**EXHIBIT 31.1**

**CERTIFICATIONOF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

| I, Kurt M. Swenson, Chief Executive Officer of Rock of  Ages Corporation, certify that: |
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| 1.                                                                                      | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Rock  of Ages Corporation; |
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| 2.                                                                                      | Based on my knowledge, this  report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or  omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light  of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading  with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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| 3.                                                                                      | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other  financial information included in this report, fairly present in  all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash  flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this  annual report; |
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| 4.                                                                                      | The registrant's other certifying officer and I are  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and  procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the  registrant and have: |
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|                                                                                    | a)  | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure  that material information relating to the registrant, including its  consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those  entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is  being prepared; |
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|                                                                                    |  b)  | [Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition  instructions] |
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|                                                                                    |  c)  | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures  and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the  disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by  this report based on such  evaluation; and |
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|                                                                                    | d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the  registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is  reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over  financial reporting; and |
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| 5.                                                                                      | The registrant's other certifying officer and I have  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over  financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors  and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons  performing the equivalent function): |
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|                                                                                    | a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of  internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to  record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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|                                                                                    | b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves  management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's  internal control over financial reporting. |

                 

| Date: March 29, 2004  | /s/Kurt M.  Swenson      Kurt M. Swenson      Chief Executive Officer |
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**EXHIBIT 31.2**

**CERTIFICATIONOF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER**

| I, Douglas S. Goldsmith, Chief Financial Officer of Rock  of Ages Corporation, certify that: |
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| 1.                                                                                           | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Rock  of Ages Corporation; |
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| 2.                                                                                           | Based on my knowledge, this  report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or  omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light  of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading  with respect to the period covered by this annual report; |
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| 3.                                                                                           | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other  financial information included in this report, fairly present in  all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash  flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this  annual report; |
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| 4.                                                                                           | The registrant's other certifying officer and I are  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and  procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and  internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the  registrant and have: |
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|                                                                                         | a)  | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure  that material information relating to the registrant, including its  consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those  entities, particularly during the period in which this report is  being prepared; |
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|                                                                                         |  b)  | [Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition  instructions] |
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|                                                                                         |  c)  | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures  and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the  disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by  this report based on such  evaluation; and |
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|                                                                                         | d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the  registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is  reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over  financial reporting; and |
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| 5.                                                                                           | The registrant's other certifying officer and I have  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over  financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors  and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons  performing the equivalent function): |
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|                                                                                         | a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of  internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to  record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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|                                                                                         |  b)  | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves  management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's  internal control over financial reporting. |

 

| Date: March 29, 2004  | /s/Douglas S. Goldsmith     Douglas S. Goldsmith      Chief Financial Officer |
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