Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Nice and quiet place, however, the geese are starting to become a huge nuisance. There is feces everywhere. Something needs to be done about them ASAP. They have been growing and growing in number since my mother was buried here.

As far as places to bury your loved ones Gate of Heaven is peaceful and very expansive. I didn’t have a lot of time to really pick out a plot because my mother passed away suddenly. The people in the sales office were very kind and they understood what I was going thru. Im sure they deal with a lot working here. They didn’t make me feel like I was being sold something or rushed to buy if that makes any sense. They moved at my pace and were just really comforting. I knew they were going to take care of me and my mother. In the worst moment of my life they were there to make it a little less stressful and for that they deserve more than 5 stars.

this is a really nice plot of land to house departed loves ones. my grandparents currently rest here, so i visit whenever i’m back in town. friends and family are allowed to stage their own ceremonies with incense, food, etc without a time limit, which is nice. there is also an on-​site chapel which is open to all, although from my experience, it can get very packed inside, so definitely go early if you want a seat! else you will need to stand for the duration of the service.
parking is free on-​site, but unless you know exactly where you are going, it can be a little confusing since there isn’t much signage, or staff, to help with directions. fortunately, this cemetery isn’t that big, so it isn’t too difficult to get to where you need to go.
my only gripe is that it took a really long time (maybe close to a year?) to finish the headstone that bears my grandparents’ names. we had hoped that this would be completed by the time we moved them here from overseas, but that didn’t happen. despite the delay, my family was very happy with the finished product and it makes me happy to see their headstone each time i visit here.