Rules & Regulations
- The Cemetery Superintendent reserves the right to remove any type of decoration or planting deemed dangerous, withered, unsightly or intrusive upon neighboring plots
- All plants must be in containers and confined to an area not more than 12 inches from the front or side of the monument
- Use of any type of glass container is prohibited and will be removed immediately
- Landscaping materials of any kind (i.e., stones, crushed stone, shells, wood chips, mulch, bricks, etc.) are not permitted to be placed on graves or around plants as they are safety hazards
- The planting of trees, shrubs, bushes, perennials and annuals is prohibited
- Limit of three decorations per grave and confined to an area of not more than 12 inches from the front or sides of the monument
- Lot owners are not permitted to remove permanently planted trees
- Lot owners are not permitted to plant any kind of hedge or erect any other kind of enclosure on their lots, including benches or seats
- All decorations from the previous year must be removed by April 1st
- The use of any type of recreational vehicle (i.e., snowmobiles, ATVs, sleds, etc) within the cemetery are prohibited
- The cemetery is closed between sundown and sunrise. Trespassers during these hours will be prosecuted
- No hunting is allowed within or from the cemetery
- Vaults are required and must be constructed of concrete or metal and installed by the company with the exception of cremations
- All excavations for interments must be pre-arranged and are made by cemetery personnel only
- Foundations for all monuments, headstones and veteran's plaques, as well as all monuments, headstones and veteran's plaques, will be installed by the monument company
- Burial Permits must be submitted to the Cemetery Superintendent before or at the time of interment
- No burials will be allowed without a Burial Permit
- Cornerstones are required for grave lots
- Contact the Cemetery Superintendent for grave lot purchases and/or any changes
- Basic grave plots are 5 feet by 10 feet
- Cremation lots in the old cremation section are 4 feet by 4 feet, however cremation lots in the new section are 3 feet by 3 feet
- Section 9: lots 135 through 142 are set aside purposefully for indigent burials
- Full payment for grave plots is expected at the time of purchase
- Weekend and or holiday interments will be charged an additional fee; please see Burial Fees
- Grave plot deeds will be issued by the Town Clerk along with a complete copy of the Rules and Regulations
- Vandalism will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law
- Refer any suggestions, complaints or questions to the Cemetery Superintendent, Lucy Ware
- By order of the Mentz Town Board, adopted July 1, 2008