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City of Ames

Public Works Office

Director:
John Joiner

515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

Phone:  515-239-5160

Fax:  515-239-5404

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Public Works

Operations

Ames Municipal Cemetery
310 E.9th Street

Cemetery Charges

Schedule of Charges for Memorial Foundations

Perpetual care $0.20/sq. inch

Schedule of Charges for Interments 

Current Rates

  Interment Interment-Sat. Interment-Sun. Interment-Holiday
Adult $600 $700 $900 $900
Infant $200 $250 $300 $300
Ashes $325 $375 $400 $400

For interments that require grave thawing, add $100.00

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City Holidays:  New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, two (2) days at Thanksgiving and two (2) days at Christmas.

Schedule of Charges for Cemetery Lots
Evergreen, Mt Olivet, Calvary, Garden of Memories, Forest Lawn, Oakwood Graceland & (South Addition Block 27-Southlawn), North Lawn, West Lawn, and Greenwood.

Current Rates

Lot Perpetual Care Total
$351.00 $189.00 $540.00

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Schedule of Charges for Columbarium Lots

Current Rates

Niche Perpetual Care Total
$617.50 $332.50 $950.00

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South Addition, Block 23 & Calvary (Infants)-Southlawn

Current Rates 

Size Lot Perpetual Care Total
Infant $106.36 $57.26 $163.62