Cemetery Trustees

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.

John H. Oberle
Mr. Oberle is the Sharon Township representative to the Cemetery Board.  He has been a Sharon Township Trustee since 2006.  Some of his other community involvement includes Central Ohio Regional Shared Services Steering Committee, Ohio State Airport (Advisory Committee), Worthington Youth Boosters and Basketball Coach.

Cemetery Staff

Thomas A. Kayati
Mr. Kayati has been employed by the Cemetery for over 30 years and has worked as the Cemetery Superintendent since 1992. He is a lifelong Worthington resident. Mr. Kayati served on the Ohio Dispute Resolution Commission for seven years and is a past Board member of the Ohio Association of Cemetery Superintendents and Officials. Mr. Kayati was awarded the Outstanding Cemeterian Award in February, 2012 by the Ohio Cemetery Association.

Elaine E. Russell
Mrs. Russell has been the Administrative Clerk for the Cemeteries since 2000. She served as the Secretary/Treasurer for the Ohio Cemetery Association for four years.

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 -Senior Vice President of Operations, Schoedinger Funeral & Cremation 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

Jon Cook - Executive Director, McConnell Arts Center,