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Delaware Cemetery Board

2025 Board Meeting Schedule – All meetings begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be held virtually with an anchor location at the Office of Veterans Services, Robbins Building, Suite 100, 802 Silver Lake Blvd. Dover, DE 19904.  Applications are due two weeks before a scheduled meeting and should be mailed or dropped off to Candace Casto or Brianna Jones, DE Health Statistics Center, Jesse Cooper Bldg., 417 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

For questions, call 302-744-4541
  • Rescheduled to March 26, 2025 (applications due March 12)
  • June 11, 2025 (applications due May 28)
  • October 8, 2025 (applications due September 24)
Delaware Cemetery Board Annual Newsletter Delaware Cemetery Board
  • Bylaws
  • Members
    • Mark Christian, Chair, Public Member
    • Len Dornberger, Cemetery Owner/Operator
    • Faith Kuehn, Public Member
    • Grier Stayton, Cemetery Owner/Operator
    • Paul White, Cemetery Owner/Operator
Delaware Cemetery Registration Delaware Distressed Cemetery Fund To report cemetery consumer concerns, please contact the following organizations depending on the type of complaint.  The Delaware Cemetery Board does not have regulatory or enforcement power so they only refer complaints to the appropriate agency to help resolve the consumer issues, per 29 Del. C., § 7901A and 7904A.
  • Theft or vandalism – Contact the local police where the cemetery is located.
  • Code violations (overgrown with tall grass) – Contact city or county code enforcement office where cemetery is located.
    • New Castle – Code Enforcement 302-395-5555
    • Kent – Inspections and Enforcement 302-744-2451
    • Sussex – Code Enforcement 302-855-7819
  • Consumer Protection Unit, DE Department of Justice – 800-220-5424 or file complaint online at http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/fraud/cpu/
  • Better Business Bureau – 302-221-5255 or file a complaint online https://www.bbb.org/bbb-locator/LocationResult/?Address_State=Delaware,DE&strType=branch
  • International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) – 703-391-8407 or file complaint online with Cemetery Consumer Service Council – 800-645-7700 at https:iccfa.com/ccsc/
Frequently Asked Questions Link to Delaware Health Statistics Center main page  

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