Montague Cemetery Commission - Contacts
Amber Korby, Montague Cemetery Sexton
cemeterysexton@montague-ma.gov
413-775-3328
Contact Amber for all matters concerning burial, plot sales and questions about Highland Cemetery and Highland Woods green burial ground.
Judith Lorei, Montague Cemetery Commission, Chair
judithcemetery@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule: Meetings are held as needed
Next meeting:
5 of 5 seats. 3 years each seat.
Commission members: Standing - Annie Levine, Jamie Simpson, Mary Kay Mattiace Seated - Jamie Fuller, Amber Korby (Cemetery Sexton), Judith Lorei
Montague Cemetery Commission – About
The Montague Cemetery Commission is a five member commission appointed by the Montague Selectboard. It is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the town’s 8 municipal cemeteries. Commission members engage in work such as coordinating twice annual volunteer cemetery clean-up days, creating inventories of headstones in need of repair, cleaning headstones, working with the Soldier’s Memorial Committee to place flags for veteran’s headstones and hosting programs and gatherings for the public.
In 2024, Town meeting approved the first Cemetery Sexton position. The Sexton is responsible for all activities related to plot sales, burials, and headstone placement in Highland Cemetery in addition to responding to inquiries about burial records.
Cemetery volunteers are welcome! Contact Mary Kay Mattiace for more information – maiamaia43@gmail.com.
Cemeteries in Montague -- town and private
The town of Montague has 15 cemeteries in total, including 8 town owned cemeteries and 7 privately owned cemeteries. Montague cemeteries and contact information.
Montague town cemeteries - rules and regulations.
Highland Cemetery - Montague’s only active town cemetery
Located at 390/398 Millers Falls Road, Millers Falls
Acquired by the town in 2021, Highland Cemetery is the town’s only active cemetery - one in which new plots are sold and burials are conducted. In 2023, the cemetery commission created Highland Woods, a 3 acre wooded section nestled at the back of the Highland Cemetery. Highland Woods was created exclusively for the purpose of natural (green) burial and was dedicated at a public ceremony in April, 2024.
Burial options:
Lawn section – this area of the cemetery is designated for conventional full body burial and the burial of cremated remains.
Highland Woods is designated for natural (green) burial. The public is welcome to walk the Path of Reflection through Highland Woods. To learn more about Highland Woods green burial policies, see here.
Fee schedule for plot sales and associated burial fees.
Previous meetings:
Following are files maintained by the Montague Cemetery Commission.
