Riverside Cemetery was established in the early 1800s as a burial grounds for the early settlers of Sterling. It is composed of several different cemeteries. The Sterling Cemetery Association was created on February 16, 1865. The cemetery was sold to Sterling Township in 1955 and renamed it Riverside Cemetery. The cemetery is 42 acres in size.
Cemetery main gates open at 7am daily. Main gates will automatically lock at dusk. The 19th Ave. gate is locked at 3pm weekdays and closed on weekends and holidays.


$900 for each grave (does not include second interment fee)
$400 for Second Interment Right
$900 per niche, One (1) inurnment per niche. Includes engraving of 12″x12″ niche front
Niches are 12″H x 12″W x 12″D
ONLY 1 (ONE) INURNMENT PER NICHE PERMITTED
$900 per niche, Niches are 10 1/2″H x 9 1/2″W x 12″D
$400 for Second Interment Right
Two (2) small plastic boxes will fit
NO FULL SIZE CRYPTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Grave Opening (5′ level) – $900 *OVERTIME $1350 – **OT Plus $1800
Entombment – $400 *OVERTIME $600 – **OT Plus $800
Inurnment (urn only) – $500 *OVERTIME $750 – **OT Plus $1000
Inurnment (urn vault) – $500 *OVERTIME $750 – **OT Plus $1000
Double depth opening – We Do Not Offer
Baby on regular lot – $400
*OVERTIME CHARGES MONDAY THRU FRIDAY arriving on cemetery grounds after 2pm, or on Saturday any time before 12pm.
**OT Plus – Saturday after 12pm $1800 for full burial – $1000 for cremation burial – and all Holiday Burials OT plus – New Years Day, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day. No burials on Sundays, Thanksgiving or Christmas
Babyland space – $300 includes use of grave, Gr Op/Cl, small marker – size restrictions
There are no deeds issued with use of babyland lots