CEMETERY COMMISSION

Address: Board of Cemetery Commissioners, 2 Coldbrook Road, Unit 1, Oakham, MA 01068

Board Meetings: Quarterly.  See Town Hall bulletin board for upcoming meetings.

Summary:

There are three elected Cemetery Commissioners that make up this board.  The Board is responsible for the administration of all aspects of the town-owned cemeteries, including upkeep, lot sales, burials, recordkeeping, and capital improvements.

Town-owned cemeteries include (location in parenthesis):

• Pine Grove Cemetery* (Old Turnpike Road)
• South Cemetery* (North Brookfield Road)
• Southwest Cemetery (Lincoln Road)
• Center Cemetery (Oakham Center)
• Green Hollow Cemetery (Crawford Road)
• Boyd Cemetery (Off Spencer Road)

* Indicates lots available for sale

Schedule of Fees:

Lot Sales- Cemetery lots are available for sale in either Pine Grove or South cemeteries.  Perpetual care must be purchased along with the lot.  The pricing is as follows:

Two-Grave lot:  $150 (lot) + $300 (perpetual care) = $450 Total

Single-Grave lots are available for 1/2 the above price.

 

Interment (Burials)- Full-Earthen burials are permitted 365 days a year in all cemeteries.  Cremation burials are permitted only when the ground is not frozen, typically May through November.  Burial fees are as follows:

Full Burial: $500 ($625 Winter Months)

Cremation Burial: $225

The above fees include grave locating, opening/closing, and administration.