Annual Meeting at 9 am, August 27, 2026 at Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown

Annual Meeting at 9 am, August 27, 2026 at Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown

The Annual Meeting of the Lot Owners of the Lakewood Cemetery Association will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9 a.m. at the Connell, Dow, and Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY. The Annual Meeting is for the purpose of electing Trustees and for the transaction of other such business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Each lot owner is entitled to one vote, either in person or by valid proxy. If you would like to be placed in the ballot or would like to nominate a trustee to be placed on the ballot, please email LakewoodCemeteryAssociation@gmail.com .
As a not-for-profit organization, Lakewood Cemetery relies on the generosity of lot owners to preserve the beauty and dignity of the grounds. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting and thank you for your continued support.
Please consider volunteering or making a donation. Thank you.
Newsletter Fall 2025 (pdf)
DownloadWelcome to historic Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown, New York. For nearly 175 years, we have sought to provide, maintain, and preserve a suitable place for the burial of the dead. There are now over 4,800 people buried or memorialized here.
We encourage you to visit our beautiful grounds on the hillside overlooking Otsego Lake. The cemetery is open during daylight hours. It has two large sections. Both are located on County Highway 31 just north of the village of Cooperstown.
For information on purchasing plots or arranging burials, please call or text:
Kerry Lynch, Secretary
607-608-0011
Or click below for more contact information.
We welcome visitors, so feel free to visit graves, explore the grounds, and enjoy the views.
182 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, New York 13326, United States
We are open every day during daylight hours. Winter access may be limited.

We have installed a new historical sign at the base of the Cooper Monument in Lakewood Cemetery. We invite you to come see it!

The sign provides a brief history of the monument, author James Fenimore Cooper, and the sculptor, Robert E. Launitz. It was created by Merrilyn R. O'Connell, Trustee and Historian of the Lakewood Cemetery Association, and designed by Doreen DeNicola of DeNicola Design.
We rely on donations to fund our operating costs. We do our best to maintain the cemetery and honor the graves of all the people memorialized here. We hope you will support our efforts.
Lakewood Cemetery
182 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, New York 13326