Cemetery

• Single Plot - 4 cremations or 1 burial and 2 cremations
• Cremation Lot Single - 1 cremation
• Cremation Lot Double - 2 cremations
• Columbarium Niche - up to 2 cremations (as space permits)
• Mausoleum Crypt - 4 cremations or 1 casket entombment

• Memorial Bench - You can memorialize your loved ones with a bench, which can be placed at specific locations around Stratford. We can assist you in choosing the best location for your bench. Your purchase of a Memorial Bench includes an 8" x 5" bronze plaque. Refer to our schedule of fees and charges.
• Memorial Tree - Commemorate your loved one with a tree from a list of trees specifically chosen for their hardiness and esthetics. We can assist you in choosing a strategic location for the placement of a tree which will become a living memorial to your loved one. Please note, we do not plaque trees. Refer to our schedule of fees and charges.
• Scattering Garden - We have created a large scattering garden that is a designated area where cremated remains are meant to be scattered. Families often choose to scatter a portion or all of their loved one's remains in the cemetery scattering garden even if their loved one wished to be scattered in an alternative personally meaningful location. Families can choose to memorialize their loved ones within the garden on a plaque. The garden is close to Section 25.

A columbarium is a structure specifically designed and constructed to hold urns containing cremated remains in numerous small compartments or niches. The Avondale Cemetery has a Columbarium.

A mausoleum is an above-ground structure for the placing of human remains. Mausoleums have been used for hundreds of years, and modern building methods allow the construction of enduring beautiful mausoleums at prices affordable to nearly everyone.

Within a mausoleum, crypt spaces exist. A crypt space is where a casket is placed. This space is dry, vented, clean, and safely sealed. The Avondale Cemetery has a mausoleum.

We have created a large scattering garden that is a designated area

where cremated remains are meant to be scattered. Families often choose to scatter a portion or all of their loved one's remains in the cemetery scattering garden even if their loved one wished to be scattered in an alternative personally meaningful location.

Families can choose to memorialize their loved ones within the garden on a plaque. The garden is close to Section 25.

To make your personalized arrangements and ensure they are recorded for future, please call us at 519-271-0250 ext. 244.

In accordance with Provincial law, money received for pre-planned cemetery services such as a burial is deposited in a trust fund.

If you change your mind within the first 30 days of purchase, you will receive a full refund.

After 30 days, you can still cancel your purchase as long as the supplies and/or services contracted for you have yet to be provided. In this case, an administrative fee is charged - again, as allowed by law.

Within our cemetery, burial lot prices vary by size and intended use (traditional casket or cremated remains). Refer to our schedule of fees and charges.

We charge a one-time care and maintenance fee, known as a perpetual fee. The income generated from this fund is used to maintain, secure and preserve the cemetery grounds. Services provided through this fund include:

• re-levelling and sodding or seeding of lots
• maintenance of cemetery roads
• sewers and water system
• maintenance of perimeter walls and fences
• maintenance of cemetery landscaping;
• maintenance of mausoleum and columbarium
• repairs and general upkeep of cemetery maintenance buildings and equipment

We accept cash or cheques at the Cemetery Office.

We offer a no obligation consultation and provide full disclosure of property and services prices. We have pre-arrangement options. Call us at 519-271-0250 extension 244 for more information or refer to our schedule of fees and charges.

Yes, an additional charge will be added for Saturday grave-side services. Refer to our schedule of fees and charges.