PERPETUAL CARE

Linwood Cemetery Association is an All-Faiths Perpetual Care Cemetery.  The concept of Perpetual Care is to accumulate funds so that a cemetery can be properly maintained even after it no longer has any property to sell or burials to be made.  The term Perpetual Care with regard to cemeteries is often misunderstood.  Iowa law requires Perpetual Care Cemeteries to meet certain requirements.  In order to continue to operate as a Perpetual Care cemetery, not less than 20% of the selling price of any property sold must be deposited into the Perpetual Care Fund.  Linwood Cemetery is active in promoting responsible Perpetual Care legislation and it’s General Manager, Sandra F. Smith, is a past president of the Association of Iowa Cemeteries.

Perpetual Care covers the general maintenance and upkeep of the beautiful cemetery grounds.  Perpetual Care does not cover markers.