,414

65.7%

70.6%

Kansas

11,650

25,326

38.7%

46.0%

Nebraska

6,887

15,934

36.1%

43.2%

Kentucky

11,495

44,387

20.6%

25.9%

Nevada

17,149

22,589

72.2%

75.9%

Louisiana

13,044

43,903

22.6%

29.7%

New Hampshire

7,621

11,208

61.6%

68.0%

Maine

10,369

14,324

67.0%

72.4%

New Jersey

28,993

70,322

35.1%

41.2%

Maryland

18,199

44,387

36.5%

41.0%

New Mexico

9,714

16,815

53.6%

57.8%

Massachusetts

24,257

54,344

38.9%

44.6%

New York

60,013

147,922

34.6%

40.6%

Michigan

50,944

93,529

49.2%

54.5%

North Carolina

35,143

86,281

32.8%

40.7%

Minnesota

25,164

42,680

50.8%

59.0%

North Dakota

2,649

6,785

29.2%

39.0%

Mississippi

5,899

29,668

15.7%

19.9%

Ohio

48,715

114,607

35.5%

42.5%

Missouri

24,874

59,683

34.4%

41.7%

Oklahoma

15,052

38,365

30.1%

39.2%

Montana

6,864

9,562

68.3%

71.8%

Oregon

25,264

34,088

69.4%

74.1%

Nebraska

7,188

16,037

38.2%

44.8%

Pennsylvania

54,140

126,379

36.1%

42.8%

Nevada

17,540

22,666

73.7%

77.4%

Rhode Island

4,489

9,654

37.5%

46.5%

New Hampshire

8,344

11,723

65.1%

71.2%

South Carolina

16,957

44,491

30.2%

38.1%

New Jersey

30,286

71,116

36.6%

42.6%

South Dakota

2,738

7,643

28.7%

35.8%

New Mexico

10,050

17,067

54.4%

58.9%

Tennessee

20,087

68,226

27.6%

29.4%

New York

60,510

145,553

36.2%

41.6%

Texas

72,511

183,303

32.1%

39.6%

Utah

5,070

17,078

28.4%

29.7%

Vermont

3,697

5,572

58.8%

66.3%

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2015 Cremations

State

% of Deaths Cremated

2015 Deaths

2011

New England

2015

Connecticut

14,894

28,954

51.4%

Maine

9,529

13,395

71.1%

Massachusetts

23,456

54,201

43.3%

7,621

11,208

68.0%

North Carolina

37,960

90,103

32.7%

42.1%

New Hampshire

North Dakota

2,859

6,816

31.1%

41.9%

Rhode Island

4,489

9,654

46.5%

Ohio

52,463

118,074

37.2%

44.4%

Vermont

3,697

5,572

66.3%

Oklahoma

15,595

38,407

33.0%

40.6%

122,984

51.8%

26,977

35,598

70.7%

75.8%

Sub-Total Region

63,686

Oregon Pennsylvania

56,097

126,457

37.9%

44.4%

Alaska

2,563

3,902

65.7%

Rhode Island*

4,664

9,633

73.4%

48.4%

California

151,327

245,792

61.6%

7,907

10,885

72.6%

Pacific

South Carolina

18,299

46,341

31.6%

39.5%

Hawaii

South Dakota

2,843

7,550

30.2%

37.7%

Oregon

25,264

34,088

74.1%

39,332

52,062

75.5%

Tennessee

21,396

67,749

22.0%

31.6%

Washington

Texas

73,882

181,842

34.1%

40.6%

226,393

346,729

65.3%

Utah

5,340

16,988

26.3%

31.4%

Sub-Total Region

Vermont

3,810

5,634

62.0%

67.6%

Delaware

3,724

8,065

46.2%

Virginia

27,045

62,513

36.6%

43.3%

Dist. of Columbia

2,585

6,490

39.8%

Washington

40,037

52,461

71.6%

76.3%

Florida

117,817

187,939

62.7%

West Virginia

7,367

22,168

25.3%

33.2%

Georgia

29,729

77,855

38.2%

17,644

44,319

39.8%

South Atlantic

Wisconsin

27,325

50,075

46.9%

54.6%

Maryland

Wyoming

3,217

4,739

61.1%

67.9%

35,143

86,281

40.7%

United States Total

1,285,711

2,645,358

42.1%

48.6%

North Carolina South Carolina

16,957

44,491

38.1%

Virginia

25,825

61,922

41.7%

West Virginia

6,560

21,600

30.4%

Sub-Total Region

255,984

538,962

47.5%

Iowa

12,298

28,906

42.5%

Deaths and Cremations by Region â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2014 Region East North Central

East South Central

Middle Atlantic

Mountain

State

2014 Cremations

2014 Deaths

2014 % Cremations

Illinois

44,447

105,296

42.2%

Indiana

23,253

61,466

37.8%

Michigan

48,604

92,463

52.6%

Kansas

11,676

25,731

45.4%

Ohio

48,715

114,607

42.5%

Minnesota

23,629

41,493

56.9%

Wisconsin

26,947

50,137

53.7%

Missouri

23,649

59,122

40.0%

Sub-Total Region

191,966

423,969

45.3%

Nebraska

6,887

15,934

43.2%

Alabama

12,164

50,122

24.3%

North Dakota

2,649

6,785

39.0%

Kentucky

10,794

43,867

24.6%

South Dakota

2,738

7,643

35.8%

Mississippi

5,855

29,778

19.7%

Sub-Total Region

83,526

185,614

45.0%

Tennessee

20,087

68,226

29.4%

Arkansas

10,398

29,972

34.7%

Sub-Total Region

48,900

191,993

25.5%

Louisiana

12,189

44,177

27.6%

New Jersey

28,993

70,322

41.2%

Oklahoma

15,052

38,365

39.2%

New York

60,013

147,922

40.6%

Texas

72,511

183,303

39.6%

Pennsylvania

54,140

126,379

42.8%

Sub-Total Region

110,150

295,817

37.2%

Sub-Total Region

143,146

344,623

41.5%

1,231,244

2,621,635

47.0%

Arizona

34,004

52,148

65.2%

Colorado

24,445

35,759

68.4%

Idaho

7,386

12,508

59.1%

Montana

6,648

9,414

70.6%

Nevada

17,149

22,589

75.9%

New Mexico

9,714

16,815

57.8%

Utah

5,070

17,078

29.7%

Wyoming

3,077

4,633

66.4%

Sub-Total Region

107,493

170,944

62.9%

West North Central

West South Central

USA Total

Bold indicates predicted numbers; final data not yet available. 2015 numbers are predicted except for CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, MI, NC, OH, WV, WY *The annual number of RI cremations spiked in 2011 due to cremation requests from an out-of-state company that opened there in 2011. In 2012, annual cremations returned to a normal level.

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United States Deaths and Cremations 2015

by Region Region East North Central

East South Central

Middle Atlantic

Mountain

New England

Pacific

State

2015 Cremations

2015 Deaths

2015 % Cremations

South Atlantic

2015 Cremations

State

2015 Deaths

2015 % Cremations

Delaware

3,888

8,169

47.6%

Dist. of Columbia

2,458

5,704

43.1%

Illinois

48,962

101,450

48.3%

Florida

123,671

194,305

63.6%

Indiana

24,055

61,863

38.9%

Georgia

31,729

80,509

39.4%

Michigan

50,944

93,529

54.5%

Maryland

18,199

44,387

41.0%

Ohio

52,463

118,074

44.4%

North Carolina

37,960

90,103

42.1%

Wisconsin

27,325

50,075

54.6%

South Carolina

18,299

46,341

39.5%

Sub-Total Region

203,749

424,991

47.9%

Virginia

27,045

62,513

43.3%

Alabama

12,296

49,724

24.7%

West Virginia

7,367

22,168

33.2%

Kentucky

11,495

44,387

25.9%

Sub-Total Region

270,616

554,199

48.8%

Mississippi

5,899

29,668

19.9%

Iowa

13,469

29,300

46.0%

Tennessee

21,396

67,749

31.6%

Kansas

11,650

25,326

46.0%

Sub-Total Region

51,086

191,528

26.7%

Minnesota

25,164

42,680

59.0%

New Jersey

30,286

71,116

42.6%

Missouri

24,874

59,683

41.7%

New York

60,510

145,553

41.6%

Nebraska

7,188

16,037

44.8%

Pennsylvania

56,097

126,457

44.4%

North Dakota

2,859

6,816

41.9%

Sub-Total Region

146,893

343,126

42.8%

South Dakota

2,843

7,550

37.7%

88,047

187,392

47.0%

Arizona

34,954

53,124

65.8%

Sub-Total Region

Colorado

23,995

36,986

64.9%

Arkansas

11,275

30,958

36.4%

Idaho

7,651

12,596

60.7%

Louisiana

13,044

43,903

29.7%

Montana

6,864

9,562

71.8%

Oklahoma

15,595

38,407

40.6%

Nevada

17,540

22,666

77.4%

Texas

73,882

181,842

40.6%

New Mexico

10,050

17,067

58.9%

Sub-Total Region

113,796

295,110

38.6%

Utah

5,340

16,988

31.4%

1,285,711

2,645,358

48.6%

Wyoming

3,217

4,739

67.9%

Sub-Total Region

109,611

173,728

63.1%

Connecticut

15,684

29,509

53.1%

Maine

10,369

14,324

72.4%

Massachusetts

24,257

54,344

44.6%

West North Central

West South Central

USA Total

Projected United States Cremation Percentages 2020 State

2014 % Cremations

2015 % Cremations

2020 % Cremations

New Hampshire

8,344

11,723

71.2%

Alabama

24.3%

24.7%

31.3%

Rhode Island

4,664

9,633

48.4%

Alaska

65.7%

65.7%

70.0%

Vermont

3,810

5,634

67.6%

Arizona

65.2%

65.8%

68.6%

Sub-Total Region

67,128

125,167

53.6%

Arkansas

34.7%

36.4%

44.1%

Alaska

2,675

4,072

65.7%

California

61.6%

63.6%

64.1%

California

157,012

246,786

63.6%

Colorado

68.4%

64.9%

74.7%

Hawaii

8,084

11,200

72.2%

Connecticut

51.4%

53.1%

59.3%

Oregon

26,977

35,598

75.8%

Delaware

46.2%

47.6%

54.2%

Washington

40,037

52,461

76.3%

Dist. Of Columbia

39.8%

43.1%

44.7%

Sub-Total Region

234,785

350,117

67.1%

Bold indicates predicted numbers; final data not yet available. 2015 numbers are predicted except for CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, MI, NC, OH, WV, WY

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Region

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Florida

62.7%

63.6%

68.8%

Georgia

38.2%

39.4%

46.7%

Hawaii

72.6%

72.2%

75.7%

Idaho

59.1%

60.7%

66.7%

Illinois

42.2%

48.3%

50.4%

Indiana

37.8%

38.9%

46.8%

Iowa

42.5%

46.0%

51.4%

Kansas

45.4%

46.0%

53.7%

Major Trends Affecting Cremation Key cremation growth drivers

Projected United States Cremation Percentages 2020 (continued) State

2014 % Cremations

2015 % Cremations

2020 % Cremations

Kentucky

24.6%

25.9%

32.0%

Louisiana

27.6%

29.7%

35.7%

Maine

71.1%

72.4%

79.0%

Maryland

39.8%

41.0%

46.6%

Massachusetts

43.3%

44.6%

51.0%

Michigan

52.6%

54.5%

61.8%

Minnesota

56.9%

59.0%

66.3%

Mississippi

19.7%

19.9%

24.9%

Percentage of people who reported that they were “definitely” or “somewhat likely” to choose cremation as an option. 1 As more consumers choose cremation, there is increasing interest in the factors influencing this change.

Missouri

40.0%

41.7%

49.4%

1. COST/VALUE

Montana

70.6%

71.8%

76.8%

Monetary implications can be a key factor in memorialization decisions, both from a cost and a value perspective. With “saving money” cited most frequently as the main reason for choosing it, cremation is seen as an affordable alternative to burial. Cremation families understand the need to grieve a loss, but may find more value in options that are unavailable—or perceived as unavailable—through traditional funeral services. Cost is not the only consideration when determining this end-of-life transition.

Nebraska

43.2%

44.8%

52.2%

Nevada

75.9%

77.4%

81.8%

New Hampshire

68.0%

71.2%

76.3%

New Jersey

41.2%

42.6%

48.7%

New Mexico

57.8%

58.9%

64.0%

New York

40.6%

41.6%

47.8%

North Carolina

40.7%

42.1%

48.7%

North Dakota

39.0%

41.9%

48.8%

2. NEW TRADITIONS

Oregon

74.1%

75.8%

79.5%

Pennsylvania

42.8%

44.4%

51.4%

Preference for cremation mirrors demographic shifts in the population.

As major religions become more tolerant of cremation, self-identified Protestants, Catholics, Baptists, and those affiliated with other religions report that they are “as likely” or up to 10% “more likely” to choose cremation than respondents in these same categories five years ago.

Among respondents who claim no affiliation to organized religion, stated preference for cremation has risen from 60% in 2004, to 69% in 2010 and 91% in 2015.

Ohio

42.5%

44.4%

51.2%

Oklahoma

39.2%

40.6%

48.8%

Rhode Island

46.5%

48.4%

57.0%

3. RANGE OF OPTIONS/CONVENIENCE

South Carolina

38.1%

39.5%

47.1%

Parallel to the rise in cremation is the trend toward personalization and the offering of a wider range of memorialization options. Cremation allows people to easily transport their loved one’s remains, place them in a single location (a gravesite or a columbarium), scatter them at a favorite site (with appropriate permission from property owners), or divide and incorporate them into keepsake urns, jewelry, and other items so that multiple family members may keep a loved one close. Convenience for the family and flexibility in the timing of a memorial celebration are also cited as important considerations when opting for cremation.

South Dakota

35.8%

37.7%

45.9%

Tennessee

29.4%

31.6%

39.5%

Texas

39.6%

40.6%

48.0%

Utah

29.7%

31.4%

35.8%

Vermont

66.3%

67.6%

73.3%

Virginia

41.7%

43.3%

50.4%

Washington

75.5%

76.3%

80.8%

West Virginia

30.4%

33.2%

38.6%

Wisconsin

53.7%

54.6%

62.3%

Wyoming

66.4%

67.9%

78.4%

United States Total

47.0%

48.6%

54.3%

1

“FAMIC Study,” Funeral & Memorialization Information Council (FAMIC). 2015.

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Percentage of Deaths in Canada Resulting in Cremation—Projected to 2020 The total percentage of cremations resulting from deaths reflects the number of cremations and/or the rate of cremations that were provided for each province. Those figures do not include data from provinces that were “Not Available” (N/A).

Province

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2020

Alberta

58.8%

59.8%

60.8%

61.9%

64.0%

65.5%

66.2%

67.2%

68.5%

69.4%

70.8%

75.1%

British Columbia

78.5%

78.6%

79.7%

79.6%

80.7%

81.4%

82.3%

82.5%

83.3%

83.5%

84.1%

86.3%

Manitoba

54.7%

53.3%

54.3%

57.5%

58.2%

59.6%

60.7%

59.5%

61.4%

63.7%

63.4%

68.3%

New Brunswick

35.1%

36.8%

38.6%

39.4%

43.8%

46.1%

49.3%

51.8%

54.2%

56.8%

57.5%

65.8%

Newfoundland & Labrador

18.1%

20.3%

21.0%

23.3%

26.3%

21.3%

22.8%

24.2%

25.9%

32.6%

37.7%

38.0%

Northwest Territories

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nova Scotia

50.2%

54.0%

57.1%

57.2%

60.2%

62.4%

63.6%

67.5%

70.4%

71.4%

73.9%

79.5%

Nunavut

0.0%

1.7%

1.9%

0.9%

0.0%

1.7%

8.0%

3.7%

0.6%

0.0%

5.3%

2.0%

Ontario

48.7%

50.1%

51.0%

54.4%

56.1%

57.2%

58.7%

60.0%

62.5%

60.0%

64.7%

70.7%

Prince Edward Island

13.9%

15.4%

16.5%

18.6%

20.5%

22.0%

25.2%

29.0%

30.3%

31.5%

33.3%

41.8%

*Quebec

54.3%

58.5%

58.6%

60.7%

62.2%

65.6%

64.1%

65.6%

69.6%

72.8%

71.9%

78.2%

Saskatchewan

46.1%

48.2%

49.3%

51.7%

53.5%

54.7%

55.6%

57.5%

59.1%

60.8%

62.1%

67.8%

Yukon Territory

60.1%

55.2%

58.6%

54.7%

64.2%

62.8%

63.5%

77.4%

79.4%

63.2%

73.7%

79.4%

Canada Total

53.8%

55.8%

56.6%

58.8%

60.5%

62.1%

62.7%

64.1%

66.5%

66.8%

68.8%

74.2%

2015

2020

Total Cremations by Province

The table below shows the cremation totals provided by each province.

Province

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Alberta

13,115

13,515

13,647

14,143

14,902

15,722

16,276

17,023

19,781

British Columbia

25,396

25,198

25,355

26,155

26,948

27,722

28,326

28,541

31,178

Manitoba

5,805

5,826

5,973

6,254

6,015

6,222

6,833

6,782

7,340

New Brunswick

2,662

2,797

2,924

3,136

3,280

3,584

3,856

3,795

4,460

Newfoundland & Labrador

1,052

1,151

951

1,032

1,121

1,262

1,624

1,968

2,019

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Northwest Territories

‡

Nova Scotia

4,735

4,973

5,231

5,476

5,727

6,292

6,257

6,942

7,433

Nunavut

1

0

2

12

5

1

0

6

3

Ontario

47,795

49,429

50,801

53,099

53,606

56,294

56,738

60,468

69,309

Prince Edward Island

223

257

242

312

350

377

394

422

560

*Quebec

34,694

36,114

38,600

38,011

39,885

42,317

45,864

46,304

52,624

Saskatchewan

4,815

4,848

5,007

4,654

5,335

5,646

5,714

5,829

6,563

Yukon Territory

105

122

118

113

154

162

127

160

200

Canada Total

140,398

144,230

148,851

152,397

157,328

165,601

172,009

178,240

201,470

Bold indicates predicted numbers; final data not yet available.

Total Deaths and Cremations, Canada

Projections based on five years’ average increase compounded.

Canadian Totals

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2020

Deaths

230,252

228,551

235,513

238,732

238,436

239,228

242,853

245,672

249,034

257,358

258,890

271,588

Cremations

125,571

126,744

134,358

140,398

144,230

148,561

152,388

157,303

165,601

172,009

178,240

201,470

*Previously, CANA’s 2006-2012 Canadian data excluded Québec because the Institut de la Statistique du Québec was no longer able to provide these figures. However, in this year’s report, we are able to include the numbers from 2010-2013 based on data collected from a new source. Numbers from 2003-2009 are projected through regression analysis of the new data. ‡

Province does not track this information; most are buried, cremations go to Alberta.

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Current Versus Projected Deaths and Cremations in the United States 3,000,000

2,743,006

2,645,358

2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000

This graph shows a comparison of the current year (2015) deaths and cremations to the 2020 projections. The 2015 provisional data were collected from the individual state agencies or estimated based on 2013-2014 state data and 2015 provisional death count from the CDC. The 2020 rates were calculated based on an average of the past five years’ growth rates compounded annually.

1,490,212

1,285,711 1,000,000 500,000 0

CREMATIONS

DEATHS

CREMATIONS

2015

DEATHS

2020

CANA’s Projections Versus Actual Deaths to Cremations Comparisons in the United States Year

% of U.S. Cremations to Deaths Projected

Actual

# of U.S. Cremations (in thousands)

Difference

Projected

Actual

Difference

1988

15.7%

15.3%

-0.4%

N/A

N/A

N/A

1989

16.2%

16.4%

+0.2%

N/A

N/A

N/A

1990

16.9%

17.0%

+0.1%

N/A

N/A

N/A

1991

17.47%

18.50%

+1.03%

N/A

N/A

N/A

1992

18.89%

19.11%

+0.22%

N/A

N/A

N/A

1993

20.16%

19.78%

-0.38%

438.5

448.5

+10.0

1994

20.79%

20.60%

-0.19%

469.2

471.0

+1.8

1995

21.49%

21.14%

-0.35%

496.8

488.3

-8.5

1996

21.78%

21.77%

-0.01%

514.1

502.1

-12.0

1997

22.04%

23.13%

+1.09%

520.9

533.8

+12.9

1998

23.75%

23.99%

0.24%

553.4

558.2

+4.8

1999

25.39%

24.81%

-0.58%

595.6

599.7

+4.1

2000

25.56%

26.17%

0.61%

605.1

628.8

+23.7

2001

27.25%

27.01%

-0.24%

651.2

652.8

+1.6

2002

27.78%

28.15%

0.37%

677.7

688.3

+10.6

2003

28.63%

29.53%

0.90%

693.7

723.7

+30.0

2004

29.61%

31.25%

+1.64%

708.7

745.9

+37.2

2005

31.99%

32.13%

0.14%

778.0

790.5

+12.5

2006

33.53%

33.87%

0.34%

800.2

821.6

+21.4

2007

34.89%

34.60%

-0.29%

842.5

838.6

-3.9

2008

36.02%

36.22%

0.20%

884.3

895.4

+11.1

2009

37.02%

38.15%

+1.13%

901.4

931.7

+30.3

2010

40.62%

40.60%

-0.02%

998.5

998.8

+0.3

2011

42.10%

42.0.0%

-0.10%

1036.4

1055.9

+19.5

2012

42.00%

43.30%

+1.3%

1073.9

1097.5

+23.6

2013

45.3%

45.2%

-0.10%

1142.5

1171.4

+28.9

2014

46.7%

47.0%

+0.3%

1214.1

1231.2

+17.1

2015

48.6%

N/A

N/A

1285.7

N/A

N/A

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Number of Crematories per State (U.S.)

Virginia

75

98

104

104

108

Washington ***

77

81

88

88

90

State

2010

2012

2013 2014 2015

West Virginia

18

20

24

25

27

Alabama

34

34

37

46

Wisconsin

77

100

98

98

98

11

14

14

14

14

2254

2671

2803

2867

2962

39

Alaska**

8

11

11

11

14

Wyoming

Arizona

51

50

53

54

55

TOTAL

Arkansas

23

26

29

32

34

California

204

225

232

232

224

Colorado

38

58

60

60

68

* From the state EPA ** Crematories from the state list of funeral establishments *** Establishments in any of four licensing categories ± Updated 2015 figures not yet available; 2014 figures used.

Connecticut

25

18

19

19

19

Delaware *

15

13

13

16

16

District of Columbia

0

0

0

0

0

Florida

141

168

184

184

184

Georgia

70

88

96

97

110

Hawaii

11

17

17

17

17

Total Cremations Carried Out in the United Kingdom Source: Pharos International, the official journal of the Cremation Society of Great Britain, Volume 81, Issue 4: Winter 2015.

Idaho

28

29

31

33

33

Illinois ±

99

111

111

125

125

Indiana

55

89

91

91

100

Iowa

35

35

35

35

59

1970

206

2

638,834

353,957

55.41

1980

220

1

644,684

420,717

65.26

Year

Operating Crematoria

New Crematoria

1960

148

17

Deaths** 588,032

Cremations

Percentage

204,019

34.70

Kansas

31

33

34

34

37

Kentucky

25

27

29

29

32

1990

225

0

629,629

438,066

69.58

1991

225

0

634,339

441,108

69.54

Louisiana

16

20

23

24

31

Maine

9

11

11

12

22

1992

226

1

622,410

437,000

70.21

1993

227

1

646,477

453,045

70.08

Maryland

±

Massachusetts

33

35

35

35

35

15

18

18

21

24

1994

228

1

616,719

434,223

70.41

1995

229

3*

649,635

445,574

68.59

Michigan

97

97

104

104

63

Minnesota ±

51

57

59

61

61

1996

230

1

640,081

445,934

69.67

1997

234

4

633,635

446,305

70.44

Mississippi

14

20

18

21

25

Missouri

56

60

62

64

73

1998

238

4

633,062

439,145

69.37

1999

240(1)

3

635,785

444,169

69.86

Montana

32

34

33

35

35

Nebraska

25

26

26

26

30

2000

242

2

611,960

437,609

71.51

2001

242

0

605,835

428,383

70.71

Nevada

16

17

16

22

24

New Hampshire ±

14

15

16

17

17

2002

242

1

609,943

437,124

71.67

2003

242

1

615,177

442,538

71.94

New Jersey **

31

41

47

50

57

New Mexico

20

26

26

26

28

2004

242

1

588,753

424,835

72.16

2005

242

3

586,829

424,684

72.37

New York

54

48

48

48

48

North Carolina

104

109

118

123

127

2006

250

2

576,211

416,881

72.35

2007

253

3

578,716

417,920

72.22

North Dakota

3

6

7

7

8

Ohio

98

112

127

128

133

2008

253

0

583,754

422,853

72.44

2009

256

4

563,741

413,870

73.41

Oklahoma

±

Oregon

32

44

43

45

45

65

65

65

65

65

2010

260

5*

565,776

413,780

73.13

2011

265

5

556,434

413,845

74.37

Pennsylvania **

92

174

177

177

169

Rhode Island

12

13

13

13

14

2012

266

1

572,962

425,784

74.31

270

5*

580,086

436,280

75.20

273

3

574,093+

429,254

74.77+

South Carolina

40

63

71

72

71

2013

South Dakota

8

12

12

12

12

2014

Tennessee

43

44

53

53

53

Texas

93

135

145

148

157

Utah

8

8

9

9

12

Vermont

10

11

11

12

13

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* Includes replacement of existing crematorium. ** Office for National Statistics. Crown copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland.

(1) Includes Arnos Vale which closed in 1998. + Provisional figures

International Cremation Statistics Information below based on data published by the Cremation Society of Great Britain and its journal, Pharos International.

Country Andorra

2014 Crematories 1

Deaths 255

Austria

11 78,252

Belgium

17

Canada Colombia Cuba

-

256,089

Deaths

Cremations

% of deaths

105

41.18

270

96

35.56

31,471

40.21

79,526

30,591

38.47

*109,034

58,890

*54.01

248,778

165,564

66.55

Argentina

95 1

171,195

66.85

Country

# of crematories

17

54,968

17,399

31.65

5

42,794

5,337

12.47

Australia

79 1

27

Denmark

20 51,340

Finland

% of deaths

For countries in the list below, the Cremation Society of Great Britain was only able to supply the number of crematories. Other data were not available for publication.

Aruba

Czech Republic Eire

Cremations

2013

4

105,665 29,095

23 51,595

84,388

79.86

109,160

85,800

78.60

Bahamas

41,532

80.90

52,471

42,349

80.71

Brazil

43 1

4,474

15.38

30,018

4,041

13.46

Bulgaria

24,822

48.11

54,472

23,702

46.05

China

2

1,745

France

172 559,293

193,178

34.54

561,000

191,503

34.14

Costa Rica

Germany

158 863,000

474,650

55.00

860,000

468,700

54.50

El Salvador

1

5.78

Estonia

2

198

Grenada

1 1

Ghana

8

Haiti

1

71,000

6

Iceland

1 2,057

Japan

70

6.97

70,100

164

Hong Kong Italy

4,950

45,710 598,364

1,506 1,340,117

4,050

41,244

90.23

43,399

38,914

89,67

Guatemala

568

27.61

2,215

606

27.36

Hungary

12 N/A

117,956

19.71

600,744

110,710

18.43

India

1,339,714

99.97

1,325,144

1,324,766

99.97

Indonesia

7 2

Luxembourg

1

3,841

2,404

62,59

3,822

2,276

59.55

Jamaica

Mongolia

2

16,521

2,546

15.41

17,247

2,620

15.19

Latvia

1

Malaysia

7

60.90

Mauritius

94 70

Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Peru Poland Portugal Romania

1

524

80 139,073 -

31,063

24 40,394 8

1,108

85,493

4

252,806

61.47

141,245

86,018

-

*72.00

29,568

-

*72.00

Mexico

15,641

38.72

41,327

15,725

38.05

Panama

5

58.23

Philippines

2

*16.00

Puerto Rico

3 16

736

38 372,000 18 6,530

523

66.43

1,398

*21.00

387,300

814

3,305

50.61

7,445

3,994

53.65

Russia

819

0.32

246,640

839

0.34

Slovak Republic

3 33

Serbia

2

16,078

3,054

18.99

15,300

3,061

20.01

South Africa

Singapore

4

19,393

15,370

79.26

18,938

15,160

80.05

Spain

132 45

Slovenia South Korea

2

18,886

55 267,692

15,671

82.98

19,334

15,944

82.47

Sri Lanka

212,083

79.23

266,257

204,750

76.90

Suriname

2 3 2

132 16,336

7,598

46.51

16,058

7,194

44.80

Ukraine

Sweden

59 88,976

71,280

80.11

90,402

72,310

79.99

Vietnam

Switzerland

28 63,594

55,616

87.45

64,800

53,205

82.11

Spain

Taiwan Thailand

163,929

152,171

92.83

155,908

144,162

92.47

2,077 448,601

37

358,881

80.00

438,648

350,918

80.00

998

9.62

Trinidad & Tobago

4

United Arab Emirates

1

United Kingdom USA Zimbabwe

10,379

273 *574,093 2,806 *2,599,012 2

4,931

11,182

925

8.27

1,684

21

1.25

429,254

*74.77

580,086

436,280

75.21

*1,214,146

*46.72

2,592,902

1,171,381

45.18

125

2.53

5,071

107

2.11

* provisional data CANA ANNUAL CREMATION STATISTICS REPORT â&#x20AC;˘ 2016

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Historical Cremation Data—United States and Canada UNITED STATES YEAR

Deaths

Cremations

1876-84

%

Deaths

Cremations

%

28

1885-89

724

1890-94

2,897

1895-99

7,189

1900

2,363

1901

2,713

1902

3,200

1903

3,532

6

1904

4,093

16

1905

4,328

19

1906

4,537

19

1907

5,436

27

1908

6,152

52

1909

5,690

88

1910

6,466

97

1911

7,524

74

1912

9,109

71

1913

10,183

64

1914-18

65,571

N/A

1919-21

40,568

1922

15,563

3

N/A

106,100

141

0.13% 0.14%

1923

16,516

108,900

152

1924-28

101,467

538,700

N/A

1929-33

12

CANADA

553,100

3,044

0.55%

1934-38

7,100,000

182,054

142,346 2.56%

554,800

4,160

0.75%

1939-43

7,048,000

226,227

3.21%

586,000

6,319

1.08%

1944-48

7,098,000

264,002

3.72%

601,000

8,375

1.39%

1949-53

7,393,000

299,202

4.05%

628,800

12,225

1.94%

1954

1,481,000

N/A

N/A

124,900

N/A

N/A

1955

1,529,000

N/A

N/A

128,500

N/A

N/A

1956

1,564,000

N/A

N/A

132,000

N/A

N/A

1957

1,633,000

N/A

N/A

136,600

N/A

N/A

1958

1,648,000

58,760

3.57%

135,200

3,724

2.75%

1959

1,657,000

59,376

3.58%

139,900

4,096

2.93%

1960

1,712,000

60,987

3.56%

139,700

4,537

3.25%

1961

1,702,000

61,595

3.62%

141,000

4,891

3.47%

1962

1,757,000

63,435

3.61%

143,700

5,138

3.58%

1963

1,814,000

67,330

3.71%

147,400

5,792

3.93%

1964

1,798,000

67,658

3.76%

145,900

6,382

4.37%

1965

1,828,000

70,796

3.87%

148,900

6,906

4.64%

1966

1,863,000

73,339

3.94%

149,900

7,388

4.93%

1967

1,851,000

77,375

4.18%

150,300

7,991

5.32%

1968

1,930,000

83,977

4.35%

153,200

8,081

5.27%

1969

1,922,000

85,683

4.46%

154,500

8,408

5.44%

1970

1,921,000

88,096

4.59%

156,000

9,188

5.89%

1971

1,928,000

92,251

4.78%

157,300

9,406

5.98%

1972

1,964,000

97,067

4.94%

162,400

11,717

7.21%

CANA ANNUAL CREMATION STATISTICS REPORT • 2016

UNITED STATES

CANADA

YEAR

Deaths

Cremations

%

Deaths

Cremations

%

1973

1,973,000

112,298

5.69%

164,000

15,880

9.68%

1974

1,934,400

119,480

6.18%

166,800

17,415

10.44%

1975

1,892,900

123,918

6.55%

167,400

20,694

12.36%

1976

1,910,900

140,052

7.33%

171,000

22,615

13.23%

1977

1,902,100

145,733

7.66%

167,500

24,713

14.75%

1978

1,924,100

163,260

8.49%

171,000

28,456

16.64%

1979

1,905,000

179,393

9.42%

170,600

30,274

17.75%

1980

1,989,841

193,343

9.72%

172,000

32,423

18.85%

1981

1,977,981

217,770

11.01%

173,000

34,884

20.16%

1982

1,974,797

232,789

11.79%

183,700

37,222

20.26%

1983

2,019,201

249,182

12.34%

184,000

41,887

22.76%

1984

2,039,369

266,441

13.06%

185,500

44,630

24.06%

1985

2,086,440

289,091

13.86%

190,500

49,216

25.84%

1986

2,105,361

300,587

14.28%

195,000

54,482

27.94%

1987

2,123,323

323,371

15.23%

197,000

53,867

27.34%

1988

2,167,999

332,183

15.32%

186,600

57,568

30.85%

1989

2,150,466

352,370

16.39%

195,500

60,087

30.74%

1990

2,148,463

367,975

17.13%

193,000

62,797

32.54%

1991

2,169,518

400,465

18.46%

195,000

66,087

33.89%

1992

2,175,613

415,966

19.12%

185,211

64,557

34.86%

1993

2,268,553

448,532

19.77%

193,557

70,017

36.17%

1994

2,278,994

470,915

20.66%

195,331

75,489

38.65%

1995

2,312,132

488,224

21.11%

210,545

79,206

37.62%

1996

2,306,470

502,120

21.77%

207,772

81,960

39.45%

1997

2,308,077

533,773

23.13%

209,395

85,196

40.69%

1998

2,327,411

558,238

23.99%

213,004

90,200

42.35%

1999

2,417,619

599,691

24.81%

219,836

101,454

46.15%

2000

2,401,062

628,807

26.19%

223,789

106,756

47.70%

2001

2,415,487

652,826

27.03%

223,580

110,327

49.35%

2002

2,441,044

688,299

28.20%

167,975

81,453

48.49%

2003

2,445,069

723,686

29.60%

226,267

116,690

51.60%

2004

2,395,680

745,875

31.13%

226,465

120,554

53.23%

2005

2,442,940

790,548

32.36%

230,252

125,571

54.53%

2006

2,429,578

821,592

33.82%

228,551

126,744

55.50%

2007

2,426,126

838,628

34.57%

235,513

134,088

56.93%

2008

2,471,877

895,370

36.22%

238,732

140,707

58.93%

2009

2,437,986

931,722

38.22%

238,436

144,598

60.64%

2010

2,460,767

998,799

40.59%

239,228

148,561

62.10%

2011

2,511,627

1,055,995

42.04%

242,853

152,388

62.74%

2012

2,537,713

1,097,589

43.25%

245,488

157,303

64.10%

2013

2,592,902

1,171,381

45.20%

248,778

165,564

66.60%

2014

2,621,635

1,231,244

47.00%

257,358

172,009

66.80%

2015

2,645,358

1,285,711

48.60%

258,890

178,240

68.80%

Please note: numbers from the years 1876 to 1913 in the report above have been updated based on research by CANA Historian Jason Ryan Engler. The E.P. Samson Pittsburgh data (1914) and the known number of cremations from the J.S. Cobb Massachusetts report (1901) have been merged to include previously missing statistics from the Baltimore Crematory.

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TO THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MERIDEN. DISTRICT NO. 16

East Cemetery Escrow account for various cemetery trusts in East Cemetery, Meriden, Connecticut.

The subscriber respectfully represents: 1. That it is the Trustee of various cemetery trusts for cemetery plots in East Cemetery, Meriden, Connecticut, see list attached, and that it holds the combined funds for these trusts in an escrow account.

2. That the value of said escrow account is $82,338.89 and under Section 45a520 of the Connecticut State Statutes the Trustee is requesting the Court to issue an order to terminate the various cemetery trusts and authorize the Trustee to pay all remaining funds, after the payment of final probate fees and final trustees fees, to the following beneficiary:

City of Meriden, Connecticut c/o Michael Quinn, Corporation Counsel City Hall, 142 East Main Street Meriden, CT 06450-5667

Dated at Waterbury, Connecticut this 7th day ofNovember, 2011

WEBSTER BANK, N.A., TRUSTEE

DECREE After hearing held on the request to terminate trust pursuant to section 45a-520, it is ORDERED AND DECREED that permission be granted to Webster Bank, N.A., Trustee, to terminate the trusts and pay all remaining funds to: City of Meriden, Connecticut 'tJ

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Appendix 10: Connecticut State Law Relevant to Cemeteries

CHAPTER 368j CEMETERIES Sec. 19a-295. (Formerly Sec. 19-146). Ownership and management of burial grounds. Town appropriations. Towns and ecclesiastical societies may procure and hold lands for burial grounds and provide a hearse and pall for the burial of the dead.

Cemeteries may be acquired, owned and managed and controlled by such towns and ecclesiastical societies, and by cemetery associations heretofore incorporated or incorporated as provided in section 19a-296, and by no other persons, firms or corporations. Any town may appropriate annually such sum as may be necessary to maintain and properly care for public cemeteries and public burying grounds owned or controlled by such town, and any town may appropriate annually such sums as may be necessary to aid in the maintenance and care of public cemeteries and public burying grounds owned or controlled by ecclesiastical societies or cemetery associations.

(1949 Rev., S. 4703; 1953, S. 2358d.)

History: Sec. 19-146 transferred to Sec. 19a-295 in 1983.

See Sec. 19a-91 re transportation of bodies.

See Sec. 25-41 prohibiting location of cemetery within one-half mile of reservoir.

Annotations to former section 19-146: Section authorizes ancient practice. 77 C. 84.

Cited. 29 CS 292.

Sec. 19a-296. (Formerly Sec. 19-147). Cemetery associations. (a) Cemetery associations shall be organized in accordance with the provisions of sections 33-1025 to 33-1047, inclusive, and shall not be conducted for the purposes of speculation in cemetery lots and property, or for private gain, either directly or indirectly, to any of the members of any such association; and land for the enlargement of a cemetery may be taken in accordance with the provisions of section 48-18. (b) The board of directors or board of trustees of any cemetery association shall hold an annual meeting of the association. At such annual meeting, the board shall accept an annual financial statement that shall contain an accounting of income and expenses of the cemetery association for the preceding fiscal year and an accounting of assets owned by the association. Such financial statement shall be included in the minutes of the annual meeting at which such financial statement was accepted. The board shall retain

the minutes of such annual meeting for a period of not less than twenty years after such meeting. (c) No officer, director or trustee of a cemetery association may serve as an officer, director or trustee of any company that manages or operates any aspect of the cemetery. (d) Any interested party may petition the probate court for the district within which the cemetery owned or controlled by a cemetery association is located to require disclosure of the minutes of an annual meeting of the cemetery association including any financial statement required to be included in such minutes. The court may, after hearing, with notice to all interested parties, grant the petition and require disclosure of such minutes for such periods of time as it determines are reasonable and necessary on finding that: (1) The petitioner has an interest in the minutes sufficient to warrant disclosure, and (2) the petition is not for the purpose of harassment.

(1949 Rev., S. 4704; 1959, P.A. 617, S. 109; P.A. 96-256, S. 184, 209; P.A. 05-197, S. 2.)

History: 1959 act deleted reference to section 33-146, substituting sections 33-423 to 33-432; Sec. 19-147 transferred to Sec. 19a-296 in 1983; P.A. 96-256 replaced reference to Secs. 33-423 to 33-432, inclusive, with Secs. 33-1025 to Sec. 33-1047, inclusive, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 05-197 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsecs. (b) re annual meeting and financial statement, (c) re officers, directors and trustees and (d) re petition for disclosure of minutes and financial statement.

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.

Annotations to former section 19-147: Special law authorizing one cemetery association to take land of another upheld. 77 C. 83. Association may still hold title to land, though all rights of burial are disposed of. 83 C. 204. Condemnation of land. 87 C. 428. Right of eminent domain is specifically given to the owner of any cemetery. 168 C. 447. Cited. 180 C. 680.

Cited. 16 CS 327; 29 CS 292.

Sec. 19a-297. (Formerly Sec. 19-148). Bylaws. Sexton. The selectmen of towns, cemetery associations or ecclesiastical societies, having the care of cemeteries, may (1) enact bylaws providing for the care and management of all burial lots, and the protection of all shrubs, trees, fences and monuments thereon, provided no such bylaws shall (A) require or result in the removal or banishing of any undamaged United States flag or armed forces service marker, including flagholders provided by veterans organizations,

from any grave site, or (B) restrict the placement of United States flags on the graves of veterans from the Friday before Memorial Day in each year until the Monday after the fourth of July, and (2) appoint superintendents and sextons for such cemeteries.

Such superintendents and sextons shall have the exclusive right to direct the opening of graves, and no grave shall be opened in any cemetery except with the consent of the superintendent or sexton. Any person to whom such bylaws have been made known who violates the same shall be fined not more than ten dollars. The incorporators, organizers or members of any cemetery association or, if no incorporators, organizers or members are living, the owners of burial lots therein, by a majority vote, may, at any meeting called for that purpose, amend its articles of association or its bylaws.

(1949 Rev., S. 4710; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 92; 1967, P.A. 161, S. 1; P.A. 79-105; P.A. 80-483, S. 79, 186; P.A. 96-209, S. 1; P.A. 09-5, S. 1; P.A. 13-44, S. 2.)

History: 1967 act added proviso re flag or service marker; P.A. 79-105 added flagholders provided by veterans organizations in proviso; P.A. 80-483 made technical grammar corrections; Sec. 19-148 transferred to Sec. 19a-297 in 1983; P.A. 96-209 added “or members” after “organizers”; P.A. 09-5 designated existing provisions re bylaws as Subdiv. (1), designated existing bylaw prohibition therein as Subpara. (A), added Subpara. (B) therein re bylaw prohibition against restriction on placement of United States flags on veterans’ graves, designated existing provision re appointment of superintendents and sextons as Subdiv. (2) and made technical changes, effective May 4, 2009; P.A. 13-44 amended Subdiv. (1)(B) by changing dates for placing flags on veterans’ graves from Saturday before Memorial Day to Friday before Memorial Day. See Sec. 7-66 re duties of sextons.

See Sec. 7-71 re required reporting of sexton’s name to town registrar.

See Sec. 19a-309 re headstones at soldiers’ graves.

Annotations to former section 19-148: Bylaw forbidding any person to cut herbage without permission upheld; section applies to a stock corporation. 78 C. 90.

Cited. 29 CS 292.

Sec. 19a-298. (Formerly Sec. 19-149). Cemetery associations with capital stock organized prior to 1855. Cemetery associations having capital stock and organized under the general law as to incorporating burial societies prior to 1855 may, when the principal and interest of the subscriptions for capital stock have been repaid and no

dividends have been paid for sixty-five years, amend the articles of association by a majority vote of the stock present and voting at a special meeting of such association called for the purpose.

(1949 Rev., S. 4722.)

History: Sec. 19-149 transferred to Sec. 19a-298 in 1983.

Sec. 19a-299. (Formerly Sec. 19-150). Trust funds for care of cemeteries. Towns, ecclesiastical societies and cemetery associations may receive and hold in trust donations, the income of which is to be used wholly or in part for the care or improvement of their cemeteries and burial lots or of private lots within such cemeteries or elsewhere. All such donations shall be invested as by law required for the investment of trust funds, except when otherwise authorized by the donors. The principal of two or more such trust funds may be combined and merged in a single fund for the purpose of the investment of the same.

(1949 Rev., S. 4712; 1957, P.A. 329, S. 1.)

History: Sec. 19-150 transferred to Sec. 19a-299 in 1983.

See Sec. 33-264g authorizing receipt of funds derived by gift or devise.

Annotations to former section 19-150: Cemetery association is not a benevolent society. 73 C. 678. Ecclesiastical society can accept gift, portion of which is to be devoted to a cemetery and the balance to maintaining its church. 82 C. 188. Cited. 151 C. 527.

Sec. 19a-300. (Formerly Sec. 19-151). Funds for care of cemetery lots. Money declared by an instrument in writing to be intended for the perpetual care, maintenance, improvement or embellishment of any cemetery in this state, or of any lot or plot therein, to an amount not less than one hundred dollars, may be deposited with the State Treasurer who shall, in the name of the state, receive and receipt therefor. Each depositor shall, at the time of making such deposit, file with the State Treasurer and with the Secretary of the State a copy of such instrument. The State Treasurer shall invest the money deposited with the State Treasurer under the provisions of this section, in the name of the state, in bonds or other obligations of the state or other securities in which the State Treasurer is authorized to invest money on behalf of the state; and, on the first days of February and August annually, the State Treasurer shall pay over the accrued interest thereof to the treasurer of the town in which the cemetery is located, and the same shall be expended in the same manner as the income of funds donated to towns under the provisions of section 19a-304. At the time of paying such interest the

State Treasurer shall inform the person to whom it is paid of the purpose to which it is to be applied, as stated in the copy of such instrument, and such person shall thereupon apply it to such purpose.

(1949 Rev., S. 4713; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 51; P.A. 10-32, S. 73.)

History: 1959 act deleted references to county and county treasurer, county government having been abolished and substituted references to state; Sec. 19-151 transferred to Sec. 19a-300 in 1983; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010.

Sec. 19a-301. (Formerly Sec. 19-152). Establishment and management of perpetual funds. Accounting. (a) Any cemetery association, organized as provided by law, may, by vote of the directors or members of such association, set aside the surplus funds of such association as a perpetual fund. Such fund shall be invested in accordance with the provisions of the statutes concerning the investment of trust funds. Such fund, together with any donation received by an ecclesiastical society or cemetery association pursuant to section 19a-303, shall be under the control, management and supervision of a committee of not fewer than three persons elected by such association or society. Such ecclesiastical society or cemetery association shall meet at least once annually. The treasurer of such society or association shall be, ex officio, the treasurer of such committee, and shall give bond, with surety, to the satisfaction of such committee, for the faithful discharge of his duties. He shall expend the income from such fund or donation for the management, care and maintenance of any cemetery owned or controlled by such ecclesiastical society or cemetery association, or for the purpose set forth in the instrument or declaration of trust regulating the use of such donation or fund if such instrument or declaration of trust should otherwise provide, at the times and in the manner designated by such society or association. The treasurer shall annually, on or before July first, make a report to such society or association, stating the income received, to whom it has been paid, the amount and condition of the fund and how it is invested. A copy of such report shall be filed with the probate court for the district within which the cemetery owned or controlled by the society or association is located.

Any treasurer who fails to file such report with the probate court shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. (b) Any interested party may petition the probate court having jurisdiction under this section to require an accounting by the treasurer. The court may, after hearing, with notice to all interested parties, grant the petition and require an accounting for such periods of time as it determines are reasonable and necessary on finding that: (1) The petitioner has an interest in the fund sufficient to entitle him to an accounting; (2) cause has been shown that an accounting is necessary; and (3) the petition is not for the

purpose of harassment. The court shall cause notice of the hearing on the account be given to such parties and in such manner as it directs. (c) The action to submit an accounting to the court shall not subject the fund to the continuing jurisdiction of the court. (d) Upon the allowance of any such account, the court shall determine the rights of the parties, subject to appeal as in other cases.

(1949 Rev., S. 4714; 1953, S. 2359d; P.A. 98-219, S. 12.)

History: Sec. 19-152 transferred to Sec. 19a-301 in 1983; P.A. 98-219 added Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d) re petition of Probate Court to require accounting of perpetual fund by Treasurer.

Sec. 19a-302. (Formerly Sec. 19-153). Takeover of fund. Appointment of cemetery committee. If at any time such association fails to comply with the provisions of section 19a-301, the selectmen of the town in which such cemetery is located shall take over the care of such fund and file an annual report with the Probate Court in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-301. The selectmen may appoint a cemetery committee consisting of not fewer than three or more than seven members who are residents of such town. If three members are appointed, one shall serve for a term of two years, one for a term of four years and one for a term of six years; if four members are appointed, one shall serve for a term of two years, one for a term of four years and two for a term of six years; if five members are appointed, one shall serve for a term of two years, two for a term of four years and two for a term of six years; if six members are appointed, two shall serve for a term of two years, two for a term of four years and two for a term of six years; and if seven members are appointed, two shall serve for a term of two years, two for a term of four years and three for a term of six years. Biennially thereafter, they may appoint one member for a term of six years to replace each member whose term expires. Such committee shall have all of the powers and duties of a committee established as provided in section 19a-301.

(1953, S. 2360d; P.A. 03-252, S. 24; P.A. 04-257, S. 37.)

History: Sec. 19-153 transferred to Sec. 19a-302 in 1983; P.A. 03-252 changed the number of members of cemetery committee from three to not fewer than three or more than seven, and revised provisions re terms for members; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004.

Sec. 19a-303. (Formerly Sec. 19-154). Acceptance of legacy. Any town or ecclesiastical society, at any meeting warned and held for that purpose, may accept, upon the terms and conditions expressed by a testator in his will, any legacy intended

as a provision for the enlargement, improvement or repair of any cemetery or any part thereof, in any town in this state.

(1949 Rev., S. 4715.)

History: Sec. 19-154 transferred to Sec. 19a-303 in 1983.

Sec. 19a-304. (Formerly Sec. 19-155). Care of funds by towns. Such a donation, when received by a town, shall, unless otherwise directed by the donor, be paid to the town treasurer; and the income therefrom shall be paid by such treasurer to such person as the selectmen may annually appoint to receive and expend such income. The person so appointed shall give a bond to the town for such sum as the selectmen may fix, with surety to their satisfaction, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties; and thereupon such person shall expend such income pursuant to the terms of the instrument or declaration of trust regulating the use thereof, and, when no specific direction has been made by the donor relative to the expenditure of such income, or when the purpose specified is incapable of performance, or when there is a surplus of income after the directions of the trust have been fully complied with and performed, he shall expend the same wholly or in part for the general care or improvement of the cemeteries and burial lots or of private lots within such cemeteries in such town.

(1949 Rev., S. 4716; 1957, P.A. 329, S. 2.)

History: Sec. 19-155 transferred to Sec. 19a-304 in 1983.

Sec. 19a-305. (Formerly Sec. 19-156). Probate Court may make allowance for care of lot. The Court of Probate may allow, out of the estate of a deceased person in settlement before such court, such amount as it deems necessary for the perpetual care, or for care for such time as it determines, of the cemetery lot wherein the deceased is interred.

(1949 Rev., S. 4721.)

History: Sec. 19-156 transferred to Sec. 19a-305 in 1983.

Sec. 19a-306. (Formerly Sec. 19-157). Cemeteries in adjoining towns. When any cemetery association or ecclesiastical society owns or manages a cemetery or cemeteries in two adjoining towns, or in the town next adjoining the town in which such association or society is located, a certificate of the registrar of that one of such towns in which any person dies shall be sufficient to enable such association or society to bury such deceased person in any of the cemeteries owned or managed by it as aforesaid.

(1949 Rev., S. 4718.)

History: Sec. 19-157 transferred to Sec. 19a-306 in 1983.

Sec. 19a-307. (Formerly Sec. 19-158). Sale of abandoned or unused lots. Any town or any mutual nonstock cemetery association or corporation having charges legally assessed against any lot in the cemetery under its control or any holder of any such lot which have been due and unpaid for at least ten years shall be authorized to sell the unused portion of such lot in such manner as its legislative body or governing board, as the case may be, may direct, provided a notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail to any such lotholder and any other person known to be beneficially interested in any such lot, at the last-known address of such lotholder or other person, which notice shall substantially contain the information that, if such legally assessed charges are not paid within a year from the date of the issuance of such notice, such town, cemetery association or corporation may take over any unused portion of such lot for the purpose of sale, provided space shall be reserved for the surviving spouse, if any, of the original lotholder, if the surviving spouse would otherwise be eligible for burial in such cemetery under the rules and regulations governing burials in such cemetery. If such town, association or corporation is unable to determine any person known to be beneficially interested in any such lot, it shall cause to be published, in a newspaper having a circulation in the town in which the cemetery is located, at least once a week for three consecutive weeks, a notice containing the same information as is sent to any known lotholder or person known to be beneficially interested. The proceeds from the sale of such unused portion of such lots shall first be used to reimburse such town, association or corporation for any past due charges and costs of sale. The balance shall be placed in a perpetual care fund, the interest from which shall be expended in the care of such uncared-for lots in such cemetery as are designated by the legislative body of such town or the governing board of such cemetery, as the case may be.

(1949 Rev., S. 4705; 1957, P.A. 97; 1971, P.A. 172.)

History: 1971 act allowed towns, acting through their legislative bodies, to sell abandoned or unused lots in cemeteries under their control; Sec. 19-158 transferred to Sec. 19a-307 in 1983.

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.

Sec. 19a-308. (Formerly Sec. 19-159). Care of neglected cemeteries. Civil and criminal liability for undertaking care and maintenance. (a) In any town in which there is a burial ground or cemetery containing more than six places of interment and not under the control or management of any currently functioning cemetery association, that has been neglected and allowed to grow up to weeds, briars and bushes, or about which the fences have become broken, decayed or dilapidated, the selectmen of such

town may cause such burial ground or cemetery to be cleared of weeds, briars and bushes, may mow the ground’s lawn areas and may cause its fences or walls to be repaired and kept in orderly and decent condition and its memorial stones to be straightened. (b) No municipality or employee, officer or agent of a municipality shall be civilly or criminally liable for undertaking the care and maintenance of a burial ground or cemetery, as described in subsection (a) of this section.

(1949 Rev., S. 4719; P.A. 14-217, S. 204.)

History: Sec. 19-159 transferred to Sec. 19a-308 in 1983; P.A. 14-217 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by deleting “annually”, adding provision re mowing lawn areas and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re civil and criminal liability for undertaking care and maintenance.

Annotation to former section 19-159: Cited. 168 C. 447.

Sec. 19a-308a. Abandoned cemeteries. Acquisition by municipality. Notice requirements. Objections. Vesting of title with municipality. (a) As used in this section, “abandoned cemetery” means a cemetery (1) in which no burial has occurred during the previous forty years and in which the lots or graves have not been maintained during the previous ten years except for maintenance rendered by the municipality in which such cemetery is located, (2) in which one burial has occurred in the past forty years, for which a permit was issued under section 7-65 after such burial, or (3) in which no lots have been sold in the previous forty years and in which most lots and graves have not been maintained during the previous ten years except for maintenance rendered by the municipality in which such cemetery is located. (b) Any municipality may acquire an abandoned cemetery, including ownership of any occupied or unoccupied lots or grave sites in such cemetery. Such municipality may cause a survey of such cemetery to be completed in order to ascertain the extent of such cemetery. The municipality shall use due diligence in identifying any owners of the abandoned cemetery or any of the cemetery’s occupied or unoccupied lots or grave sites and shall provide notice to such owners of the municipality’s intention to acquire the abandoned cemetery. In the event that a municipality is unable to locate such an owner, the municipality shall publish notice of its intention to acquire the abandoned cemetery in a newspaper having a general circulation in such municipality. Such notice shall be published for a period of three consecutive weeks.

(c) The notice described in subsection (b) of this section shall give a basic description of the abandoned cemetery, by reference to the municipality’s tax maps, and shall set a date and place where objections to the acquisition of the cemetery by the municipality will be heard. (d) Any owner who receives notice pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may reassert his or her right of ownership over the abandoned cemetery, occupied or unoccupied lot or grave site, as applicable, by sending written notice of his or her objection to the municipality not later than fourteen days after his or her receipt of notice pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Any owner who reasserts his or her rights pursuant to this subsection shall promptly comply with all municipal ordinances concerning such abandoned cemetery, occupied or unoccupied lot or grave site. (e) In the event that no objection is received by the municipality pursuant to subsection (d) of this section not later than fifteen days after the last date of publication of the notice described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, title to such abandoned cemetery and any occupied or unoccupied lots or graves shall vest in such municipality.

Whenever title vests in a municipality pursuant to this subsection, such municipality shall record a confirmation of such vesting, including a basic description of the cemetery, on the land records of the municipality in which such cemetery is located. (f) If title to an abandoned cemetery vests with a municipality pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, such municipality shall maintain title to such cemetery, shall not transfer title to such cemetery, and shall maintain the characteristics of such cemetery and make no changes in the use of such cemetery land. The municipality may appoint a superintendent or sexton for such cemetery pursuant to section 19a-297, and may appropriate funds as necessary for the care, maintenance and support of such cemetery.

(P.A. 09-232, S. 69; P.A. 10-18, S. 10.)

History: P.A. 09-232 effective July 8, 2009; P.A. 10-18 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(2).

Sec. 19a-308b. Neglected cemetery account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “neglected cemetery account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of municipal maintenance of neglected burial grounds and cemeteries, as described in section 19a-308. (b) Each municipality may apply for moneys in the account established pursuant to this section on a form and in such manner as prescribed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

(P.A. 14-217, S. 205.)

Sec. 19a-309. (Formerly Sec. 19-160). Headstones at soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; graves. No cemetery association shall make or enforce any bylaw, order or regulation prohibiting the erection of any tombstone or headstone, provided by the state or otherwise, at the grave of any soldier, sailor or marine buried in such cemetery. Each association or officer thereof who violates any provision of this section shall be fined fifty dollars.

(1949 Rev., S. 4720.)

History: Sec. 19-160 transferred to Sec. 19a-309 in 1983.

See Sec. 19a-297 re authority of selectmen, cemetery associations or ecclesiastical societies to enact bylaws for management and care of burial lots.

Sec. 19a-310. (Formerly Sec. 19-161). Approval of vaults above ground by Department of Public Health. Fees. No person shall construct any vault, crypt, columbarium or mausoleum for public use, wholly or partially above the surface of the ground, to be used to contain the body of any dead person (1) unless the same is located within the confines of an established cemetery containing not less than five acres, which cemetery has been in existence and operation for a period of at least five years immediately preceding the time of the erection thereof, or (2) if located within a cemetery containing less than five acres, such location has been approved by the selectmen of any town, the mayor and council or board of aldermen of any city and the warden and burgesses of any borough; except that in any town, city or borough having a zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, such commission shall have the authority to grant such approval; nor until plans and specifications for such vault, crypt, columbarium or mausoleum are approved by the Department of Public Health and a fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars is paid to the Department of Public Health for its review and approval of such plans and specifications, provided a columbarium which is used solely as a repository for the remains, after cremation, of deceased persons and is located on the premises of any religious society or corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

Such plans and specifications shall set forth the sections, halls, rooms, corridors, elevators or other subdivisions thereof, with their descriptive names and numbers, and shall provide: (a) That such structure be so arranged that the cell, niche or crypt may be readily examined at any time by any person authorized by law to do so; (b) that the materials of which such structure is to be constructed are to be of the best quality and of a character best suited for the purposes intended; and (c) that the structure shall be so constructed as to insure its durability and permanence as well as the safety, convenience, comfort and health of the community in which it is located, as dictated and determined at the time by modern mausoleum construction and engineering

science. The person making the application shall file a certificate of such approval, signed by the Commissioner of Public Health, with a copy of such plans and specifications, in the office of the town clerk of the town wherein such structure is to be erected, and such clerk shall retain the same on file.

(1949 Rev., S. 4706; 1969, P.A. 30; 1971, P.A. 34, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 87-490, S. 4; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 9, 117; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 173.)

History: 1969 act deleted requirement that crypt or cell be constructed so as to be hermetically and permanently sealed stated in former Subdiv. (b) and redesignated remaining subdivisions accordingly; 1971 act excluded columbarium used solely for cremated remains and located on premises of religious society or corporation from provisions of section; P.A. 77-614 replaced department and commissioner of health with department and commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-161 transferred to Sec. 19a-310 in 1983; P.A. 87-490 inserted Subdiv. (2) concerning approvals in cemeteries containing less than five acres; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 established a fee of $1,000 for review and approval of plans; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess.

P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $1,000 to $1,250.

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.

Sec. 19a-311. (Formerly Sec. 19-162). Inspection. Burial prohibited until certificate obtained. Such structure shall be erected under the supervision of an inspector to be appointed by the Department of Public Health, which shall determine the amount of his compensation, such compensation to be paid by the person erecting the same. No vault, crypt, niche, mausoleum, columbarium or structure, and no addition or alteration thereof, shall be used for the purpose of interring therein any body until the person, firm or corporation operating such structure has obtained from said department a certificate, signed by the Commissioner of Public Health, certifying that the plans and specifications filed pursuant to the provisions of section 19a-310 have been complied with, and that the requirements for a maintenance fund provided for in subsection (b) of section 19a-312 have been complied with, which certificate shall be filed in the office of the town clerk of the town wherein the community mausoleum is located, provided a columbarium which is used solely as a repository for the remains, after cremation of deceased persons and is located on the premises of any religious society or corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

(1949 Rev., S. 4707; 1971, P.A. 34, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-180, S. 59, 166.)

History: 1971 act excluded columbarium used solely for cremated remains and located on premises of religious society or corporation from provisions of section; P.A. 77-614 replaced department and commissioner of health with department and commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-162 transferred to Sec. 19a-311 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96180 made a technical change, effective June 3, 1996.

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.

Sec. 19a-312. (Formerly Sec. 19-163). Sale of crypts. Maintenance. (a) No crypt or room in any mausoleum not privately owned, or niche in a columbarium not so owned, shall be sold or offered for sale, until such structure is entirely completed. (b) There shall be established and maintained a fund for the perpetual care and maintenance of each such mausoleum and columbarium, by applying in the case of a mausoleum not less than the sum of one hundred dollars from the proceeds received from the sale of each crypt and ten per cent of the proceeds received from the sale of each room; and in case of niches in a mausoleum or columbarium, used as a repository for the remains of deceased persons after cremation, a sum which shall be equivalent to ten per cent of the sale price of each niche. If sales of crypts or rooms in any such mausoleum, or sales of niches in any such mausoleum or columbarium, are made upon a partial payment plan, there shall be set apart and applied to said maintenance fund from each such payment such proportion thereof as the number of partial payments bears to the total amount of the sum required to be set aside for such fund. (c) When any mausoleum, vault, crypt or structure containing one or more deceased human bodies, in the opinion of the Department of Public Health, becomes a menace to public health, and the owner or owners thereof fail to remedy or remove the same to the satisfaction of said department, any court of competent jurisdiction may order the person, firm or corporation owning such structure to remove the deceased body or bodies for interment in some suitable cemetery at the expense of the person, firm or corporation owning such mausoleum, vault or crypt. If no such person, firm or corporation can be found in the county where such mausoleum, vault or crypt is located, such removal and interment shall be at the expense of the cemetery, city or town within which such mausoleum, vault or crypt is located, or of the cemetery association in charge of any such cemetery.

(d) Any cemetery or mausoleum maintained or constructed contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be enjoined in an action brought by any taxpayer of this state.

(1949 Rev., S. 4708; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-163 transferred to Sec. 19a-312 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.

See Sec. 19a-314 re penalty for violation of this section.

Sec. 19a-313. (Formerly Sec. 19-161a). Burials above ground restricted. No person shall be buried, interred or entombed in any burying ground, or in any vault, niche, crypt, columbarium, mausoleum or structure wholly or partially above the surface of the ground, unless such burying ground or structure is located within the confines of an established cemetery which is owned, managed or controlled by a municipality, ecclesiastical society, cemetery association or corporation, as provided in this chapter, or a private burying ground or structure approved by the Department of Public Health.

(P.A. 75-138; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-161a transferred to Sec. 19a-313 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.

Sec. 19a-314. (Formerly Sec. 19-164). Penalty. Any officer, manager or agent of any corporation or association, or any other person, who violates any provision of section 19a-296, 19a-307, 19a-310, 19a-311 or 19a-312 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both; but no provision of said sections shall prohibit or apply to the construction of temporary receiving vaults.

(1949 Rev., S. 4709.)

History: Sec. 19-164 transferred to Sec. 19a-314 in 1983.

Sec. 19a-314a. Disclosure of dispute resolution procedure relating to the sale of any item or service by a town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association which owns, manages or controls a cemetery. “Cemetery” defined. (a) As used in this section, “cemetery” means any place performing interments on or after October 1, 1995. (b) Each town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association which owns, manages or controls a cemetery shall disclose to each consumer, in writing at the time of the sale of any item or service, any dispute resolution procedure of such town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association. The written disclosure shall also indicate that the consumer may contact the Department of Public Health or local public health director if the consumer has any complaints which concern violations of sections 7-64 to 7-71, inclusive, 19a-310 and 19a-311.

(P.A. 95-184, S. 1, 2; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-195, S. 140, 181; P.A. 09-232, S. 24.)

History: P.A. 95-257 authorized substitution of Commissioner and Department of Public Health for Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 09-232 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 7-72 with reference to Sec. 7-71.

Sec. 19a-315. “Ancient burial place”, “burial ground authority” and “grave marker” defined. For purposes of sections 19a-315 to 19a-315c, inclusive: (1) “Ancient burial place” means any tract of land within any municipality which has been used or has been in existence as a burial ground for more than one hundred years; (2) “Burial ground authority” means the town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association, as the case may be; and (3) “Grave marker” means any of the following when used to mark graves in an ancient burial place, cemetery or burial ground: Tombs, monuments, gravestones, or fragments thereof and fences or curbing which enclose individual or family burial plots.

(P.A. 84-280, S. 1; P.A. 85-319, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 85-319 included the definition of “grave marker” and applied the definitions to Sec. 19a-315c.

Sec. 19a-315a. Use of ancient burial place. No municipality shall alienate or appropriate any ancient burial place to any use other than that of a burial ground. No portion of any ancient burial place shall be taken for public use without the approval of the General Assembly. If any ancient burial place is appropriated for any other use and the bodies buried therein or the grave markers marking the same are removed, the burial ground authority shall preserve a record of such removal indicating the date of such removal and the site or place to which such removal was made.

(P.A. 84-280, S. 2; P.A. 85-319, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 85-319 inserted “grave marker” in place of “monuments, gravestones or other memorials”.

See Sec. 53a-218 re penalty for interference with cemetery or burial ground.

See Sec. 53a-219 re penalty for unlawful possession or sale of gravestones.

Sec. 19a-315b. Protection of grave markers. No grave marker within any cemetery or burial place shall be destroyed, injured or removed except in accordance with the provisions of either this section or section 19a-315c. Any such grave marker may be removed for the purpose of reproduction, preservation or display in an accredited museum upon (1) (A) the consent of the owner of the burial rights for the lot in which such grave marker is placed or the consent of a lineal descendant of the deceased, whose qualifications for giving such consent shall be determined by the burial ground authority, or (B) if such owner or qualified lineal descendant is unknown or does not respond within thirty days to a request for consent sent by registered or certified mail to such person’s last known address, with the consent of the burial ground authority, and (2) the order of the probate court for the district in which such burial lot is located.

Upon written application of such consenting owner, qualified lineal descendant or burial ground authority, the probate court may, after a hearing, with notice of such hearing having been given to the burial ground authority, the owner, the qualified lineal descendant, the Department of Economic and Community Development and otherwise as the court deems appropriate, order the removal of such grave marker if it finds that such removal is necessary or desirable for the protection and preservation of such grave marker.

(P.A. 84-280, S. 3; P.A. 85-319, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 210(e); P.A. 0420, S. 3; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 11-48, S. 165.)

History: P.A. 85-319 made numerous changes concerning giving of consent and removed provisions concerning subjects covered by Sec. 19a-315c; June 30 Sp. Sess.

P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced the Connecticut Historical Commission with the Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August

20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; P.A. 11-48 replaced “Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism” with “Department of Economic and Community Development”, effective July 1, 2011.

See Sec. 53a-218 re penalty for interference with cemetery or burial ground.

See Sec. 53a-219 re penalty for unlawful possession or sale of gravestones.

Sec. 19a-315c. Maintenance of burial places. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19a-315b, a burial ground authority shall have the right to properly maintain an ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place, which right shall include: (1) Repair, rehabilitation, repositioning or resetting of grave markers in accordance with the rules and regulations of the burial ground authority; and (2) the renovation of the ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place as a whole. (b) For purposes of subsection (a), no renovation of an ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place as a whole may be commenced until after: (1) The burial ground authority has conspicuously posted within the ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place, for a period of not less than ninety days, a notice that such renovation shall take place; and (2) the burial ground authority, at least ninety days before commencing a renovation, has provided written notice to the probate court having jurisdiction over the location of the burial place and to the Department of Economic and Community Development. Such notice to the probate court shall describe the renovation plans and include photographs of any area or grave marker involved. (c) Following the notice period provided for in subsection (b) of this section, and subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, a burial ground authority may renovate an ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place by: (1) The removal of any or all fencing, railing or curbing, if such removal is determined by the burial ground authority to be necessary or desirable for the proper and efficient maintenance of the ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place as a whole; and (2) the repositioning or resetting of any monument or tombstone. (d) At any time prior to the expiration of the notice period provided for in subsection (b) of this section, the probate court may assume jurisdiction over such renovation and order a hearing, with notice of such hearing to be given to the burial ground authority, the owner, the qualified lineal descendant, the Department of Economic and Community Development and otherwise as the court deems appropriate, to determine whether such renovation is necessary for the proper and efficient maintenance of the ancient burial place, cemetery or burial place as a whole. Upon notice of such hearing,

the burial ground authority shall not proceed with such renovation except in accordance with the order of the probate court.

(P.A. 85-319, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 210(e); P.A. 04-20, S. 3; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 05-288, S. 77; P.A. 11-48, S. 166.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced the Connecticut Historical Commission with the Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsecs. (c) and (d), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsecs. (b) and (d) to replace “Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism” with “Department of Economic and Community Development”, effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 19a-315d. Places and manner of burial. Exceptions. Penalty. (a) No person shall bury the body of any deceased person less than three hundred fifty feet from any residential dwelling unless a public highway intervenes between such place of burial and such dwelling, or unless such body is encased in a burial vault made of concrete or other impermeable material, except (1) in a cemetery established on or before November 1, 1911, (2) in a cemetery that, when established, was more than three hundred fifty feet from any dwelling house, or (3) with the written approval of the Commissioner of Public Health, in a plot of land adjacent to a cemetery, as described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection that has been made a part of either cemetery.

Such written approval shall contain a detailed description of the land adjacent to the cemetery and shall be recorded in the land records of the town in which the cemetery is located. (b) No person shall bury the body of any deceased person in such a manner that the top of the outside container within which such body is placed is less than two and onehalf feet below the surface of the ground, except if such container is made of concrete or other impermeable material, the top of such container shall not be less than one and one-half feet below the surface. (c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day such person is in violation of the provisions of this section.

(P.A. 14-231, S. 6.)

Secs. 19a-316 to 19a-319. Reserved for future use.

Appendix11: Preliminary Plan of Remaining Available Areas of the Cemetery