Father Cuddihy who oversaw the construction of the new and larger granite church on Winter Street, realized in the 1890s that the cemetery was filling fast and running out of needed to space to bury the faithful.  He purchased five or six acres of pine forest next to the parish cemetery with his funds and donated it to the parish. Here, he leveled the land and began construction on a round tower, reminiscent of his homeland, that was sited next to an ornamental lake near the Cedar Street entrance. 

At the turn of the 21st century, Fr. Raymond Goodwin realized that the cemetery would soon lack sufficient lots for burial for the needs of the parishioners of Saint Marys.  In 2015, he contracted with a lumber clearing firm to thin and remove the large trees that were in a wooded section at the rear of the cemetery bordering Sulmone and Gillon Streets.  Once cleared this area was cleared of stumps, graded and seeded for grass.  The parish would wait two years for the grass to develop while it discussed the layout of the new area.