GRAND VIEW MIGHT CLOSE.Byline: JASON Jason, in Greek mythology Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. KANDEL Staff Writer GLENDALE -- Grand View Memorial Park, whose owners are suspected of improperly im·prop·er adj. 1. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable: improper shoes for a hike; improper medical treatment. 2. disposing of thousands of cremated remains, might have to close as early as Tuesday because of a lack of funds, its operator says. Moshe Goldsman said he cannot afford the $45,000 to $50,000 a month in mortgage, insurance, utility bills and salaries for about a dozen Grand View employees. ``I'd like to keep it open forever but it may not be feasible,'' he said. ``No money. No money.'' The financial crisis is just the latest in a string of problems at Grand View. State Consumer Affairs investigators launched a probe of the cemetery cemetery, name used by early Christians to designate a place for burying the dead. First applied in Christian burials in the Roman catacombs, the word cemetery came into general usage in the 15th cent. in April 2005 amid allegations cemetery President Marsha Howard was reusing and reselling graves -- in one instance even using $3,446.50 from the sale of two plots to post bail for a jailed employee, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. court records. She is also accused of taking $40,000 from the cemetery's endowment care fund, set up for perpetual grounds maintenance, court records show. She is due in a Pasadena courtroom Tuesday, where she has been charged with six felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. counts of unlawful use of endowment care funds and three misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. counts of unlawfully disposing of remains, co-mingling remains and removing human remains without a permit. If convicted, she could face up to 18 years in prison, $23,500 in fines and the loss of her business license. Howard, 58, did not return calls for comment, but in court documents she claimed the remains had been left there by the previous owners, and that she had groundskeepers dig small holes around the cemetery to do ``unrecorded interments,'' according to court records. Her attorney, Myles Mattenson, did not return a call seeking comment. Goldsman, 41, was put in place to run Grand View while Howard is being investigated. He said he wants to sell the cemetery but can't because Howard is the majority investor. He and Kevin Flanagan Kevin Flanagan was a computer programmer who worked for The Bank of America in Concord, California, USA. Flanagan committed suicide in the parking lot of Bank of America's Concord Technology Center after he and colleagues were laid off in April 2003. , a spokesman with the state Consumer Affairs Department, which regulates cemeteries This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. and other businesses statewide, said Howard doesn't want to sell, a matter Goldsman said he might fight in court. Flanagan said there is a good chance Grand View could close Tuesday. And even though Howard has been removed from overseeing day-to-day operations, the state can't take away her business. It's really a question of due process, he said. ``We certainly will do everything we can to urge the owners to come up with some sort of solution to keep Grand View open,'' he said. Glendale City Councilman Bob Yousefian sympathized with the families, but said he and his council colleagues have little power over private business matters. ``My hands are tied,'' he said. ``I don't feel good, but what can I do?'' The uncertain future of the cemetery is causing more heartache for the families of those interred there. It is unclear what will happen to those buried bur·y tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies 1. To place in the ground: bury a bone. 2. a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b. at the site should it close. ``Every Mother's Day and birthday is hard enough. Now we have to go through this again?'' said Molly molly see mare hinny. Rodriguez, 43, of Sylmar, who visited Grand View on Mother's Day to see the graves of her mother and grandmother. ``It hurts a lot. My mom was my world.'' jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3306 CAPTION(S): map Map: Grand View Memorial Park Daily News |
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