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Memorialization:
The most traditional forms of memorialization are upright monuments or
flat (flush to the ground) markers, placed on ground burial sites, and
marked with names, dates, and epitaphs to remember the deceased.
Monuments and markers are
available in granite or bronze, single or double. Both cemetery
offices offer a
large
selection of each type of marker and upright granite monuments.
Both offices have full time, trained staff to advise you as to the marker
or monument that is the correct type and size, and help in the choice
of a personal and suitable tribute to those you are memorializing.
Urns suitable for niche or ground burial are on display for sale in
both offices. Urns are metal, wood, ceramic, granite or marble,
and are sized for single or double cremated remains.
Also available are other options for memorialization,
such as memorial benches, trees, or other landscaping
features for the cemeteries. For Holy Cross Mausoleum,
stained glass windows, benches or silk plants are also
available.
Information about memorialization is available at either cemetery office:
For Holy Cross, St.
Albert or St. Joachim Cemetery
please contact:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Telephone: 780 447-2921
14611 Mark Messier Trail NW
Edmonton, Alberta
or click here to e-mail
 For Our Lady of Peace or St. Anthony Cemetery
please contact:
Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
Telephone: 780 454-4453
4814 Meridian Street (Highway 14 north of Whitemud)
Edmonton,
Alberta
or click here to e-mail
Memorial Chapel:
A chapel is available in Holy Cross Mausoleum and Our Lady of Peace Columbarium
for family services on special or anniversary dates. Groups of 50-100 can be
accommodated at Holy Cross and groups of 10-30 can be accomodated at Our Lady of
Peace. Arrangements must be made in advance at both locations,
through the Mausoleum office. cick here or call 780 447-2921
or at the Columbarium
office. click here or
call 780 454-4453
Location Searches:
Information about recent and historical burial locations is
available, free of charge, from our cemetery offices. For all cemetery
general burial information, click here or call 780 447-2921.
For past burials
Holy Cross, St. Albert or St. Joachim, click on the name or call 780 447-2921.
Our Lady of Peace or St. Anthony, click on the name or call 780 454-4453.
Donations:
Tax-deductible receipts are issued for donations made
to Edmonton Catholic Cemeteries. For more information,
click
here or call the Cemeteries administration office
at 780 469-6487.
Pre-Arranged Services:
Our mission
is to serve the people of Edmonton, to provide information about the
various options available for burial and memorialization. Our
cemeteries are operated on a not-for-profit, cost-recovery basis and
our staff are trained not only to answer questions but also to ASK the
right questions, so that your particular situation and preferences may
be accommodated. Taking time to consider your choices and making some
of these arrangements now rather than waiting until the time of need is
a kindness to each other, as family members.
For information about pre-arrangement options or to request an information package, with no obligation to purchase, click here or call 780 447-2921.
Baby Burials:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Section 1 of the cemetery is set aside for infants and there is still
available space in this area. Only flat memorials are permitted in this
part of the cemetery.
Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
Section 11 of the cemetery is set aside for infants and there is still
available space in this area. Both flat and upright memorials are
permitted in this section.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Sherwood Park have purchased spaces
for the burial of stillborn babies and they have memorialized the area with a large, shared upright
monument. If a family belongs to this parish, with the approval of the
Parish Priest, a stillborn or newborn baby can be buried in this part
of the cemetery at no charge. 
St. Anthony Cemetery
Because of the size of this property and its age, there is no longer any space available in the infant section.
St. Joachim Cemetery
A section of St. Joachim is set aside for infants and there is still
available space in this area. Only flat memorials are permitted in this
section.
A portion of this section is for families who have
lost their babies during pregnancy or at birth and whose bodies are
released by the parents to the hospital which arranges for the burial.
Funeral homes and cemeteries rotate in a specific schedule to handle
these burials at no charge to the families.
Memorialization in section 9:
If
parents wish to memorialize, shared memorials have been installed in
the baby area which can have individual bronze name plaques added that
give the name of the baby and year of birth/death. Baby name
plaque
information and prices are available from Holy Cross office.
St. Albert Cemetery
A section of the St. Albert cemetery is
set aside for infants and there is still available space in this area.
Both flat and upright monuments are permitted in this section.
In
1994 the Holy Family Parish in St. Albert purchased spaces for the
burial of stillborn babies and they share a large upright monument. If
a family belongs to this parish, with the approval of the Parish
Priest, a newborn or stillborn baby can be buried in this part of the
cemetery at no charge.
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