Memorials and Merchandise
Monument Sales pruchased at Catholic Cemeteries is a financial investment back into the cemetery that supports the beautification, care, and maintenance we put into our sacred grounds.
Grave markers serve as tender reminders of loved ones who have passed. They're also valuable records for genealogists. Available in a wide range of sizes, materials and prices, cemetery memorials can be personalized most any way you wish.
The beauty and majesty of our Catholic faith can be captured forever in a timeless series of personalized "memorials." With designs based on sacred symbols and writings of Christianity, Catholic Cemeteries offers a wide range of monuments and flush memorials from which to choose.
Family Service Advisors can discuss these with you during a meeting at a Catholic Cemetery office or during an in-home consultation. Upright monuments or flush granite memorials can be personalized with an individual's photo or a collage of photos that tell a special story of one's passage through life, a story to be shared with all who visit the catholic cemetery for generations to come.
For those families who are considering an upright or flush memorial, Catholic Cemeteries offers a wide selection of memorials manufactured from domestic and imported granite. we have hundreds of styles available to choose from including those with beautifully hand-carved sculptures, state of the art laser etchings, and customized monuments. Whether you prefer a more traditional style monument, an elaborate one or a flat marker, your Catholic Cemeteries Family Service Advisor can walk you through the entire process while providing you with options to suit your needs.
Why you should purchase your memorial from Catholic Cemeteries
- Our Catholic Cemeteries are perpetual- we will always be in business and will be here to serve you.
- Monument companies come and go, and Funeral Directors who receive commission from a local monument company come and go. Catholic Cemeteries will ALWAYS be here to serve YOU, guaranteed!
- After the funeral service, you will continue to handle all your future cemetery and memorial needs directly through your local cemetery office, where your loved one is interred.
- Catholic Cemeteries are a "not-for-profit", meaning , all the profit gained from the services we provide is invested back into our cemeteries for maintenance, beautification, and improvement of our grounds. The ultimate beneficiary is you - our lot owner.
- Catholic Cemeteries assume the responsibility of caring for your loved ones final resting site. It is only natural that your memorial should receive the same care and personal attention you have come to expect from our staff.
- Catholic Cemeteries install all memorial foundations thereby ensuring the quality control & perpetual care necessary for you and your descendants for generations to come.
Catholic Cemeteries offer durable granite memorials with a variety of options, including:
- Custom designed private estate mausoleums.
- Granite upright monuments.
- Custom flush granite memorials or "flat" markers are flush-lawn-level to the ground. Designed for one person or two, flush grave markers tend to be rectangular and are 4 inches thick.
- Flush bronze on granite memorials.
Other Memorial Options:
- Matching of an existing memorial
- Granite benches
- Portrait memorials
- Photo laser etching
- Floral vases
- Final inscription of date of death
- Mausoleum crypt and cremation niche photo and floral vase memorialization
- Seasonal floral program
- Bronze medallions
How much does a grave marker or monument cost?
The cost of grave monuments and markers can vary from a few hundred dollars to thousands, depending on what you choose. Flate markers range from $500 to $5,000 or more. Upright monuments can cost between $1,500 to $15,000 or more. Specialty markers and monuments may start at $15,000.
Design your memorial or monument the way you want it.
It's common for a family to buy their grave markers at the same time they buy cemetery property. Buying cemetery property ahead of need allows you to pay for the cemetery and memorial all on one contract and on interest free installments. When you plan ahead you protect against rising costs and keep your family from having to worry about money at an already stressful time. In addition, once a memorial is paid for in full, it can be installed onto your grave spaces, relieveing the family at the time additional stress of waiting on installation, especially during the winter months.
Contact your Family Service Advisor at your nearest Catholic Cemtery office to learn more on our memorial options. We can help you memorialize and celebrate a life lived!
