St. Michael’s of the Valley Cemetery
October 2025
The St. Michael’s Cemetery Board is pleased to provide this update of our ongoing activities. We recently engaged Janey Montgomery Scott to manage funds dedicated to cemetery maintenance and care. Janey Montgomery Scott, with a local office in Ligonier, provides full-service oversight which ensures the safe and effective stewardship of our resources.
Gibson-Thomas, an engineering firm based in Latrobe, completed a thorough assessment of the cemetery road and recommended that the road be rebuilt. The Board fully endorsed this recommendation and tasked Gibson-Thomas with creating a bid package to attract competitive proposals for the roadwork. Construction is planned to begin next spring, pending the completion of the bidding process. To address drainage issues and minimize stormwater affecting the burial areas, a contractor was engaged to clean the catch basins and flush the stormwater piping system serving the cemetery. This improvement aims to better protect our grounds from runoff.
Attention is also turning to landscaping improvements. The Board intends to collaborate with a landscape design professional to develop a comprehensive plan that will guide ongoing beautification efforts and long-term care of the cemetery grounds.
Key information for the cemetery can also be found on the St. Michael’s website, accessible through the ministries link at the top of the homepage. For inquiries or additional details, please contact Mick Pompelia.
January, 2025
A non-profit corporation located adjacent to the church, St. Michael’s of the Valley Cemetery was founded in 1958 for the reverent burial of members of the parish and others in the community with the intent of retaining the simplicity and natural beauty of the countryside. The cemetery is under the direction and control of a Board of Directors consisting of seven directors, one of whom is the rector of St. Michael’s.
If you have any questions regarding the cemetery, its history, operation, or how to purchase a burial site, please contact the Cemetery Board President, Mick Pompelia, at mpompelia@gmail.com
The cemetery has been supporting St. Michael’s and our surrounding community for 65 years. The Board is in the process of implementing some long-deferred maintenance activities and projects to enhance the appearance of the cemetery. Repairing the road, addressing drainage issues, and landscaping are just some of the items to be addressed. To finance these activities, the cemetery began a fund-raising campaign in September, 2023. We are grateful to those who have contributed and ask those who might be interested in supporting the cemetery to prayerfully consider making a donation. The cemetery is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code, and donations are deductible for federal income purposes.