On December 12, 1921, Ordinance No. 918 was passed for the purchase of the cemetery from Harper Lodge No. 191, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Harper, Kansas, thus making it a Municipal Cemetery. As you enter, you will see the oldest part of the cemetery; graves here date back to the late 1800’s.
The Harper City Cemetery now consists of a 12.5 acre tract in the northern- most part of the city with 1011 burial spaces. A new addition is now open to the west of the existing addition with 1072 new burial plots.
Cemetery Charges
To purchase lots, please contact Karen at City Hall at 620-896-2511.
City Resident:
Single Space - $150 plus $50 Perpetual Care - $200
Non-Resident:
Single Space - $200 plus $75 Perpetual Care - $275
Lots are 4’ x 3" Wide by 12’ Long
Grave Opening Charges
Monday – Friday
Box or Vault - $500
Cremation - $200
Saturday, Sunday and Holidays
Box or Vault - $600
Cremation - $300
Markers & Foundations
Before any marker or foundation shall be placed or erected in the cemetery, a $25.00 permit fee shall be paid and an application completed at the office of the city clerk.
- Die shall be four inches thick
- Base shall be six inches thick on single and double markers, eight inches thick on all other markers
- Foundations shall have an apron that extends six inches beyond the edge of the marker and should be at ground level
- No wet sets shall be allowed
- No markers shall be more than 36 inches in height, measuring from ground level, and no less than six inches (except VA markers, which are one inch)
- Marker material should be either granite or marble
- Location of markers shall be approved by the cemetery maintenance employee
General Rules
- Flowers and decorations shall be removed from the grave site within seven days following the officially observed Memorial Day or the day of interment
- No dogs or any other animals are allowed to run at large within the cemetery
- Please keep motorized vehicles on roadway
- No trees, shrubs, grass or plants of any nature shall be planted on lots unless approved by Cemetery Committee
Stan Ryberg Cemetery Sexton
Harper City Cemetery 121 NE 100 Rd
Harper, KS 67058
Cemetery Hours Cemetery hours shall be between the time of sunrise and sunset, any
entry between the hours of one hour after sunset and one hour before
sunrise of any day shall be unlawful.