2027 Board Meeting Schedule

All meetings begin at 11:00 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 Louise Wishart or Brianna Jones, DE Health Statistics Center, James Williams State Service Center, 805 River Rd, Suite 1096, Dover, DE 19901.

For questions, call 302-857-5185

• March 10, 2027 (applications due February 24, 2027)
• May 12, 2027 (applications due April 28, 2027)
• October 20, 2027 (applications due October 6, 2027)

Delaware Cemetery Board Annual Newsletter

• Newsletters Prior to 2021
• Volume 7, December 2021
• Volume 8, December 2022
• Volume 9,  April 2024

Board Information

• Bylaws
• Members
  • Paul White, Chair, Cemetery Owner/Operator
  • Len Dornberger, Cemetery Owner/Operator
  • Faith Kuehn, Public Member
  • Grier Stayton, Cemetery Owner/Operator
  • Jason Casper, Public Member

Delaware Cemetery Registration

• Registration Form

Delaware Distressed Cemetery Fund

• Delaware Cemetery Board Guidelines
• Application for Financial Assistance
• Supplemental Form for Corporations
• Volunteer Hours/Cemetery Expense Form

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 the 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