The
newest
additions
to
Riverside
Cemetery
are
the
cremation
niche
walls
called
columbariums.
This
brings
the
total
to
three
columbarium
with
48
niches
in
each.
With
cremation
quickly
increasing
to
more
than
30%
of
burials,
Riverside
Cemetery
has
made
this
option
available
at
a
reasonable
price.
Contact
Riverside
Cemetery
for
niche,
lot
and
burial
pricing.
© Sterling Township
2015
Riverside
Cemetery
was
established
in
the
early
1800’s
as
a
burial
ground
for
the
earliest
settlers
of
Sterling.
Founding
Father
Hezekiah
Brink
is
buried
here
as
well
as
many
people
important
to
the
growth
and
future
of
Sterling.
Riverside
Cemetery
consists
of
90+
acres
and
in
addition,
the
staff
maintains
the
grounds
of
Reformed
Mennonite
Cemetery
and
Sacred
Heart
Cemetery.
Riverside
Cemetery
was
taken
over
by
Sterling
Township
in
1955
by
a
vote
of
the
electorate.
Many
people
have
passed
through
these
doors
as
managers,
grounds
keepers and laborers.
Riverside Cemetery
The
newest
additions
to
Riverside
Cemetery
are
the
cremation
niche
walls
called
columbariums.
This
brings
the
total
to
three
columbarium
with
48
niches
in
each.
With
cremation
quickly
increasing
to
more
than
30%
of
burials,
Riverside
Cemetery
has
made
this
option
available
at
a
reasonable
price.
Contact
Riverside
Cemetery
for
niche, lot and burial pricing.
© Sterling Township
2015
Riverside Cemetery
Kevin Carrol, Cemetery Manager
815.625.0708
riverside@essex1.com
