Cottage Grove Cemetery

Lived by cemetery many years and do have loved ones there. The original caretaker was strict in how the cemetery looked and was taken care of, unfortunately, he passed and family members took over. The individual that took over had a heart of gold and could not say no when it came to family members grieving and wanting to add extra to a grave site. This should have been done on only a short term basis, not a everyday, every holiday. The cemetery began looking cluttered and not so great. Meaning, the memorabilia should have only lasted on grave a week to a month, then should have been removed. 5 years ago my family purchased plots because of living close and loving the cemetery, it was like family. But, it began going down and 3+ years ago we buried my father and we were not happy with the grounds and the articles flying in the breeze stuck to stones and trash (aka) glass bottles left on monuments that rolled away. This was not allowed in other cemetery's we visited before making are choice, so why here? Today I am happy to say, that the cemetery is a beautiful, peaceful, and well maintained. I know that this doesn't help the individuals that were allowed to have memorabilia, but we have to have rules that everyone has to follow. The cemetery is visited by a lot of other families and it needs to be maintained in a uniform fashion. Keep up the good work cemetery directors every time I visit I seen improvements!!!