[oh8eleven]

will be sold for $57.5 million to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
I have six ancestors who were buried in an unmarked grave over 125 years ago in Calvary Cemetery (NYC).
When I asked the church (St Patrick's) how to go about putting up a headstone, I was told I first had to pay over $1200 in past due maintenance fees.
You don't want to know what I told them to do with their fees.

[NYer]

I have six ancestors who were buried in an unmarked grave over 125 years ago in Calvary Cemetery (NYC). When I asked the church (St Patrick's) how to go about putting up a headstone, I was told I first had to pay over $1200 in past due maintenance fees.

It is already remarkable that your relatives have been left undisturbed for so long without a marker. The fee quoted is about $10/annum; that works out to be $1.66 per family member, annually. What a bargain!

How do you suppose the cemetery covers the costs of grounds maintenance?

[netmilsmom]

>>When I asked the church (St Patrick’s) how to go about putting up a headstone, I was told I first had to pay over $1200 in past due maintenance fees.<<

I have my parent buried in a Catholic Cemetery in Cleveland. I’ve NEVER paid a maintenance fee.

Have you contacted the diocese instead?