**EXHIBIT 99.1**

 

**Certification of CEO Pursuant to18 U.S.C. Section 1350,as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

Inconnection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Rock of Ages Corporation (the"Company") for the annual period ended December 31, 2002 as filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the"Report"), Kurt M. Swenson, as Chief Executive Officer of theCompany, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adoptedpursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best ofhis knowledge:

| (1) | The Report fully  complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; and                                |
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| (2) | The information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the  financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |

 

/s/Kurt M. SwensonName: Kurt M.SwensonTitle: Chief Executive OfficerDate: March 31, 2003

Thiscertification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes ofSection 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signedoriginal of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided tothe Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securitiesand Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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**EXHIBIT 99.2**

**Certification of CFO Pursuant to18 U.S.C. Section 1350,as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

 

Inconnection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Rock of Ages Corporation (the"Company") for the annual period ended December 31, 2002 as filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the"Report"), Douglas S. Goldsmith, as Chief Financial Officer of theCompany, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuantto Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of hisknowledge:

| (1)    | The Report fully complies with the requirements of  Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and                                 |
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| (2)    | The information contained in the Report fairly  presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of  operations of the Company. |

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/s/Douglas S. GoldsmithName: Douglas S.GoldsmithTitle: Chief Financial OfficerDate: March 31, 2003

Thiscertification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes ofSection 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signedoriginal of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided tothe Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securitiesand Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.