I have a story about Beth Moses cemetery in Long Island. I have seen that outlets had done stories on them before and seen somebody else have their story told about similar situations that I am dealing with.
Back in about 1990 my grandfather bought four plots at Beth Moses Cemetery. One was for him. One was for his wife. One was for my grandmother's sister, and the other plot was for my mother, Sheila Carletto. My grandfather and grandmother and aunt have passed away and have been buried in their plots, leaving one plot open for my mother.
My mother passed away on New Year's Eve 12/31/2023. That day when we went to plan the funeral and had the funeral Director reach out to the cemetery to inform them to prepare the plot, they said that that plot was taken and somebody had been buried there the year before 1/6/2023. We asked for the name of that person. We don't know that person that person is not related and we told them that's not acceptable. My mother needs to be buried with her parents. That's her final wish. After a battle back and forth with Herbert Philips, Officer for the society of the United Hebrew Association of NY which has now changed their name to BAEWOLFE ROCKNE BA INC Society. They gave us another plot in a different location in the same cemetery, which was not acceptable because my mother cannot rest properly. She is not in her plot with her parents and Aunt.
We have the deed, we have all the paperwork and the person we were speaking to at the cemetery, Herb, was being very rude, unapologetic, insensitive and not even apologetic trying to make it seem like it was our mistake. What had happened is they sold my mothers plot to somebody else who was buried in her plot January 2023 and now we want not only awareness but it to be corrected and all those responsible to be held accountable. We are going to file a lawsuit and I know it'll be a lengthy one because they have to exhume another person than exhume my mother and switch the graves which is just heartbreaking and devastating to my father and my siblings and as well as myself. We know that my mother would be absolutely livid and heartbroken to not be buried with her parents. That was the point otherwise she would've been buried with my father in another cemetery. She was adamant that her final wishes were to be buried with her family and she cannot rest until she's with them.
We need this to be brought to everybody's attention that this has not only happened to us. It has happened before. They dismiss us and do not take responsibility at all. They try to make it seem like it's not a big deal. It's illegal to sell somebody else's plot and bury someone else in it. It's a money scheme and how they are getting away with it is beyond me. I wanted to know if we could tell our story and get awareness and maybe help us with our upcoming long fight to correct this horrible situation. In the state of grieving, just losing a wife, a mother, a grandmother, trying to arrange her last wishes and having to come to this obstacle of fighting with a cemetery over our plot was just added onto the overwhelming stress, sadness, heartbreak, and every other emotion that comes with losing a loved one. Just to be spoken to rudely and insensitively. Nobody should go through this ever. Beth Moses Cemetery, especially Herbert Philips the officer of the BAEWOLFE ROCKNE BA INC Society who is responsible for selling the plot, needs to be held accountable. I hope you can help us get this story told and get justice for my mother. If this happened to you reach out and join our lawsuit against them, read more