Cemetery

1. Burial Permit or Certificate of Cremation
2. Completed Interment Order 
3. Payment

Contact the Deputy Clerk:

• 519-524-8344 Ext. 226 or visit Town Hall.

Information to Provide:

•  Deceased Information:
  • Full Name
  • Date and Place of Birth
  • Date of Death
  • Last Known Address
• Interment Details:
  • Date and Time of Interment (provide at least 48 hours' notice)
  • Plot Information (Lot, Section, and Range Number)
  • Usage of Vault 
  • Funeral Home and Director Name (private arrangements can be directly made with the cemetery staff)
• Authorization:
  • Name of Interment Rights Holder(s)
  • Name of Requestor 
  • Relationship to Deceased 
  • Contact Information (Address, Phone Number, Email)
• Next Steps:
  • The Deputy Clerk will arrange a meeting to sign your Interment Order and settle any remaining fees. 

When there are no living Interment Rights Holder(s), the following applies:

Sole Owner:

• If the sole owner of the Interment Rights passes away, they can be buried in their plot, and any future interest in those rights becomes part of their estate.

Joint Owner:

• For joint owners, the surviving Rights Holder(s) must give permission for any interment to take place. The Interment Rights automatically go to the remaining owner(s).

Power of Attorney:

• A Power of Attorney becomes invalid upon the Interment Rights Holder's death; thus, the person holding it loses authority over the Interment Rights.

If the Interment Rights Holder left a Will:

• The Executor must provide authorization.

If the Interment Rights Holder did not leave a Will:

• If there is no Will, succession laws apply, and any new Interment Rights Holder(s) (minimum 18 years of age) will be established, at no charge, in the following order:
  • • Spouse
    • Children - if no Children, then,
    • Grandchildren - if no Grandchildren, then,
    • Great-Grandchildren - if no Great-Grandchildren, then,
    • Parents - if no Parents, then,
    • Brothers and Sisters - if no Brothers or Sisters, then,
    • Grandparents, if no Grandparents, then,
    • Uncles, Aunts, Nieces, and Nephews.

Contact the Cemetery Foreman:

• Call 519-524-8344 Ext. 380.
• Set up a meeting at the cemetery to select your preferred grave or niche.
• After choosing, you will receive a slip with the plot details.

Contact the Deputy Clerk:

• Call at 519-524-8344 Ext. 226 or visit Town Hall.
• Provide the slip with your plot information.
  
  

Information Needed:

• Indicate if the contract is for one individual owner (sole owner) or multiple individuals (joint owners)
• Full Name(s) (including middle name)
• Contact Information (Address, Phone Number, Email)
• Plot Information (Lot, Section, and Range Number)
  
  

Next Steps:

• The Deputy Clerk will arrange a meeting to sign your Interment Rights Contract and settle any remaining fees. 

Yes, you must provide written, signed documentation (preferably typed) in which the Interment Rights Holder pre-authorizes who can be buried in the future. Having this document in place avoids having to obtain permission or direction at the time of an interment.