Mt. Loretto Cemetery

General Information & Rules

The rules listed below are not all-inclusive and may be expounded upon as needed by Immaculate Conception


  1. Immaculate Conception Church is not responsible for damage or theft of any adornments left at a grave, nor for any damage to lots, structures, markers, or monuments.
  2. Burial permits are required at the time of the burial.
  3. The sexton will remove funeral arrangements from the grave as they fade, and replace topsoil and grass over the grave, post burial or the following spring.
  4. Foundations are required for all markers and monuments. They must be ordered from the parish and are not to exceed 48”x 20” per single lot, or 60”x20” per double lot.
  5. Each plot will hold one of three options: one full burial, two cremation burials, or one full burial and one cremation burial.
  6. All monuments and markers are required to face east.
  7. The parish reserves the right to refuse placement of any marker that does not conform to the implied sanctity and reverence of a Catholic cemetery. Please verify the design of a planned marker with the parish rectory if unsure on this point.
  8. Pets, food, and posted advertisements are prohibited. 

Address | 1221 Turrill Rd, Lapeer, MI 48446


Questions can be directed via email to:

cemetery @lapeercatholic.org



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The Catholic Church teaches that burying the dead is a corporal work of mercy, and that praying for the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. When visiting a loved one in this sacred place; remember to treat it as one would treat the church. For, like the parish church building, this is a place of God’s infinite mercy. Remember our departed brothers in sisters in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and remember them in your own prayers whenever you come to the cemetery.


For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day ---John 6:40

Pricing Information

  • A Plot is a section of 4 Graves
  • An individual burial spot or Lot, is sized 10' by 4'
  • Widest foundation is  42” on a single lot, 60" on a double lot


  • Cost of 1 Lot: $600
  • In the Columbarium:
  • Cost of 1 Niche: $795
  • Niche cost includes the opening and the bronze name plaque
  • Traditional grave opening fee:
  • April 1 - October 31: $550 (+$50 on Saturdays)
  • November 1 - March 31: $600
  • Burial of Cremains: $300($350 winter)
  • Baby Burial: $150 ($175 winter)


Grave Adornment Policies

  1. Each plot is only permitted one adornment, which may only be a grave candle, or a flower vase.
  2. Only adornments supplied by the parish office may be used.
  3. If a flower vase is chosen, only real flowers may be used. Artificial flowers are not permitted.
  4. Winter blankets are permitted in addition to the one adornment. They will be removed by the sexton at the first spring cleaning.
  5. Associations may place a single metallic flag stand on the graves of service members. i.e. Knights of Columbus, American Legion, etc. Flags will be placed on Veterans gravesites for specific holidays, then removed thereafter.
  6. No adornments may be installed, planted, or placed on the north, south, or western (back) side of a marker.
  7. No plants of any variety or kind are permitted to be added to plots in the cemetery. This includes in- ground, or potted plants, shrubs, or trees.
  8. Landscaping of plots in any fashion is prohibited.
  9. The decoration of plots and graves with fencing, edging, wire screens, arbors, trellises, artificial flowers, settees, chairs, benches, or any objects of similar nature are prohibited.
  10. No sand, gravel, stones, bricks, pavers, mulch, or other lawn bedding is permitted.
  11. Statues are not permitted.
  12. No adornments or plantings of any kind are permitted around, or on top of the columbarium.
  13. The parish staff and sexton reserve the right to remove any object, adornment, or plant that has not been supplied by the parish office, or has become deteriorated, damaged, become overgrown, or otherwise hinders the free use of lawncare apparatuses.