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Department Details

TIMOTHY CARPENTER
Acting Superintendent of Cemeteries

Phone

508-580-7833

Fax

508-580-7889

Email

cemetery@cobma.us

Address

Melrose Cemetery & Office, 88 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301

Office Hours

Monday-Friday 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Records Access Officer

parks@cobma.us

Funeral Schedule

DUE TO THE CONCERNS WITH COVID-19 THE CEMETERY DEPT. HAS UPDATED ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS PALLBEARERS.  IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL FUNERAL DIRECTORS TO ASSIGN THOSE THAT WILL TRANSPORT A CASKET FROM THE TRANSPORT VEHICLE TO THE PLOT AND PLACEMENT ON THE LOWERING DEVICE.

ALL THOSE ATTENDING THE GRAVESITE MUST BE WEARING MASKS.

THE CASKET WILL ONLY BE LOWERED BY CEMETERY STAFF AND WILL NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL ALL VISITORS HAVE LEFT THE GRAVESITE.   FAMILY MAY REMAIN IN THEIR VEHICLES TO VIEW THE LOWERING OF THE CASKET.

WE UNDERTAND THESE CHANGES WILL BE DIFFICULT BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.

DateTimeLocationFuneral Home
CREMATION BURIALS CAN NOW TAKE PLACE
FRI APRIL 9THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY
FRI APRIL 912:30NEW CENTRAL GROVERUSSELL
SAT APRIL 10-NO MORE BURIALS FOR TODAY9:30UNION CEMETERY-CREMAINSCONLEY
SAT APRIL 1011:0021 NORTH JA-CREMAINSRUSSELL
SAT APRIL 1012:00248 NORTH JARUSSELL
WED APRIL 14TH1:00NEW CENTRAL GROVEWAITT
THURS APRIL 1512:30NEW CENTRAL GROVEFUNERARIAS
FRI APRIL 161:00NEW CENTRAL GROVE -CREMAINSCONLEY
SAT APRIL 1711:30NEW CENTRAL GROVEFUNERARIAS
MON APRIL 19THCLOSED FOR PATRIOTS DAY
TUES APRIL 20TH11:3025 NORTH MD-CREMAINSCONLEY
TUES APRIL 20TH1:0026 NORTH LA-CREMAINSFUNERARIAS
WED APRIL 211:00 GRAVESIDE2857 SINGLEDAHLBORG
MAY
SAT MAY 1510:00 GRAVESIDE421 NORTH-CREMAINSWAITT
SAT MAY 2211:30-12223 NORTH LB-CREMAINSCONLEY

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, $200/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
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