Schedule of Rates & Charges

Cost of Grave Lots

1. Village Residents One Single Grave* $200.00                                                                         

2. Village Residents Two Abutting Graves $400.00

3. Non-Village Residents One Single Grave* $600.00

4. Non-Village Residents Two Abutting Graves $1,200.00

*The location of all single grave sales shall be restricted to areas of the Cemetery specifically designated for single grave sales. 

  
Cost of Opening and Closing Graves 

1. Funerals arriving at Cemeteries between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM Monday thru Friday on regularly scheduled work days - $300.00 Village Resident; $600.00 Non-Resident

2. Funeral arriving at Cemeteries after 2:00 PM Monday thru Friday on regularly scheduled work days -  $375.00 Village Resident; $750.00 Non-Resident 

3. Funerals on Saturday, Sundays and Holidays - $550.00 Village Resident; $1,100.00 Non-Resident 

Cost of Opening and Closing Infant Graves (Up to four years old) 

1. Funerals arriving at Cemeteries between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM Monday thru Friday on regularly scheduled work days - $200.00

2. Funerals arriving at Cemeteries after 2:00 PM Monday thru Friday on regularly scheduled work days - $275.00

3. Funerals on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays - $400.00 

Cost of Opening and Closing Stillborn Graves - All stillborn graves - $100.00

Cost of Cremations - Burial of cremains - $125.00

Cost of Monument Foundations

1. Minimum charge for any monument foundation - $90.00

2. Lineal inch charge for all monument foundation (based on the length of the foundation, including a 2 inch border on each end) - $3.75

Use of Cemetery Chapel
A chapel is located at the Salt Springs Road Cemetery and is available at no charge for all funerals at this cemetery. The funeral director shall be responsible for notifying the Village that the chapel is requested.  In the event of conflicting funeral services, use of the Chapel will be granted on a "first go request basis".  

Cemetery Rules & Regulations

1. Determination of Lot, Section, and Grave for all burials is the responsibility of the funeral director of the deceased.  The Village shall be given this information when notified of a burial.  

2. All Village of Lordstown cemeteries are open from sunrise to sunset daily. No person(s) shall enter any Cemetery after sunset or before sunrise.  

3. Flowers and perennials may be planted near monuments; however, they must be regularly weeded and maintained by the owners. Plantings must be edged or bordered in order for Village employees to properly trim around. Plantings, ornaments, and decorations must be kept in a sensible area around monuments so they do not impede equipment from performing normal cemetery duties (i.e., mowing, trimming, grave digging and dirt hauling).

4. Shrubbery and bushes are not permitted to be planted on cemetery lots. 

5. No trees will be planted without permission from the Parks Superintendent and the Street Commissioner.  The species of the tree will be determined by the Parks Superintendent and the Street Commissioner.  

6. All plantings not properly maintained by the owners will be removed.  

7. Grave ornamentation that is holiday or seasonal in nature must be removed in a timely manner after each holiday or season has passed.

8. The Village of Lordstown is not responsible for any cemetery ornamentation that is lost, stolen, damaged or removed.

Rules Regarding Monuments and Monument Foundations

1. All monument foundations shall be installed by the Village of Lordstown.

2. No monument foundation shall be installed on a grave site earlier than six months after the opening and closing of that particular grave.  

3. Monument foundations and monument may be installed pre-need.

4. The Village of Lordstown shall not be responsible for incorrectly engraved monuments.  Verification of the positioning of names on monuments is the responsibility of the family and/or the monument vendor.  

5. Monument foundation size for a single grave shall not exceed 48 inches in length, and 30 inches in width.  Monument foundation size to cover two graves shall not exceed 108 inches in length, and 30 inches in width.  Any other multiple grave monuments must be approved for size by the Parks Superintendent and Street Commissioner.  

6. No monument foundations shall be installed after October 31st or before May 1st.  

7. All monument foundations are installed with a two inch concrete border on all sides.  Example: monument size 10" x 30" shall have a foundation size 14" x 34".  

8. All monuments shall be placed at the head of the graves (west end of grave).  No foot markers above the ground will be permitted.  

Monument foundations and monuments may be installed pre-need.