PETOSKEY, MI - A Northern Michigan funeral home has been shut down after state officials discovered a wide variety of violations amid "deplorable, unsanitary conditions."

Violations at Charles G. Parks Funeral Home in Petoskey included an unsanitary embalming room with a rusty machete on the counter, dirty sinks, unsanitized tools and overflowing garbage receptacles.

There was also evidence of worm infestation and the storage of human cremains alongside cremains of the owner's dog and pet pig, according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

Other monetary violations were discovered. The funeral home also improperly stored embalmed bodies and had wooden caskets with blood-stained cardboard inside of them,

The individual mortuary science license of owner Charles Guy Parks Jr. has been suspended.

"Michigan residents trust funeral home directors, owners, and their establishments to follow the law especially when dealing with the death of a loved one," said LARA's Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Director Julia Dale.

"We will continue to aggressively hold every funeral home in Michigan to the highest standards of public health and safety when providing final arrangements."

Charles G. Parks Funeral Home has 60 days to either reassign or cancel its existing prepaid contracts.

CSCL will allow the funeral to complete funeral services that were in process as of March 6 or refer families to another licensed funeral home before the license suspension becomes effective on March 9.