As we enter the colder seasons, please review our cemetery guidelines regarding decorations.

FYI – Any shepherd’s hooks in place at the cemetery will be removed after November 1^st. Please contact the parish office with any questions.

CEMETERY DECORATIONS

1. The use of post-type flower stands is permitted from April 1st to November 1st provided that they

keep flowers off the ground and do not interfere with lawn care and maintenance. One flower stand

per grave is allowed. Shepherd’s hooks, glass containers and bird feeders are prohibited. Consult with the Cemetery

Manager (call the parish office at 763-295-2402) if in doubt about specific containers or stands.

2. Natural decorations such as potted plants in an approved stand, cut flowers, and evergreen wreaths

are preferred. However, artificial silk flowers are permitted. The Cemetery Board reserves the right

to remove all floral pieces, decorations, flowers, shrubs or trees from the cemetery as soon as they

become unsightly, dangerous, and/or diseased.

3. Floral pieces and decorations (not in an approved stand) may be placed at the gravesite five (5)

days before Decoration Day (Memorial Day). All floral pieces and decorations that remain five (5)

days after Decoration Day, burial, or anniversary shall be removed without notice. Placement of

evergreen wreaths is permitted beginning December 1 and will be removed in early spring. No

floral pieces or other objects are to remain at the grave at other times for safety and ease of

maintaining the beauty of the Cemetery grounds.

4. Planting of trees and shrubs by anyone but the management is prohibited. No landscaping or lawn

care shall be performed by persons other than the appointed contractor.

5. The placing of any items other than those described above (#1-3) upon plots will not be permitted,

and if so placed the Cemetery Board reserves the right to have them removed without notice.

6. The Cemetery Board will not be liable for floral pieces, baskets or frames in which, or to which, such

floral pieces are attached beyond the acceptance of such floral pieces for funeral services held in

the Cemetery.

Thank you for your attention to the care of our cemetery. God Bless!

Cemetery Location

The cemetery address is: 3630 90th St NE, Monticello, MN 55362

Directions: From St. Henry, take 7th Street East to State Highway 25 and go south (toward Buffalo) over Interstate Highway 94 to Chelsea Blvd. Turn west (right) onto Chelsea and follow for approximately 3/4 mile to 90th Street NE. Turn left on to 90th Street NE. Cemetery is located on the north side (right) of 90th Street and is visible from the intersection of Chelsea and 90th Street.

Cemetery Board

The Cemetery Committee consists of seven active parishioners, Pastor, Administrator, and Parish Council Liaison. Members meet quarterly to advise the Pastor in developing policies and making decisions regarding Saint Henry’s Cemetery.

Contact:    Les Wilmot 

Cemetery History

The first portion of the current cemetery was purchased in 1918 and comprised 3.12 acres of land sold to Saint Henry for $468.00 by Victor and Viola Kingsbury. In 1962, Saint Henry acquired another 1.15 acres adjoining the original portion from Catharine Frassel for less than $100. The last portion of the cemetery, approximately 2.89 acres, was purchased in November 1971 from Fred and Grace Tozer. Today, Saint Henry Cemetery encompasses 7.16 acres of land, of which only a portion is platted and being used for burials.

Cemetery Rules and Regulations

 A summary of the more important rules is included here.

• Plants and flowers on single-post stand planters only.

• One post stand per grave.

•Objects made of or containing glass are prohibited.

• All decorations are subject to removal without notice should they become unsightly, are deemed inappropriate, or remain beyond the specified time.

• Other than approved plant stands, any other decorations must be off the ground for maintenance reasons. They may not be hung on trees, shrubs, fencing, or other cemetery property.

• No landscaping or lawn care is permitted by persons other than the appointed contractor or the cemetery groundskeeper.

•  No signs, advertising, peddling, soliciting, or notices of any kind are permitted.

• No alcoholic beverages allowed.

•  No pets allowed.

• No hunting, snowmobiles, ATVs or motorized bikes.

Perpetual Care Fund (endowment) is a fund in which a portion of the money collected from the sale of interment spaces is deposited and the net income (gains of endowment) from which is used to defray expenses of maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery.

Burial Options
The Cemetery Board is pleased to offer a variety of burial options, from full-body, in-ground burial to cremation niches. Costs vary, depending on the type of burial option you choose.