Every Sunday, Barbara Miller makes the journey to a small cemetery in Caernarvon Township. 
 
 'No trespassing' signs 
 
 She visits the grave of her son, Ricky, who passed away in 1980 at the tender age of 3. It's her way of staying connected to the child she lost much, much too soon.The current owners of the land on which the cemetery rests are making that connection more difficult to maintain.NNR Real Estate Ventures filed a civil lawsuit Monday in Berks County Court that would bar Miller and others with family members buried there from stepping foot on the property. The families would, however, be permitted to enter the cemetery to exhume the bodies to move them to another site.It's the latest move in a battle that's been going on since Paul and Jean Dovin bought the small parcel along Twin Valley Road that contained an 18th century stone church in 2010. And Miller is at her wits' end."I don't know what to do anymore," Miller said Wednesday between sobs. "I don't think I can go through all that again. My baby suffered so much when he was alive from brain tumors. It was so terrible. What's wrong with these people?"The suit, which had still not been delivered Wednesday to all 17 of its named defendants, states that the Dovins were unaware that the "old cemetery" mentioned in the advertisement for sale of the property was active.The law firm representing the Dovins declined to comment on the suit. 
 
 The Honey Brook couple beat out other interested bidders by offering $85,000 at an auction, according to Berks County property records. The suit asserts that the auctioneer of the land, Rock Church Properties, never informed them that people were still being buried in plots. 
 
 'I feel disgusted' 
 
 But they found out a few weeks after when Louise Shepherd died.Her last wish was to be buried in the plot she had purchased at the graveyard - locally known as Rock Cemetery - next to her husband. She got her wish with a little help from funeral director David Eames of The Labs Funeral Home, who said he walked the Dovins through the burial process. He said it was clear from the beginning they were uncomfortable with this new responsibility.The Dovins announced in 2013 that they would no longer honor the plots sold by those who had previously owned the cemetery.A year later, they decided to switch ownership of the property to an incorporated limited liability company they founded. That's when relatives of those buried there say things got worse.They say "No Trespassing" and "Private Property" signs started popping up around the cemetery. They say they were told police would be called if they continued to enter the graveyard, that their flowers and flags would mysteriously disappear within days of visiting the tombstones and that the grass would remain uncut for weeks at a time.Then, relatives say, the Dovins began to photograph and record their visits to the cemetery.The distressed group took action by making their private struggle public through media reports.Now, nearly two months after the Reading Eagle first published a story detailing their concerns, the suit arrived at the homes of some of those who spoke out. Vicki Nunemaker, a Honey Brook resident whose father is buried at the cemetery, was one of them."I was shocked," she said. "It's hard enough to bury someone you love in the first place. Now, they want me to dig up his remains after nine years at rest just so I can visit his grave in peace. Not to mention, who's going to pay for another burial and headstone? It's unreal."But the Dovins argue that her father should never have been buried there in the first place.The suit states that the sellers listed on receipts for the purchased plots, the late Harvey Kurtz and his son Titus Kurtz, lacked the necessary license to sell the plots.Wanda Murren, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of State, which oversees occupational licensing, said in June that cemetery owners and people who sell grave sites must secure a license to do so through the Real Estate Commission because they are involved in the buying and selling of deeds. State records show neither was licensed to sell the plots.Titus Kurtz, an Elverson resident who is listed as a defendant in the suit, said Wednesday that he was unaware that he needed approval from the state. He said he was simply doing what he thought was right by letting relatives be buried next to their loved ones."I had no idea, and my father never said anything to me about it," he said.County property records show Titus Kurtz sold it to Rock Church Properties in 2004 for $30,000.When asked if he feels responsible for the predicament these relatives now find themselves in, Titus Kurtz said there was no way to know that the current owners would want to keep people out of the cemetery."I feel for them. But how was I supposed to know what would happen?" he said. 
 
 Jaime Hendricks, a Honey Brook resident and defendant in the suit, said her family is trying to decide what step to take next. They have 20 days to respond to the suit. They're seeking advice from friends and searching for representation. 
 
 "I feel disgusted by this lawsuit," she said. "Whether (Harvey and Titus Kurtz) had a license to sell those plots shouldn't matter. The fact is that they were sold, people were buried there and the Christian thing to do is to honor that."One of the biggest supporters of those shut out of the cemetery agrees.State Rep. Mark M. Gillen said Wednesday that he was disappointed that the Dovins had decided to file a suit. The Robeson Township Republican has been working hard to pass legislation that he believes will help resolve the situation.The bill, which is awaiting action in the House Local Government Committee, would allow reasonable access to the relatives of those buried in privately owned cemeteries. Anyone blocking their access would be charged with a misdemeanor."My goal was to have this settled outside the courts, but I'm willing to offer them any assistance necessary in this fight," he said. "It's gratifying for me to help give a voice to those who have been crying, literally, for a solution to this situation that is heart-rending."Contact Karen Shuey: 610-371-5081 or kshuey@readingeagle.com. ||||| CAERNARVON TWP., Pa. - 
 
 A cemetery is at the center of a battle that's brewing in Berks County. 
 
 Rock Cemetery on Twin Valley Road in Caernarvon Township is coming under fire. Officials said the owners are claiming it's closed, which is upsetting people who were planning to be buried next to their loved ones. 
 
 "It just makes me sick to my stomach," said Hazel Hamm, who purchased a burial plot in the cemetery more than 30 years ago. 
 
 Rock Cemetery is the final resting place for Hamm's husband, Doug, who passed away in 1995. 
 
 "He's been gone for over 20 years and I want to be buried beside him, and I think I have a right to be," Hamm said. 
 
 Hamm's name is already engraved on the tombstone and she has the deed. At 87 years old, she said she is now experiencing added stress and heartbreak. 
 
 According to the local funeral director, Rock Cemetery is closed and the owners are not allowing any more burials. 
 
 Nina Pruitt is devastated. Her husband, Van, died in 2004 from heart failure. He served in World War II and the Korean War. Van earned two purple hearts and a bronze star. 
 
 "It rips our hearts out because I know how much my mom wants to be buried by our dad," said Cathy Shepherd, who has several family members buried in the cemetery. 
 
 The cemetery was sold at public auction in 2010. Officials said the Dovin family purchased the property, but now "Private Property" and "No Trespassing" signs are posted beyond the graves. 
 
 Vickie Nunemaker told 69 News the owners are not allowing families to visit their loved ones in peace. 
 
 "These people just need to do the right thing and let us come visit our loved ones without harassing us when we come on the property," Nunemaker said. 
 
 The Berks County district attorney is aware of the ongoing feud. He said it's a civil matter, but he advised police not to cite anyone visiting the cemetery. 
 
 It's not clear why burials are no longer permitted. 
 
 Barbara Miller is just hoping the owners will honor the plots that were already sold. She planned to be buried next to her 3-year-old son, Rickey, who passed away from cancer in 1980. 
 
 "I have a lot of sorrow. You can't sleep and you wonder why you can't be here," Miller said. 
 
 "That's a pity. You have your child laying there and you can't be buried where you planned," said Bill Miller, Barbara's husband. 
 
 69 News reached out to the Dovin's attorney. He said, at this point, he had no comment due to the threat of pending litigation.
– It’s not every day that a cemetery goes up for sale. And what do you do with one? For the new owners of a tiny graveyard in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania, that meant planting "Private Property” signs to bar visitors, the Reading Eagle reports. The owners filed a lawsuit this week asking a Berks County judge to enforce the order at Rock Cemetery. Paul and Jean Dovin bought the small parcel at auction in 2010; distraught family members say that three years later, the Dolvins announced plots purchased from the previous owner (which the Dolvins contend were sold improperly due to the lack of the necessary license) were no longer valid, and that no new burials would occur. In 2014, "No Trespassing" signs sprouted up and visitors were warned that police would be called on them. The sole exception: Relatives may come on the land to exhume a body and take it elsewhere. "It just makes me sick to my stomach," Hazel Hamm tells WFMZ. Her husband Doug is buried there and, she said, "I want to be buried beside him, and I think I have a right to be.” Every Sunday, Barbara Miller used to visit the grave of her son Ricky, who died at age 3 in 1980. "I don't think I can go through all that again," Miller tells Reading Eagle. "What's wrong with these people?" The Dovins contend they had no idea the “old cemetery” they bought for $85,000 was still in use because the advertisement for the public auction never mentioned it, according to the lawsuit. Their lawyers have refused comment.