Monument and flush memorial sale at Calumet Park Cemetery to the end of June…

All monuments, flush bronze on granite and granite markers and all forms of memorialization can be purchased until the end of June for 20% off the regular price from Calumet Park Cemetery.  Take an extra 5%off  if paid by cash or check.  Design the memorial that is right for your family and have it installed at Calumet Park Cemetery on your family site or at any cemetery in Lake or Porter counties.  Stop in or call 219-769-8803 for the details.  Financing available at zero interest and no credit checks/credit turn-downs…ever…at Calumet Park Cemetery.  For more information, go to our website at calumetparkcemetery.com or scroll through this blog for over 125 stories and information posts, including hundreds of photos of Calumet Park Cemetery.

Father’s Day is just around the corner…think you are not important?

Sometimes it is easy to forget how important you are to your children.   Fathers work hard, and play hard, and act tough and love strong.  The problem is that the love part is not always pronounced in a language that kids understand.  In fact, some fathers seldom, or never, tell their kids how much they love them.   Some interesting

Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville honors veterans on Memorial Weekend

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Thousands of area residents visited Calumet Park Cemetery over the Memorial Weekend.  Even though it was the hottest Memorial Weekend  in memory, the high heat did not keep folks from paying their respects, not only for area veterans, but also for their own family members that have passed away.

The slide show (above) and the photo gallery (below) is presented in honor of this weekend of remembrance.

May grave sale at Calumet Park a big success…so, for all of June, all memorials (monuments/ markers) on sale for 20-25% discount…

Through June 30, 2012, Calumet Park is offering all memorialization (monuments, markers etc.) at a price of 20% off the normal price (an additional 5% when paid in full).  If you were ever thinking of looking into Calumet Park Cemetery as your scource for your monument or marker investment, now would be the time.  Buy now for your cemetery property at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville or for installation in any cemetery in Lake and Porter counties.

Terms are available with as little as 10% down and no interest.  All purchases on terms other than paid in full, and all credit card sales, will get the 20% discount.

No credit turn-downs and sale is for all purchases of upright monument or for flush markers.  For more info about Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville, Indiana, look through all of the stories and pictures in this blog.

There is a year’s worth of helpful info by going to older posts and viewing some of the slide shows.  Or, go to calumetparkcemetery.com

Call 219-769-8803 now.

Every day is mother’s day, and father’s day, and kid’s day and on and on and on…

In my many years working in the death care field, the one truth I have learned is to appreciate those important people in your life…every day.  As simplistic as it may sound, God has His plans for each of us, and He does not consult with us regarding when He is going to rip a mom or a dad or a child or a spouse from any of our lives.

Imagine going to work on a Monday morning with the knowledge that your “customers” are, for the most part, there to see you because someone died.  Work at an ice cream parlour and everyone you meet is happy.  Work at a cemetery or a funeral home and nobody is.  So, during this time of year when mothers are honored, and veterans are saluted at cemeteries across this nation, go to the important people in your life and give them a hug…just because.

In fact, when was the last time you told your child or your husband or wife or brother or sister or parents that they are special and that you want to thank them for being a part of your life?  If you did give a hug lately, then you know the good feeling you give and that you receive with just a simple touch or a kind word.  If you have not involved yourself in such acts of love, try it.  You may find that it is a habit worth nurturing.
To all mother’s out there, happy Mother’s Day.

And to all families of veterans that have had their last hurrah, thank you all for your unselfish dedication and sacrifices for your nation.

U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky to honor veterans…

Representative Pete Visclosky

will join with the American Legion 1st District and Pastor Fred Hoover

on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (May 27) as we honor all veterans during Calumet Park Cemetery’s Memorial Weekend tribute to

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms out there….

Calumet Park wishes a wonderful and loving day to all the mothers that have meant so much to their families.  For those families who will be visiting Calumet Park Cemetery on mother’s day, we will have a flower in the remembrance of moms who have passed (flowers while they last) for you as you enter the gate.  As always, our prayers go out to those who will not be able to share the day with their mom’s.

Installation of a “night time” system freshens up interior of mausoleum…

The story shown below was featured in American Cemetery magazine’s April 2012 issue.

The biggest complaint that mausoleum crypt owners have voiced over the years is the tiny gnats that tend to inhabit the inside spaces of mausoleums.  Zontec provides the solution for those progressive cemeteries willing to make the substantial investment.  Calumet Park, always the leader in offering the best possible service to its families, absorbed the cost and installed a system in the original mausoleum as a test.  It worked so well that the system will now be standard with all future mausoleum designs, as well as having the system installed in the new north chapel mausoleum.

Why would you go someplace that charges interest?

If you don’t have $10-$15,000 to pay cash for your funeral, stop in to talk with one of our expert, knowledgeable family service counselors.  Calumet Park has payment programs on a pre-need basis that allow for payments for as long as 60 months and you will never pay a penny of interest.  In fact, there are no credit checks or credit turn-downs at Calumet Park on any pre-need purchases.   You can

Gambling and Oprah…

What has our society come to?  Put Oprah or Gambling in the title of an article, and people flock to a site.  Our two biggest days of hits to this blog were days that these two words were in the title.  Neither are going to pay for your cemetery property or funeral services…except by chance.  If you want information about prearranging, read some of the over 100 articles in this blog or call

219-769-8803 or go to calumetparkcemetery.com