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dollofvoodoo's blog: "Mindless Ramblings Of Me"

created on 07/31/2008  |  http://fubar.com/mindless-ramblings-of-me/b235648  |  3 followers

Burr Oak Update

This is truly sad!

Scandal-plagued Burr Oak Cemetery today will move one step closer toward a new owner.

A public auction is scheduled to be held this afternoon at the law offices of the firm handling the bankruptcy of the cemetery's current owner, Perpetua Inc.

A bankruptcy court judge already has approved an offer of $25,000 for Burr Oak in Alsip and $650,000 for its sister cemetery, Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet Park. Today's auction will determine if anyone is willing to go higher.

The bid that already has passed court muster came from Cemecare, described as a partnership between Gatling Community Development Inc. and Restvale Cemetery in Alsip.

Last year, four Burr Oak workers were charged with taking part in a scheme in which they allegedly dug up graves and resold burial plots.

A subsequent study by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart found that far more people were buried in the 105-acre cemetery than the land can hold, suggesting that the practice of stacking caskets on top of each other or simply discarding remains was more common than anyone suspected.

Any new owner for Burr Oak, however, won't be responsible for the myriad of civil litigation filed over the scandal there, according to the cemetery's court-appointed overseer.

A bankruptcy court hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday to approve the sale of the cemeteries.

 

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