Price Schedule

2024 Price Schedule

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024 – PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

OFFICE HOURS – CALL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT 

MONDAY – THURSDAY from 8:30AM – 3PM

FRIDAY from 8:30AM – 1PM

CLOSED SATURDAY

The entire staff of St. John Catholic Cemetery is ready to assist you.  We will gladly answer all of your inquiries.  Call to schedule an appointment with one of our Family Service Representatives.  This allows our staff the opportunity to prepare for your visit and to dedicate time to spend with you on your questions and concerns.

Please call us today at 517-783-1728 to schedule your appointment.

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FULL INTERMENTS

  1. Adult Full Interment – opening & closing the grave, vault placement & sealing – $1650.00
  2. Mausoleum Interment – not including overtime & materials – $1650.00
  3. Child Full Interment – opening & closing the grave, vault placement & sealing – $850.00
  4. Infant Full Interment with Infant Area lot & vault included – No Charge
  5. Miscarriage Interment with Infant Area lot – No Charge

The interment charge involves the scheduling and preparation of the interment site for use.  It also includes such items as opening and closing the burial site, Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm; the sodding & restoring of the grave and adjacent lots; staff supervision; a graveside service,  Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm; the use of necessary equipment and accessories; and the establishment and maintenance of permanent burial records.

All funerals and burials will be subject to and comply with the direction of cemetery personnel while they are within the cemetery.

A Michigan Department of Community Health Burial Transit Permit is required for all burials within the cemetery.

We reserve the right to designate the hour and manner in which interments, dis-interments and removals will or will not be permitted.

An outer burial container is required for all full interment burials.  It is required that all in ground full interment burials have a container constructed of a permanent material. Cemetery Personnel will not be held liable for any damages or injuries resulting from burial containers thereof when they set or seal said containers or maintain the same.

The cemetery will in no way be liable for any delay in the interment of a body where a protest has been made, where the rules and regulations of the cemetery have not been complied with, when weather conditions hinder the burial, or where such a burial is prohibited.

No full interment burials on Sundays or holidays.

Additional Full Interment Charges

  1. Winter Surcharge-subject to weather & ground conditions – add $275.00
  2. Chapel Service -use of chapel for a viewing and/or a service up to 1 hour in length – add $550.00
  3. Saturday Chapel Service with burial Monday AM – add $550.00
  4. Saturday Chapel Service before a Saturday burial – add $550.00
  5. Saturday Burial with graveside service included (additional charge for chapel service) – add $1195.00
  6. Weekday Overtime
    1. Procession arrives 3:30pm-4pm – add $635.00
    2. Procession arrives 4pm-5pm – add $1195.00

CASKET VAULTS -Add sales tax

  1. Adult Vault –sealable & steel reinforced, inside measures 30”x86” – $695.00
  2. Adult Lined Vault –sealable & steel reinforced – $1280.00
  3. Oversized Adult Vault –sealable & steel reinforced, inside measures 36”x86” – $1450.00
  4. Jr. Vault -inside measures 20” x 49” – $595.00
  5. Baby Vault –cement, inside measures 16” x 31” – $550.00

PRE-NEEDS – Prepaying future burial goods and services

Interments, vaults and death dates can be pre-paid in full by making an appointment at the cemetery office. Our friendly staff will help you set up a pre-need contract that guarantees the goods and services you purchase for future use.  The price you pay now is locked-in and when you pass away, there are no additional increases in the price of the goods and services you purchased for your family to pay.  Your money is put into an escrow account.  If at any time you wish to cancel the contract, the amount of money that is in your account at the time of cancellation is refunded to you.  Please contact the cemetery office for more information and/or to set up an appointment.

CREMATION INTERMENTS

A Michigan Department of Community Health Burial Transit Permit is required for all burials within the cemetery.

We reserve the right to permit the interment of more than one human remains in a space with the purchase of a second right of burial fee.  The second right of burial fee is charged when burying cremains in the same grave with a full interment burial.

Cremation burials are scheduled Monday through Friday, from 9am to 3pm.  Saturday cremation burials, upon the availability of the Grounds & Maintenance Supervisor, are subject to an additional $450.00 Saturday Cremation Burial Charge

Scattering of cremated remains is prohibited within St. John Catholic Cemetery.

  1. Cremation Interment With Witness-with family present and/or graveside service – $800.00
  2. Cremation Interment Without Witness-(AOC) –  $550.00
  3. Double Adult Cremation Interment Witnessed – family present and/or graveside service with two cremains buried together – $1120.00
  4. Double Adult Cremation Interment Without Witness-(AOC) – $800.00
  5. Infant Cremation Interment-with family witness and/or graveside service – No Charge
  6. Chapel Service – during business hours one hour in length for visitation and service – add $550.00

CREMATION URNS –Add sales tax

For in-ground burials, cremation urns and urn vaults are not required if the cremated remains arrive at the cemetery in a non biodegradable container.  The cemetery offers a wide variety of urns and urn vaults for sale through the cemetery’s office.

  1. The Simplicity Urn – Black Plastic – $35.00
  2. The Lord’s Prayer – Single Urn – $ 305.00
  3. The Lord’s Prayer – Companion Urn – $375.00
  4. The Oakmont Urn – Solid Oak – $305.00
  5. Mother of Pearl – Brass with Mother of Pearl Details – $318.00
  6. Camouflage Urn – Aluminum with Camouflage Finish – $338.00

URN VAULTS – Add sales tax

The container in which cremated remains are placed in at the crematory is suitable for burial. The purchase of an urn vault is not required.

  1. Large Urn Vault – Marbelon, inside measures 9” x 12” x 12” – $550.00
  2. Small Gold Urn Vault – HHH Fiberglass, inside measures 8” x 12” x 7” – $250.00
  3. Small White Urn Vault – The Ultimate, inside measures 12.7” x 9.6” x 8.5” – $250.00

COLUMBARIUM – Above ground cremation burial

St. John Catholic Cemetery is not responsible for any damage incurred on the columbarium due to vandalism or any act of nature.

  1. Columbarium Niche – a 10″x10″x10″ niche that will hold either one or two cremains – $2295.00
  2. Columbarium Inurnment – with or without family witness and/or a graveside service – $475.00
  3. Bronze Plaque for Columbarium Niche – one or two names and years only (add sales tax) – $ 690.00
  4. Death Year Scroll for niche plaques – $ 155.00

*Niche charge does not include inurnment fee. Inurnment fee is charged at time of burial, or it can be prepaid, for opening & closing the niche and filing burial records.

CREMATION GARDEN BURIAL – SECTION 15C

Affordable cremation burial space with flush markers only, no larger than 16″x8″x4″.

  1. Single 40”x 20” Cremation Space – $495.00
  2. Cremation Interment Witnessed–with family present and/or graveside service – $800.00
  3. Cremation Interment Without Witness–(AOC) – $550.00
  4. Chapel Service – during business hours, one hour in length includes visitation and service – $550.00
  5. 16” x 8” x 4” Flush Marker includes lettering & design (add sales tax & foundation) starts at $889.00

LOTS

The purchase of a cemetery grave or lot constitutes the purchase of burial rights, easement or license for the interment of human remains SUBJECT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CEMETERY.  The purchase of burial rights also includes funding for future care and maintenance of cemetery grounds and buildings. A lot can be held for 30 days prior to purchase. After 30 days without purchase, the hold expires.

1. Single Graves – $1300.00
2. Two, Three, Four & Six Grave Lots – priced per grave $1200.00 per grave
3. Monument Lots – minimum purchase of three graves for a monument, priced per grave $1500.00 per grave
4. Infant Lots – IN INFANT AREA ONLY & next space only – No Charge
5. Second Rite of Burial – the right to bury cremains in the same grave with a full interment – $600.00

FOUNDATIONS

Foundations are required for ALL headstones, markers and monuments. Foundations are installed by cemetery staff only. A foundation order with location, size, shape, color and inscription information is required for every headstone, marker and monument sale. Foundation orders received after May 10th are installed after Memorial Day. Foundation orders received Dec. 1st – Apr. 1st are installed as weather/ground conditions permit.

1. Up-Right Granite Headstones – slants or bevels $270.00
2. Flush Granite Markers – $240.00
3. Flush Bronze Markers cast in cement – $325.00
4. Baby Markers – $190.00
5. Monuments priced by size, please call for price – start at $650.00
6. 24×12” VA Bronze Cast in cement & set – $325.00
7. 24×12” VA Bronze Mounted on a granite border & set – $585.00
8. 5×8” VA Bronze Cast in cement & set – $190.00
9. 5×8” VA Bronze Mounted on a granite border & set – $345.00

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

  1. Death Dates* – priced per letter/number, start at $200.00
  2. Transfer of Lot – administrative work on deed and/or records – $195.00
  3. Chapel Service ONLY without burial, Mon-Fri, during regular business hours – $1350.00
  4. Adult Disinterment & Re-interment** – $4200.00
  5. Adult Disinterment** – $3300.00
  6. Cremation Disinterment & Re-interment** – $1320.00
  7. Cremation Disinterment** – $995.00
  8. Infant Disinterment & Re-interment** – $2100.00
  9. Infant Disinterment** – $1500.00
  10. Filing Fee for recording burials made in cremation memorials – $195.00

*Death dates are cut three times a year, usually from late May – middle of September. Dates that are paid for after Sept. 15th , or later, will be cut as soon as weather permits in the spring of the following year.
**All disinterment fees must be paid in full in advance then the cemetery will schedule the date and time of the removal.  If the presence of a licensed funeral director is necessary during the disinterment, the family is responsible for making arrangements with the funeral director of their choice, and for all fees associated with the funeral director.

MEMORIAL & VASE INFORMATION

  1. Memorials and vases may be ordered any time during the year.
  2. The foundation charge must be paid in full and be accompanied by a foundation order from the seller of the memorial for approval before the marker and/or vase can be installed.
  3. Foundations must be installed before memorials can be placed on the lot.
  4. Monument companies must notify the cemetery office before setting memorials in the cemetery.
  5. Above-ground memorials are placed on a lot by the monument company.  Flush markers and vases are installed by the cemetery after they are delivered by the monument company.
  6. St. John Catholic Cemetery has the right to determine the appropriateness of any memorial placed in its cemetery. Items which are found offensive, improper or inappropriate for such a setting will be removed without prior notice by the cemetery staff. All memorials are subject to the rules and regulations of the cemetery, and to the Catholic Church Teachings and Beliefs and must be approved by cemetery management.
  7. The placement of a Veteran Marker along with a separate memorial is permissible per the rules set forth by the United States Veterans Administrations.
  8. We advise the purchasing of insurance for the memorials by the lot lessors, or owners of the memorial.

ST. JOHN CATHOLIC CEMETERY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, VANDALISM OR THEFT TO MEMORIALS OR VASES PLACED IN THE CEMETERY. MEMORIALS AND VASES ARE PLACED IN THE CEMETERY AT THE PURCHASER’S RISK.

MEMORIALS – Add sales tax, plus the foundation charge

All up-right memorials on a lot must match in size, shape & color.

The cemetery offers a wide variety of memorials for purchase through the cemetery office, however, families do not have to purchase a memorial through the cemetery’s office. Memorials purchased from an outside vendor will still meet the criteria listed under the Rules & Regulations of the cemetery.

To avoid any misunderstanding, please inquire at the cemetery’s office for any type, size & color restrictions on memorials for your lot before purchasing a memorial.

The cemetery reserves the right to approve all memorial designs and inscription.

GRANITE MEMORIALS – Many other sizes available, call for pricing
1. Slant headstone 20x10x16” start at $1399.00
2. Bevel headstone 20x10x6” start at $1049.00
3. Grass marker 20x10x4” start at $989.00
4. Infant markers start at $889.00

GRANITE MONUMENTS – Many other sizes available, call for pricing.
1. Base 48x12x6” start at $3389.00
2. Base 66x14x8” start at $5989.00

BRONZE MEMORIALS – Many other sizes available, call for pricing.
1. Infant Bronze start at $1124.00
2. Adult Bronze start at $2128.00
3. Adult Bronze w/vase start at $2800.00
4. Matching VA 24×12” – $1622.00
5. Matching VA 5×8” – $682.00
Optional bronze marker approval drawings are $125.00 each

GRANITE BORDERS
1. Infant for an infant flush bronze marker start at $250.00
2. Adult for an adult flush bronze marker start at $370.00

REFINISHING
1. Refinish 24×12” bronze marker – remove, refinish, and set back on lot start at $550.00

VASES

Permanent vases installed by cemetery, add sales tax.

  1. Rockedge Bronze Vase with granite border – $928.00
  2. The Gem, Crest, Cameo, Tiara, Medallion, Oak Leaf Vase – $425.00
  3. The Crown, Classic, Supreme, Regal, Regal-Cross, Paragon Vase – $475.00
  4. Vase installation – $75.00
Special maintenance service of any type is charged time & materials as determined by the Grounds & Maintenance Supervisor, Brian Mick.