INTERMENTS

Generally, one burial per grave lot is permitted. For cremated remains, two interments are permitted in a regular lot (additional cremations in regular lot will cost $250 each). All interments (regular, cremation or any scattering of ashes in the cemetery) MUST have an approved marker or monument with the deceased’s name, date of birth and date of death. All lots must be marked off by a member of the board prior to an interment whether regular or cremation.

DECORATIONS

In order to maintain the cemetery, the following regulations have been adopted by the Board:

  • DECORATIONS should be limited to cut flowers and artificial flowers. The Cemetery Board cannot be responsible for decorations.
  • DECORATIONS should be placed in regular vases which are part of the tombstone or on the gravestone.
  • For Memorial Day weekend, flowers or other decorations maybe left on the ground.
  • These flowers and other decorations will be removed and not returned to the grave site for mowing purposes approximately one week after Memorial Day. (This removal will depend on the mowing schedule which is dependent upon the weather.)
  • As a rule, no mowing is scheduled AFTER the Thursday before the National Memorial Day Holiday, or as determined by the Patterson Cemetery Board and/or the weather.
  • DO NOT use glass jars or vases on the graves as they may break.
  • DECORATIONS LEFT ON GRAVESTONE or in vases, will be left in place, until the flowers are faded. Members of Patterson Cemetery Board will determine the conditions of said faded DECORATIONS.
  • DECORATIONS may be left at any time of the year and picked up at any time of the year.
  • Flags and other insignia are permitted subject to the above rules on DECORATIONS.
  • The Patterson Cemetery Board will try to place flags on all veteran’s graves for Memorial Day. Please notify a Board member if we miss your veteran loved one’s grave so we can add them to the list of veterans.
  • The Patterson Cemetery Board is not responsible for correctly replacing flowers on gravestones or markers when they blow off.

GRAVE MARKERS AND MONUMENTS

Permanent monuments (stones) or markers are required by the Patterson Cemetery Association for all interments. They can be made of any “resistant material.” The most common material is granite or marble. Metal copper or bronze markers are acceptable. Either upright or ground level markers are allowed. Non-traditional Markers must be approved by the cemetery board, see Cemetery Information contact on website. An actual marker/monument/stone, or an invoice or a deposit must be presented to the Board Treasurer prior to any interment. A member of the Board MUST be present for placement of grave markers and monuments.

As of 2017, a regular grave lot is defined as a parcel of land approximately 4 feet x 10 feet which will hold a regular burial vault. A cremation grave lot will be of a sufficient size to hold a cremation urn vault. There may be some slight differences in size of lots due to the grave row configuration. Cremations urns made of uncrushable plastic, metal, fiber glass, synthetic marble, or marble do NOT need an Urn vault. Crushable urns (cardboard, porcelain, or natural wood urns) must be placed in an Urn vault.