Department Details
TIMOTHY CARPENTER
Acting Superintendent of Cemeteries
Phone
Fax
508-580-7889
Address
Melrose Cemetery & Office, 88 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Records Access Officer
** LIMITED TO 2 FUNERALS A DAY. **
PLEASE SEE OUR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE BELOW.
| Date | Time | Location | Funeral Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| WED MAY 29 | NO FURTHER BURIALS | ||
| WED MAY 29 | 8:00 | DISINTERMENT-CG 323 | RUSSELL |
| FRI MAY 31 | 12:45 | NEW SINGLE GRAVE | WAITT |
| THUR JUN 6 | 10:00 | SINGLE E 173 (CREMAINS) | WAITT |
| SAT JUN 8 | 10:00 | NORTH MD 6 | WAITT |
| SAT JUN 8 | 11:00 | TBD- LOT 134 (CREMAINS) | CHAPMAN |
| MON JUNE 10 | 10:00 | NORTH MD 316 (CREMAINS) | FAMILY |
| WED JUN 19 | NO FURTHER BURIAL | ||
| TUES JUL 2 | 11:30 | NORTH H 3 (CREMAINS) | WAITT |
Funeral Rules
- Only 1 "New Single Grave" or "New 2 Grave" burial per day
- Monday-Friday you must be in by 1:00, Saturdays by 12:00, or a late charge will apply, $300/hour
- No personal checks please. Make check payable to "City of Brockton"
There must be one hour between funerals that are in or near the same sections of the cemetery. The General Foreman, Erik Duquette, will making the final decision if he feels he can not accommodate the amount of traffic on any given day.
Additionally, families are no longer allowed to shovel dirt onto the casket. We have experienced some very negative situations because of this act.
Hours and Holidays
We are closed on the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Washington's Birthday
- Patriot's Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteeth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day (or the following Monday)
- Thanksgiving Day and the following day
- Christmas Day
We close at 10:00 on the following days:
- Good Friday
- Christmas Eve
- New Year's Eve