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Funerals & Cemetery
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Planning a FuneralWhen a family member passes away, the first step is to contact the funeral home of your choice. The funeral home will contact the St. Therese of Lisieux priests to check on possible dates and times. Immediate family will meet with a St. Therese of Lisieux parish priest and other members of the funeral planning team who will guide them through the selection of readings from scripture and sacred music. Below is a selection of those readings and hymns for your review. Please note, individual tributes should be reserved for the wake service prior to the funeral Mass or for a reception following. Eulogies at Mass are not permitted.
Cremation is allowed in the Catholic faith, preferably after the Mass of Christian Burial in the church. The proper respect given to the body of the deceased is likewise to be accorded to the cremated remains, both in handling and in final disposition of cremated remains. Thus the scattering of ashes or the reserving of ashes privately on mantel shelves or even in lockets or other mementos is not in keeping with the respect owed to the cremated remains of loved ones.
If you have any additional questions, please email the Parish Office at 920-261-7273.
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General Cemetery Information
Frequently Asked Questions-
How many burials are allowed in each plot?
At a single gravesite, the following options are allowable:
- one regular burial
- one regular burial and one cremation burial
- two cremation burials.
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How can I find someone who is buried in a cemetery?
The Diocese of Madison maintains a searchable website for our cemeteries: http://diomad.cemeterydata.com/Wisconsin
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What are the cemetery rules?
- Open from sunrise to sunset.
- No planting of trees or shrubs.
- Plant flowers with 8" of memorial.
- Use only metal vases - no glass.
- No fencing, hedges or other enclosures allowed.
- Spring cleanup is one week prior to Easter.
- Fall cleanup before October 15.
- No dogs allowed.
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Parish Cemetery Information and Fees
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St. Bernard Cemetery
In-Ground Burial
-Plot: $600
-Regular grave opening & closing: $700
-In-ground cremation opening & closing: $375
-Surcharge for Saturdays & holidays: Add $200
-Surcharge for winter: Add $200
-Second rite of interment: $300
Columbarium Burial
-Niche: $1,400
-Open and close: $375
-Surcharge for Saturdays and holidays: Add $200
-Nameplates: $450
Contact Jared R. Paulowske, St. Bernard Funeral and Cemetery Coordinator, for more information by email or phone at 920-342-0691.
For a searchable database of the St. Bernard cemetery, click here.
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St. Henry Cemetery
In -Ground Plot/Grave
-Plot/grave purchase: $600
-*Non-parishioners Plot/grave purchase: $800
-Opening & closing: $700
-Second Use (Right to burial) fee: $300
-Cremated Remains Burial: $375
-Surcharge Weekend/Holiday: $200
-Surcharge after 3 p.m.: $200
-Surcharge for Winter (December 1 – March 30): Add $200
Additional fees for headstone purchase, engraving/lettering on stone including name(s), death date, etc.
Above ground Columbarium
-Columbarium niche purchase
(accommodates one or two urns)
$1,900 for top row
$1,800 for row 4
$1,700 for row 3
$1,600 for row 2
$1,500 for row 1
-Non-parishioners: add $200
-Second Use Fee: $300
-Opening and Closing of Niche: $375
-Weekend and Holidays - Opening & Closing of niche: $375
Additional fees for engraving on Columbarium door, including name(s), death date, etc.
Contact Linda Kilps, St. Henry Funeral and Cemetery Coordinator, for more information by email or phone 920-918-1802.
An appointment can be made to meet at the Cemetery to view sites for consideration.
For a searchable database of the St. Henry cemetery, click here.
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St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
In -Ground Plot/Grave
-Plot/grave purchase: $725
-*Non-parishioners Plot/grave purchase: $725
-Opening & closing: $1000
-Second Use (Right to burial) fee: $300
-Cremated Remains Burial: $600
(Wilbur Monticello Urn $700)
-Surcharge Saturday: $300
-Surcharge Sunday: $400
-Surcharge Holiday: $500
-Surcharge after 3:30 p.m.: $300
-Surcharge for frost breaking $100 per foot
Above ground Columbarium
-Columbarium niche purchase: $1450*
-2nd Use Fee: $300
-Open/closing of niche: $600
-Surcharge after 3:30 p.m.: $125
-Surcharge Saturday: $125
-Surcharge Sunday: $250
-Surcharge holiday: $300
-Double cremation: $125
-Cremation inside casket: $160
-Cremation inside Headstone: $155
*Fees for engraving the Columbarium door (adding death date) is arranged with Block Memorial Company in Watertown.
Our parish has a Catholic cemetery on Jefferson Road in Johnson Creek.
To contact the cemetery sextons, Dale and Julie Schmeling, please call 920-285-2168 or email: [email protected]. You can also contact the St. Therese of Lisieux parish office (920-261-7273) for a call back from the Sexton. An appointment can be made to meet at the Cemetery to view sites for consideration. The prices listed above are effective as of March 2026.
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