Thank you for doing an update. This absolutely breaks my heart. Families have paid probably alot of money to honor their loved ones wishes in that cemetery. Now due to negligence of owners they are faced with paying for services yet again. My thoughts are that the county should force the negligent owner to cover those fees for the families.
Yes, even though the Yanaitis Family who has a beautiful funeral home in Plains, PA has stepped in to help (thank God they have done so...I give them all the love in the world for doing this...stepping up to help) there would be ANOTHER FUNERAL BASICALLY THAT HAS to be held for the removal of the body, transportation to a new location (mausoleum) & purchase of it; new engraving for a name, & if the casket is cremated, (that is probably the less expensive way to go for a family it all still costs $$$$) When people purchased these mausoleums way back when, you expected that they are going to be well taken care of, perpetual care they call it.... Not like this, this is shameful, & though I only live a few miles away, I cannot bring myself to go there. My beloved Dad is in a gorgeous new mausoleum that is in Hanover Twp. PA at St. Mary's Cemetery, & we went through quite a bit because my Dad died BEFORE THE NEW MAUSOLEUM WAS BUILT. I don't want to go into all the details, but my Dad & 45 other bodies were placed in "temporary" mausoleums that we couldn't engrave (we purchased a small metal engraved plaque with my Dad's name on it, and date of birth & date of passing) & stuck it on the outside of his "temporary home"...they say (paranormal experts) that when bodies are NOT properly taken care of, that the spirit of the dead remain "unsettled". After 6 years, & 2 movings, my Dad is in his final resting spot inside the beautiful St. Mary Mother of God Mausoleum at St. Mary's cemetery. My Mom & I will also be placed in this mausoleum when our time comes. Cemeteries, burials, funeral businesses, cremation, caskets, headstones, etc. are all BIG BUSINESS!! These poor people PAID for a good final resting home, & they got mold, dampness, & desecration. How sad, how disrespectful!! MY GOD!!
Those concrete things in the woods are called “vaults” and the bottom part is put into the grave first, then the casket is lowered into it, and then the concrete top is put on top with some sort of sealing caulk, or sometimes a black, tarry pitch. It is usually required for most cemeteries because it keeps the ground from sinking as the coffin breaks down over the years. Sunken in graves pose a hazard for riding mowers and for those of us who do not enjoy broken or twisted ankles! In some parts of the south, graves are dug just deep enough for the bottom half of the vaults, and then the casket is placed inside and the lid of the vault is sealed to the top of the bottom half of the vault, thus making the top of the vault the top of the grave. A name plate is usually affixed to the top, or a separate stone is placed at the head of the vault. Some vaults are only buried a little ways down or not at all. It’s up to the family and the rules of the cemetery, city, or county.
What a horror for family members! Even in death, there is no exemption from the ravages of a financial mess. My thoughts and prayers for all affected by this mess.
Mike S. WHAT WE REALIZE AS HUMANS WE ALL ARE GOING TO VACATE THESE EARTHLY BODIES.AND THIS EARTH.I DONT UNDERSTAND PUTTING DEAD BODIES INSISIDE BUILDING.WE ARE DUST THE GROUND IS DUST WHY ARE WE INTERRING PEOPLE ON TOP OF THE EARTH.? THESE PEOPLE HAVE VACATED THEDE EARTHLY
Yes, a financial mess. A family paid once for their loved one to be entombed respectfully, and now they will have to pay for a second entombment for the same person. That’s just not right that someone else’s irresponsibility is making a family pay twice for something that should be needed only once.
@@loisking5116 The day will come when God will ultimately give Death his pink slip and we will all get a second chance of Life in what will soon become a new Earth where Humans will truly live forever and even co exist better with animals and vice versa.
Corrupt Government, Municipalities, and undertakers," all these individuals are part of the problem". When the loved ones paid once for burial for their deceased relatives, they all should be reburied at no cost to these people. Anything less is unjust to those people, and more continuing corruption !!! Kevin Phoenix
That funeral director is a hero. If you meet up with him ever, your viewers would probably be down to crowd fund him a little help. You are doing a great service here. Thanks for updating us!
Seeing mausoleums and cemeteries being left like that with nobody caring for them is sad indeed... I'd much rather my family just bury me without a casket so I can return to the earth like nature intended. Nothing wrong with having a marker to remember someone by in a nice place, but to just allow them to be forgotten seems like a terrible waste of what could have been a lovely place to honour folks. Loved the vid, despite the sorry state of the situation at the property. Cheers and thanks for sharing! :)
Many people have opted to donate their bodies to Dr William Bass' "Body Farm". It's a part of the University of Tennessee's Anthropological Research department. People donate their bodies (free) & the bodies are laid out in various scenarios that typically law enforcement finds decedents in; under trees vs open sky, in cars, under tarps, under water, in various other things...or not. They've tried to think up all the different ways that ppl have died, or worse. They study the changes germaine to the various different situations & are valuable to the legal system & offer ABSOLUTE expert witness testimony in a "yes your Honor it does go like THAT" or "no, you people are nuts, it doesn't".
Think about this video when you are looking for a permanent resting place for your body...as beautiful as these mausoleums are, time eventually takes their toll on them! Natural green burial for me. Enjoyed this and thanks for this update!
I didn't get a notification for this. I happened to click on your page to check for new stuff. UA-cam is starting to tick me off. I LOVE your videos & I'm not going anywhere. I'll check a few times a day if I have to.
That's nothing I find subscriptions I haven't subscribed to and I find subscriptions deleted and not by me. People don't have the slightest clue how they're being manipulated. You think somebody's reading your comments maybe maybe not.
I feel so sorry for the family's that had their loved ones put in there and now it's like this. Thanks for showing this no one sees what goes on when a place like this falls in disrepair. Keep up the good work.
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@@bethshadid2087 probably because that would show they were taking part responsibility. So they probably figured if they ignore the situation they dont have to be held responsible.
The County should take care of this, but no...They'll wait till it becomes a biohazard and push it off on the State. The Sate will push it off on the Feds. 😡
It's horrible the people that bought the property wouldn't fix it up. But you should have worn a mask when you went inside you need to protect yourself
Another awesome video! Whoever designed the building in the first place was incompetent. If you live in an area where it snows you know flat roofs are just asking for trouble. Things everyone should learn from this video: 1) Never put a loved one in a mausoleum. 2) Avoid private cemeteries, you never know when they could go broke. At least ones associated with churches or townships have a better chance of being taken care of. 3) cremation or some biodegradable alternative is the way to go. No chance of floating away in a flood, your internal goo flowing out or your body being desecrated in some way.
You are so right!!!! I am in Portland, Oregon and we are having ongoing issues with a mausoleum here, but it's regarding the place not being kept up, i.e., dust on everything and burnt out lights, but that's how it starts, right??
In Canada the government regulates the cemeteries and this would never happen. What a shame that families have to live with the fact that no one is held accountable for the repairs and have no choice but to leave their loved ones there if they can’t afford to move them.They should never be privately owned. Thanks great video again!🇨🇦
Stacey Hildenbrand You said it. Once the place is full and the profits run dry, the owners don't care about these things anymore. At least if it's public property it's likely to be kept up. The whole ides is a turkey though. Return the dead to the soil. They aren't coming back and no structure that houses them will stand forever. A grotesque disgrace to their bodies is inevitable.
In the news today (Nov. 21, 2019) a mausoleum in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, had just about the same situation, and if the owners were unable to continue maintenance and business...then the county would assume control & ownership.
This isnt the time to be espousing socilist like views. This is just one of a few cemeteries that are in disrepair but dont let it represent the majority of privately owned ones that are kept in pristine condition and in some cases better than most government ran ones. And personally I don't know about you but I don't want my remains or those of my families to left in the care of any form of government seeing how I have zero trust in any form of it.
Wow! That was awesome, JP!! Now I know I really want to be cremated! It seems so peaceful there. Hearing the birds in the background gives a nice touch as well! Thank you for sharing! 👍😄
Me also. I'll have my remains cremated and thrown into the sea. I'm also looking into a "natural" burial which is better for the earth. I just don't know yet.
GREAT VIDEO, JP!! I live only about 5 miles from this place, but I cannot bring myself to go there. It would break my heart!!... These poor people PAID FOR A PROPER MAUSOLEUM PLACEMENT/BURIAL most likely w/ perpetual care years ago, & look at what they have got...a decaying, moldy building that is falling in around them. I bless & thank God for the wonderful Yanaitis Funeral Home in Plains, PA & their family for "stepping up" and offering to remove bodies at a reduced rate. But, it would be like having a 2nd funeral...the body (casket) THERE IS NO VAULT INSIDE THE CHAMBER...JUST THE CASKET TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. Those vaults you showed (concrete & fiberglass ones) were meant for UNDERGROUND burials. I witnessed my Dad being placed into his mausoleum spot at a beautiful local cemetery, & the caskets are just raised up on an "elevated platform' & slid into their chamber. The front of the chamber is sealed with a type of door "with wax, & caulking??) put around it by cemetery workers. The name of the person is written with Sharpie marker on this door, & like I said it is sealed with a waxy/caulking material around the square chamber edges. Then OVER that "sealed door" w/ the Sharpie handwritten name goes the marble cover, which you have engraved, but rules are becoming more stringent, and where my Dad is, every chamber has to look the same. That meant paying several hundred dollars MORE to the cemetery to have my Dad's name put on a bronze?? plaque...with only the year he was born & the year he died. Even bodies that are entombed in mausoleums leak fluid, decay, & "rot" into a skeleton. It takes years & years, but it does happen. Mausoleums are built with ventilation chambers inside them to "get rid of the odors". When I just visited my Dad for Memorial Day, the mausoleum was "home" to lots of little bugs & gnats. Even though this mausoleum is NEW, climate controlled has cameras & is alarmed...not even a NEW mausoleum is perfect. In about 10 locations around the mausoleum, I saw "mesh bags" hanging with "dryer fabric sheets" in them to hopefully get rid of the bug situation. And, to my surprise, with it being the Memorial Day holiday, there were not many flowers/plants around to "cause the bugs to come in."...We know the real reason why the bugs are coming in!! Hard to think about, but true!! When my Dad died 15 years ago in 2004, the new mausoleum was not built yet. My Dad was in a temporary "rent it out space" mausoleum for 6 years, that we COULDN'T ENGRAVE because it was re-sold & another person is in my Dad's "old location" now. My Dad was moved to 3 different locations until the Vatican gave the go-ahead for the new mausoleum to be built. When the new mausoleum was partially done, over 45 bodies had to be removed from "temporary chambers" to their final resting homes. The funeral/cemetery business is a big money-making profitable profession....if that is where your career interests are...Paranormal experts claim that bodies are "not at rest" when they have to be moved, or as in the case of the video, the mausoleum is wet, moldy & just decaying around them". Very sad situation here. Thanks for the great video JP!! That cemetery office should be bull-dozed down!!. God Bless the family members for keeping up with the grass-cutting around the graves at the rest of the cemetery, too. What a sad, horrible situation -- those who are entombed there do NOT deserve that!!
So sad see this! Yes those are the burial vaults that go in the ground and the casket is placed inside. I pray that all the remains there are eventually relocated. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the update, though so sad. As others have noted, I’m sure their are cases where there are no loved ones left, and cases where the family cannot afford to pay the burial expenses twice - even at a reduced rate (though I sincerely applaud that funeral director for offering that). Canada seems to have it right (based on your Canadian viewer’s comment). We have many things wrong in this country, and this strikes me as VERY wrong. I did not realize that in burying our dead we were essentially selling them to people who may lose interest in caring for them.
JP, This is by far one of your most informative videos to date. As so many of yours are. I can relate to this one because I never realized how bad this industry has become ! It is especially relative to me because having recently finding out that my own family plots in N.J. in a perpetual care cemetery, was sold to another organization. I've a four hour trip to go and investigate what they are up to? The last time I was there several years ago, whenI inquired about some other family members not in my plot, I was told there was a fire after they purchased it and all the records were lost. Very convenient. !!! Anyway great expose' . Someone needs to held accountable here. Maybe, this will help shed light on this situation. Excellent job.Keep up the great work !
Hi JP, those are the vault's that the casket goes into in the ground. That's really sad, A lot of people are not going to be able to move their loved ones, because there's not going to be anything left to move.how awful is that.🙄
This is so sad. I pray the ones are still there are taken care of really soon. Thank you to the funeral director who is trying to help the families. So sad. Thank for sharing this with us.
I love your videos, mainly because you show such respect for the places and most of all the privacy of people pictured in photos and letters. You seem to be a a very caring person and as a grandmother would be proud to have you as a grandson. Best wishes from NC
Feel very sad for the families. The concrete boxes you saw are vaults or liners. They are put into the ground, and the casket is placed inside of it. It is supposed to protect the casket. Thank you for sharing this story with us. I did watch the original video earlier today, so the update was appreciated.
My family is in the monument business and this is heartbreaking. Thank you Jay for bringing this to the public’s attention. Thank goodness for the funeral director who is going to take on this task. It looked like all the records in the office were ruined also. The cement looking caskets are vaults that go underground where the caskets lays inside.
I was hoping that the roof had been repaired etc. like they talked about in the first video. ...this is too sad for words. Never thought things like this happened...It is good that Chris, the funeral director , is trying to help the situation as best he can ...Thank you for exposing this in such a sensitive way , Jay ....My heart goes out to the families.
So sad that the cemetery has deteriorated to this point. Thanks for all the time and research that you put into the 1st and 2nd videos. I enjoyed watching. Keep 'em coming!!!
Hi, JP Wow! Thank you, JP. This is just terrible. I don't understand why the place was sold with the bodies still inside. You would think that the former owners would've extracted the bodies and moved them prior to selling. I also don't think it's fair that the loved one's have to pay to have their loved ones extracted when they had already paid the expense of having them buried upon their deaths. Seems to me that the responsibility of extraction should go to whomever purchased the building and let it go like this or the former owners before them. This was certainly not something you see everyday. Thank you so much for this explore, and for all the background information on it, JP. My heart goes out to the poor families that have to deal with this situation now.
Hello JP🤗 l liked that eerie music at the beginning.I'll have to find part 1. I never knew a cemetery could get that run down. People pay for cemetery plots decades before they die. I guess having respect for the deceased doesn't take priority at that cemetery place. When a person is put in a coffin,or cremated, and someone pays for those services. Not knowing years or decades later this could happen. It's really up to the state to take care of this problem, they can't expect total strangers to buy property & then figure out somebody's mistakes are now their problem 😥💔😢 The whole thing is pretty sad💞
I can't picture in my head going to that place and not able to see the name of my love one in the wall as everything in there is destroyed and abandon. What a disgrace. Conditions are depressing. Thank you for making this video with respect and consideration. Rip 🙏 for the souls laying there.
Wow! This is an eye-opener! I knew of abandoned graveyards but never considered a mausoleum would suffer that fate! Such utter lack of respect and so uncaring to cause more grief to the families
Hi 👋 JP. Great update and still pretty creepy video. Thanks for bringing all of us this video with interesting history about it. However, I didn’t get the notification on this but like I said before, I always check and I’m glad I did. My bell is always on for your channel. 👏👏👍😎👊
My brother used to work for a cemetery, the fiberglass "liner" would fit in a casket for viewing, afterwards the casket shell would be removed and the fiberglass top would be attached and sealed. This for the families who could not afford or did not want to purchase a casket, ironically these were the only units that are 100% water and air tight, the concrete vaults are not and allow water to enter, there are 2 styles top seal and bottom seal, bottom seal being the better one for it allows the water to drain back out into the ground. Love your videos.
Hi Jay, absolutely disgusting what those owners are putting those poor relatives through. I hope it can be rescued and restored, thank you for the update even though it wasn't good news. x
What I like about your adventures...you learn about the history of the building or what you are exploring. It is a shame that the owners neglected the upkeep of the whole area. Who expects where you buried a loved one that the owners would not take care of the resting place and let the building become condemned.
Very interesting to see how a Mausoleum looks like opened up like that. Taking a look inside takes some of the mystery out of it for me. There's so many ways for human remains to be "interned." And unfortunate things can happen like with this place. Great video, thanks.
Hello from Australia. Love your video. I have a strange fascination for cemeteries. Keep up the great work!! This is so sad to think that there are loved ones that still remain inside.
Great video. Sad to see the owners refuse to pay the proper respect to the location and left it to rot. It is really sad to see this place if eternal rest decaying.
Great video as always JP. That was super sad . I feel really bad for these families . Knowing their loved one is still inside a building that’s crumbling has got to be absolutely gutt wrenching
Great idea. Can you maybe speak with someone involved with the City or County? What about someone in State gov't. ? There is an election coming up next November.......
@@goodfoottoo great idea original poster had. Caring and loving people who still have a heart would obviously be willing to help, but the b.s red tape from politicians and the government will NEVER EVER change. You know how they do?...even if they'd be lucky enough to get a "promise" to help the goof people that want to help...they will never keep their promises. Its absolutley sad, depressing, and enough to get your blood boiling! Each time I hear of these stories (too often) only shows me cremation is the only way. I truly hope those souls are R.I.P bc surely whats left of their vessels are not. Heartbreaking!!!
Pretty terrible that the city would allow a cemetery to be orphaned or abandoned. Some of those remains may have no one left or maybe those related have no clue about the condition of the property. Glad the funeral director that's helping stepped up.
That was so sad JP! I just can not imagine! You would think somebody, somewhere would be held accountable for maintaining the grounds and Buildings. Sad sad sad! Was that a real Stained Glass window? Safe travels and God Bless!!
Thank you for bringing this too the public notice! I can’t believe the government hasn’t shown more respect too this devastating situation!!!! A lot of the deceased probably don’t have family still alive.
Great entro 👍 This is so sad. Breaks my heart seeing this. No one had the decency to respect and care for these loved ones. At least put a tarp or something on the roof so it would'nt leak. Sad These were people and their finale resting place. Great video. Thank you for the back story on what happend... 😊👍👍
This is the worst case scenario for a loved ones whose families placed the deceased with the expectations that they would be cared for in the afterlife. Unfortunately, Jay I have seen similar situations here locally where the owners seriously neglected the property. I am very sad and outraged to learn of another case of this type of neglect.
I have followed the news of this mausoleum and it's a terrible shame it's been left to get in to this state, I am surprised there hasn't been a crowd funding page set up to help the families re-locate their loved ones but maybe that is not an option I don't know. Thank you for the update. Lets hope something is done and soon.
My heart goes out to the families, such a waste. Thanks for the video and I did not get a notification of your new video, but I always check every day. Aloha
Your town should pay for supplies and everyone should pitch in its the right thing to do .what’s wrong with your town geeze … I’d sue … bc. Their is no way I paid for burial and got so mis handled and vandalized like this is a crime in so many different ways by mostly on the officials bc their is no one living to.harass. For real I bet your officals waste more in a month then what this could of been to fix
I cannot believe this is allowed to even occur. I wouldn’t want this karma on me! Such a sad situation for the family members and the spirits of those still left there. ✨🙏🏼✨
I like when you revisit locations and give updates. I am often left wondering what happen to some of the places you have filmed, especially important locations like this that are historical or sacred. I look forward to watching any other videos of places you once filmed. I also like the more historical facts of the places you have filmed it gives the locations more meaning and depth. It makes me as a view more personal invested into a location. And thank you for the video.
Thank you for the update. So sad this is happening. I hope with your video this resting place gains exposure and something is done to take care of this sad situation.
Burial is expensive the first time but to relocate again is so terrible especially for the family. They should not have to bare the cost a second time. It is sad and my heart goes out to the families.
This video just appeared in my suggested video. I love how you have a thorough overview before you went in and set a very respectful tone for the video and remains of peoples loved ones. I like this style over people going into abandoned places and saying yooooooo a million times. Good job, I’ll be spending my Friday night watching your videos.
because Luzerne county Pa is very corrupt. And so are the courts. If there is money to put in the counties pocket(politicians), they'd sell their own family members
It looks like there are many unfilled plots, someone probably bought it thinking that they could fix up the place and start selling plots again. They bailed when they realized how much it would cost.
Thank you so much for the update! When I saw the first video, I just thought it was so sad to see what was happening to this mausoleum. It is always good to hear updates. Take care, be safe, and I can't wait to see you in the next one!!! 🙋🏽♀️👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽💙💙💙
Here's the latest update:
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Thank you for doing an update. This absolutely breaks my heart. Families have paid probably alot of money to honor their loved ones wishes in that cemetery. Now due to negligence of owners they are faced with paying for services yet again. My thoughts are that the county should force the negligent owner to cover those fees for the families.
Yes, even though the Yanaitis Family who has a beautiful funeral home in Plains, PA has stepped in to help (thank God they have done so...I give them all the love in the world for doing this...stepping up to help) there would be ANOTHER FUNERAL BASICALLY THAT HAS to be held for the removal of the body, transportation to a new location (mausoleum) & purchase of it; new engraving for a name, & if the casket is cremated, (that is probably the less expensive way to go for a family it all still costs $$$$) When people purchased these mausoleums way back when, you expected that they are going to be well taken care of, perpetual care they call it.... Not like this, this is shameful, & though I only live a few miles away, I cannot bring myself to go there. My beloved Dad is in a gorgeous new mausoleum that is in Hanover Twp. PA at St. Mary's Cemetery, & we went through quite a bit because my Dad died BEFORE THE NEW MAUSOLEUM WAS BUILT. I don't want to go into all the details, but my Dad & 45 other bodies were placed in "temporary" mausoleums that we couldn't engrave (we purchased a small metal engraved plaque with my Dad's name on it, and date of birth & date of passing) & stuck it on the outside of his "temporary home"...they say (paranormal experts) that when bodies are NOT properly taken care of, that the spirit of the dead remain "unsettled". After 6 years, & 2 movings, my Dad is in his final resting spot inside the beautiful St. Mary Mother of God Mausoleum at St. Mary's cemetery. My Mom & I will also be placed in this mausoleum when our time comes. Cemeteries, burials, funeral businesses, cremation, caskets, headstones, etc. are all BIG BUSINESS!! These poor people PAID for a good final resting home, & they got mold, dampness, & desecration. How sad, how disrespectful!! MY GOD!!
yeah I completely agree its very sad especially for the families.
Such a sad but beautiful place. My heart goes out to the family members who have loved ones there. Thank you for this video.
That's why you don't want to buy them .
Apparently the families don't care.
Apparently the families don't care.
@@hankrogers8431 Alot probably do not have money to yet again bury them. Thousands were probably paid the first time.
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Family may have moved away and have no idea of the conditions there or there may not be any living family members these days.
Those concrete things in the woods are called “vaults” and the bottom part is put into the grave first, then the casket is lowered into it, and then the concrete top is put on top with some sort of sealing caulk, or sometimes a black, tarry pitch. It is usually required for most cemeteries because it keeps the ground from sinking as the coffin breaks down over the years. Sunken in graves pose a hazard for riding mowers and for those of us who do not enjoy broken or twisted ankles!
In some parts of the south, graves are dug just deep enough for the bottom half of the vaults, and then the casket is placed inside and the lid of the vault is sealed to the top of the bottom half of the vault, thus making the top of the vault the top of the grave. A name plate is usually affixed to the top, or a separate stone is placed at the head of the vault. Some vaults are only buried a little ways down or not at all. It’s up to the family and the rules of the cemetery, city, or county.
What a horror for family members! Even in death, there is no exemption from the ravages of a financial mess. My thoughts and prayers for all affected by this mess.
Mike S. WHAT WE REALIZE AS HUMANS WE ALL ARE GOING TO VACATE THESE EARTHLY BODIES.AND THIS EARTH.I DONT UNDERSTAND PUTTING DEAD BODIES INSISIDE BUILDING.WE ARE DUST THE GROUND IS DUST WHY ARE WE INTERRING PEOPLE ON TOP OF THE EARTH.? THESE PEOPLE HAVE VACATED THEDE EARTHLY
Yes, a financial mess. A family paid once for their loved one to be entombed respectfully, and now they will have to pay for a second entombment for the same person. That’s just not right that someone else’s irresponsibility is making a family pay twice for something that should be needed only once.
For me, it will be cremation and to the ocean and beach..to the winds..
@@loisking5116 The day will come when God will ultimately give Death his pink slip and we will all get a second chance of Life in what will soon become a new Earth where Humans will truly live forever and even co exist better with animals and vice versa.
Corrupt Government, Municipalities, and undertakers," all these individuals are part of the problem". When the loved ones paid once for burial for their deceased relatives, they all should be reburied at no cost to these people. Anything less is unjust to those people, and more continuing corruption !!! Kevin Phoenix
I can not imagine the horror of knowing my loved one was left like this.
That funeral director is a hero. If you meet up with him ever, your viewers would probably be down to crowd fund him a little help. You are doing a great service here. Thanks for updating us!
Seeing mausoleums and cemeteries being left like that with nobody caring for them is sad indeed... I'd much rather my family just bury me without a casket so I can return to the earth like nature intended. Nothing wrong with having a marker to remember someone by in a nice place, but to just allow them to be forgotten seems like a terrible waste of what could have been a lovely place to honour folks. Loved the vid, despite the sorry state of the situation at the property. Cheers and thanks for sharing! :)
Many people have opted to donate their bodies to Dr William Bass' "Body Farm". It's a part of the University of Tennessee's Anthropological Research department. People donate their bodies (free) & the bodies are laid out in various scenarios that typically law enforcement finds decedents in; under trees vs open sky, in cars, under tarps, under water, in various other things...or not. They've tried to think up all the different ways that ppl have died, or worse. They study the changes germaine to the various different situations & are valuable to the legal system & offer ABSOLUTE expert witness testimony in a "yes your Honor it does go like THAT" or "no, you people are nuts, it doesn't".
rather just be thrown into the middle of the ocean
There are some natural burials,, where the body is wrapped in shroud then lowered into the ground .. MyseI am considdring cremation.lfa,
Think about this video when you are looking for a permanent resting place for your body...as beautiful as these mausoleums are, time eventually takes their toll on them! Natural green burial for me. Enjoyed this and thanks for this update!
Good point
I have a newer update out from a few months ago.
@@JPVideos81 I'll look for it. Thank you!
I didn't get a notification for this. I happened to click on your page to check for new stuff. UA-cam is starting to tick me off. I LOVE your videos & I'm not going anywhere. I'll check a few times a day if I have to.
Same here I have set notifications. But nothing Thanks UA-cam.
That's nothing I find subscriptions I haven't subscribed to and I find subscriptions deleted and not by me. People don't have the slightest clue how they're being manipulated. You think somebody's reading your comments maybe maybe not.
I feel so sorry for the family's that had their loved ones put in there and now it's like this. Thanks for showing this no one sees what goes on when a place like this falls in disrepair. Keep up the good work.
Imagine the souls that have no family left- they are truly abandoned
1500 views, only 500 likes. C'mon everyone, let JP know how much we love his videos! Hit that thumbs up!
UA-cam is also jacking with the "likes" on many videos. Also the viewer numbers. I'm subscribed to some other channels that will show 50 likes but only 20 views. I guess they think were too stupid to notice.
@@reesedaniel5835 Another example of greed!! Sucks for those making great videos and their subscribers.
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Complaining about the absence of likes...for something like this ??? I mean, who *really* WOULD like this ?????
Glad you went during daylight.
This would be the #1 creep out location yet.
Tasteful and respectful, as usual, JP.
Thanks!
I just may return at night
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I don't understand before it got so bad why they couldnt have at least put a tarp up to help with further decay from rain 😪
@@bethshadid2087 probably because that would show they were taking part responsibility. So they probably figured if they ignore the situation they dont have to be held responsible.
Hey JP! Thanks for the follow up video! Sorry for the families having to go through this.
The County should take care of this, but no...They'll wait till it becomes a biohazard and push it off on the State. The Sate will push it off on the Feds. 😡
It's horrible the people that bought the property wouldn't fix it up. But you should have worn a mask when you went inside you need to protect yourself
Another awesome video! Whoever designed the building in the first place was incompetent. If you live in an area where it snows you know flat roofs are just asking for trouble.
Things everyone should learn from this video: 1) Never put a loved one in a mausoleum. 2) Avoid private cemeteries, you never know when they could go broke. At least ones associated with churches or townships have a better chance of being taken care of. 3) cremation or some biodegradable alternative is the way to go. No chance of floating away in a flood, your internal goo flowing out or your body being desecrated in some way.
You are so right!!!! I am in Portland, Oregon and we are having ongoing issues with a mausoleum here, but it's regarding the place not being kept up, i.e., dust on everything and burnt out lights, but that's how it starts, right??
I check several times a day as I don’t always get notifications. Love your work JP!
So very very sad!! Thanks for your videos!!
The places you go and things you do for your viewers Jay is truly amazing! Thankyou so much!! ❤
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In Canada the government regulates the cemeteries and this would never happen. What a shame that families have to live with the fact that no one is held accountable for the repairs and have no choice but to leave their loved ones there if they can’t afford to move them.They should never be privately owned. Thanks great video again!🇨🇦
Stacey Hildenbrand You said it. Once the place is full and the profits run dry, the owners don't care about these things anymore. At least if it's public property it's likely to be kept up.
The whole ides is a turkey though. Return the dead to the soil. They aren't coming back and no structure that houses them will stand forever. A grotesque disgrace to their bodies is inevitable.
@@rexcars1835 Any family members ever go visit them? Probably not waste of money for sure.
In the news today (Nov. 21, 2019) a mausoleum in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, had just about the same situation, and if the owners were unable to continue maintenance and business...then the county would assume control & ownership.
This isnt the time to be espousing socilist like views. This is just one of a few cemeteries that are in disrepair but dont let it represent the majority of privately owned ones that are kept in pristine condition and in some cases better than most government ran ones. And personally I don't know about you but I don't want my remains or those of my families to left in the care of any form of government seeing how I have zero trust in any form of it.
Most states make cemeteries put up money in a 401k to use to maintain them after there full.
Wow! That was awesome, JP!!
Now I know I really want to be cremated! It seems so peaceful there. Hearing the birds in the background gives a nice touch as well! Thank you for sharing! 👍😄
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Me also. I'll have my remains cremated and thrown into the sea. I'm also looking into a "natural" burial which is better for the earth. I just don't know yet.
GREAT VIDEO, JP!! I live only about 5 miles from this place, but I cannot bring myself to go there. It would break my heart!!... These poor people PAID FOR A PROPER MAUSOLEUM PLACEMENT/BURIAL most likely w/ perpetual care years ago, & look at what they have got...a decaying, moldy building that is falling in around them. I bless & thank God for the wonderful Yanaitis Funeral Home in Plains, PA & their family for "stepping up" and offering to remove bodies at a reduced rate. But, it would be like having a 2nd funeral...the body (casket) THERE IS NO VAULT INSIDE THE CHAMBER...JUST THE CASKET TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. Those vaults you showed (concrete & fiberglass ones) were meant for UNDERGROUND burials. I witnessed my Dad being placed into his mausoleum spot at a beautiful local cemetery, & the caskets are just raised up on an "elevated platform' & slid into their chamber. The front of the chamber is sealed with a type of door "with wax, & caulking??) put around it by cemetery workers. The name of the person is written with Sharpie marker on this door, & like I said it is sealed with a waxy/caulking material around the square chamber edges. Then OVER that "sealed door" w/ the Sharpie handwritten name goes the marble cover, which you have engraved, but rules are becoming more stringent, and where my Dad is, every chamber has to look the same. That meant paying several hundred dollars MORE to the cemetery to have my Dad's name put on a bronze?? plaque...with only the year he was born & the year he died. Even bodies that are entombed in mausoleums leak fluid, decay, & "rot" into a skeleton. It takes years & years, but it does happen. Mausoleums are built with ventilation chambers inside them to "get rid of the odors". When I just visited my Dad for Memorial Day, the mausoleum was "home" to lots of little bugs & gnats. Even though this mausoleum is NEW, climate controlled has cameras & is alarmed...not even a NEW mausoleum is perfect. In about 10 locations around the mausoleum, I saw "mesh bags" hanging with "dryer fabric sheets" in them to hopefully get rid of the bug situation. And, to my surprise, with it being the Memorial Day holiday, there were not many flowers/plants around to "cause the bugs to come in."...We know the real reason why the bugs are coming in!! Hard to think about, but true!! When my Dad died 15 years ago in 2004, the new mausoleum was not built yet. My Dad was in a temporary "rent it out space" mausoleum for 6 years, that we COULDN'T ENGRAVE because it was re-sold & another person is in my Dad's "old location" now. My Dad was moved to 3 different locations until the Vatican gave the go-ahead for the new mausoleum to be built. When the new mausoleum was partially done, over 45 bodies had to be removed from "temporary chambers" to their final resting homes. The funeral/cemetery business is a big money-making profitable profession....if that is where your career interests are...Paranormal experts claim that bodies are "not at rest" when they have to be moved, or as in the case of the video, the mausoleum is wet, moldy & just decaying around them". Very sad situation here. Thanks for the great video JP!! That cemetery office should be bull-dozed down!!. God Bless the family members for keeping up with the grass-cutting around the graves at the rest of the cemetery, too. What a sad, horrible situation -- those who are entombed there do NOT deserve that!!
Thanks for sharing gail
So sad see this! Yes those are the burial vaults that go in the ground and the casket is placed inside. I pray that all the remains there are eventually relocated. Thanks for sharing.
This is so sad. I feel so sorry for the families that can't afford to have their loved ones moved.
Thanks for the update, though so sad. As others have noted, I’m sure their are cases where there are no loved ones left, and cases where the family cannot afford to pay the burial expenses twice - even at a reduced rate (though I sincerely applaud that funeral director for offering that). Canada seems to have it right (based on your Canadian viewer’s comment). We have many things wrong in this country, and this strikes me as VERY wrong. I did not realize that in burying our dead we were essentially selling them to people who may lose interest in caring for them.
JP, This is by far one of your most informative videos to date. As so many of yours are. I can relate to this one because I never realized how bad this industry has become ! It is especially relative to me because having recently finding out that my own family plots in N.J. in a perpetual care cemetery, was sold to another organization. I've a four hour trip to go and investigate what they are up to? The last time I was there several years ago, whenI inquired about some other family members not in my plot, I was told there was a fire after they purchased it and all the records were lost. Very convenient. !!! Anyway great expose' . Someone needs to held accountable here. Maybe, this will help shed light on this situation. Excellent job.Keep up the great work !
Thank you chris
Hi JP, those are the vault's that the casket goes into in the ground. That's really sad, A lot of people are not going to be able to move their loved ones, because there's not going to be anything left to move.how awful is that.🙄
Man that's really sad, thanks so much for the update
Thanks for sharing an update. Such a sad situation for the families.
How very sad and heartbreaking this is. I would be heartsick and completely devastated if any of my loved ones were interred here. 😢
This is so sad. I pray the ones are still there are taken care of really soon. Thank you to the funeral director who is trying to help the families. So sad. Thank for sharing this with us.
I love your videos, mainly because you show such respect for the places and most of all the privacy of people pictured in photos and letters. You seem to be a a very caring person and as a grandmother would be proud to have you as a grandson. Best wishes from NC
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Feel very sad for the families. The concrete boxes you saw are vaults or liners. They are put into the ground, and the casket is placed inside of it. It is supposed to protect the casket. Thank you for sharing this story with us. I did watch the original video earlier today, so the update was appreciated.
My family is in the monument business and this is heartbreaking. Thank you Jay for bringing this to the public’s attention. Thank goodness for the funeral director who is going to take on this task. It looked like all the records in the office were ruined also. The cement looking caskets are vaults that go underground where the caskets lays inside.
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I was hoping that the roof had been repaired etc. like they talked about in the first video. ...this is too sad for words. Never thought things like this happened...It is good that Chris, the funeral director , is trying to help the situation as best he can ...Thank you for exposing this in such a sensitive way , Jay ....My heart goes out to the families.
Ill report back if any more changes happen
You should do more updates on previous visits. Great follow up.
So sad that the cemetery has deteriorated to this point. Thanks for all the time and research that you put into the 1st and 2nd videos. I enjoyed watching. Keep 'em coming!!!
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Wow! Thank you, JP. This is just terrible. I don't understand why the place was sold with the bodies still inside. You would think that the former owners would've extracted the bodies and moved them prior to selling. I also don't think it's fair that the loved one's have to pay to have their loved ones extracted when they had already paid the expense of having them buried upon their deaths. Seems to me that the responsibility of extraction should go to whomever purchased the building and let it go like this or the former owners before them. This was certainly not something you see everyday. Thank you so much for this explore, and for all the background information on it, JP. My heart goes out to the poor families that have to deal with this situation now.
The previous video explains more of its history too.
@@JPVideos81 Thank you. I never saw that one so I'll check it out
Wow, what an eye opener, I would never have thought such things possible. Thanks for taking us along.
What an incredibly sad video, and how tragic for the families that have loved ones there. Hard to believe the way this has come about. Heartbreaking.
This was a great video! Thank youfor bringing it to us. Such a sad situation that should never happen.
Hello JP🤗 l liked that eerie music at the beginning.I'll have to find part 1. I never knew a cemetery could get that run down. People pay for cemetery plots decades before they die. I guess having respect for the deceased doesn't take priority at that cemetery place. When a person is put in a coffin,or cremated, and someone pays for those services. Not knowing years or decades later this could happen. It's really up to the state to take care of this problem, they can't expect total strangers to buy property & then figure out somebody's mistakes are now their problem 😥💔😢 The whole thing is pretty sad💞
Part one is pinned in the comments and on the end screen
Such a heartbreaking situation! I appreciate you doing an update on this place.
I can't picture in my head going to that place and not able to see the name of my love one in the wall as everything in there is destroyed and abandon. What a disgrace. Conditions are depressing. Thank you
for making this video with respect and consideration. Rip 🙏 for the souls laying there.
sad video but a glimmer of light with the funeral director stepping up to help the family.
What a great person to do this!
Wow! This is an eye-opener! I knew of abandoned graveyards but never considered a mausoleum would suffer that fate! Such utter lack of respect and so uncaring to cause more grief to the families
Definitely not a common situation
Witnessing a decline that is reminiscent of old cemeteries no longer used or maintained.
Hi 👋 JP. Great update and still pretty creepy video. Thanks for bringing all of us this video with interesting history about it. However, I didn’t get the notification on this but like I said before, I always check and I’m glad I did. My bell is always on for your channel. 👏👏👍😎👊
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I received notification, Great update JP. Thanks for all the information. Love all your videos.
Thank you JP for the re-visit. Another quality one. This is just a horrific situation.
That’s a shame the owner abandoned it. Those are someone’s loved ones buried there. So sad.
My brother used to work for a cemetery, the fiberglass "liner" would fit in a casket for viewing, afterwards the casket shell would be removed and the fiberglass top would be attached and sealed. This for the families who could not afford or did not want to purchase a casket, ironically these were the only units that are 100% water and air tight, the concrete vaults are not and allow water to enter, there are 2 styles top seal and bottom seal, bottom seal being the better one for it allows the water to drain back out into the ground. Love your videos.
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Nice job JP. Really enjoyed seeing this place. It's a shame that it has gone to such disrepair.
JPVideos is my #1 go to online and favorite UA-cam channel
Kudos to you Sir
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This is despicable. The families must be heartbroken.
Oh that is so sad , that is nice Chris is going to help relocate the loved ones. Thank u for showing us , I didn’t know what they looked like.
Now I'm trying to watch all these vids. Not trying to say goodbye to jpvideos
Hi Jay, absolutely disgusting what those owners are putting those poor relatives through. I hope it can be rescued and restored, thank you for the update even though it wasn't good news. x
You're welcome sue
What I like about your adventures...you learn about the history of the building or what you are exploring. It is a shame that the owners neglected the upkeep of the whole area. Who expects where you buried a loved one that the owners would not take care of the resting place and let the building become condemned.
Very interesting to see how a Mausoleum looks like opened up like that. Taking a look inside takes some of the mystery out of it for me. There's so many ways for human remains to be "interned." And unfortunate things can happen like with this place. Great video, thanks.
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Very sad for the people that are interred there and their families! Thanks for the update!
Hello from Australia. Love your video. I have a strange fascination for cemeteries. Keep up the great work!! This is so sad to think that there are loved ones that still remain inside.
This was a great video. It is so sad to see this place in such distress.
hi jp thanks for the upload. very sad to see such a place in disrepair.
Great video. Sad to see the owners refuse to pay the proper respect to the location and left it to rot. It is really sad to see this place if eternal rest decaying.
Great video as always JP. That was super sad . I feel really bad for these families . Knowing their loved one is still inside a building that’s crumbling has got to be absolutely gutt wrenching
I would volunteer to help maintain this place. I wonder if someone could put something like that together, a community project.
You can't. It's private property.
You can't. It's private property.
I think people could start a community project now since the owners have officially walked away from it all.
Great idea. Can you maybe speak with someone involved with the City or County? What about someone in State gov't. ? There is an election coming up next November.......
@@goodfoottoo great idea original poster had. Caring and loving people who still have a heart would obviously be willing to help, but the b.s red tape from politicians and the government will NEVER EVER change. You know how they do?...even if they'd be lucky enough to get a "promise" to help the goof people that want to help...they will never keep their promises. Its absolutley sad, depressing, and enough to get your blood boiling! Each time I hear of these stories (too often) only shows me cremation is the only way.
I truly hope those souls are R.I.P bc surely whats left of their vessels are not. Heartbreaking!!!
Thanks JP. Very Cool Video. Sad to see a Place Such as this going to Waste due to Neglect and Mis Management. Take Care and Stay Safe.
Pretty terrible that the city would allow a cemetery to be orphaned or abandoned. Some of those remains may have no one left or maybe those related have no clue about the condition of the property. Glad the funeral director that's helping stepped up.
That's so sad. Bless the man who is helping the families relocate their loved ones.
That was so sad JP! I just can not imagine! You would think somebody, somewhere would be held accountable for maintaining the grounds and Buildings. Sad sad sad! Was that a real
Stained Glass window? Safe travels and God Bless!!
Thank you for bringing this too the public notice! I can’t believe the government hasn’t shown more respect too this devastating situation!!!! A lot of the deceased probably don’t have family still alive.
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This is so sad. Breaks my heart seeing this. No one had the decency to respect and care for these loved ones.
At least put a tarp or something on the roof so it would'nt leak. Sad
These were people and their finale resting place. Great video. Thank you for the back story on what happend...
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This is unbelievable that these families are having to go thru this...smh...so sad. You can tell that was once a beautiful place.
this breaks my heart Random vandalism and neglect when you trusted the owners to take care of their loved ones' resting place So sad
This is the worst case scenario for a loved ones whose families placed the deceased with the expectations that they would be cared for in the afterlife. Unfortunately, Jay I have seen similar situations here locally where the owners seriously neglected the property. I am very sad and outraged to learn of another case of this type of neglect.
Well done with respect. One of the saddest situations ive ever seen.
I have followed the news of this mausoleum and it's a terrible shame it's been left to get in to this state, I am surprised there hasn't been a crowd funding page set up to help the families re-locate their loved ones but maybe that is not an option I don't know. Thank you for the update. Lets hope something is done and soon.
I got the notification!!! Very sad for the families and should never came to this.
My heart goes out to the families, such a waste. Thanks for the video and I did not get a notification of your new video, but I always check every day. Aloha
The owner should be responsible for the cost of removal & reburial.
The owners are dead
Your town should pay for supplies and everyone should pitch in its the right thing to do .what’s wrong with your town geeze … I’d sue … bc. Their is no way I paid for burial and got so mis handled and vandalized like this is a crime in so many different ways by mostly on the officials bc their is no one living to.harass. For real I bet your officals waste more in a month then what this could of been to fix
This is so sad 😞 I feel bad for all those family. The dead can’t even Rest In Peace. If I win the lotto I would so restore this!!!
I cannot believe this is allowed to even occur. I wouldn’t want this karma on me! Such a sad situation for the family members and the spirits of those still left there. ✨🙏🏼✨
I like when you revisit locations and give updates. I am often left wondering what happen to some of the places you have filmed, especially important locations like this that are historical or sacred. I look forward to watching any other videos of places you once filmed. I also like the more historical facts of the places you have filmed it gives the locations more meaning and depth. It makes me as a view more personal invested into a location. And thank you for the video.
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Wow that’s just wrong. Whatever way people choose to be laid to rest should be respected.🌵🌵
Sad sad sad
Thank you for the update. So sad this is happening. I hope with your video this resting place gains exposure and something is done to take care of this sad situation.
FYI, I got notification of this video.
Those vaults are thousands upon thousands of dollars (the lower the crypt the more $). Its like they want families to pay for the same funeral twice.
Burial is expensive the first time but to relocate again is so terrible especially for the family. They should not have to bare the cost a second time. It is sad and my heart goes out to the families.
Very sad...
Hopefully someone else gets it and does what's right..
Thanks JP.
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Got the notification. Another great video. Your abandoned videos are the best out there. Thanks JP.
I was at work when I got the notification so I'm just getting to watch it.
This video just appeared in my suggested video. I love how you have a thorough overview before you went in and set a very respectful tone for the video and remains of peoples loved ones. I like this style over people going into abandoned places and saying yooooooo a million times. Good job, I’ll be spending my Friday night watching your videos.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the other content.
this is a shame. I would be beyond mad if one of my loved ones were buried there.
Great video!!!!! So glad you’re not giving up on UA-cam! 🦋
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How in the USA was the cemetery and mausoleum allowed to go to a tax sale in the first place. That's an insane regulation.
because Luzerne county Pa is very corrupt. And so are the courts. If there is money to put in the counties pocket(politicians), they'd sell their own family members
It looks like there are many unfilled plots, someone probably bought it thinking that they could fix up the place and start selling plots again. They bailed when they realized how much it would cost.
Thank you so much for the update! When I saw the first video, I just thought it was so sad to see what was happening to this mausoleum. It is always good to hear updates. Take care, be safe, and I can't wait to see you in the next one!!! 🙋🏽♀️👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽💙💙💙
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I did NOT get a notification for this. Just happened to check in.
I was just commenting the SAME thing.
Ditto...no notification for me either
Thank you for the update. The respect you show is wonderful.
I will be at work by then and won't be able to see it live. Will have to wait til it goes to regular video.
Thats so sad, I feel for the deceased that cant rest in peace and for the families that cant visit their loved ones. Thanks for the explore.
You're welcome cassie
This infuriates me! Why can we not just properly take care of our dead!?
Thats a disgusting attitude
Money.