Below is an announcement from the Wilmington Department of Public Works published in the most recent Town Topics newsletter:
WILMINGTON, MA — The expansion of Wildwood Cemetery is underway with the creation of new Section Q along Wildwood Street, in the former location of 64 Wildwood Street. This project will add approximately 370 2-grave lots with upright monument privilege, along with some 3-lot graves, for a total of approximately 750 new graves. This new section, combined with the existing upright monument lot and flat marker lot availability throughout the rest of the cemetery, provides for approximately 30 years of burial space at the Wildwood Cemetery.
Residents are reminded that columbariums in Section N are now available “pre-need” meaning you may now purchase a niche before having a death in the family. This is different from regular burial plots which you may only purchase as they are needed, once a death in the family is experienced.
To purchase a columbarium, the purchaser must be a current Wilmington resident, or a former Wilmington resident, which is defined as someone who has lived in Wilmington for at least 20 years, or half their life.
Columbariums are designed for the internment of cremains in an above ground, upright and secure granite compartment called a “niche”. The Cemetery Rules and Regulations allow the faceplate of the niche to be engraved, providing a more affordable and attractive alternative to traditional burials.
For more information, please call the Wilmington DPW Cemetery Division at 978-658-3901 or visit the Wildwood Cemetery website: https://www.wilmingtonma.gov/public-works/cemetery-division.
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