Offering comforting locations in a peaceful setting.
A place to remember, honor and celebrate the lives of your loved ones.
Calvary Cemetery is Open Daily from Dawn to Dusk
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday thru Friday
Phone: 607-272-5780
Michael.Moravec@dor.org
Please contact the Cemetery Manager for appointments outside of office hours.
When it is time to choose a final resting place, we’re here to help. With Faith-inspired guidance, respect and love, we provide personalized interment for burials and cremations in an inspiring, beautiful environment to commemorate the lives of people in our community, serving all Christian faiths. We strive to provide a welcoming, enduring place of inspiration, comfort, respect and love where people can join together to honor and remember their loved ones.
The land for our first Catholic cemetery in the area, Mount Olivet, was purchased by the church in the early 1870’s and its first burial was about 1873. Mount Olivet is located on State Street (Route 79) about 0.9 miles east of the Ithaca Commons. For about 25 years, Mount Olivet served as the only Catholic Cemetery in the area. While there are no longer plots for sale, Immaculate Conception Church still owns and maintains this cemetery.
In January 1894, a farm on Five Mile Drive was purchased and the land was used to open Calvary Cemetery. For over 125 years, Calvary Cemetery has been the preferred resting place for Catholic and Christian families from across Tompkins County. It is a perpetual care cemetery, meaning when you purchase a plot (or niche) and pay for interment, you are not just paying for the land or the work that goes with interment. These fees help ensure the cemetery is maintained today and in the future. A portion of these fees are placed in a Permanent Maintenance Fund to ensure this perpetual care and upkeep for years to come. The Cemetery is owned and cared for by Immaculate Conception Church and offers traditional grave sites, Mausoleum, and Columbarium as options for burial. Learn more about the Calvary Cemetery Difference and review our Pre-Planning Guide to help you prepare a final resting place.
Calvary Cemetery 636 Five Mile Drive Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 272-5780
Mt. Olivet Cemetery 969 E. State Street Ithaca, NY 14850
Our cemetery is an important entity of the parish. We know that we will one day return to our loving God who created us and we need a sacred place to be laid to rest when our time comes.
Calvary Cemetery is a sacred ground that has been consecrated and blessed to serve as our resting place after the toils of this life. It is a place of hope of eternal life. Many people we know; family and friends are buried here. This is where we come to pray, keep their memories alive, thank God for them and for all they brought into this world. May the presence of this cemetery remind us of God’s love for us.
I entrust all our sisters and brothers who have gone before us to the intercessions of Immaculate Mary. May they rest In Eternal Peace in the presence of God. Amen!
Father Augustine Chumo
Walking alongside families in their time of loss is both a privilege and responsibility. We do our best to provide a prayerful, respectful and clean environment for families and their loved ones who have gone before us. We not only do that through our wonderful cemetery manager, but also through the help and support of families. We ask that you partner with us in two ways: first being mindful of specific dates and deadlines regarding graveside decorations and other cemetery guidelines. Second, would you prayerfully consider honoring the memory of those who have chosen our hallowed grounds as their final resting place through a donation towards Mt. Olivet and Calvary Cemeteries. Your donation goes directly towards our facilities maintenance so our cemeteries will be maintained with the highest standards of care so the memories of those interred may be visited in comfort and dignified respect.
Make a donation here