Cemetery Management

ShulNET keeps cemetery records alongside your member data: gravesites and their status, the deeds that record plot ownership, and interment (burial) records.

The three areas are in the admin menu under Gravesites, Deeds and Interments.

Gravesites

A gravesite is a single plot. Go to Gravesites (/admin/gravesites) to see all plots, filter by cemetery or status, and search by plot number, section or deceased name.

Adding a Gravesite

  1. Click Add Gravesite
  2. Fill in the sections of the form:
    • Location Information: Cemetery name, section, row, plot number, block and GPS coordinates
    • Site Details: Status, type (Single, Double, Family or Cremation), length and width in feet, and whether it has perpetual care
    • Ownership Information: Owner (a member), purchase date and price, and reservation details
    • Occupancy Information: Deceased name, Hebrew name, dates of birth, death and burial, and monument inscription
  3. Click Create Gravesite

Gravesite Statuses

  • Available Open for sale
  • Reserved Held for a member or family
  • Occupied In use

Deeds

A deed records a member's ownership of cemetery plots. Go to Deeds (/admin/deeds) to list deeds by owner and status.

Creating a Deed

  1. Click Create Deed
  2. Select the owning member and enter the deed number (for example DEED-0001), purchase date, purchase price and notes
  3. Click Create Deed
  4. ShulNET offers to Create Deed Invoice for the purchase. Add line items and tax, then email the invoice, open a print view, or click Skip Invoice

A deed's page shows its associated gravesites and any interments recorded against it. Click Add Interment there to record a burial on that deed.

Interments

Interments are burial records. Go to Interments (/admin/interments) to search by name and filter by deed or related member.

Recording an Interment

  1. Click Create Interment
  2. Under Deceased Information, enter the first, middle and last name, Hebrew name, date of birth, date of death and cause of death
  3. Under Plot & Service Information, select the deed (and the gravesite on that deed), then enter the interment date, funeral home and officiating rabbi
  4. Optionally link a Related Member (for example, the family member who arranged the burial)
  5. Click Create Interment
Tip: After recording an interment, add a yahrzeit for the deceased so the family receives observance reminders.

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