Catholic cemeteries reflect two core truths of the Catholic Church—namely, the resurrection of the body and the communion of saints—uniting the living and the dead. A Catholic Cemetery is a sign to all that even in death we Catholics believe in life.
Diocese of Lansing Catholic Cemeteries
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?’”
John 11:25-26 (NASB)
St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery is located at 300 Sunset Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
For information about having a funeral at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, click here.
Purchase a Burial Plot
Burial Plots Pricing
Full Burial Plots: $1500 (8’x4’)
Cremated Remains Single Plots: $400 (24’’x12’’)
To find out more, please contact the parish office at (734) 761-8606 or frontdesk@sta2.org.
Foundations
Cement foundations for headstones: $1.00 per square inch.
Foundations will not be placed from mid-October to May.
With questions regarding foundations, please contact the Cemetery Sexton John Markey at omarcigh@comcast.net or 248-231-4113.
Burial & Interment
To arrange a burial, please contact the sexton, John Markey, at 248-231-4113.
Interment Fees
For each burial (cremated or full) there are opening and closing fees, also called interment fees.
| Grave Opening and Closing* | Monday – Friday ($) | Saturday ($) |
| Adult (Full burial) | 1,000.00 | 1,100.00 |
| Child under one year (Full burial) | 400.00 | 500.00 |
| Interment of single cremated remains | 400.00 | 500.00 |
| Interment of double cremated remains | 500.00 | 600.00 |
Additional Charges
Ground Thawing Fee (Winter full burials) $150.00
Ground Thawing Fee (Winter cremation burial) $75.00
Interment of Additional Remains
Each full burial plot is allowed one full burial and up to three additional cremated remains.
Alternatively, a full burial plot may be used to inter up to four cremated remains.
Cemetery Rules and Regulations
To view the complete list of our cemetery guidelines, click here: Cemetery Rules and Regulations.
This document includes rules regarding burials, removals, gravesite memorials, and decoration.
Locating Gravesites
Many records of gravesites in our cemetery are archived at Findagrave.com – St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. Please note that St. Thomas the Apostle Parish is not affiliated with Findagrave.com.
For assistance finding out where someone is buried, please contact the parish office at (734) 761-8606 or frontdesk@sta2.org.
Cemetery Maps
The first map is a map of the full cemetery. Available plots for purchase are highlighted in yellow.
Full burial plots are located in Blocks 25 and 26. Plots for cremated remains are located in the Cremation Section.
The second map is a map of the full burial plots available for purchase in Blocks 25 and 26. Plots will be offered first to those on our waiting list.
If you are interested in purchasing a full burial plot, please call the parish office at (734) 761-8606 or email frontdesk@sta2.org to be added to the waiting list.
For a printable pdf of this map, click here.