Cemetery Fee Schedule
Cemetery Address: Prairie Home, 9170 East D Avenue, Richland, MI 49083.
PRAIRIE HOME CEMETERY
PRICES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024
Grave Opening & Closing Fees |
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Regular Rates - March 16th through November 30th |
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Opening Type |
Monday - Friday before 2:30 PM |
Monday - Friday AFTER 2:30 PM |
Saturday before 11:30 AM |
Saturday AFTER 11:30 AM |
Standard Burial |
$900 |
$1,000 |
$1,250 |
$1,350 |
Child or Infant Burial |
$775 |
$875 |
$1,125 |
$1,225 |
Standard Cremation |
$625 |
$725 |
$975 |
$1,075 |
Large Vault or Urn Cremation (base ≥ 12" x 12") |
$725 |
$825 |
$1,075 |
$1,175 |
Drop-off Cremation |
$350 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Drop-off Large Vault or Urn (base ≥ 12" x 12") |
$450 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Winter Rates - December 1st through March 15th |
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Opening Type |
Monday - Friday before 2:30 PM |
Monday - Friday AFTER 2:30 PM |
Saturday before 11:30 AM |
Saturday AFTER 11:30 AM |
Standard Burial |
$1,025 |
$1,125 |
$1,375 |
$1,475 |
Child or Infant Burial |
$925 |
$1,025 |
$1,275 |
$1,375 |
Standard Cremation*(additional fees may apply) |
$775 |
$875 |
$1,125 |
$1,225 |
Large Vault or Urn Cremation (base ≥ 12" x 12") |
$625 |
$725 |
$1,225 |
$1,325 |
Drop-off Cremation |
$350 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Drop-off Large Vault or Urn (base ≥ 12" x 12") |
$625 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Additional Fees |
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Use of Bobcat |
$1185/hour |
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* Frozen Ground |
$300/event |
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* Additional Snow Removal |
$300/event |
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Foundation Installation Fees |
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$0.70 per square inch and require an 8” collar. (4” on all sides of stone) |
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Maximum foundation size 24" x 48" per grave |
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Foundations are not placed during colder months (Generally November through March) |
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Gravesite Purchase (Burial Rights) |
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Burial Rights cost $250.00 per gravesite and may only be purchased by a resident or property owner of Richland Township. Each family may only own burial rights for up to eight (8) gravesites. |
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Each Grave can be used for up to One Full Burial and one Cremains Burial after the full burial or four Cremains Burials. |
General Rules:
- All burials require 36 hours’ notice.
- All Monday burials (or Tuesday burials if Monday is a holiday) must be ordered by 12:00 noon on the previous Friday or burial will be assessed a Short Notice Fee.
- All burials closed same day as funeral service.
- No burial services will be provided on Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Labor Day, or Memorial Day.
- Short notice openings are not guaranteed and are at RI Stafford Excavating’s sole discretion.
- All Monuments, headstones, plaques, etc. require a foundation to be poured by Cemetery Staff.
- Vaults are required for all burials except for the interment of stillborn babies and cremains.
- Payments are to be made to Richland Township and may only be paid by cash or check.
View the Cemetery Regulations