Cemetery Rules:

• Speed limit is 5 MPH on cemetery grounds
• No driving or parking on lawns

Decoration Rules:

• Parking is not permitted on any lawn
• No planting or digging of any kind
• No glass of any kind (jars, vases, lanterns with glass windows, etc)
• Candles are not permitted
• No shepherd hook plant holders
• No balloons, pinwheels or banners (other than military)
• To keep the cemetery always looking its best, all decorations will be removed as necessary (dying plants, damaged or faded decorations, etc)
  
  Scheduled seasonal cleanup is as follows:
• Fall and Winter on or about October 15th - removal of spring/summer decorations
• Spring and Summeron or about March 7th - removal of fall/winter decorations

Wheaton Cemetery is not responsible for damage to decorations or markers.




Burial Rules:


• An outer container (vault) is required for all non-cremated interments
• Cremains burials must be in a non-biodegradable sealed container
• 48 hour notice (not including Sundays) is required for all interments/inurnments
• 48 hour cancellation notice (not including Sundays) is required
• Burial permit, signed contract, and payment are due prior to interment/inurnment
• A full size grave allows for one traditional burial and up to 3 additional cremains burials, or 4 cremains burials.
• A cremation grave allows for up to 2 cremains burials
• Baby graves are for one interment only

Marker Rules:


• All markers must have an approved permit, and a foundation is required
• All markers must have stone pitch on at least 3 sides where it touches the foundation
• All markers must be fully moveable from foundation
• Full graves are allowed one standard marker, on the marker row, and one flush (not on marker row)
• Cremation graves can be flush markers only
• Baby graves can be flush markers only
• Gary Mausoleum section can be flush markers only
• Standard markers must conform to cemetery size restrictions
  • Base width can be no wider than 30” on a single grave (max base size is 2-6 x 1-4)
  • Height on a single grave can be no more than 2 feet, including both base and marker
  • Markers placed over 2 or more graves cannot exceed 30” per grave (60” for 2 graves, 90” for 3, etc), and maximum height is 4 feet, including both marker and base
  Monuments or markers exceeding these dimensions must go to the board for potential approval.
  Wheaton Cemetery is not responsible for any damage done to markers/monuments.
  Thank you for your cooperation