Saint Joseph Cemetery

“Lord Jesus Christ, by your own three days in the tomb, you hallowed the graves of all who believe in you and so made the grave a sign of hope that promises resurrection even as it claims our mortal bodies.”

Saint Joseph Cemetery

2101 Poquonock Ave

Windsor, CT 06095

Selection of a final resting place is not only a matter of practicality, it is also an act of faith. This is the place where believers who have completed their earthly pilgrimage await the Lord’s promise of resurrection. Instead of leaving this important decision to another, even a family member or friend, why not make this family decision now? We are happy to meet with you and your family to explore a solution that’s right for you.

This is a Cemetery

Lives are commemorated, deaths are recorded, families are reunited, memories are made tangible and love is undisguised.

This is a cemetery. Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence, historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched.

Testimonies of devotion, pride and warmth are carved in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life-not the death-of a loved one.

The cemetery is a homeland for memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living. The cemetery is a history of a people-a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering, always.

-Author Unknown

about the cemetery

Located at 2101 Poquonock Ave

(Rt. 75) in the Poquonock section of

Windsor, CT.

The grounds cover approximately ten acres
There are five entrances to the cemetery
Saint Joseph Cemetery was dedicated in 1906
The cemetery has approximately 5,500 interments
Single, two-grave and four-grave lots and columbarium niches are available

Saint Damien of Molokai Parish is committed to maintaining our cemetery as a reverent and uniform place of beauty.

We strive to maintain a peaceful, prayerful environment to honor our loved ones.

The cemetery has been consecrated by the Church as a place of burial, calling for observance of due propriety.

The cemetery rules and regulations exist in order to promote a spiritual atmosphere in which deceased loved ones are honored and their resting place secured.

about our plots

Single grave $800

Two-grave plot $1600

Four-grave plot $3200

Six-grave plot $4800

Columbarium Niche $600

(can hold one or two urns)

Convenient payment plans are available
A minimum of four graves must be purchased to have an upright monument installed on the plot
A flat/flush marker may be installed on any grave (limit of two markers on one grave)
Prior to burial, the grave or columbarium niche must be paid in full

Rules & Regulations

The cemetery reserves the right to remove funeral designs, floral pieces, plantings, shrubs and trees if they become unsightly or detrimental to adjoining lots or the general appearance of the cemetery.
Spring and fall cleanups are done each year. Please remove any items of value prior to cleanup.
The cemetery will appoint a company to install foundations for monuments and markers.
The cemetery must approve all monuments, grave markers and columbarium shutters. An application must be sent to the office by the monument company prior to any approval or installation.
Unless special permission is granted, all work on the grounds will be done by cemetery employees or contractors hired by the cemetery.
Vaults are required for all full burial internments.
The cemetery will send the right-to-burial deed when the plot or niche is paid in full. Cemetery regulations are outlined in the deed.