Major Rathbone's accomodation in Hannover

[LincolnMan]

(05-30-2013 06:10 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  I checked the cemetery's scale of fees. Currently, the fee for the cheapest gravesite at Engesohde Cemetery is € 1223 =$ 1596 for the fixed period of 20 years. To extend afterwards, so. has to pay again, otherwise the grave will be emptied immediatly. Although the fees surely were different, I would say this exactly happened: in 1931 nobody payed for extension and that was it. And I'm sure it was done immediately as it is common, although the gravesite was not reused until 1952. (I emailed the cemetery management for further information, they promised to research.)

I was not familiar with this practice of digging up graves because extensions are not paid. Sounds like Rest In Peace needs to be Rent In Peace.