Have we lost all respect?

My 4 children and I can't get past this loss, just 62 years young. My wife was buried at Wildwood cemetery in Wilmington and needless to say we all visit often. Bett was a very religious/spiritual person so we all thought it would be appropriate to make an 12 by 18 inch wooden crucifix, blessed by a catholic priest and put at Bett's grave next to her marker. We took her rosary beads and placed them on the crucifix. Not to long ago my 3 year old grandson Noah made a small fence that was also placed on his grandmother's crucifix. Well today I made my visit to the cemetery to pay my respects and to my surprise the crucifix was gone. I asked the cemetery employees if they may have removed it and they said they would never do that. They also stated that it is not uncommon for this to happen. So I ask myself, is this the norm we can expect in our society? Disrespecting our dead love ones? I am trying so hard not to get down on our spiritual future but this really is difficult to accept. I do hope that whomever took the crucifix will understand the hurt that they have caused my family through a most difficult time. Maybe wishful thinking.. Tom Siracusa