A bill allowing burials to continue at Eternal Hills Cemetery has been passed by the Oregon House of Representatives and is set for its first reading in the Senate Tuesday. House Bill 4073 was passed without opposition Monday after being introduced at the start of the current short session Feb. 5. HB 4037 would allow […]
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The state agency with authority over cemeteries has come up with a temporary patch to allow burials at Eternal Hills Cemetery in Klamath Falls, but it will be up to the Legislature to come up with something more permanent. It’s a problem in need of a solution as events at Eternal Hills Cemetery in the […]
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The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board (OMCB) plans to hold an emergency meeting Friday afternoon to consider passing a temporary rule that could again allow burials at Eternal Hills Cemetery. Burials at the facility have been unavailable since Jan. 1 after a law allowing day-use permits expired. Source: State holding emergency meeting for Eternal Hills […]
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A local family is living the nightmare state regulators were dreading when permits for burials at Eternal Hills Cemetery became unavailable starting Jan. 1. Source: Family struggles with inability to bury at Eternal Hills | News | heraldandnews.com
Burials at Eternal Hills Cemetery have stopped indefinitely for those who do not already have permits after a state law allowing day-use permits at the facility expired Monday. On Tuesday, Erin Haag, interim executive director for the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board (OMCB), confirmed her agency was unable to find a legal solution to the […]
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Burials at Eternal Hills Cemetery have stopped indefinitely for those who do not already have permits after a state law allowing day-use permits at the facility expired Monday. Source: Eternal Hills burials suspended after law lapses
If everything works out, concerns regarding Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home should be resolved soon and in the community’s favor. This was the message of state officials who took questions during a public forum Monday night to talk about bankruptcy proceedings against the former funeral home. Source: State reassures public of Eternal Hills […]
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Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home is being forced into bankruptcy after failing to pay nearly $60,000 in fines imposed last year for the repeated violation of state regulations. On Sept. 13, the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board (OMCB) filed a petition in federal court for involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy against Eternal Hills, which […]
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A former Klamath Falls funeral service provider is no longer challenging a state decision to revoke its license now that a nonprofit group plans to take over operations at the cemetery. On Friday, Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home asked for the dismissal of its appeal against sanctions imposed March 30, 2016, by the Oregon […]
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