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. 4.
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
Appendix 4: Latest CANA Report
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Since 1913, CANA has been collecting death and cremation data from its members, and, for the past 20 years, from state and provincial vital statistics departments or other designated regulatory agencies in the United States and Canada. From these figures, CANA has determined the annual percentage of cremations to deaths, which includes all the states and provinces. CANA has also been able to use these figures to forecast future cremation percentages. 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. CANA ANNUAL CREMATION STATISTICS REPORT • 2016
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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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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
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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Appendix 9: Perpetual Care (Trust) Fund Documentation
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