Prices and Info for June 2023
Please call or text our part-time superintendent Josh Rowles cell: 814-765-4246. His work hours vary but he usually works 25-30hrs/week Monday-Friday ~10am-3pm. If no answer, please leave a detailed message with the name of the deceased; lot name, section and lot number of where they're to be interred at; date and time of burial, and your callback number(s). If you ha
ve trouble contacting him or the voice mailbox is full, call his personal cell: 814-290-8608. Email: [email protected]
Standard 4x10 grave space - $600 (Includes perpetual care which only covers mowing, reseeding and fertilizing as time allows, weather permits and for as long as we are financially able to do so). The grave space must be paid in advance by cash, check or money order, we do not accept payments after the burial. Ask Josh about using venmo or cashapp. Burial schedule: Monday to Saturday 11am-3pm. If for whatever reason you cannot be at the cemetery by 3pm there will be a $100 late fee. We do not schedule burials for Sundays or New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
*Since Josh works part-time, he needs 2 non-holiday weekdays to have sufficient time to have the grave dug. If you call Friday, Saturday or Sunday to schedule an interment, the earliest the burial can be is Wednesday. This is also in case of equipment failure so he can arrange for someone else to dig the grave if need be. We will place the funeral flowers at the gravesite as a courtesy but the family is responsible for the removal of all funeral flowers within 72hrs after burial. 5 wreath or spray maximum. No metal tripods permitted due to wind conditions. As a safety precaution, all winter tent services will be false-set directly next to or on a road near the grave since we only clear snow on the roads and do not provide snow removal from the road to the graveside. The cemetery's policy is enter at your own risk. The cemetery has the right to cancel any tent or graveside service. We do not provide traffic control for processions. Call (814) 765-1533 to see if a police officer can assist. Funeral homes must provide a minimum of two (2) able-bodied employees to assist with casket interments.
*For all interments, please mail the check & info to Clearfield Cemetery Co, 908 Richard St., Clearfield, PA 16830
⦁ Vault Interments:
Standard vault interment Monday-Friday $1500, Saturday $1700
Oversize vault interment Monday-Friday $1800, Saturday $2000
(If an interment requires a grave wider than 48" then another space must be used/purchased since our spaces are only 48" wide.) Infant interment Monday-Friday $750, Saturday $850
Mausoleum/Crypt casket interment Monday-Friday $1000, Saturday $1200
Double-depth burial extra fee $500 plus vault interment fee [approx. 82" depth]
Disinterment - Monday-Friday $1000, Saturday $1200 (A week's notice required. Please call a vault company for their removal charges.) Additional "air-time" charges may be added to have a subcontractor jackhammer a rocky grave. Prepaid vault burials are only good for weekdays. Saturday is $550 extra.
⦁ Urn Interments:
Standard urn interment: Weekday $600, Saturday $800 (up to 12" square hole)
Double urn interment: Weekday $1200, Saturday $1600 (12" to 24" square hole)
Urn vault interment: Weekday $800, Saturday $1000 - Double urn vault interment: Weekday $1400, Saturday $1800
Multiple urn interments in one hole, per urn: Weekday $600, Saturday $800
Urn in monument's foundation: $600 plus monument company's foundation cost [ask the monument company for their fees]
Monument inurnment: $600 per urn plus what the monument company charges for installation. Urn disinterment: Weekday $600, Saturday $800
*Urn burial(s) without a funeral director present must be prepaid in advance of burial. Please mail the check and copy of the death certificate/permit to Clearfield Cemetery Co, 908 Richard St., Clearfield, PA 16830
Scattering/spreading cremains - $125
Perpetual care cost per grave space on lot: $100 (for older lots that didn't originally have care or annual care)
Deed Transfer Fee - $25
Hillcrest Cemetery Info and Rules (as of January 2024):
⦁Hillcrest Cemetery is a historical, nonprofit 501c13 cemetery owned by Clearfield Cemetery Company. We are not affiliated with any other cemeteries named Hillcrest Cemetery and we do not own Clearfield Cemetery.
⦁Hillcrest cemetery is open from dawn until dusk and your travel anywhere on cemetery property is done so at your own risk.
⦁Office hours are by appointment only. Please call 814-765-4246 and leave a message if no answer. Tenants rent the house and have nothing to do with the cemetery.
⦁Due to financial constraints, our part-time employees work from mid-April until mid-November. They only work as-needed from mid-November to mid-April.
⦁We accept volunteers/community service from May to October. Call the part-time superintendent Josh Rowles at 814-765-4246 for info.
⦁Our burial schedule is Monday-Saturday 11am to-3pm. If you cannot be at the cemetery by 3pm there will be a $100 late fee. No burials will be scheduled before 11am. We do not schedule burials on Sunday or New Year's Day, Memorial Day (Last Monday in May), Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
⦁Perpetual care only covers mowing and reseeding/fertilizing as time allows, weather permits and as long as we are financially able to do so. Anything else is done at our discretion. Trimming around monuments is not the same as mowing and is done at our discretion. Some lots bought before 1980 do not have Perpetual care since people had the option of 'no care' and mowed it themselves, 'annual care' or 'perpetual care'. Lots that do not have Perpetual care must have the Perpetual care paid for before someone may be buried there or have a monument installed/fixed. Please ask the superintendent for more info.
⦁After a burial, we rely on significant rainfall to settle the grave before we will put topsoil on. Even after significant rainfall the grave may sink or develop sinkholes and we will take care of those for 1 year after burial. Any sinking after 1 year is your responsibility. After we seed or sod a grave, you will need to please try to keep it watered.
⦁To keep fuel costs down we try to mow once every 10 to 14 days. We only use riding mowers and they will sometimes blow the wet cut grass onto monuments, so you may have to wipe the monument off. We are not responsible for cleaning monuments.
⦁We do not provide or replace military flag holders and flags. Visit your local VA Office or American Legion for them and replace them yourself. We do not provide or replace any flags including D.A.R. and Ladies Aux. flags and holders. Monuments:
⦁A standard grave space is 4 feet wide so a monument cannot exceed 4 feet in width if you only own one grave space.
⦁If any monument or marker becomes unsafe, unsightly, sinks, or in need of repair or resetting, we may attempt to notify the lot owner or next of kin, if known, of such condition and shall request that they make any needed repairs under the superintendent's supervision. If the owner does not make the needed repairs, we have the right to remove, replace, or repair any monument or marker at the lot owner's expense.
⦁The cemetery does not bind itself to provide, maintain, engrave, repair, or replace any headstones, markers or monument structures or anything whatsoever attached thereto or placed upon lots or graves. The cemetery will incur no liability regarding the damage to a monument from forces of nature, falling trees, ground movement, thieves, vandals or stains. Monuments should be covered by your homeowner’s insurance coverage. Cleaning your monuments are your responsibilty.
⦁Cornerstones must be placed ground level as to not interfere with the mower decks of the riding mowers. Ask the superintendent to make sure they are placed correctly. Over time they may sink down.
⦁In conjunction with opening and closing of graves, it may be necessary to temporarily move monuments and markers until a burial is completed. The grave is usually dug directly in front of or behind the monument so anything you have planted could be dug up with the grave and we will not replace it or reimburse you. Flowers, Trees and Shrubs:
⦁Please be aware that graves are usually in front of or behind the monument regardless of which way the monument faces. Usually the back or front edge of the monument is the edge of the lot so please ask the superintendent for help first so he can show you how the lot is laid out. You may not plant anything on someone else's lot without their permission.
⦁Flowers must be planted directly next to the monument to ensure proper mowing. If you plant them too far out the grass and weeds will grow in between the monument, and weeds and grass will grow around flowers. Perpetual care does not cover trimming, so it is your responsibility to trim them.
⦁Potted floral arrangements are permitted between April 21 and October 31 and must be removed by November 1. Wreaths and evergreen decorations are allowed November 1st to March 1st. Failure to remove your wreaths in the allotted time will result in us removing them, discarding them, and you will not be compensated.
⦁Any shrubs you want to plant must be cleared by the superintendent. Failure to do so may result in their removal and disposal, and we will not replace them. We do not allow rose bushes or evergreen shrubs.
⦁It is your responsibility to remove and discard of any funeral flowers placed on or next to the grave within 24hrs after the burial. You must take them home and discard them. You may not leave them on cemetery property or throw them down over the bank.
⦁Trees are not allowed to be planted anywhere in the cemetery. Pine blankets/branches/hostas are not permitted.
⦁You must keep your shrubs properly trimmed so they cannot get in the way of our upkeep. Anything that interferes with our ability to work may be trimmed or removed at our discretion and we will not replace them or compensate you.
⦁Hosta plants and other plants will grow up and block the front of a monument preventing it from being read. You must keep them trimmed so the monument can be read. If they become unsightly then we will trim them down and/or dig them out and you will not be allowed to plant new ones. Because of this problem, hostas are no longer allowed to be planted.
⦁Take your former flower arrangements home and dispose of them in your own garbage. Do not dispose of them over the bank or anywhere on cemetery property.
⦁After storms, you should check your lot to see if any flowers or decorations have blown away, find them and put them back. Otherwise we will dispose of them if they're laying on the ground and you will not be reimbursed. We are not responsible for decorations that are blown away, damaged, removed or moved by others. Grave Decorations:
⦁We regulate the use of grave decorations to ensure the efficient maintenance of the cemetery and a safe environment for employees and visitors to the cemetery grounds. Any decorations which violate these rules and regulations or otherwise interfere with the ease of maintenance will be removed without notice. We reserve the right to remove all flowers, wreaths, or other decorations from lots as soon as they become unsightly. Decorations not permitted are: artificial flowers, stakes/tripods with decorations attached; glass and other breakable containers; signs, pennants, banners, balloons, and spinners.
⦁The superintendent may give you permission to install border/curbing ten inches from the monument. Decorations that we allow may be placed between the border and monument to prevent interference from our landscaping equipment. Weeds/grass/vegetation that grows between the border and the monument is your responsibility to remove. You can install a weed barrier to prevent that. The cemetery is not liable or responsible for damage/theft to your border/curbing and what is planted there.
⦁You must remove borders/curbing prior to us digging a grave on your lot or they might be dug up and discarded while digging the grave and we will not replace or reimburse. Various:
⦁Alcoholic beverage containers are not permitted to be placed at the grave-site and alcoholic beverages are not allowed on cemetery property.
⦁When cleaning up around your lot, you must dispose of any bags of leaves, weeds or clippings off cemetery property.
⦁The cemetery does not bind itself to do any special or unusual work.
⦁Deer, rabbits and other animals may eat your flowers/floral decorations and we will not replace the flowers/floral decorations.
⦁When visiting the cemetery, please be alert for workers operating equipment on the roads and please yield right-of-way to them.
⦁Please try to park your vehicle partially in the grass along the side of the road so people can get around your vehicle. People usually aren't buried close to the road so you shouldn't be on anyone's grave.
⦁The dirt used to fill in graves is usually the same rocky clay that is removed aka 'fill dirt'. We do not purchase topsoil to fill in graves with.
⦁Pets entering cemetery grounds must be kept on a leash at all times. Do not curb your pet on cemetery property. If you do, then you must pick up the feces and take it home with you to dispose it. If you are caught leaving feces on cemetery property you could be cited by the local municipality.
⦁Nesting insects on your lot are your responsibility but we will try to remove them by request.
⦁No recreational activities are allowed in the cemetery without the permission of the superintendent.
⦁No structures of any kind other than grave markers/ mausoleums or lot monuments may be placed on lots and single graves.
⦁If you witness cemetery visitors being disorderly or disrespectful, please call 911 or 814-765-1533 so the Clearfield Regional Police can be notified.
⦁Camping and recreational vehicles are not allowed on cemetery grounds.
