It's sad that my grandfather is buried in the old cemetery and you can't go in to visit his grave site, and my grandmother couldn't be buried with him. SHAME ON THEM!!! Now when we go to my Mom and Grandmother's grave site to put flowers , they either steal the flowers or when they bury someone else next to them, they don't put anything back the way it was on your love one's grave site. THEY JUST DON'T CARE!!!
My dear mother is an Angel in heaven now. When she passed I did not want to let her go. I kept her ashes with me for 3 years until my priest made me realize I was not allowing her to rest—to continue her journey. I went to Mt Carmel cemetery to place my treasure in their hands for safe keeping. I cried and they listened and understood what I was going through. Their kindness and support helped me to put her ashes for safekeeping in a niche with other beautiful souls who I’m sure she’s made friends with. I visit her and talk to her and I feel happy she’s in a place where she is safe because Mt Carmel cemetery is filled with caring and very sweet people like Mr. Perez who is so patient and understanding, an Angel in disguise. Thank you for all you do. God Bless all of you.
Very disappointed and disheartened to see that any memorabilia or gifts we have given to our beloved lost family members and friends will be removed starting March 15th. I’ve seen these notices all over other graves and beautiful gifts that have been left to honor loved ones. What is the reason we are not allowed to decorate as we please to remember the person we cared so deeply for? We paid for the lots. None of these beautiful gifts such as crosses, flowers, candles, shrines, etc pose any imminent threat to the cemetery. I believe that the management and maintenance workers should be concerned more about how filthy the outskirts of the cemetery look to the city if they’re so concerned with how the place looks. The trashes are the only thing those workers change out if ever doing anything at all and it’s just not right. Not everyone has the same privilege to purchase someone they lost a headstone, sometimes homemade crosses are all we can afford to not lose them considering how many people are buried there and only given a tiny paper plaque that withers away after one storm. It doesn’t sit right to me that in the middle of a pandemic as we’ve lost and mourn the souls of so many departed as a collective and our struggling with a government who refuses to help it’s citizens that the management doesn’t take into consideration how costly it is to unexpectedly lose someone and even if you were expecting it. It’s just not right to me and I feel that we as people should come together stand up for ourselves and our loved ones and say no to these people! Losing someone is so incredibly hard and getting them a gift even though they’re gone is how we can heal and start to feel normal in some way. I hope more people say something about this and that it isn’t just brushed off , we deserve to honor and remember the people we love after they leave and that includes getting to decorate and create shrines or crosses anything we can that helps us remember.
I thought that they take care of the area but they dont.... My dad's Tombstone was caved in so we dug dirt and proped it up... There is Goffer in that area too and makes holes right by the area... weeds grow there doesnt look like they cut it.... The bad thing is I bought a place next to him and we know how that goes... Place is expensive to get buried and not even maintained
Almost impossible to find a grave. No map of the cemetery anyway on the property or the web.
The cemetery and all of its administration are grossly negligent in keeping the cemetery on good conditions. The cemetery is ugly, it is profaned by people who are dressed lusciviuosly and act disrespectfully, workers who are inferior grounds keepers, landscaping that is a complete mess, damaged monuments and graves all over, and trash and stench all over. It is a shameful work of the Church. Disgusting.
Management and their caretakers do not take pride in how this cemetery is maintained. All the headstones are crooked, all facing different directions, NONE of them are aligned. Headstones sinking. You are not allowed to plant trees, yet people planting them wherever they want. Sadly it's disgraceful.
I would like to give Mt Carmel cemetery 5 stars. We laid my brother there to rest and we have placed several items in his memory while they placed his headstone. The staff was so considerate of us when placing his headstone they rearranged everything back as it was and nothing was thrown away. We have been so misfortunate with other family members that have passed in other cemeteries that several of their memoriabilia has been disposed with no regard. I want to thank the staff at Mt Carmel for being considerate of my family and of my brothers resting place that they were kind enough to place all the memories we left there of him along with his headstone that is so beautiful.
If i could give negative stars i would. My grandparents are buried there and it is horribly cared for. Dry patches everywhere. Ants everywhere. My mom went to visit my grandparents and a worker was actually hiding so he didnt have to work. The kicker is its expensive to get buried there. Plus you cant have mariachis when burying your loved ones. They should maybe enforce rules on caring for the lawn and keeping an eye on their employees instead on people paying so much money to bury there loved ones there.
This cemetery is a disgrace to the El Paso Catholic Diocese and it's current administration is akin to the great current disoder and neglect of and in our Church. The only time attention is given is when money is transacted.
