CALDWELL -- Joe and Dolores Harper didn't want their daughters to worry.
The Nampa couple, whose children live out of state, made their own funeral arrangements more than five years ago, purchasing a crypt at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
But a recent decision by the cemetery means the Harpers will have to start over. And they're not alone.
More than 30 local families recently discovered that crypts they purchased at the local cemetery won't be built.
Each family paid thousands of dollars for prime locations in a proposed mausoleum at Hillcrest. Some selected their spots more than five years ago, and several are still making monthly payments.
In at least one case, a loved one who died has been waiting in a temporary crypt for three years.
But a letter from Manager Doug Reinke dated June 25 said the families will have to find a different location for their loved ones.
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