A Middlesex County family is claiming their grandfather was buried in the wrong spot at Evergreen Cemetery.

"Before he passed away, he looked me specifically in the eyes and was like, 'I need to make sure that I’m buried right with my sister.' It’s hard to feel he’s resting in peace when he’s not with his sister,” says Nicole Hustik.

Nicole Hustik’s grandfather’s final wish was to be buried beside his sister.

She and her husband Stephen, were shocked the day they came to Evergreen Cemetery last August to inter her grandfather’s remains to find that the space prepared for his ashes was in the wrong spot.

"The hole was already dug. We just placed the box in there, but before we placed it, we offered the protest of like 'The gravestone is over there. Why is the hole right here?'" Stephen Hustik asked.

In a document shared with News 12, with records dating back to 1919, Nicole’s great, great uncle owned the plot, and several of her maternal relatives are buried here.

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According to the Hustiks, their grandfather prepaid for his burial over 20 years ago.

"We bring the box, everything’s been prepaid, they say it’s impossible, you can’t prepay for anything," Stephen Hustik said.

"They had previously been using paper copies. They switched over to a digital system and then destroyed all the paper copies," Nicole Hustik said.

News 12 reached out to Evergreen Cemetery but missed employees during regular office hours. But according to its website, purchasing a plot in advance is an option, saying in part, “pre-need purchases lock-in today’s prices.”

"Her grandfather paid for the burial service so that when he passed away, everything would be taken care of," Stephen Hustik said.

Now the Hustiks are faced with paying some $1,400 to exhume and re-inter.

"The whole idea of a cemetery is you have a gravestone, that’s where your ancestor’s remains are, and that spot specifically should have meaning to you for that reason," Stephen Hustik said.

"He was probably the only family that I really kept in touch with and that cared about me. He fought really hard to get me out of foster care so I don’t see why I can’t fight so hard to ensure that he’s buried in the spot that he wished," Nicole Hustik said.