The office is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.;  the Cemetery is open Monday through Sunday 8 a.m. to sunset. 

In order to be buried at Forest Dale Cemetery, you would have to have been a resident of Malden for the previous 5 years. 

In the event you have an existing grave site with spaces still unoccupied, we allow 1 full burial in each grave along with 2 cremations (no Malden residency required for existing grave sites).
 

We are currently finalizing our computer system to allow on-line access to this information. Until then, please e-mail Michelle Connolly at mconnolly@cityofmalden.org.

Bushes are no longer allowed to be planted and flowers can only be planted 12” in front of your stone.
 

The Board of Trustees is currently working on new Rules and Regulations to be ready some time the end of Summer 2010. 
 

The Board of Trustees approved the construction of grave sites at Forest Dale Cemetery and has voted to pre-sell a minimum of 50 grave sites in the new section using a lottery system.  In order to qualify, you must be a current resident of Malden for the last 5 years and have to have lived in the City for 40 years (the 40 years do not have to be consecutive).  You may sbmit your name for the pre-sale lottery by sending an e-mail to jcahill@cityofmalden.org or by letter addressed to the Forest Dale Cemetery, 150 Forest Street, Malden, MA  02148.  Please state your currenet and former years as a resident of the City.  The deadline to apply for the lottery is August 31, 2010.  The drawing will be held September 21, 2010. 

The perpetual care fee, which is paid when a lot is purchased, includes the following services which are the responsibility of the cemetery staff:  lawn cutting, leaf removal, snow clearing from cemetery roads, trash removal, removal of funeral flowers, filling new graves and seeding.  Cemetery staff is not responsible for maintaining anything planted on graves.