Please review the following guidelines before visiting Oak Grove Cemetery. If you have any questions, our administrative staff is happy to help.

Oak Grove Cemetery is a sacred place.

Quiet and reverence are to be observed at all times. Loitering is prohibited. Please also note that for safety reasons, family members are not permitted to be present during the lowering or burial of remains.

Permitted Items

We want families to be able to honor their loved ones. The following items are welcome at grave sites.

  • Planting of flowers within an area not exceeding 9″ from the headstone. Wood chips are permitted in the garden area.
  • Potted plants: May 15 – July 1
  • Winter logs: December 1 – March 1
  • Wooden crosses not exceeding 24–30″ in height and 16″ wide

Items Not Permitted

To maintain the dignity and safety of the grounds, the following items are not permitted.

  • Artificial flowers, arrangements, or plastic memorials
  • Fencing of any type
  • Decorative stones
  • Vigil candles
  • Glass or ceramic statues, vases, containers, or items of any type
  • Toys, balloons, or gifts
  • Large plants, bushes, shrubs, or trees
  • Any markers not purchased through a local monument company — Oak Grove is not responsible for any headstone

Important Dates

Please keep these seasonal dates in mind when visiting.

Fall Clean-Up

October 15

All items must be removed from graves by this date for leaf clean-up and winter burials.

Spring Clean-Up

March 1

All items must be removed from graves by this date for spring grounds maintenance.

Items not removed by these dates, or any items not approved by the Cemetery Superintendent, will be removed and disposed of.

General Notices

The Cemetery management reserves the right to remove any objects that are offensive to the dignity of the burial ground, out of keeping with its general appearance, or a hindrance to proper maintenance. Items such as statues, vases, candles, balloons, shells, artificial flowers, and decorations may be removed without further notice.

Enclosures of any kind — fences, curbing, stones, or posts — are prohibited as they interfere with maintenance and present mowing hazards.

Oak Grove cannot be held responsible for items removed from a grave site. The cooperation of lot holders and their families is essential to maintaining the dignified appearance of the Cemetery.

Thank you for your cooperation.