Rules and Regulations

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GENERAL

 

PURPOSE

These Rules and Regulations are designed for the mutual protection of the Owners of Interment Rights within the Cemetery. Their enforcement will help protect the Cemetery and create and preserve its beauty. These Rules and Regulations have been adopted as the Rules and Regulations of the Cemetery, and all Owners of Interment Rights, visitors and persons performing work within the Cemetery shall be subject to these Rules and Regulations, and all amendments or modifications hereto, as shall be adopted by the Cemetery from time to time.

 

EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS

Circumstances may arise in which the literal enforcement of these Rules and Regulations may impose an unnecessary hardship. The Cemetery reserves the right to make exceptions, suspensions, or modifications of any rule or regulation without notice when, in its judgment, a waiver is advisable. Exception and/or waiver granted by the Cemetery is on a case by case basis. Any such waiver shall not be construed as affecting the general application of these Rules and Regulations.

 

MODIFICATIONS and AMENDMENTS

The Cemetery hereby reserves the right, at any time or times, with or without notice to Owners, to adopt new Rules and Regulations, or to amend, alter and/or repeal same at any time. A copy of the Rules and Regulations, and any amendments thereto, shall be made available for inspection upon at the Cemetery office.

 

SACRED GrouNDS

The Cemetery grounds are sacredly devoted to the burial of the human dead and the provisions and penalties of the law, as provided by statute, will be strictly enforced in all cases of wanton injury, disturbance and disregard of these Rules and Regulations.

 

Eligibility

The ability to purchase a right to interment in the Cemetery is generally reserved for either full-time faculty or staff; or retired faculty or staff with eligible years of service. The ability to purchase a right to interment in the Our Lady of Sorrows at Cedar Grove Cemetery mausoleum complex is available to Notre Dame alumni and parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish, Notre Dame, Indiana, with limitations as well as the above described faculty, staff and retirees.

 

Definitions

Additional Interment Rights – means any additional interment rights that may be added to an interment space, either at the time of a contract, or after a contract is executed.

Arrangement Conference – means a meeting, either at-need or pre-need, between the Cemetery and an individual or family during which funeral and cemetery merchandise and services are discussed and the cemetery records information regarding that person or family.

Arrangement Conference Recording Fee – means a one-time fee charged in conjunction with an arrangement conference to record and enter information regarding a new owner and their family in the Cemetery’s database and other records.

At-need – means at the time of, or immediately following, death.

Beneficiary – means one who benefits from an act, such as a person for whom a prepaid contract is entered into or the successor-in-interest of a life insurance policy. It may also include individuals who have rights to an existing non-fulfilled contract.

Burial – means the opening and closing of a grave, grave space, burial space, crypt or niche for purposes of interment, entombment or inurnment. (IC §23-14-33-5)

Burial Space – means any space within a cemetery that is used or intended to be used for interment, entombment, or inurnment, irrespective of where the space is located; includes a crypt, a niche, and an in-ground grave space.  (IC §23-14-33-25) 

Care and Maintenance Fund (aka Endowment Care/Perpetual Care) – means the trust fund established by the Cemetery for the purpose of care and maintenance of the Cemetery grounds and improvements thereon.

Cash Advance Items – shall mean any item of merchandise or service paid by the Cemetery on behalf of the purchaser that is to be purchased by the Cemetery at prices existing at the time of the Cemetery’s at-need purchase, including but not limited to flowers, obituary notices, gratuities and the cost of death certificates.

Cemetery – shall mean the Cemetery named on the cover page of these Rules and Regulations, including without limitation: a) all land dedicated reserved or used for interment purposes, b) all structures dedicated, reserved or used for entombment purposes, c) all land and structures dedicated, reserved or used for inurnment purposes, d) all vegetation therein, e) memorials, monuments and works of art therein, f) all roadways, walkways, crematoria and other structures of every kind therein, g) all equipment and facilities incident to the operation of the Cemetery, h) all public rights of way.

Certificate of Interment Rights – shall mean the documents by which the Cemetery conveys to the Owner the exclusive right of sepulture in a particular grave, lawn crypt, crypt or niche.

Columbarium – means a structure, room, or space in a building or a building intended or used for the inurnment of cremated human remains. (IC §23-14-33-10)

Commingling – means the mixing of cremated remains of more than one person. This practice is not permitted by the Catholic Church or the Cemetery.

Contractor – means any person, firm or corporation engaged in setting any vault or memorial, or performing any other work on the Cemetery grounds, other than an employee of the Cemetery.

Cremated Remains – means the bone fragments and ash remaining after cremation, which may include the residue of any foreign materials that were created from the cremation of human remains, and as such shall be considered human remains.

Cremation – means the irreversible process of reducing human remains to bone fragments through intense heat and evaporation, customarily done in a specifically designed furnace or retort, which may include any other mechanical, chemical or thermal process whereby human bone fragments are pulverized or otherwise further reduced in size and quantity. Cremation is a process and is not a method of final disposition.

Crypt – means a space in a mausoleum or garden crypt that is of sufficient size used, or intended to be used, to entomb human remains. (IC §23-14-33-16)

Entombment – means the placement of human remains in a crypt. (IC §23-14-33-18)

Final Disposition – Interment, entombment, or inurnment, means the lawful disposal of human remains.

Garden – means an area within the Cemetery established by the Cemetery as a subdivision for organizational purposes, which is the largest of the various subdivisions.

Garden Crypt – means a structure or building that is used or intended to be used for the entombment or inurnment of human remains in crypts, vaults, or niches, in which entombment or inurnment is done from the exterior of the structure or building. The term includes columbarium within a garden crypt. (IC §23-14-33-20)

Grave – means a space of ground in the Cemetery used, or intended to be used, for the interment of human remains.

Grave Marker – means a monument, marker, or private or personal mausoleum.

Guaranteed Price Prepaid Contract – means a purchase agreement for merchandise and/or services whereby the Cemetery agrees to provide the merchandise and services at-need in return for a definite purchase price paid at the time of purchase, without any further payment in the future.

Human Remains – means the body of a deceased human being in any stage of decomposition and includes cremated remains.

Interment – means the disposition of human remains by burial, entombment, or inurnment. (IC §23-14-33-22)

Interment Right – means the particular right to inter the remains of a deceased person in a specific interment space within the Cemetery, subject to the limitations set forth herein; unless specified in writing, the person owning the right of interment shall also have the right to memorialization, and other rights that may run with the interment right.

Interment Services – refers to the opening and closing of a particular interment space.

Interment Space – refers to the particular grave, crypt, niche or lawn crypt within the Cemetery to which a particular Interment Right relates. An Owner of an Interment Right does not, by virtue of such ownership, acquire ownership of the interment space or of any land or improvements within the Cemetery.

Inscription – refers to lettering inscribed by sandblasting into the memorial shutter of a crypt or niche

Inurnment – means the placement of cremated remains in a niche. (IC §23-14-33-23)

Lot – means an area within the Cemetery consisting of more than one interment space established by the Cemetery as a subdivision of a garden for organizational purposes.

Marker – means a structure of one piece with no separate base and with one or more names on it to identify the person(s) buried in the grave(s) on the front or back of the structure.

Monument – means a structure of two pieces, a base and a die, with one or more names on it to identify the person(s) buried in the grave(s) on the front or back of the structure, other than a marker or a private or personal mausoleum.

Mausoleum – means a chamber, structure or building used, or to be used, for entombment of human remains. The term includes a columbarium within a mausoleum. (IC §23-14-33-27)

Memorial – means (a) a monument, tombstone, grave marker, table, bench or headstone identifying a grave or graves

Memorial Care – means any care provided or to be provided for the general maintenance of memorials, including but not limited to refinishing, resetting, straightening, or replacing damaged memorials.

Memorial Services – means the services provided by the Cemetery as part of a funeral where either the body is not present or cremated remains are present.

Merchandise – means any personal property offered or sold by the Cemetery for use in connection with the funeral, final disposition or interment of human remains.

Niche – means a space used, or intended to be used, for inurnment of cremated human remains. (IC §23-14-33-28)

Next of Kin – means the person legally responsible as designated by State Law.

Outer Burial Container – means a rigid outer container used to surround a casket or a cremated remains container, and shall include the products commonly known as vaults and grave liners.

Owner – refers to the owner of an Interment Right or Rights within the Cemetery, as reflected in the Cemetery’s records.

Plot – means space in the Cemetery used, or intended to be used, for the interment of human remains. The term includes and applies to one or more adjoining graves, one or more adjoining crypts, or one or more adjoining niches.

Pre-Need – means prior to the beneficiary’s death.

Private or Personal Mausoleum – means a granite structure that sits above ground and completely encloses the casket(s) or cremated remains urn(s) contained within.

Purchase Agreement – means the written agreement between the Cemetery and a purchaser pursuant to which the Cemetery agrees to sell and the purchaser agrees to buy Interment Rights in the Cemetery.

Scattering – means the final disposition of cremated remains by dispersing them in the air, water or on the surface of the ground. This practice is not permitted by the Catholic Church or the Cemetery.

Section – means an area within the Cemetery consisting of more than one interment space established by the Cemetery as a subdivision of a lot for organizational purposes.

Shutter – means a granite panel which covers the opening and serves as the nameplate for crypt or niche.

Urn – means a receptacle in which cremated remains are placed for final disposition.

INTERMENT Rights

 

USE

Interment Rights within the Cemetery shall be used for no purpose other than for the interment and/or memorialization of human remains.

PERMISSION TO INTER AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP

The Cemetery may prohibit any Interment within the Cemetery if the Cemetery has not received a duly executed written authorization from the Owner or Owners of the Interment Rights and the next-of-kin of the deceased or their respective authorized representative(s). The Cemetery shall assume at all times that the Owner acquired his or her Interment Rights for the Interment of the purchaser or members of his or her family. Unless otherwise directed in writing, the Cemetery will permit the Interment of someone other than the Owner only upon proof of eligibility or ownership or as set forth below.

i. Upon the death of a joint tenant, title to Interment Rights held in joint tenancy shall immediately vest in the survivor or survivors, subject to the vested Interment Rights of the remains of the deceased joint tenant.

ii. When there are two or more Owners, they may designate one or more persons for the purpose of granting authorization for Interments, memorializations, etc. with respect to the Interment Rights of the Owners. Any such designation must be in writing and furnished to the Cemetery. In the absence of such designation, the Cemetery shall not be liable for acting on any direction of any co-Owner, provided no other co-Owner has notified the Cemetery of an objection prior the Cemetery’s action.

iii. If an Owner dies without having transferred unused Interment Rights either by a specific devise in the Owner’s will or by a written direction furnished to the Cemetery, any such unused Interment Rights will be deemed to descend to the heirs at law of the Owner in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution of the State, subject to the Interment Rights of the deceased and his or her surviving spouse. Each co-Owner shall have the right to be interred in any co-owned Interment Space for an at-need death without the consent of the other co-Owners. Absent an at-need death, co-Owners may not otherwise convey or authorize use of an Interment Right without the consent of all other co-Owners.

PERMISSION TO INTER AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP

The Cemetery shall not be liable for the identity of the person sought to be interred, entombed or inured, and shall rely upon the representation made by the Owner and Next of Kin.

Rights

A Certificate of Interment Rights shall be issued to each Owner upon full payment of the purchase price of Interment Right. Every Interment Right shall be subject to (a) all applicable laws and governmental regulations; (b) the Articles of Incorporation and other documents establishing the Cemetery; and (c) all Rules and Regulations adopted by the Cemetery, as now in force or as hereafter amended or adopted, whether or not as set forth herein. The Certificate of Interment Rights, Purchase Agreement and these Rules and Regulations, and any amendments hereto, shall constitute the sole agreement between the Cemetery and the Owner, and no statement of any sales agent or other Cemetery employee to the contrary shall bind the Cemetery. The Owner shall not receive any property, but rather only receives the right to control the interment for that property.

Warranty and Liability of Person Signing Interment Authorization

Pursuant to State Law, an individual who signs an authorization for interment of human remains is considered to warrant the truthfulness of any fact set forth in the authorization, the identity of the person for whose remains interment, entombment or inurnment sought and the individual’s authority signing the authorization is personally and individual signing the authorization is personally and individually liable to pay damages in compensation for harm that is caused by or results from the signing of the authorization. The use of any burial space is for the Interment Rights Holder for the purpose of interment, entombment, or inurnment of the human remains of the Interment Rights Holder and/or family members designated by the Interment Rights Holder only. The Interment Rights Holder is prohibited from reselling a Burial Right.

 

SIZE RESTRICTIONS

The capacity of each interment, entombment and inurnment right may vary from area to area. See Appendix A for a list of capacities. You may also inquire at the Cemetery office about the exact dimensions of the interment, entombment, or inurnment right you have purchased.

OWNERSHIP

The person named in the Certificate of Interment Rights issued and recorded will be presumed to be the Owner of the Interment Right unless the Cemetery approves in writing the transfer or assignment of ownership in accordance with these Rules and Regulations as they now exist or may hereafter be amended. All Interment Rights conveyed to individuals shall, unless stated otherwise, be presumed to be the sole and separate property of the Owner named in the Certificate of Interment Rights.

i. All Interment Rights conveyed to individuals shall, unless stated otherwise, be presumed to be the sole and separate property of the Owner named in the Certificate of Interment Rights.

ii. Upon the receipt of an Order of Distribution by a court having jurisdiction over the estate of a deceased Owner, the Cemetery shall revise its records to reflect ownership of Interment Rights in accordance with such Order, so long as the Order clearly identifies Cemetery property.

iii. If an Owner dies without having transferred unused Interment Rights either by a specific devise in the Owner’s will or by a written direction furnished to the Cemetery, any such unused Interment Rights descend to the heirs at law of the Owner in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution of the state in which the Cemetery is located, subject to the Interment Rights of the deceased and his or her surviving spouse. Each co-Owner shall have the right to be interred in any co-owned Interment Space for an at-need death without the consent of the other co-Owners. Absent an at-need death, co-Owners may not otherwise convey or authorize use of an Interment Right without the consent of all other co-Owners. Absent any other language, the person receiving the Interment Right, and all the heirs, will receive the rights to the interment, including memorialization and disinterment.

 

SALE OR TRANSFER

The sale or transfer of any Interment Right by any Owner is not permitted by Cemetery. However, family members may be designated to be interred on a given space by use of the Burial Reservation Form. Signed by the Owner, this form names who may be interred within the eligibility policies of the Cemetery.

i. Repurchase. As sale or transfer is forbidden, it is the policy of the Cemetery to repurchase Interment Rights.

ADDITIONAL INTERMENT RIGHTS

For any additional interment rights, whether in existence at the time of the original contract or added at a later time, all sale or transfer rules and regulations must be followed; Cemetery limits additional interment rights to family of the original property owner, including family by marriage. An additional interment right must be approved by original owner or next of kin and the Cemetery reserves the right to limit the number of additional rights of Interment they allow on each grave.

 

TRANSFER ON DEATH

Upon the death of a joint tenant, title to Interment Rights held in joined tenancy immediately vests in the survivor or survivors, subject to the vested Interment Rights of the remains of the deceased joint tenant.

DESIGNATION

When there are two or more Owners, they may designate one or more persons for the purpose of granting authorization for interments, memorializations, etc. with respect to the Interment Rights of such Owners. Any such designation shall be made in writing and furnished to the Cemetery. In the absence of such designation, the Cemetery shall not be liable for acting on any direction of any co-Owner, provided no other co-Owner has notified the Cemetery of an objection prior to the Cemetery’s acting on such direction.

ABSENCE OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

In the absence of specific written instruction by the owner or interment, entombment or inurnment rights, or whenever the Cemetery cannot with reasonable diligence communicate in writing with the owner’s designated representatives the Cemetery may inter the remains of any person entitled to interment therein, in any of the unused spaces therein, so as not to delay the funeral; and the Cemetery, its agents and employees shall not be liable in any way.

 

MAILING ADDRESS

Each Interment Rights Owner shall notify the Cemetery of any change in his or her post office address. Notice sent to an Interment Rights Owner at the last address according to the Cemetery’s records shall be deemed to have been received when in the ordinary course of post it would have reached them at the address in the Cemetery’s records.

RIGHT TO REFUSE

The Cemetery shall have the right to refuse to consent to an assignment of any Interment Right until the purchase price of the Interment Right has been paid in full. Cemetery also reserves the right to refuse to allow the use of an interment right if such interment would violate the basic Rules and Regulations of the Cemetery.

AGREEMENTS

All agreements for the purchase of Cemetery Interment Rights must be on forms approved and signed by an authorized representative of the Cemetery.

EXCHANGES OF INTERMENT RIGHTS

The Cemetery may, at its option, accept exchanges of Interment Rights when desired by Owners, subject to prior written approval of an authorized representative of the Cemetery. When such an exchange is made, the original Certificate of Interment Rights must be surrendered to the Cemetery and/or the Owner shall provide such other documentation as the Cemetery may require. The Cemetery reserves the right to charge a fee for any such exchange.

REMOVAL

Removal of interred, entombed or inurned remains by heirs, owners, or any other person having an interest in any Interment Rights, for the purpose of reselling the Interment Rights, is prohibited.

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Interment Rights shall be purchased solely for the purpose of personal or family interment or the interment of the person designated in the Purchase Agreement or Certificate of Interment Rights, and not for purpose of speculation. The demand for, or receipt of, any compensation by an Owner for allowing interment in an interment space with respect to which the Owner owns Interment Rights is prohibited.

i. The Cemetery shall not be obligated to honor or abide by any agreement or provision contained in any Purchase Agreement, Certificate of Interment Rights or other document which limits or restricts the sale, use or ownership of Interment Rights in the Cemetery, or a particular section there, to persons of a particular race, religion or national origin, if the Cemetery’s management, in its sole discretion, believes in good faith upon advise of legal counsel that such restriction is contrary to applicable law.

RECLAMATION

The Cemetery reserves the right, under certain conditions, notifications and procedures to reclaim unused and inactive interment rights, subject to any State Law reclamation will occur if any interment space remains unused and unclaimed for 50 years.

INFANTS

Every infant interment shall be made in a pre-approved outer burial container. The Cemetery reserves the right to permit exceptions to this policy where the burial is to take place in specially designated sections for infant burials.

 

INTERMENT REGULATIONS

EMBALMING

Human remains entombed in an above-ground Crypt must be embalmed or cremated, provided, however, that the Cemetery may, in its discretion, decide to allow entombments of unembalmed human remains if a casket is used and the casket is placed in an outside container acceptable to the Cemetery that is designed and constructed to resist the leakage of body fluids and that addresses other similar concerns. The cost of these containers is the responsibility of the person arranging for the entombment. In talking about an unembalmed body; prior written approval must be granted by a Cemetery representative before such burial take place.

FUNERAL

All funerals, on reaching the Cemetery, shall be under the supervision of the Cemetery Management.

CASKET NOT TO BE DISTURBED

Once a casket containing a body is within the confines of the Cemetery, only a licensed Funeral Director shall be permitted to open the casket with the consent of a member of the family of the deceased and the Cemetery.

CHARGES AND FEES

All Cemetery charges and fees for interment services, Interment Rights and care and maintenance must be paid in full before an interment is made in a particular interment space within the Cemetery. All fees due disinterment must also be paid in advance.

CEMETERY CHAPEL

All Souls Chapel is available for committal services and memorial services on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact the Cemetery to reserve the Chapel.

 

COMMITTAL SERVICES

Funeral visitations will not be permitted at committal services conducted either in All Souls Chapel or at the graveside unless specific permission for same has been granted by the Cemetery.

ADVANCED NOTICE

The Cemetery must be provided with eight (8) business hours advance notice before an interment can be performed. Exceptions will be made only in cases of death from contagious disease or when so ordered by the authorized representatives of the Cemetery.

POSTPONING/RESCHEDULING SERVICES

The Cemetery may postpone or reschedule a graveside or other interment service if, in the opinion of the Cemetery’s management, too many services are concurrently scheduled or because of inclement weather conditions, or because of other conditions beyond the control of the Cemetery (including, but not limited to, work stoppage, work slowdown, or strike by labor union).

 

WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION

Prior to permitting any interment within the Cemetery, the Cemetery shall require the written authorization duly executed by both the Owner of the Interment Rights (subject to the provisions where co-ownership is involved) and the next-of-kin of the deceased or their respective authorized representative(s). Such authorization shall be on forms provided by the Cemetery. The written authorization may be forwarded to the Cemetery by electronic transmission if it has been signed before a notary public or, the authorization may be accepted if accompanied by some form of positive identification (for example, a driver’s license).

Permit Required

Permits issued by the proper legal authority authorizing interment, entombment, or inurnment must be delivered to the Cemetery prior to final disposition of remains and will remain as permanent record within the Cemetery.

DISINTERMENT

As a condition for performing any disinterment, the Cemetery requires written authorization signed by the Owner and/or the deceased’s next-of-kin or their respective authorized representative on a form approved by the Cemetery. All disinterments must be conducted in accordance with state and local law. (§23-14-57-1)

i. The Cemetery shall exercise due care in making disinterments, but shall assume no liability for damage to the body, casket, outer burial receptacle, or urn in making a disinterment in accordance with written instructions of the Owner or his duly authorized representative(s). When a disinterment is to be made from one grave to another grave and an outer burial container was not used for the original interment, an outer burial container meeting the Cemetery’s specifications must be furnished by the Owner or next-of-kin for the new interment.

INTERMENT AND DISINTERMENT

All interments and disinterments within the Cemetery shall be performed only by authorized Cemetery personnel.

MULTIPLE INTERMENTS

More than one human remains may be interred in one interment space in designated sections of the Cemetery. In the event the Cemetery elects to allow the interment of more than one human remains in a particular interment space, the Cemetery may charge a separate fee for each right of interment in a particular interment space as well as a separate fee for each interment service provided. This is distinguished from Additional Interment Rights which allow additional interments in a property, not in one space.

TEMPORARY INTERMENT

If no provision has been made for an interment space for a particular deceased received by the Cemetery, it may temporarily place the remains received by it in a holding facility, crypt, or other suitable place, subject to any state or local sanitary code requirements. The length of time such remains will be retained by the Cemetery will be the sole judgment of the Cemetery management. The Cemetery reserves the right to charge a fee for such temporary interment.

SCATTERING REMAINS

The scattering of cremated remains is not permitted in the Cemetery. Any discovered remains found on property will be collected and disposed of. Violators may be subject to penalties or fees.

 

 

TENTS

The cemetery reserves the right to restrict tents being set or installed at the interment site for committal services when the weather will not permit safe use of a tent for this purpose.

DELAY IN INTERMENT

The Cemetery shall not be liable for any delay in interment (i) where a protest to the interment has been made, or (ii) which results from noncompliance with the Rules and Regulations of the Cemetery. The Cemetery reserves the right to temporarily place the remains in a holding facility, crypt or other suitable place, subject to any state or local sanitary code requirements, until the protest or noncompliance has been resolved and further reserves the right to impose reasonable fees for such temporary holding. All protest must be in writing and filed in the Cemetery office.

INTERMENTS PROHIBITED ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS

Interments shall not be conducted at the Cemetery on Sundays, Holy Days of Obligation, and on the following University holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday following Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Additionally, per University regulations, interments shall not occur on the dates of home football games.

SUPERVISION OF CEMETERY

USE

The Cemetery reserves the right to compel all persons coming into the Cemetery to obey all Rules and Regulations adopted by the Cemetery.

LOSS OR DAMAGE

The Cemetery shall take reasonable precautions to protect against loss or damage to property, including monuments, markers, and personal property left with the Cemetery, or rights within the Cemetery; but it expressly disclaims all responsibility for loss or damage from causes beyond its reasonable control, and specifically, but not by way of limitations, from loss or damage caused by the elements, an act of God, common enemy, thieves, assailants, vandals, strikers, lockout or labor trouble, malicious mischief, explosion, unavoidable accident, invasion, insurrection, riot, government act or regulation or order of any military or civil authority, whether the loss or damage be direct or indirect.

LOCAting services and identification of human remains

The Cemetery will designate the location of the applicable Interment Space. Any change of location made after the Interment Space has been opened for Interment shall be at the expense of the responsible person. The Cemetery relies upon the identification of the deceased provided by the funeral director conducting the funeral services, next-of-kin or the authorized representative and shall have no obligation to independently establish or verify the identity of the remains to be interred.

safety of attendees

Per the policy of the University of Notre Dame, the Cemetery does not permit any persons attending an Interment or Disinterment to remain at the Interment Space during the Interment or Disinterment process. A licensed funeral director will be allowed to be present.

 

 

right to correct errors

The Cemetery reserves and shall have the right to correct any errors that may be made by it in making interments, disinterments, or sales, transfers or conveyances of Interment Rights, including the right to substitute and convey in lieu thereof other Interment Rights of comparable value and similar location (to the extent possible) as may be selected by the Cemetery. Alternatively, the Cemetery, in its sole discretion, may refund the amount of money paid on account of the purchase of the Interment Rights, merchandise or services to which the error relates. In the event such error shall involve the Interment of the remains of any person in an incorrect location, the Cemetery reserves and shall have the right to remove and transfer such remains so interred to the correct location or to a similar location of comparable value, as may be selected by the Cemetery. The Cemetery shall have no liability as a result of any errors of the type described in this paragraph other than its obligation to take the remedial actions described in this paragraph.

 

boundaries

The Cemetery reserves the right to enlarge, reduce, re-plat or change the boundaries or grading of the Cemetery or of a section or sections thereof, from time to time, including the right to modify or change the locations of, or remove or re-grade, features, roads, drives, trees, shrubs, flowers, landscaping and walks. The

Cemetery property, not sold to Owners, for cemetery purposes, including the interring and preparing for interment of dead human bodies, or for anything necessary, incidental or convenient thereto.

i. The Cemetery shall have sole and exclusive authority with respect to the planting, sodding, surveying and improvements within the Cemetery.

work performed within cemetery

No persons, other than the duly authorized employees of the Cemetery, shall be allowed to perform any work within the Cemetery without written authorization issued by the Cemetery management, and any such work so authorized shall be subject to all provisions contained herein pertaining to such activity. All authorized contracted workers must have proof of insurance filed with the Cemetery before work occurs.

landscaping

Interment owners hold no right to remove trees, shrub, or other landscape. If any tree, shrub or plant, by means of its roots, branches, or otherwise, becomes detrimental to the interment space upon which it stands or to any adjacent interment spaces or avenues, or if for any other reason its removal is deemed necessary, the Cemetery management shall have the right to remove such tree, shrub or plant, or any part thereof, or otherwise correct the condition existing as in its judgment it deems best. In the event of any such removal, the Cemetery shall have no obligation to replace the removed tree, shrub or plant. The Cemetery also reserves the right to move/adjust any marker or interment based on the interference or growth of shrub, plant, tree, or roots.

general regulations

PETS

Pets must be on a leash, under control of the owner, to be on Cemetery grounds; Owner of the pet is responsible for any damage and must clean up after their pets.

DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND WEAPONS

The possession or consumption of illegal drugs, alcoholic beverages within the Cemetery is strictly forbidden. No person or persons, other than law enforcement authorities or Cemetery security personnel, shall be permitted to bring or carry firearms within the Cemetery, except a military guard of honor and then only when in the charge of a military officer and during a military service, and upon prior approval of the Cemetery.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

Photography for private (not commercial) use is permitted so long as it does not interfere with the quiet enjoyment of the cemetery by other visitors. Photography in available light is preferred, although flash cameras may be used. External light sources not integral to the camera may not be used. Photography of burials is permitted only with the express permission of the person authorizing the burial, and such permission should be made known to the Cemetery office in advance of the burial. Photography for commercial use is prohibited, except with the written permission of the Director. Requests should be submitted to the Cemetery office.

LANDSCAPING

No trees, shrubs, or other plants may be planted by anyone other than the Cemetery, except with express written permission of the Cemetery. Rose bushes are not permitted. Consult with the Cemetery to verify if there is room for planting on the Interment Space and the responsibilities regarding its care. In the event any such planting is allowed, the Cemetery reserves the right to perform whatever maintenance it deems necessary to preserve the appearance of such landscaping, including complete removal of that landscaping if, in the opinion of the Cemetery, it should become unsightly.

i. No person shall remove any plant or flower, either wild or cultivated, from any part of the Cemetery.

ii. Visitors and owners may not hire Cemetery employees nor pay them any monies to perform any services.

Live plantings are to be placed in a flowerbed on the grave side only, extending no more than 16" from the marker and not beyond the width of the marker. Such flowerbeds may not have edging, borders, or fencing around them or the markers. Watering and weeding of all live plantings are the responsibility of those who plant them. Water hydrants are spaced throughout the Cemetery. Following the use of a hydrant, turn it completely off.

EDGING, MulCHING, and ORNAMENTATION

No hedges, fences, edging, or enclosures of any kind will be permitted on Interment Spaces. Mulching with wood chips, rock, landscape fabric or similar items is strictly prohibited. Wooden boxes, lawn ornaments, signs, sculptures, glass or ceramic containers, cans, toys, or any other unsightly objects or objects that can break causing safety concerns or that could impede the Cemetery’s ability to mow or trim grass will not be permitted and these items may be removed by Cemetery personnel without notice.

The indiscriminate use of these types of objects detracts from the general appearance of the Cemetery and makes care of the grounds very difficult. Certain areas of the Cemetery may have plans and formats which come first in making decisions regarding decorations.

DECORATIONS

No boxes, shells, toys, glassware, sprinkling cans, receptacles, or similar decorative items (other than items such as vases or candles meeting the Cemetery’s specifications and have been placed with the Cemetery’s permission) will be permitted to be placed on any interment space or elsewhere within the Cemetery, and if placed, the Cemetery may remove any such items without any notice either on a scheduled clean-up date or any other time. Additionally, the placement of foodstuffs or containers of beverages is prohibited.

Decorations and vigil lights may not extend more than 16” from the marker and not beyond the width of the marker. Glass vigil lights are not permitted.

i. The Cemetery is not responsible for theft or damage to any personal property, including artifacts, personal effects, etc., placed on or near interment spaces or elsewhere in the Cemetery.

ii. The Cemetery is not responsible for any items left behind at Cemetery.

FLORAL DECORATIONS

The Cemetery may remove all floral designs (artificial or natural), flowers, weeds, trees, shrubs, or plants of any kind from the Cemetery as soon as, in the judgment of the Cemetery management, they become unsightly or diseased, or if they do not conform to the Cemetery’s policies.

Fresh cut or artificial flowers may be placed in plastic or metal containers. Glass containers are not permitted.

 

MAUSOLEuM DECORATIONS

Mausoleum crypt and niche decorations shall be limited to fresh cut flowers placed in metal or plastic vases. The use of decorations which are either placed in freestanding easels, or on wrought iron stands, or which are attached directly by wire, tape, glue, wedging between shutters, or such similar method, is strictly prohibited.

 

ADDITIONAL DECORATIONS FOR HOLIDAYS

Additional decorations will be allowed immediately prior to certain holidays (such as the use of United States’ flags on veterans’ Interment spaces to observe Memorial Day). Flags and flag holders to decorate the graves of veterans between Memorial Day and Independence Day (after which time they will be collected) are available for purchase from the cemetery. Flag holders may be cemented to deter theft. The Cemetery staff will be designate the placement and perform the cementing of the flag holder.

Christmas decorations are permitted during the winter months. If you desire to save decorations for the following year, please remove them prior to the end of March. The Cemetery will post dates when additional decorations may be placed and the time frame for removal.

 

CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES

It is the Cemetery’s policy to publish a public notice, as a reminder, before the Cemetery conducts seasonal clean-up and removal of flowers and decorations. However, the notice is a courtesy and not required, and these provisions shall govern. At certain periods during the year, all flowers and other decorations must be removed from Interment Spaces. Decorations will be picked up by Cemetery staff annually by the first week of April (weather permitting), but Cemetery reserves the right to announce additional clean up dates.

ENTRANCES

No person shall be permitted to enter or leave the Cemetery except by the public entrance(s), which will be open during such hours as are specified and posted in the Cemetery office.

HOURS OF OPERATION

The Cemetery office is open from 7 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday, except for holidays as taken by the University of Notre Dame. The posted visiting hours are dawn to dusk.

i. Any person entering the Cemetery grounds, all funeral activities, including funeral processions, shall be subject to the direction of a duly representative of the Cemetery.

SPEED/TRAFFIC RULES

Automobiles shall not be driven through the grounds in excess of a safe speed, and shall always be driven on the right side of the Cemetery roadways.

Automobiles are not allowed to turn around on the driveways or roadways, and are not allowed to park or to come to a full stop in front of an open grave, unless in connection with a graveside service.

LANGUAGE

No person shall be permitted to use profane or boisterous language or in any way disturb the quiet and good order of the Cemetery.

 

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Except where otherwise expressly permitted by the Cemetery management, all persons are strictly forbidden to fish, hunt, or disturb the fish, fowl, or other animals within the Cemetery.

INGRESS/EGRESS

The Cemetery reserves to itself and to those lawfully entitled thereto, a perpetual right of ingress and egress over interment spaces for the purpose of passage to and from other interment spaces. Except as may be necessary to gain access to other interment spaces within the Cemetery, persons within the Cemetery grounds shall use only the avenues, walkways and roads. All persons are strictly forbidden to break or injure any tree or shrub, or mar any landmark, marker or memorial in any way deface the grounds of the Cemetery.

CEMETERY DESIGNATIONS

The Cemetery may, in its sole discretion, designate certain portions and sections of the Cemetery to be used for the placement of private mausoleums, family mausoleums, exclusive estates mausoleums, estate benches, cremations benches, or memorial benches. In the event of such designation, no other area of the Cemetery may be used for placement of these mausoleums or benches without the express written permission of the Cemetery. All mausoleums or benches shall be placed as prescribed by the Cemetery to conform to the general plan of the Cemetery.

CEMETERY EMPLOYEES

Visitors and Owners may not hire Cemetery employees nor pay them any monies to perform any services.

CEMETERY GROUNDS

The Cemetery grounds are sacredly devoted to the burial of the human dead and the provisions and penalties of the law, as provided by statue, will be strictly enforced in all cases of wanton injury, disturbance and disregard of these Rules and Regulations.

NOTICE AND COPIES

A copy of these Rules and Regulations shall be made available for inspection at the Cemetery’s office. Owners are entitled to one set, and any amendments, without charge.

OUTER BURIAL CONTAINERS, MEMORIALS, BENCHES, FOUNDATIONS, AND INSTALLATIO

USE

In order that the improvements and appearance of the Cemetery be kept uniform, the Cemetery reserves and shall have the right to regulate the kind, size, design, quality and material of all outer burial containers, memorials, and foundations which are placed in the Cemetery.

SPECIFICATIONS

All ground interments—both caskets and urns—made within the Cemetery shall require a cement burial vault. The vault is not required to seal. An exception is for the interment of infants, in which combination casket/fiberglass vaults may be used. The cemetery offers a variety of vaults for purchase.

The specifications for outer burial containers, memorials, and foundations prescribed by the Cemetery are attached in Appendix B. All outer burial containers, memorials, and foundations placed in the Cemetery must be in accordance with the specifications of the Cemetery then in effect. Written approval by an authorized representative of the Cemetery must be secured before any outer burial container, memorial, or foundation may be placed or constructed in the Cemetery. The Cemetery reserves the right to reject and prevent the placement or construction of any outer burial container, memorial, foundation, embellishment or other item or structure which does not conform with these Rules and Regulations and the specifications of the Cemetery then in effect. The Cemetery also reserves the right to specify the date and time for any installation by a contractor.

REMOVAL WITHOUT CONSENT

No outer burial container, memorial, or foundation shall be placed on or removed from the Cemetery without prior written authorization of both the Owner of the particular interment space and the deceased’s next-of-kin, or the respective authorized representative(s), except if and to the extent necessary for purposes of routine maintenance and landscaping.

CHARGES AND FEES

All Cemetery charges and fee for Interment Rights, memorials, endowment or perpetual care, memorial installation, and other applicable charges and fees must be paid in full before memorial or foundation may be placed on any interment space within the Cemetery. Any such fees are current and available at the Cemetery Office.

REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED OUTER BURIAL CONTAINER, MEMORIAL, OR FOUNDATION

In the event an outer burial container, memorial, foundation, or other object is placed or constructed in the Cemetery without the authorization of the Cemetery and other appropriate persons as provided herein, the Cemetery reserves and shall have the right, at the Owner’s expense, to remove any unauthorized outer burial container, memorial, or other object.

RIGHT TO CORRECT ERRORS

The Cemetery reserves and shall have the right to correct any error that may be made in the location of an interment space or placing of an outer burial container, memorial, foundation, or other embellishment within the Cemetery. The Cemetery shall also have the right to correct any inscription errors, including any incorrect name or date either on the memorial, nameplate, urn, or other item. The Cemetery shall have no liability as a result of any error of the type described in this section, other than obligation to correct it.

DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP

The Cemetery’s obligation in the event of defective workmanship or defective materials, furnished or performed by the Cemetery, in the connection with outer burial containers, memorials, or foundations, or the installation thereof, shall be limited to replacement, repair, or correction of such materials or installation. The Cemetery shall not be responsible for any defects in material or defect in workmanship, errors or omissions, relating to outer burial containers, memorials or foundations purchased from and/ or installed by persons or entities other than the Cemetery.

DESIGNATION OF CEMETERY

Certain portions of the Cemetery have been restricted to designated types of memorials. Information concerning memorials, memorial structures, memorial specifications and other embellishments is listed in Appendix B.

 

ORDERING MEMORIALS

Please consult the Cemetery office before ordering memorials or benches to ensure that any ordered will meet the Cemetery’s requirements.

 

PICTURES

Cameo/Dedo pictures are allowed on the Memorials, but a release towards the Cemetery and employees must be signed by the purchaser prior to installation.

TEMPORARY MARKER

Temporary Markers for burials are provided by the Cemetery and will be removed after eighteen (18) months. The Cemetery is not responsible for their loss or damage.

 

SETTING MEMORIALS

No Memorial will be set during a graveside service in progress.

WEATHER

The Cemetery superintendent or designated Cemetery employee will decide if weather conditions have caused the ground to be too wet for a proper memorial setting or for travel to the site of the memorial placement.

 

MEMORIALS

The Cemetery will not be responsible for memorials or benches that are rejected for installation because they do not meet the required specifications.

All Memorials set will be level and in a straight line in accordance with the development of each garden or section.

MEMORIAL BENCHES

Memorial benches or other monument type structures are only permitted in specifically designated areas of the Cemetery and must be authorized prior to installation. Benches are required to be made of granite and must have a base. Park style benches are not permitted. Permanent benches must be of similar type and style to those that are currently installed in the Cemetery. The Cemetery Management reserves the right to approve the style and type of bench to be installed in the Cemetery.

The Cemetery reserves the right to prohibit the placement of memorial benches or to restrict such benches to certain areas of the Cemetery. No bench may be placed which, in the opinion of the Cemetery’s management, is unsightly or injurious to the appearance of the surrounding area. Every bench shall have a suitable foundation and meet the specifications listed in Appendix B. The Cemetery reserves the right to remove any bench which does not comply with this section.

COMPANION MEMORIALS

Any memorial placed to acknowledge two or more interment spaces must have the express written permission of an authorized representative of the Cemetery, as well as the proper owner and/or legal representative.

OFFENSIVE OR IMPROPER MEMORIAL OR STRUCTURES

If any memorial, structure, or any inscription to be placed on same, or any embellishment whatsoever, shall be determined by the Cemetery to be offensive or improper, the Cemetery reserves and shall have the right to (a) refuse to authorize the placement of such memorial or object; or (b) if already in place, the Cemetery shall have the right to remove, change or correct, at the Owner’s expense, any such offensive or improper memorial, object, or inscription.

 

INSCRIPTIONS

Inscriptions will be done only by an authorized vendor. For the inscription requirements in the Our Lady of Sorrows mausoleum complex, see Appendix C.

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Within the Our Lady of Sorrows mausoleum complex, military service can be memorialized on the Veterans Memorial for a nominal fee. Memorialization will consist of name and rank at time of honorable discharge, as well as any notation of any conflict the veteran participated in. A copy of the Form DD2214 discharge is required at time of order.

REPAIR OR REMOVAL

Should any memorial, monument, or mausoleum become unsightly, dilapidated, a nuisance, or safety concern, the Cemetery shall have the right to repair it or, at its option, to remove and replace same. The cost of any repair, removal or replacement shall be paid by the Owner of the Interment Rights. The opening of a niche, crypt, mausoleum, or columbarium in order to do repair or maintenance work does not constitute disinterment, and as such the Cemetery does not need permission to proceed with any such repair or maintenance.

FEES

All applicable Cemetery fees relating to outer burial containers, memorials, foundations, or other embellishments within the Cemetery, and installation must be paid prior to installation in the Cemetery unless the Cemetery has specifically agreed otherwise in writing. A schedule of the current Cemetery fees is available in the office of the Cemetery and is also listed in Appendix D.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

The Cemetery has established installation requirements for the installation of outer burial containers, memorials, and foundations and all installations performed within the Cemetery must fully comply with these requirements. All vaults must be concrete and provided by authorized vendor. Memorials must be set on a concrete foundation proportional to their size. For example, A 24 inch memorial would require a foundation that is 12 inches deep and a 36 inch memorial would require 16 inches deep. Larger memorials may require deeper foundations.

DESCRIPTION

There shall be submitted to the Cemetery for approval a drawing, sketch, or other adequate description of each outer burial container, memorial, or foundation specifying material, size inscription, name of manufacturer and style number prior to receiving authorization to place any outer burial container, memorial or foundation within the Cemetery. If an outer burial container, memorial, or foundation is a standardized production item of the same type, style and material it shall only be necessary to submit the required information to the Cemetery once for approval.

RIGHT TO STOP WORK

The Cemetery reserves the right to stop all work of any nature, whenever in its opinion, proper preparations therefore have not been made, or when tools and machinery are insufficient or defective, or when work is being executed in such a manner as to threaten life or property, or when any reasonable request on the part of the Cemetery has been disregarded, or when work is not being executed to the Cemetery’s specifications and installation requirements.

 

INSPECTION BY CEMETERY

The Cemetery reserves and shall have the right to inspect the completed installation of any memorial, memorial foundation, or outer burial container performed by contractor(s) and determine that the installation was performed completely and in accordance with the Cemetery’s specifications and installation requirements.

If the Cemetery determines that the installation was not completed or properly performed, it shall notify the contractor and require that any deviations from the specifications and installation requirements of the Cemetery be expeditiously corrected. If any deviation is not immediately corrected, the Cemetery may make such corrections and charge the Owner for such remedial work. If it is not possible or practical to correct the deviation, the Cemetery may, in its discretion, remove the installation. Any contractor who willfully violates the Rules and Regulations, specifications or installation requirements of the Cemetery shall be prohibited from performing any further work in the Cemetery.

DAMAGE/THEFT

The Cemetery shall not be responsible for any damage to outer burial containers, memorials, or foundations which also includes vandalism or loss from theft.

CONTRACTORS

Prior to performing any work within the Cemetery, contractor(s) must execute and deliver to the Cemetery an indemnification agreement in the form prepared by the Cemetery which is available in the office of the Cemetery. Contractor(s) shall also obtain and furnish to the Cemetery, prior to making any installations, satisfactory evidence of the following:

a) WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE;

b) AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE covering owned, non-owned, borrowed and hired vehicles, in the amount of at least $1,000,000 for each occurrence of bodily injury or property damage;

c) COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE covering premises operation, contractual liability, products, and completed operations in the amount of at least $1,000,000 for each occurrence of bodily injury or property damage.

d) EMPLOYERS LIABILITY - $500,000

e) CEMETERY COMPLIANCE BOND in the amount of $1,000 guaranteeing that work performed by the contractor is in accordance with the Cemetery’s Rules and Regulations. Such Insurance policies shall name the Cemetery as an additional insured and provide that the Cemetery shall be notified thirty (30) days in advance for any cancellations or material changes of said Insurance coverage or Bond.

Such Insurance policies shall name the Cemetery as an additional insured and provide that the Cemetery shall be notified thirty (30) days in advance for any cancellations or material changes of said Insurance coverage or Bond. The cemetery may waive any or all of the foregoing Insurance and bonding requirements upon satisfactory proof, to the satisfaction of the Cemetery, of the contractor’s financial responsibility. The Cemetery expressly reserves and shall have the right to inspect the completed installation of outer burial containers, memorials, and foundations installed by contractor(s).

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

USE

A portion of annual sales of all Interment Rights sold in the Cemetery is deposited into the Care and Maintenance Trust Fund (aka Perpetual Care/Endowment Care) according the calculation of the University’s Finance Division, which amounts are held in trust and invested in accordance with the laws of the state in which the Cemetery is located. Care and maintenance means that, within the limits permitted by the income derived from the Care and Maintenance Trust Fund, the Cemetery grounds will be maintained and preserved including cutting grass and trimming of shrubs and trees at reasonable intervals; the procuring of, maintaining and keeping in reasonable condition the machinery, tools, and equipment needed for that purpose and replacing same when necessary; keeping in good repair the drains, water lines, roads, building, fences, and other structures, including features and embellishments of a general character applicable to the Cemetery as a whole or as to a particular area; painting, cleaning or otherwise preserving same at reasonable intervals; maintaining the necessary records of interment space ownership and burials; and maintaining other necessary information, and having same available to the public authorities and other interest persons.

IMPROVEMENTS

The care and maintenance of the Cemetery grounds and improvements thereon is the responsibility of the Cemetery under the provisions of a Care and Maintenance Trust Fund Agreement. This Trust Fund, however, does not provide for any special care. The Cemetery may, at its sole option, provide special care at an Owner’s expense. Estimates for any special care will be made by the Cemetery upon application, and charges for the work must be paid in advance.

OUTSIDE LANDSCAPING CONTRACTOR

All care and maintenance performed within the Cemetery (including, but not limited do, all landscaping, grading, or improvement of any kind) shall be performed by the employee of the University under the direction of the Cemetery, or someone contracted directly by the Cemetery.

MEMORIAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Care and maintenance provided under the Care and Maintenance Trust Fund does not include maintenance, repair, or replacement of any memorial under any circumstances; nor, unless the Cemetery otherwise elects to effect same, the repair or replacement of property when the damage is cause by vandals, thieves, act of God, common enemy, riots, or by the order of any military or civil authority, or acts beyond the control of the Cemetery.

 

EXPENDITURES

Expenditures for care and maintenance shall be limited to the income received from the investment of the Care and Maintenance Trust fund, anything herein stated to the contrary notwithstanding. The Cemetery may, but is not required to, expend such amounts of its general funds as it sees fit to ensure that the proper care and maintenance of the Cemetery is maintained.

INCOME

The income from the Care and Maintenance Trust Fund shall be expended by the Cemetery in such a manner as will, in its judgment, be most advantageous to the Owners as a whole and in accordance with the purpose and provisions of the state laws governing the expenditure of such funds. The Cemetery has full power and authority to appoint an advisory or investment committee or an investment or an investment counsel to determine upon what property, for what purpose an in what manner, the income from said fund shall be expended, and it shall expend said income in such manner as, in its sole judgment, it may deem advisable for the care, construction, reconstruction, repair, and maintenance of all or any portion of the Cemetery grounds, and buildings thereon, and it may also expend, if necessary, any permitted by law, a portion of the income for attorney’s fees and other costs necessary to preservation of the legal right of the Cemetery.

Administration

Cedar Grove Cemetery is administered by its Associate Director under the supervision of the Vice President for Campus Safety and University Operations of the University of Notre Dame. The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to bring or cause to be brought, any action for trespass or otherwise, civil or criminal, against any person or persons who disturb a grave, its contents, or any part of the Cemetery without proper authority, including the unauthorized disposition of cremated remains, or who fail to leave the premises of the Cemetery when requested by the University, its agents, officers or employees.

 

 

Appendix A – SIZE RESTRICTIONS

 

In-ground Burial Spaces (Graves)

Grave spaces at Cedar Grove Cemetery are 39" wide and a minimum of 9' long. Each grave will accommodate a standard adult vault. A maximum of two burials are permitted per grave provided they meet one of the following criteria:

• One full body interment and one cremated remains inurnment
• One full body and one infant interment
• Two cremated remains inurnments
• Two infants interments
• One cremated remains inurnment and one infant interment

In-ground Burial Spaces (CREMATION GRAVES)

Grave spaces at Cedar Grove Cemetery are 30" wide and 30” long. Each grave will accommodate a cremated remains vault. Urns are not to exceed the dimensions given below for niches.

Above-ground Burial Spaces (Crypts and Niches)

The following are dimensions for niche and crypt burials in the Our Lady of Sorrows Mausoleum Complex:

• Exterior Single Niches accommodate an urn not to exceed 10.75” high x 10.75” wide x 9.75” deep
• Exterior Companion Niches accommodate two urns; each urn may be no larger than 10.75” high x 10.75” wide x 9.75” deep
• Interior Companion Niches accommodate two urns; each urn may be no larger than 10.75” high x 8.75” wide x 9.75” deep
• Interior and Exterior Crypts will accommodate caskets no larger than 25.5” high x 31.5” wide x 91” deep, including all handles, hardware, and decorative accents.
  • There are a select number of oversized crypts. For oversized crypt casket requirements, please contact the Cemetery.

No more than one burial is permitted per niche/crypt, except for companion crypts and niches which allow for no more than two entombments or inurnments each.

In the St. Joseph the Worker Columbarium and Sacred Heart Columbarium, only two standard crematory containers will fit in a tandem niche.

Caskets

Our minimum requirement is that all decedents must be in a flat-bottomed container that can be closed and support the weight of the deceased as well as be lowered with a lowering device.

 

Urns

Cremated remains must be placed in a dignified container for interment. Plastic, ceramic, marble, wood or metal containers are acceptable for in-ground inurnment and in the Our Lady of Sorrows mausoleum complex. Biodegradable urns are not acceptable.

Appendix B – OUTER BURIAL CONTAINERS, MEMORIALS, BENCHES, MEMORIAL STRUCTURES, aND MEMORIAL SPECIFICATIONS

 

GENERAL restrictions

• It is the practice of the Catholic faith to provide dignified interment and to memorialize the dead by a permanent grave marker or inscription. Memorialization without burial is subject to review.
• All permanent grave markers must be made of first-grade granite amenable to the Notre Dame, Indiana climate.
• The cemetery staff is available for assistance with the selection and purchase of permanent markers, including personalized markers or monuments.
• A Monument Authorization Form must be submitted for approval to the Cemetery prior to the purchase or manufacturing of any grave marker. Grave markers will be promptly removed at the expense of the manufacturer/installer/seller if installed without prior submission and approval of a Monument Authorization Form.
• Markers and monuments must be placed at the head or west end of each grave, with certain exceptions in Cemetery Section G. Please contact the Cemetery for details regarding that section.
• All grave spaces and burial expenses must be paid in full before a permanent marker may be installed on the grave space.
• Only one upright marker may mark each grave. The marker may be either an individual headstone or a family monument, but not both. For example, if a double monument marks two side-by-side graves, that indicates who is, or who will be, interred on those graves. Additionally, individual markers will be permitted on those graves but they must be mounted flush with the ground or, if a beveled marker, placed directly in front of the upright marker with the bevel being no taller than the base of the upright marker and no wider than the upright marker and no deeper than 12”.
• All markers must have a foundation.  Foundations are to be installed by the cemetery staff only.
• In the event a large-sized base or monument is desired by the family to mark the grave space, there may be an additional charge for the removal of a pre-existing foundation.
• Veteran markers must be placed on a concrete or granite base with a 2” border.
• Benches may be used as a monument or placed at the foot of the grave. They must be backless.
• Benches on a single grave may not exceed 36” in length. On two graves, 60”
• All outer burial containers must be a concrete vault, with the exception of the burial of infants.

 

restrictions SPECIFIC TO CEMETERY SECTIONS C, D, and E

Not all graves in these sections are subject to these restrictions. Contact the Cemetery to determine if your grave(s) is subject to these restrictions.

• Granite types are restricted to Georgia, Barre, Rainbow, Wausau Red, Autumn Rose and Mahogany.
• Monuments must have at least five (5) of the following nine (9) characteristics and an approved Monument Authorization Form before the monument can be installed.
  • Monuments must be:
    1. 1. P2 (polished on the front and back) on a die
       2. Base with wash
       3. Sawn, shot finish, rock top on die
       4. Sawn, shot finish, rock top on base
       5. Arched or Flat top on die
       6. Raised, round or square, polished, V-cut lettering
       7. Only Family name on back
       8. Minimum die thickness of 8”
       9. Minimum base Height 10”
• Serpentine tops and flashed lettering/etchings are not permitted in these restricted areas.

restrictions SPECIFIC TO CEMETERY SECTION K

Not all graves in these sections are subject to these restrictions. Contact the Cemetery to determine if your grave(s) is subject to these restrictions.

• Marker/monument must be made of granite and either of bevel or slant design. The monument may have a base but a base is not required.
• The total height of the marker and base can be no greater than 1’10”.
• Width is determined by the number of grave spaces owned.

restrictions SPECIFIC TO CEMETERY SECTION L

All graves in this section are subject to the following restrictions:

• Monuments and markers must be made of granite and either of bevel, slant or flush design.
• Maximum marker size is not to exceed 3’-0”x1’-2”x0’-4” to 8” per grave space.
• Companion markers on adjoining graves may have a marker base sized not to exceed 4’-0”x1’-0”x0’-8” and a die not to exceed 3’-0”x0’-6”x1’-8”.

restrictions SPECIFIC TO CEMETERY SECTION CR

In Lots 1A thru 39B and Lots 66A thru 80B, the following restrictions apply:

• Grave A markers must be made of granite with a maximum size not to exceed 2’-0”x1’0”x0’-6”base   and a maximum die size not to exceed 1’-6”x0’6”x2’-0”per grave. Companion markers on adjoining graves must have a maximum base size not to exceed 3’-0”x0’-10”x0’-6” and a maximum die size not to exceed 2’-4”x0’6”x1’-6”.
• Grave B markers must be made of granite and of a flush in design ONLY. The maximum size is not to exceed 2’0”x1’-0”x0’x4” to 8” per grave. Companion markers on adjoining graves may be no larger than 3’-0”x1’2”x0”x4”.

In Lots 40A thru 65B (also known as the Infant Section), the following restrictions apply:

• Grave A markers must be made of granite and be of either a bevel or flush design. The maximum size is not to exceed 2’-0”x1’-0”x0’-4” to 8”
• Grave B markers must be made of granite and be of a flush design. The maximum size is not to exceed 2’-0”x1’-0”x0’-4” to 8”.

Appendix C – INSCRIPTIONS

 

NICHES AND CRYPTS

Lettering for niches and crypts in the Our Lady of Sorrows mausoleum complex will be of a font and size determined by Cedar Grove with no variation. Crypt and Niche Shutters will consist of:

• Surname (14 total spaces)
• First name and middle name or initial (14 total spaces)
  • Maiden names will also be accommodated as space allows.
  • Titles and special requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis if space allows.
• Dates (birth year and death year only)

COURTYARD

Lettering for memorials in the Courtyard of the Our Lady of Sorrows mausoleum complex will be of a font and size determined by Cedar Grove with no variation. The front will consist of:

• Surname (14 total spaces)
• First name and middle name or initial (14 total spaces)
  • Maiden names will also be accommodated as space allows.
  • Titles and special requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis if space allows.
• Dates (birth year and death year only)
• Class Year

The back may also be inscribed with the following, which will be reviewed and approved by the Cemetery:

• Parents’, siblings’, or children’s names
• Wedding Anniversary date
• Verse of Holy Scripture (4 lines)
• Short Prayer (4 lines)
• Short Poem (4 lines)

 

 

 

 

Appendix D – FEES

These prices are effective as of June 1, 2023, but are subject to change without notice.

 

SECTIONS A through M

PROPERTY	Price
Section CR, Row A (cremated remains – upright monument permitted)	$925
Section CR, Row B (cremated remains – flush monument permitted)	$725
Section I	$1,850
Section J	$2,250
Sections K, L, and M	$2,650
Old Section: E, F, G, and H	$3,650
Old Section: A, B, C and D	$4,150
Additional Right of Interment	$925
St. Joseph the Worker Columbarium (cremated remains)
Tandem Niche	$1,500 - $2,000
Single Niche	$875 - $1,125
Central Column Interment (name is inscribed on St. Joseph statue pedestal)	$300

 

MERCHANDISE	Price
Monuments	Range
Memorial Benches	Range
Foundations (minimum fee of $90.00)	$0.75/sq. inch
Final Dates	$175
Vaults – Caskets	$1,200
Vaults – Urns	$300

 

SERVICES (fees are per person)	Price
Interment during regular hours, Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Full Body	$1,350
Oversized Full Body	$1,500
Cremated Remains	$675
Child	$775
Stillborn or Infant	No Charge
Overtime
Monday - Friday, beginning at 3:00 p.m. or later	$350
Saturday, beginning before 12:00 p.m.	$350
Saturday, between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m.	$550
Less than eight (8) business hours’ notice to open a grave	$550

 

MISCELLANEOUS (proceeds benefit the Infant Burial Fund)	Price
16" Christmas wreath with bow and personalized weatherproof card	$28
Monthly flag subscription – a different flag placed each month for a year	$120

 

Our Lady of Sorrows Mausolea Complex

 

PROPERTY	Price
Full Body Interment Spaces
Side-by-Side Companion Crypt	$29,000 - $48,000
Single Shutter Companion Crypt	$21,000 - $36,000
Tandem Companion Crypt	$19,000 - $25,000
Single Crypt	$13,500 - $15,000
Cremation Interment Spaces
Companion Niche	$6,750 - $17,000
Single Niche	$3,250 - $8,500
Courtyard Interment Spaces
Companion Cremation Grave	$16,000
Single Cremation Grave	$9,000

 

 

SERVICES (fees are per person)	Price
Interment during regular hours, Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	No Charge
Overtime
Monday - Friday, beginning at 3:00 p.m. or later	$350
Saturday, beginning before 12:00 p.m.	$350
Saturday, between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m.	$550
Less than eight (8) business hours’ notice to open a space	$550

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS	Price
Pre-Memorialization
Companion Crypt	$600
Single Crypt	$400
Companion Niche	$400
Single Niche	$400
Veterans Memorial	$350
Christmas poinsettia and personalized weatherproof card placed on wreath at mausoleum (proceeds benefit the Infant Burial Fund)	$16