NOTICE

 ST. JOHN’S CEMETERY
 SCHAGHTICOKE, NEW YORK
 Phone Number  753-4554

 2015 
GENERAL INFORMATION


St. John’s Cemetery is under the auspices of Transfiguration Parish and follows the same general rules and regulations of cemeteries of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany (RCDA).  For specific information, go to the homepage of their website, rcdacemeteries.org. and follow the link marked “General Information”.  You can also look for additional information at transfigurationparish.net.

St. John Cemetery
 REGULATIONS FOR CEMETERY DECORATIONS
Effective May 1, 2016
 

St. John Cemetery reserves the right to remove all flowers, wreathes or other decorations from lots as soon as they become unsightly.  The grounds will be cleared of decorations twice a year.  Spring cleanup begins March 1^st and Fall cleanup begins October 1^st.  In order for a family to save any decorations placed on or near a grave, the decorations should be removed prior to this date.  New decorations may be placed beginning April 1^st .

St John’s Cemetery is located at the intersection of Route 40 and Stillwater Bridge Road in Schaghticoke, New York.

 THE CEMETERY IS CLOSED FOR THE WINTER
December 1st through May 1st
 

Funeral Arrangements
 
No interment shall take place without the authorization of the lot owner or the person authorized by law.  An Affidavit and Authorization to Inter form is required at the time of service.  This form is available at the St. John’s Cemetery office located at the Transfiguration Parish Schaghticoke Site office.  The family of the deceased is required to personally visit the cemetery for all at-need selections.  We strongly encourage families to personally visit the cemetery office when arranging interments.
 
Orders for interment must be accepted by the cemetery at least 8 working hours prior to the scheduled interment.  The following information is required before an interment order will be accepted by the cemetery:  Name and age of deceased, specific interment space to be used, name of the funeral director, date of interment and time of arrival at the cemetery, name and address of the next of kin, and proper authorization.
 
Interments in our cemetery that require our employees to complete the interment after working hours are subject to a surcharge because the cemetery incurs additional expenses for overtime work.  The surcharge applies for every 30 minutes or part thereof, such as after 3:30 pm weekdays or after 12 noon on Saturdays until all work related to the interment is completed.  Families arranging services should note that generally, one to one and one half hours are required to complete an interment after the conclusion of the committal service.       
 
 
An approved outer container is required for all interments except infants.
 
Ordinarily, only one casket or urn may be placed in any one grave or crypt.  Under limited circumstances, exceptions are permitted and an urn may be placed in the same grave as a casket.   ***A second use fee is charged in addition to the interment fee.  Under no circumstances will more than one urn be interred with an existing burial.   Scattering cremated remains is not the reverent disposition required by the Church and is prohibited on cemetery ground.
 
A permanent name plate is required to be attached to each casket brought into the cemetery.
 
All interments, entombments, or inurnments will be performed in private by employees or agents of the cemetery.  Duly licensed funeral directors, undertakers or registered residents must produce their current certificate of registration upon request.
 
Lots not under Perpetual Care or the Operation and Upkeep Fund are subject to the collection of a deposit to the Operation and Upkeep Fund before an interment is made.  The assessment must be paid in full before the last interment in a lot.
 
A grave space will accommodate an outer container or vault with external dimensions not exceeding 36” wide by 96” long.    Please contact the cemetery office to verify appropriate urn size.                                  
 
Memorials
 
The cemetery reserves the right at all times to prescribe the kind, design, size, symbolism, crafting, quality and material of all memorials or inscriptions placed in a cemetery.  All owners or anyone duly authorized to act for and in behalf of an owner, before ordering any memorials or inscriptions, must secure from the cemetery written approval of the design, size and lettering style.
 
Application for the installation of a memorial and the approval thereof by the cemetery shall be made in writing on the cemetery’s Memorial Installation Application form and signed by the owner with owner’s address and cemetery.  A processing fee will be charged when an incomplete Memorial Installation Application is received by the cemetery.  The design of each memorial must be approved in advance by the cemetery.  Payment must accompany any such order.  Any non-religious design depicted on a memorial must be subordinate in size and presentation to the religious design.  The cemetery will not allow any design deemed offensive.  Marker deliveries will not be accepted without prior approvals.
 
Lots must be paid for in full before memorial work is installed.
 
Should any memorial become unsightly, dilapidated, illegible or a menace to visitors or not in compliance with these rules and regulations, the cemetery shall have the right either to correct the condition or to remove the same at the expense of the owners.
 

Prices for Grave Spaces
 
Full size Burial Vault:    $850.00
 
 
 
Monument Foundation and Installation Prices
 
Foundations are generally constructed between June 15 and October 15 as time and weather permit.
Length (normal width)
Up to 3.0 feet     $500.00
3.1 to 4.0 feet     $650.00
4.1 to 5.0 fee      $785.00
5.1 to 6.0 feet     $945.00
Over 6.1 feet   Quoted upon request
 
 Interment Prices
 
           Adult Internment:              $800.00
           Infant Internment:             $  60.00
           Cremated Remains:         $400.00  
           Second Use Fee***          $250.00 
 
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           *** Please refer to “Funeral  Arrangements”.