Department Details
TIMOTHY CARPENTER
Acting Superintendent of Cemeteries
Phone
Fax
508-580-7889
Address
Melrose Cemetery & Office, 88 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Records Access Officer
** LIMITED TO 2 FUNERALS A DAY. **
CREMATION BURIALS WILL RESUME ON MARCH 18TH.
| Date | Time | Location | Funeral Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRI APR 19 | NO FURTHER BURIAL | ||
| FRI APR 19 | 11:30 | NEW SINGLE GRAVE | RUSSELL |
| FRI APR 19 | 12:00 | NEW DOUBLE GRAVE | JOSEPH RUSSO |
| FRI APR 19 | 12:30 | SINGLE MC 185 | WAITT |
| SAT APR 20 | 11:00 | NORTH LC 274 | WAITT |
| SAT APR 20 | 12:00 | NEW SINGLE GRAVE | WAITT |
| MON APR 22 | 11:30 | NEW DOUBLE GRAVE | FUNERARIAS |
| MON APR 22 | 12:30 | NORTH I 90 | WAITT |
| MON APR 22 | 12:30 | NORTH LB 257 | RUSSELL |
| TUES APR 23 | 1:00 | NORTH LB 41 | FAMILY |
| WED APR 24 | 11:30 | NEW DOUBLE GRAVE | G.LOPES |
| WED APR 24 | 12:30 | NEW SINGLE GRAVE | RUSSELL |
| THUR APR 25 | 11:15 | NEW SINGLE GRAVE | RUSSELL |
| THUR APR 25 | 11:45 | BABY LOT | FUNERARIAS |
| THUR APR 25 | 12:30 | NEW 8 GRAVE | RUSSELL |
| FRI APR 26 | 10:00 | CG 282 | WAITT |
| FRI APR 26 | 11:00 | SINGLE D 524 | KANE |
| SAT APR 27 | 11:30 | NEW SINGLE GRAVE | FUNERARIAS |
| MON APR 29 | 11:00 | NORTH 421 | WAITT |
| MON APR 29 | 11:30 | NEW DOUBLE GRAVE | RUSSELL |
| TUES APR 30 | 12:30 | NEW SINGLE GRAVE | RUSSELL |
| FRI MAY 3 | 11:00 | NORTH KE 163 | CONLEY |
Funeral Rules
- Only 1 "New Single Grave" or "New 2 Grave" burial per day
- Monday-Friday you must be in by 1:00, Saturdays by 12:00, or a late charge will apply, $300/hour
- No personal checks please. Make check payable to "City of Brockton"
There must be one hour between funerals that are in or near the same sections of the cemetery. The General Foreman, Erik Duquette, will making the final decision if he feels he can not accommodate the amount of traffic on any given day.
Additionally, families are no longer allowed to shovel dirt onto the casket. We have experienced some very negative situations because of this act.
Hours and Holidays
We are closed on the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Washington's Birthday
- Patriot's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day (or the following Monday)
- Thanksgiving Day and the following day
- Christmas Day
We close at 10:00 on the following days:
- Good Friday
- Christmas Eve
- New Year's Eve