Rules and Regulations
Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Town of Olean
Effective April 1, 2022
Contact: Town of Olean-Pleasant Valley Cemetery, 2634 Route 16N, Olean, NY  14760.
Annette Parker-Supervisor: (716)378-0626-cell, or (716) 373-0582-Town Hall
Patrick Zink- Highway Superintendent/Grounds and Maintenance: (716) 307-6052-cell, or (716) 372-1060-Highway Department

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• All lots in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery are sold for the sole purpose of a burial place for deceased human beings.
• No interment shall be allowed without a permit being first obtained. At the time of application for the permit, the following information must be furnished: o Name of the deceased o Age of the deceased-including date of birth (if known) o Place of birth (if known) o Date of death o Time and date of interment o If not an adult- the name of parents or legal guardians of the deceased
• When remains are to be removed from one part of the Cemetery to another part, or disinterred for removal from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, a permit must be obtained in a like manner.  Disinterment will be allowed between November 1st and May 1st.
• Lot owners are prohibited from allowing interments to be made on their lots for compensation.
• Interments in a lot are restricted to those entitled to burial therein.
• The full purchase price must be paid before a deed will be given or any interment, foundations, or monuments will be allowed.
• All graves must be dug, opened, and covered by a person in the employ of the Cemetery or Highway Department and the price shall be fixed by the Town Board- and the sums for digging, opening, and covering graves paid to the Supervisor.
• All funerals, processions, and vehicles will be under the control of the Highway Superintendent while in the cemetery.
• The Town Board reserves the right to remove all flowers, wreaths, or other decorations from lots as they become unsightly.  All Christmas/Holiday decorations must be removed by April 1st of each year.
• Annual plants may be placed in a bed directly in front of the monument.  Beds may not exceed the length of the monument and extend no further out than 12 inches from the front of the monument.  Families must provide regular care of plantings.
• All other plantings are prohibited and will be removed, including trees, shrubs, bushes, and evergreens.
• Marble chips are forbidden.
• All forms of glass ornaments, bottles, and vases are prohibited, as well as crockery and cans.
• All fences, railings, walls, and hedges in or upon lots are prohibited.

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​Grave Purchases
Price per Grave $1100.00
Opening and Closing of Grave
Adult Grave $1100.00
Infant, Stillborn, Limbs $500.00
Concrete vaults or concrete grave liners are required for all interments.
Disinterment $2200.00

Cremated remains
Opening and Closing $700.00
The Right of Second Burial $350.00

Overtime
Burials after 3pm M-F required overtime fee of $200.00
Saturday before 3pm- required overtime fee of $200.00
Saturday after 3pm- required overtime fee of $400.00

The Right of Second Burial allows for the burial of one cremated remains in the same grave with a traditional vaulted burial or burial of cremated remains. This charge is in addition to the Opening and Closing charges.
When one cremated remains are interred with a full body at the same time, the Right of Second Burial applies.

​FOUNDATION POUR PRICE LIST (All foundations are 18 inches wide)

(ADD AN ADDITIONAL $22.50 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 2” IN LENGTH)