Frequent Questions

We encourage you to get in touch with a cemetery in addition to a funeral home or a mortuary. We can help you arrange and plan for all the details following a funeral service.

Pre-planning and pre-payment will protect you from the rising cost of prices, and it will not be a financial burden on your loved ones. When you plan ahead you know that your wishes will be fulfilled. Spaces in Alpine Cemetery are available for pre-purchase. Our experienced staff is available to answer your questions and give you a tour of our facilities. Give us a call at (732) 442-0055.

At Alpine Cemetery, you have a wide variety of options. There is sure to be something that will fit your price point and need. Visit this page to learn more about the various interment options we offer or get in touch with us at (732) 442-0055 to find out more.

You have the option of cleaning your monument personally or having it done professionally by our staff. Contact us for more information on having your monument cleaned. If you wish to clean the monument yourself, we recommend using water and a soft-bristled brush. Avoid using abrasive or harsh materials as they could damage the monument.

Fresh-cut flowers will be permitted throughout the cemetery. Artificial flowers will be permitted on graves from November 1 each year through April 1. Artificial flowers and plants will be removed from April 2nd, through the end of October. Flags are permitted at certain times during the year. When the flags begin to show signs of wear from the weather, they are removed and ceremoniously burned with appropriate supervision. No other objects, adornments, or embellishments are permitted in the memorial park sections of the cemetery. In the memorial park sections, vigil lights and plantings are not permitted.

There are those who choose columbarium niches or mausoleum crypts because they are dry and clean. This is a good option for those who do not wish to have a ground burial.

The funeral home will help coordinate arrangements with the cemetery.

Bring the following information to complete the State vital statistic requirements:

• Birth Date
• Birthplace
• Father's Name
• Mother's Name
• Social Security Number
• Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number
• Education
• Marital Status

Contact your clergy. Decide on the time and place of the funeral or memorial service. This can be done at the funeral home.

The funeral home will assist you in determining the number of copies of the death certificates you will be needing and can order them for you.

Make a list of immediate family, close friends, and employer or business colleagues. Notify each by phone.

Decide on an appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (church, hospice, library, charity, or school).

Gather obituary information you want to include such as age, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, college degrees, memberships held, military service, outstanding work, and list of survivors in the immediate family. Include time and place of services. The funeral home will normally write articles and submit them to newspapers (newspapers will accept pictures and they will be returned intact).

Arrange for members of family or close friends to take turns answering the door or phone, keeping careful record of calls. If Social Security checks are automatic deposits, notify the bank of the death.

Burial in a casket is the most common method of disposing of remains in the United States, although entombment also occurs. Cremation is increasingly selected because it can be less expensive and allows for the memorial service to be held at a more convenient time in the future when relatives and friends can come together.

A funeral service followed by cremation need not be any different from a funeral service followed by a burial. Usually, cremated remains are placed in an urn before being committed to a final resting place. The urn may be buried, placed in an indoor or outdoor mausoleum or columbarium, or interred in a special urn garden that many cemeteries provide for cremated remains. The remains may also be scattered, according to state law.

You might choose ground burial of the urn. If so, you may usually choose either a bronze memorial or monument. Cremation niches in columbariums are also available at many cemeteries. They offer the beauty of a mausoleum setting with the benefits of above-ground placement of remains. Many cemeteries also offer scattering gardens. This area of a cemetery offers the peacefulness of a serene garden where family and friends can come and reflect.

Yes — Depending upon the cemetery's policy, you may be able to save a grave space by having the cremains buried on top of the casketed remains of your spouse, or utilize the space provided next to him/her. Many cemeteries allow for multiple cremated remains to be interred in a single grave space.