Commission notes missing cremains paperwork, changes process to send forms to funeral homes

Sep 25, 2025

The commission flagged a missing Non-Recoverable Cremains form for the funeral of Louise Longchamp and directed staff to send required paperwork to funeral homes directly in future to ensure proper lot-recording.

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During the Sept. 25 meeting, Susan Lyons raised that the "Non-Recoverable Cremains" form for Louise Longchamp (daughter of Clifford Hebert) had not been completed for cemetery records; Joe Mangan said the funeral home provided a check and a Certificate of Cremation but the signed form was missing. The commission emphasized the purpose of the form: to mark exactly where cremains are placed within a lot for its records.

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