Appreciation for Services to St.Margarets Cemetery

Dave Knowles has advised St.Margarets Cemetery that he is retiring from his long held position as grave digger. When I took over managing the cemetery in 2009 Dave had already been providing this much needed service for years.

It is the kind of job that required flexibility , a willingness to drop everything including your regular paid job, show up and dig a grave, be available to fill in after the burial  all the while using your back hoe and hours of time. We in the community have been lucky to have Dave. Whenever families asked what the cost would be to have the grave prepared Dave would always say “ I don’t want anything.These are my friends that i am burying.” He never took money for doing this job. St.Margarets Cemetery extends its deepest gratitude to Dave for his service over the years and wish him all the best. 

The Thetis Island community should know that under normal circumstances the family of the bereaved are responsible for the costs of digging a grave for the burial of human remains. St.Margarets will be looking for someone to replace Dave.Our hope is that we can at least find someone onThetis with a machine that would be willing to take it on.If not an operator from across the water will have to be contracted.

Suzanne Sarioglu