Greenwood Cemetery fall cleanup is underway; Grave decorations need to be removed before deadline – Voice Of Muscatine

Greenwood Cemetery. (City of Muscatine/Facebook)

The annual fall cleanup of Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine is currently underway. Family members or gravesite caretakers should remove all grave decorations by Sunday, October 15, 2023, according to cemetery staff. Remaining grave decorations will be removed and discarded by cemetery staff after that date.

Grave decorations include, but are not limited to, wreaths, silk flowers, grave blankets, wooden crosses, statuary, toys, cobblestones, and potted plants. Undecorated metal shepherd’s hooks, Remembrance Vigil Candles, and Solar Lights will not be removed.

New grave decorations may be brought to the grave sites after Wednesday, November 1, 2023, with no more than two decorations per site.

Please call (563) 263-7051 if you have any questions or require more information. You may also email cemetery staff at greenwood@muscatineiowa.gov.