Mayor Frank Cownie | Mayor Frank Cownie official website
Mayor Frank Cownie | Mayor Frank Cownie official website
DES MOINES, IOWA — Friday, June 23, 2023 — A warning for those with loved ones at a Des Moines Municipal Cemetery. If you have decorations on a grave that you do not want disposed of, they should be picked up by the end of June.
On July 1, 2023, weather permitting, Des Moines Park and Recreation Department staff will begin the process of removing all cemetery memorial decorations that have been placed on gravesites in municipal cemeteries. Citizens who have decorated gravesites with materials they would like to keep must remove them by no later than June 30, from the following municipal cemeteries:
Glendale – 4909 University Ave.
Glendale Masonic – 1550 48th Street
Woodland and Saint Ambrose – 2019 Woodland Ave.
Laurel Hill – 3601 East Court Ave.
Oak Grove – 3903 SW 31st St.
Sims – 3605 East University Ave.
Elm Grove – 6501 Indianola Rd.Materials remaining on gravesites and monuments after June 30 will be discarded. The Cemetery staff will remove and discard ornaments, such as vigil lights, wreaths, statues, metal holders, floral decorations, fences, boxes, toys, vases, glass, wood signs, cement blocks, unsightly decorations, faded decorations and similar articles placed on lots. No material of any kind (rocks, edging, etc.) shall be placed on cemetery lots. Cemetery staff will complete the clearing of materials by July 21, at which time the public will again be able to place decorations, which will be left in place until the summer cleanup begins the week of October 1, 2023. For more information pertaining to any of these locations, contact the Des Moines Municipal Cemetery Customer Service and Sales office at 515-248-6320 or cem@dmgov.org.
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