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
2 HOURS ARE NEEDED BETWEEN SAME SECTION BURIALS. PLEASE CALL GENERAL FOREMAN ERIK 508-577-0000 IF YOU NEED TO SCHEDULE IN THE SAME SECTION.
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.
A TOTAL MAXIMUM OF ONE (1) GROUP OF 10 PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO GATHER AT THE GRAVESIDE. IT WILL BE INCUMBENT ON FUNERAL DIRECTORS TO INFORM CLIENTS OF THIS POLICY AND TO HELP IN ITS ENFORCEMENT.
A MAXIMUM OF 10 VEHICLE ALLOWED AS PART OF ANY FUNERAL PROCESSION.
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.
Date | Time | Location | Funeral Home |
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WINTER FEES $250.00 WEEKDAYS | $350.00 SATURDAYS | ||
FRI JAN 22- | NO MORE FUNERALS FOR TODAY | ||
FRI JAN 22- | 11:00 | NEW NORTH JB | RUSSELL |
FRI JAN 22 | 12:00 | NEW SINGLE EE | FUNERARIAS |
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SAT JAN 23 | NO MORE FUNERAL FOR TODAY | ||
SAT JAN 23 | 11:30 | 54 NORTH JA | CONLEY |
SAT JAN 23 | 12:30 | 66 NORTH F | BLANCHARD |
MON JAN 25TH | 11:15 | 37 NORTH ME | WAITT |
TUES JAN 26TH | 12:00 | NEW SINGLE EE | FUNERARIAS |
FRI JAN 29TH | 1:30 | NEW NORTH JB | LOPES |
SAT JAN 30 | NO MORE FUNERALS FOR TODAY | ||
SAT JAN 30TH | 9;30 | 221 NORTH MD | LOPES |
SAT JAN 30TH | 11:45 | NEW NORTH JB | RUSSELL |
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