Cemetery Trustees

David L. Bachelor
Currently serves as Chairman of the Board for the Cemeteries and has served on the Cemetery Board since 1996. Mr. Bachelor is a lifetime Worthington resident, who graduated from Worthington High School and attended Ohio State University.

G. Courtney Chapman
Mr. Chapman is has been a Cemetery Trustee since 1990. He also serves as a Trustee of the North Community Counseling Center. He serves as Chairman for the Dublin-Worthington Rotary Club, as an Associate Professor at Ohio State University and in the Ohio National Guard.

Dr. Robert Chosy Currently serves as the Vice-Chairman for the Cemetery Board of Trustees. He is a Worthington City Council member and long time resident of the City of Worthington.

Cemetery Staff

Thomas A. Kayati
Mr. Kayati has been the Cemetery Superintendent since 1992 and has worked for the Cemetery Board since 1979. He is a Worthington resident. Mr. Kayati also serves on the Ohio Dispute Resolution Commission and is a board member of the Ohio Association of Cemetery Superintendents and officials.

Elaine E. Russell
Mrs. Russell has been the Administrative Clerk Secretary/Treasurer for the Cemeteries since 2000. She also serves as the secretary/treasurer for the Ohio Association of Cemetery Superintendents & Officials.

Advisory Committee

The Cemetery Advisory Committee is made up of members from the community who volunteers their time and lends their professional expertise to the management, expansion and beautification of the cemeteries.

Committee member backgrounds include: Surveying, Land Management, Horticultural and Landscape Architecture, Geology and Soil Analysis, Mortuary Science, Political Science and History.

Current members are:

Joe Dible - Professional surveyor (retired); Veteran’s Liaison

Barry Griffith - Area Vice President, Schoedinger Funeral Service

John Haueisen – Worthington Historical Society representative.

Fred Hower - “The Ohio Nurseryman;” Adjunct Faculty, Landscape Design, Columbus State Community College; Landscape consultant, speaker and author.

Don Jones - Executive Vice President, Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Home

Debra Knapke - “The Garden Sage;” Adjunct Faculty, Landscape Design Build Program, Columbus State Community College; Garden designer, consultant, speaker and author

the Reverend Carolyn Piper - Pastor, American Baptist (retired); Fellow, American Association of Pastoral Counselors

Diane Randolph - Certified Master Gardener; Member, Worthington Hills Garden Club and Worthington Women’s Club

Dr. Douglas Southgate-A professor at Ohio State University since 1980 and a Worthington resident since 1988.

Dr. Julie Weatherington Rice - Ph.D., Soil Science; Certified Professional Geologist and Soil Scientist