BLOOMINGTON — Parks and Recreation will conduct a routine fall cleanup of Rose Hill and White Oak Cemeteries beginning October 10.
The fall cleanup includes removing decorative items, including flags, flowers, and figurines, not firmly attached to monuments. Items attached in vases or as saddles will be removed if they are in poor condition, or outdated and out of season (e.g. Fourth of July decorations).
Families who wish to keep flowers or other decorations may remove them before Oct. 10.
Properly placed decorations are attached to a monument as a saddle or in attached vases. Decorations placed directly in or on the ground, including flowers, candles, or shepherd’s hooks, will be removed. Decorations policies at both cemeteries prohibit the use of any glass decorations.
For more information about Rose Hill or White Oak Cemetery, or about the decorations policies or the fall cleanup, contact the cemetery office at 812-349-3498.
To look up cemetery burial records, or for more information about the history of the city’s two cemeteries, visit the Rose Hill and White Oak Cemeteries website.
For more information about upcoming projects at the cemeteries, visit the Parks Project Update web page.
