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
Funeral Schedule
FALL CLEAN UP
ANYTHING OF VALUE SHOULD BE REMOVED.
THE EQUIPMENT USED IN ORDER TO REMOVE LEAVES FROM LOTS IN THE CEMETERY CAN DAMAGE AND MISPLACE SMALL ITEMS. AS THE HIGH VELOCITY BLOWERS REMOVE LEAVES THEY ALSO INADVERTENTLY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE MONUMENTS. THE BEST WAY TO AVOID THE LOSS OF ITEMS IS TO REMOVE THESE PROMPTLY. CLEAN UP SHOULD BE COMPLETED MID-DECEMBER.
| Date | Time | Location | Funeral Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| THURS NOV 14 | 10:30 | NORTH F CREMAINS | MCHOUL |
| SAT NOV 16- NO MORE FUNERALS FOR TODAY | 11:30 | NORTH JB | RUSSELL |
| 12:30 | NORTH JB | CONLEY | |
| SAT NOV 23 | 10:45 | NORTH JB | WAITT |
| THURS & FRI NOV 28TH & 29TH -CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING | |||
| MON DEC 9 | 11:00 GRAVESIDE | NORTH LB-CREMAINS | WAITT |
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