St. Mary's Cemetery
St. Mary Cemetery Regulations
2025
Lot sizes: Single Lot 10' x 4'
Double Lot 10' x 8'
Cremains only lots are available on the sides of the cemetery.
Please talk to the Cemetery Trustee for information about those.
St. Mary Cemetery sells the Right of Burial.
Cost of Lots
Cost of Full Grave lot $800.00 per lot (4 x 10 lot)
Burial Options
- One full body burial
- Two cremation urns
- One full body burial with one cremation urn
Cost of Cremains only lot $400.00 per lot (Cremation lot)
Burial Options
- One urn
- Two urns stacked
- Flat marker only -
Regulations:
Corner Lot Markers: Purchasing four corner markers is required. The price for markers varies according to the style and engraving on the marker. These markers are placed at each corner of your lot(s) to identify them. They are available blank or with the family initial engraved on the top. Please contact the parish office with questions.
The cost for digging the grave at the time of burial is determined by the Funeral Director and will be discussed during final planning.
- No unoccupied burial lot within St. Mary Cemetery may be sold or transferred without the prior approval of the majority of the Cemetery Trustees.
- All excavating of graves including cremations and maintenance of St. Mary Cemetery will be done by a caretaker or contractor appointed or contracted by the Cemetery Trustees.
- The cemetery caretaker may enter any lot and remove or trim any tree, shrub, perennial plant or flower which he deems detrimental to the cemetery or adjoining lots.
- No burial lot may be built up to a level higher than the contour of the ground around it.
- No curbs, fences or borders of any kind shall be placed on or around any burial lot.
- All individual markers or lot corner stones must be flush to the ground.
- All free-standing markers must be placed near the headstone.
- All markers, headstones or memorials will conform to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Approval by the Cemetery Trustees is required prior to the installation of any head stone, foot stone or corner stone.
- Only one family marker will be allowed per lot.
- All laws of NH will be observed, and all burial paperwork will be completed prior to any burial taking place.
St. Mary Parish
PO Box 729
Henniker, NH 03242
603-428-3325
parish.office@tsd.net
Make checks payable to: St. Mary Parish
Information for Burial Rights
Lot Number: Cremains position
Deceased name:
Date of birth:
Date of death:
Date of burial:
Next of kin:
Address:
Phone:
Funeral Home:
Signature of Cemetery Trustee:
Signature of Next of Kin:
Date:
For Office Use Only
Date Contract Received:
Payment made: Check # Amount $
Sent to RCBM: