My baby boy was buried in Calvary cemetary in 1994. We had a very simple headstone for him. It matched the other babies. It was donated to him at the time we were having financial problems. The headstone was perfect..simple.nMy daughter that is now 20 years old visits often. This past weekend she sent me a picture of Patrick's headstone saying it's been changed. It has been..without My knowledge. Patrick's aunt my late husbands sister paid $708 to have his headstone changed. WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. The cemetery did this. I CANNOT believe they actually let someone besides me change this. It is not something his dad and I would want at all. I don't know if ANYONE who thinks they have a right or has the nerve to do this. And a business let her! I'm beyond words. My baby died in 1994. I think I may have met his aunt Margie a couple times at this point. I'm beyond hurt that She would do this without first contacting me. Its just unbelievable to me.
My mother’s funeral took place here in July of last year. My step-father met with the priest and provided him with information about my mom, as well as the obituary I had written. I’m not sure of the priest’s name, but he referred to himself as a “baby priest,” used to be in the military, went to college, decided to become a priest later in life, and is/was a chaplain of a hospital. How do I know all this information about him? Because he decided to tell his life story during my mom’s graveside service. Not one thing from the obituary was said. He literally SAID NOTHING about my mom. He also thought it would be appropriate to make a few jokes here and there like it was a comedy show. One of those being a Trump joke. Now, I love a good Trump joke, but really, at a funeral?? To top it all off he concluded the graveside service by telling us we could stay at the burial site for as long as we wanted...AND THAT THEY’D WAIT TO BRING IN THE BACKHOE WHEN WE LEAVE, FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES.
I have never seen such a horribly kept cemetery. Dead grass left all over stones, dead flowers, overgrown grass. I saw a family bring their own mower to clean up the area around their loved ones grave. The owners should be ashamed at how awful it looks. I'd give zero stars if I could.
The priest in charge here, Fr. Mitchell, was extremely helpful and kind to my cousin and me in our search for our deceased relatives. Once you figure out the organization of the cemetery, it's very easy to navigate. Quiet, calm, and peaceful.
So very disappointing there were no Flags left in front of the office this year for our Veterans on Veterans daynI checked Friday and Saturday