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Rules and Regulations

Trinity Memory Gardens
14712 E. Twombly Rd.
Rochelle, IL 61068
P: 815-562-7386
E: abeverage20@gmail.com

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2025

Trinity Memory Gardens, Inc. (Which will also be known as “cemetery” stated in this document) was started in 1962 and ran by the Jaffke family until Oct. 2025 when the Beverage family purchased the corporation to maintain and uphold the cemetery.

Care of Lots: All lots are sold under the Perpetual Care Fund set up for that purpose.
Definition of Cemetery Authority: The cemetery staff, board of directors or a vendor contracted by Trinity Memory Gardens, Inc. to perform duties for the cemetery.

I. Rules Concerning Lots and Lot Owners

No lot shall be used for any other purpose than as a place of burial for human remains. The grade of all lots shall be determined by the cemetery authority.
Heirs or assigns of lot owners must prove their rights to the satisfaction of the cemetery authority before their orders for interments will be accepted. Lot owners may dispose of their lots by will, subject to the rules of the cemetery; otherwise, ownership and the right to give orders for burial shall follow according to the laws of the descent of the State of Illinois.
Trinity Memory Gardens, Inc. follows the Illinois State Statute – The Cemetery Oversight Act (411/20-5 (h); A cemetery authority shall be responsible for the proper opening and closing of all graves, crypts, or niches for human remains in any cemetery property it owns.
All monuments or headstones are subject to the approval of the cemetery authority whose duty it shall be to see that all foundations are made substantial and according to the Rules and Regulations already existing and such as may be adopted from time to time for the management of the cemetery.
No markers or monuments shall be placed in the cemetery except in accordance with the Rules and Regulations with respect thereto as shown on the plat of the cemetery on file with the cemetery authority.
Lot owners shall not have the right to plant trees, shrubs, flowers, or plants on their lots. Any existing items will remain until they are no longer acceptable and will be removed by the cemetery authority. They may not be replaced.
If any structure or any inscription be placed in or upon any lot which shall be determined by the Cemetery to be not in accordance with the cemetery regulations and to be offensive, improper or injurious to the surrounding lots or ground, the said department shall have the right and duty to enter upon such lot and remove or cause the removal of the said offensive or improper objects. The Cemetery also reserves the right to direct the removal of anything offensive from graves and lots.
Owners may decorate their graves observing the Rules & Regulations of the cemetery and shall remove all rubbish to the place designated for the purpose. The following is the Cleanup dates:

Winter Cleaning - March 20th – April 2nd
Summer Cleaning - August 1st
Fall Cleaning – October 20th

Flowers and seasonal decorations must be removed by those dates if you would like to keep the items placed. Items remaining after these dates may be discarded. Faded or wilted items may be removed at any time at the discretion of the cemetery. Signs are also posted at the cemetery with these dates.

9. No interments shall be made, nor shall any work be done on any lot on which unpaid charges are due for work done upon it.

10. Orders for disinterment or removals will be taken by the cemetery authority.

11. Do not place fragile or loose objects on any grave. These objects become defaced or unsightly and will be removed according to the rules. Glass items are not allowed and will be removed.

12. No scattering of cremains is permitted. Scattered cremains will be collected and turned over the county for disposal as unclaimed/unknown cremains.

II. Rules for Visitors

Fast or reckless driving is not allowed on the grounds. Automobiles and trucks are not allowed to leave the roads.
All persons are prohibited from picking any flowers or breaking any tree, shrub or plant. No flowers or shrubs can be taken from the grounds except by a written permit from the cemetery authority.
All persons are prohibited from writing upon, defacing, or injuring any monument, enclosure or structure in or belonging to the cemetery.
The cemetery authorities are instructed to prohibit any person disturbing the quiet and good order of the cemetery by noise or other improper conduct, or found violating any rules, will be compelled to leave the grounds instantly. Discharging firearms or fireworks is strictly prohibited, except for military funerals or patriotic services.
Gardeners are not allowed at any time to solicit orders on the cemetery grounds.
The cemetery authorities are charged to see that all Rules & Regulations are observed, that persons found damaging any property on the cemetery are held to restore such to its former condition, and that all violators are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

III. Rules and Regulations Concerning the Purchase & Transfer of Lots

Person desiring to purchase lots should contact the cemetery authority at the phone number or email provided on the front of the rules and regulations where information about lots and prices may be obtained. The cemetery authority will, upon receipt of the price of the lot in full, issue a Certificate of Ownership signed by the President, and enter the same on the records, after which an order for interment may be at any time procured. No lot shall be considered as sold nor shall any interment be made thereon until the full price of the lot has been paid.
Lots may be sold to married domestic partners, but otherwise, no single lot will be sold or deeded to more than one person.
Owners can transfer their lots only by applying to the cemetery authority. A charge will be assessed for all transfers. In case of death of a lot owner, the heir should call the cemetery authority and have the proper entries made on the record. The same should be done if lot owners change their name.

IV. Rules and Regulations Concerning Funeral Directors & Interments

Funeral directors must give forty-eight (48) hours' notice of all funerals to allow for timely grave opening and to avoid the necessity of opening graves on Sunday. Failure to give the proper amount of notice will result in a fee. Funeral directors must give dimensions of outside receptacles and state the hour when the funeral will arrive at the cemetery. Funeral directories will be held responsible for damage, loss of time or labor caused by them in giving incorrect information to the cemetery authority.
Graves will be opened on the order of funeral directors and to owners, but no interment will be made without the proper certification from the Board of Health (in the form of a burial permit). Parties claiming burial in private lots must prove their ownership by showing their deed and, if they are not the owners or their legal heirs, they must file a written order signed by the owner(s) or the legal representative(s).

V. Special Rules Concerning Interments

One full interment only will be made in any one grave. Exceptions are outlined below.
Burial of bodies, minor children, limbs, or ashes in a wooden container is not permitted. Outside containers for full body burials must be concrete or a vault. Outside containers for cremated remains must be a recoverable sturdy receptacle or vault.
Cemetery policy will allow up to SIX cremated urns in a single grave space. Each cremated remains will be in its own sturdy recoverable container (urn) or vault for burial. Monuments placed for such interments must meet the specified regulations for the cemetery section in which the burial takes place. Six names will be allowed on such monuments. A second monument may only be allowed as a foot stone or a ground level marker that does not rise above the grass with the written permission of the cemetery authority.
Burial of one cremains may be interred with a full single burial in a single grave. Monuments placed for such double interments must meet the specified regulations for the cemetery section in which the burial takes place. The two names will be allowed on such monuments. A second monument may only be allowed as a foot stone or a ground level marker that does not rise above the grass with the written permission of the cemetery authority.
The Cemetery permits the burial of one parent/child interment in the same grave space and same casket. The cemetery authority reserves the right to approve every parent/child burial on an individual basis, depending on the size and age of the deceased. The general guideline will be a parent and a child under the age of two years. Monument regulations are the same as for any other burial in the particular section. Two names will be allowed on such monuments.

VI. Rules for Stone Men, Marble Cutters, etc.

1All employees for stonework, erecting monuments, etc. are subject to the authority of the caretaker of the cemetery, who will ensure that such work is done according to the rules. The caretaker will give specifications for foundations for monuments, headstones, blankets, mausoleums, etc. All foundations will be built from early spring to late fall, depending on weather conditions. Contractors violating the rules or not paying their bills promptly for foundations will not be permitted to work in the cemetery. All employees are prohibited from injuring any tree or shrub, or from scattering material over adjacent lot, or leaving the same on the grounds any longer than necessary. They must confine themselves to the lot for which they are engaged and such additional limits as may be assigned. They must remove all chips and rubbish to the place designated for that purpose. More rules regarding headstones are on a separate Headstone Rules and Regulations sheet that is located on our website to see or at the request from the office.

VII. Rules and Regulations Concerning Improvements

Persons decorating lots or doing any kind of work on the cemetery must remove all rubbish to the place designated for that purpose.
If branches of trees extend over monuments or enclosures, such monuments may in case of rain during the bloom of trees, receive temporary stains. These stains are harmless as they will be washed away by subsequent showers and cannot be admitted as justifying demands for cutting down tree branches or trees.

VIII. Suggestions

The cemetery rules are not made to interfere with your rights, they are imposed to protect the interest of all lot owners and to promote general harmony to the benefit of all.
Ensure that you notify the cemetery authority at the contact info provided on the first page if you inherit a lot or wish to transfer ownership. An order for interment could be delayed or denied, if the records do not reflect the true ownership.

IX. Monuments

A separate rules and regulations sheet can be provided upon request for monuments.

All Rules and Regulations of Trinity Memory Gardens, Inc. are subject to change and amendment by the Shareholders and/or Board of Directors.