Gate Hours
Gates open: 8:00am every day, all year.
Gates closing:
- Winter hours, September 1st to April 30th – 5:00pm
- Month of May – 8:00pm
- Summer hours, June 1st to August 31st – 7:00pm
For the protection of all concerned, to help maintain the aesthetic qualities of the grounds, and to ensure the safety of all visitors to the cemetery and the maintenance staff in the performance of their perpetual maintenance duties, the following guidelines and policies will be enforced. Only through your continual cooperation & compliance to these guidelines and policies will we be able to provide that extra special care we all desire for the final resting place of our families, loved ones, and friends.
General Policies
- Speed limit is 15 mph
- Contract work by permission only
- No soliciting on the premises
- No pets at all times
- No parking or driving on lawns
- No mini bikes, motorcycles, bicycles, skateboards or recreation vehicles
- No alcoholic beverages, drugs or narcotics
It is a criminal offence to bury or scatter any remains.
Lot Owner & Visitor Policies
Due to the extreme safety hazard presented to the maintenance staff in the performance of their duties & to the visitors in the cemetery, to further ensure the aesthetic qualities of the entire cemetery, the following items are absolutely prohibited:
- Stone/wood chips
- Marble chips
- Edging materials
- Fencing/borders
- Balloons
- Statues/wooden crosses
- Figurines
- Toys, stuffed animals, balloons
- Glass or ceramic items, glass or plastic globes
- Vigil lights, solar lights, candles
- Banners/flags mounted on metal shafts
- Grave blankets and like items
Additional Policies
- No artificial/plastic flowers or decorations from April 15th to November 30th
- No monuments/memorials (headstones) may be obtained online through the internet and/or installed by individuals
- The cemetery is by intent & design a place of permanency, so too must all memorials be permanent in nature. Every memorial must be constructed of bronze/granite materials & installed on a cemetery-approved, poured-in-place, solid mass concrete foundation. Temporary markers of any design & construction are prohibited.
- Appropriate monuments & memorials are permitted according to the regulations for the various sections. Monuments/memorials are the property of the lot owners. The cemetery assumes no responsibility for the upkeep or any damage done to such monuments/memorials – past, present or future.
- No planting of shrubbery, rose bushes, or perennial flowers
- Because there is insufficient space to accommodate the planting of trees, shrubs, bushes, etc. without intruding upon the rights of adjacent lot owners, these types of plantings are prohibited.
- All annual flower planting & the placing of floral tributes is restricted to an area in front of the memorial located at the head of the burial site, no wider than 12in from the base of the memorial & no longer than the length of the memorial.
- Any items, planted or placed, that do not conform to these guidelines, impede maintenance, intrude upon the rights of others, or create an unsafe working environment will be removed without prior notice.
- Unkempt flower beds will be mowed.
Mausoleum Crypt/Niche Policies
- One cemetery-approved decoration of respectful size per crypt/niche
- Tape or glue not permitted
- 3M hooks permitted
Cemetery Clean-Up
- March – seasonal decorations (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day)
- April – all artificial flowers and plastic decorations (cemetery clean-up)
- Easter – 2 to 3 weeks after Easter
- Flags – placing of flags begins at the end of May (before Memorial Day), stays through the summer, and are removed after Labor Day. If your veteran has been overlooked, please contact our office and we will place a flag.
— McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery Board of Directors