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A proposed cemetery in Homer Township that would include natural, eco-friendly burials with no caskets has residents, many who use private water wells, concerned about the effects the development w… ...

At Monrovia Cemetery, the deluge had done the unthinkable. So much water seeped into the ground, putting the soil under immense pressure, that caskets began popping through the earth.

As the casket was lowered into the grave, the funeral director suddenly interjected, ordering the cemetery employees to lift it back out and return it to the hearse.