Among the many benefits offered by Catholic Cemeteries, we can help you pre-arrange your end-of-life plans to suit your preferences and to save your family the stress of making these decisions at a later date.
Cremated remains receive the same committal service as full casket. Options for inurnment include niches, indoor or outdoor of the mausoleum. Also, in-ground outdoors with a variety of selected options. Visit our page on cremation for more information.
Lawn Crypts – Single and Double
Preset vaults in designated sections. Singles are side-by-side. Doubles have upper and lower compartments, so two people can share the same vault. The committal service is the same as for regular ground burial.
Burial Vaults and Cremation Urn-Vaults
All in-ground burials require an outer container for the casket or cremated remains. A variety of choices are available at cemetery offices.
Perpetual Care
A portion of all payments received for goods and services is set aside for perpetual care of our cemeteries.
Caskets
All caskets include an upholstered interior, pillow, mattress, and adjustable bed. Handles and a clear lacquer finish are also standard features. A cross is optional. Each Trappist Casket meets or exceeds industry standards for strength and size, and all models fit within a standard size burial vault.
In-ground burials that have no previous marker in place are provided a temporary marker for 30 days. If a permanent marker is bought and paid for through Catholic Cemeteries, the temporary marker will remain in place until the permanent marker is set in ground.
Every three months, Mass is said at one of our two mausoleum chapels on a rotation basis. Families of those deceased since the last Mass receive an invitation to attend. An open invitation is extended through an announcement in The Leaven.
Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas has expanded its services with the introduction of The Caholic Burial Plan, an all-inclusive pre-arrangement program that encompasses cemetery, funeral and cremation planning. Catholic Cemeteries is partnering with several funeral homes in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties and Topeka, Kansas, to offer this comprehensive expansion of its pre-planning program that allow a family to “lock-in” today’s cost of select property, merchandise and services. Read more about our plan.
Staff Assistance
Bi-Lingual Staff
A staff member will provide English/Spanish interpretation and translation.
Pre-planning Assistance – No Interest Payments
Pre-arrangement of burial services is always available by calling our office 24/7. Family service counselors will explain options and requirements and discuss our popular no interest payment plan.
Family Service Counselors 24/7
Family counselors are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide help for families’ at-need requirements.
Parish Bereavement Organization Assistance
Several staff members can assist parish groups in establishing grief support services.
Family members seeking information about the location of a loved one need only email, telephone, mail or visit our office for complementary response. Commercial genealogists with 3 or more requests may leave the request with us to be researched as time will allow. A $25 donation is suggested for commercial research requests. Contact us for more information.