Just driving into the main gate - there is usually a BIG sign saying "ALL FLOWERS OR > ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED BY X DATE". What a nice welcome when you travel (sometimes a great distance) to visit and pay respects to your loved ones.
I agree with the post below. George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, where my family is buried, has a similar policy, although it's not posted. Both cemeteries are beautiful, well maintained and
I am not familiar with all rules and regulations with cemeteries - but this place is the most rigid, unfeeling, unfriendly and off-putting place Ive ever run across. I am seriously considering having my father exhumed and moved to a place closer to all of us, his family, and away from those people with their complete draconian attitudes regarding special requests for burial, tombstones, flowers and memorial displays, etc.
provide a peaceful and restful environment.
I went there to visit the grave of Alice Guy-Blaché, the first film director in history. Not having any idea where the grave was, I went into the office, where the woman behind the desk was the most lovely person you could meet, looking up and showing me, in detail, where the grave was on a map and happily re-answered questions I had repeated for certainty. having never been before. The graveyard itself indeed looks like a spectacularly maintained park, it was among the best-maintained I have yet seen.
How unfeeling - how un-Christ-like! I feel sorry for the people who run that cemetery - because they must have tombstones for hearts. Pray for them - and bury your loved ones elsewhere !!!
A really nice well kept cemetery
I was very upset by the below post. Yes Maryrest does have rules regarding flowers and items being removed, but it makes the cemetery a more beautiful place. The cemetery is gorgous. I was 11 when my father died and was buried there and still go multiple times to visit. It is so beautiful, you feel like you are in a park rather than a cemetery. I have spent countless hours there remembering my father and rehishing the grounds. They remove the items so the place remains nice and makes the experience a more enjoyable one. Who wants to go to a cemetery and see dead flowers around when the place is not taken care of. Instead of worring about the large sign (which by the way is not that large), I would rather spend my time in a peaceful place that allows me to enjoy the beauty God has given us. Maryrest may be a little strict when it comes to the policy of flowers, but it makes the whole place better. I am so glad my father is buried there and would recommend it to anyone who would like a tranquil environment for their loved ones.
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