Eligibility & Purchasing

In-Ground Burial

Persons eligible to purchase in-ground grave spaces include:

• Full-time University of Notre Dame faculty or staff
• Faculty or staff retired from Notre Dame:
• At age 55 with at least 15 years of service to the University
• At age 62 with at least 10 years of service to the University
• At age 65 with at least 5 years of service to the University

There is a limit to the total graves allowed for purchase by each eligible applicant. To learn more or to schedule a private tour of the cemetery, contact Leon Glon, Cedar Grove Cemetery Sexton, at 574.631.7646.

 

Above-Ground Burial

A University initiative called “Coming Home” has expand burial options to include above-ground interment as full-body and cremated remains. Persons eligible to purchase above-ground spaces include:

• University of Notre Dame alumni or their surviving spouse
• Parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish, Notre Dame, with at least 5 years active parishioner status
• Full-time University of Notre Dame staff
• Full-time University of Notre Dame faculty
• Staff or faculty retired from ND at age 55 with at least 15 years at ND
• Staff or faculty retired from ND at age 62 with at least 10 years at ND
• Staff or faculty retired from ND at age 65 with at least 5 years at ND

(Note: Applicant’s employment, alumni or parishioner status is verified by Human Resources, the Alumni Association, or Sacred Heart Parish as applicable.)

Each eligible participant may purchase up to four (4) above-ground interments. The interments may be as follows:

Crypts	Niches
Four (4) single crypts	Four (4) single niches
Two (2) single crypts and one (1) companion crypt	Two (2) single niches and one (1) companion niche
Two (2) companion crypts	Two (2) companion niches

 

A combination of crypts and niches may be purchased, not to exceed interment space for four (4) individuals.