Ascension Cemetery and Mausole

This is what they do to our Loved one's decorations. They do not notify us or put up signs that they will be removing decorations. They toss them into this pile and when you search for your belongings, prepare to either find things broken, or not find them at all. I called the office, the woman who answered did not let me speak, she said that they wanted to clean and lessen the clutter on sites! They announce two times in the year for Spring Cleaning and decorations to be removed before Winter time, but during the year, they do this several times. If they can walk around to remove our items, I find it hard to believe that they do not have tools to groom around our Loved one's sites and not remove our belongings. This is unacceptable, disrespectful and hurtful. The office justifies their actions with the excuse that they want to keep "clean", but we pay thousands of dollars to lay our loved ones to rest here, they have strict rules on what we can or cannot put on the sites, and even when you follow their strict rules, they still feel entitled to do this.

Well me and family had never had a problem with this cemetery they do put notifications about removing anything from your love ones plot for cleaning. They usually put a banner on the gate

Unacceptable. Truly a sad and emotional day for the entire family and turned into a nightmare that any family should not go through. My aunt planned her entire funeral in advance to avoid her daughters and her husband from enduring such a painful moment. How can the cemetery dig up a hole in the wrong plot, not only the day that impacted our family but also the family whose plot they dug up incorrectly? My family had to stand around for 2 hours for them to correct their mistake in the freezing cold which at first they were hesitant to do. There was no sense of urgency on their part. To the family who they dug up the wrong hole, please accept our apologies from our entire family. Tia Estella, we love you and may your soul finally rest in peace.

This is the worst experience ever my Godmother bought her plot so her children didn't have to go through the process. This cemetery sure F<*% up by digging up the wrong plot.My godmother had bought her plot next to her mom. Had to wait 2 hours in the cold till they dug up the right plot. How can a mistake like this be made. I don't comprehend smh.Worst experience

Well maintained, visit my mom weekly and never have an issue.

The cemetery is well maintained. However, in the recent past, from mid-2020 to the present mid-October 2021 there is a big problem of the lawn-level markers sinking into the ground like never before. This is unprecedented in my decades of visiting the cemetery and other Archdiocesan Catholic cemeteries. The question is: what will the Archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries DO about this huge problem? To reset all the lawn-level markers would take a great deal of time and manpower. WHY did this happen? Was it due to poor management of the grounds? That's what I think. The sod looks overgrown and OVER FERTILIZED. The grass is very thick and needs mowing. But mowing is not going to do anything to the sunken markers. They probably have sunk due to the draught in 2021, but also because the cemetery used far too much fertilizer, which exasperated the problem when the rains came and the grass started growing like crazy, pushing the markers deeper so that MOST are BARELY VISIBLE. To the Director of Ascension Cemetery: Please respond with your plan to restore the markers to lawn-level BEFORE they are completely under the ground. My observations were of the St. Joseph section, but I observed the same problem to a similar extent in other sections.

My friend buried her son today at Ascension Cemetery. I was very disappointed with the lack of respect the workers had for the grieving loved ones today. Funerals suck. There's no better way to explain it. No matter how much faith we have in being reunited one day, they are extremely depressing and we count on each other for support to get through them. The workers there today were so quick to get her son buried that they literally asked my friend his mother to step aside so they could bring in the tractor to dump dirt on his body. We had not finished saying our goodbyes, we had not even finished dropping roses onto his casket or the cement box his casket is in. I have never been to a funeral where they begin burying the body right in front of all the family members. Ever. Once, my step-mother’s funeral, they asked if we wanted to stay for it. We respectfully declined and they respectfully waited until we left the premises. Nothing can be done to right the speedy goodbyes we were expected to make today, but something can be done to help any other family that may be found in this situation. Please have a conversation with your staff about being respectful to the grieving process. I understand they may have wanted to go home…but that should not be the worry or care of the family burying a child. Thank you for your time.

My father. Is buried on sec 14 and the lawn maintenance guys lack respect and mishandle things. They are unprofessional yesterday June 4th @3pm i visited him and i quickly noticed his cross was side ways and his garden box smashed. I got closer and his cross, garden box, and the garden light was smashed and broken. The mower smashed into it.. I can't believe the disrespect. I am trying to call the office and the call won't even go thru. I hope they'll replace these things its already bad enough that we have to bring things to my father that isn't here to enjoy anything with us...

Grounds are well cared for and staff is very helpful.

Was so pleased with them getting my mom's headstone placed in April in time for her birthday she passed away on Christmas Day Now its mid August and still no grass. It looks so depressing and dirty.