Caring for Your Gravesite
Visitation
Parking- When leaving your car, make sure it is locked. Do not leave children or pets unattended in your vehicle.
Valuables- Keep all valuables including purses in your trunk.
Speed Limit- Speed limit throughout the park is 10 mph. Use caution, especially when approaching services, dips and speed bumps.
Things to Know
Funeral Flowers normally will be left on the graves and in the mausoleums the day of the funeral service plus two additional days before being removed by cemetery staff. If you are planning to retrieve any floral arrangements after a funeral, we suggest you do so at the conclusion of the service.
Funeral Service on: Flowers Picked Up at 7:00 On
Monday Thursday
Tuesday Friday
Wednesday Friday
Thursday Monday
Friday Monday
Sunday Wednesday
Interment process is completed by the end of the day of the funeral service. The process includes lowering the casket, backfilling and resodding of the grave. A temporary galvanized vase will be placed for locating the grave until a marker has been ordered and installed.
All floral arrangements will be removed weekly with the exception of the holidays listed herein. Flower removal begins ad 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday for all areas south of West Drive; Thursday for all areas north of West Drive. We urge you to refrain from placing flowers on pick-up day until after 5:00 p.m. to allow the grounds staff to perform their duties.
Gravesite tributes and decorations are limited to 6 items per grave space. The six decorations must be no further than 18 inches from the cast side of the marker, and be no more than 18 inches high. Large pinwheels are not permitted, and even the smaller 4-6 inch diameter pinwheels are strongly discouraged.
Mylar/foil balloons are not permitted.
Flower theft occurs occasionally throughout the park, it is recommended that you place fresh-cut flower arrangements only. Attractive artificial arrangements, live plants, pinwheels, flags and statuary are more subject to theft.
Trees and shrubs in the cemetary are the property of CMP. Planting additional trees, shrubs and bedding plants along with decorating existing trees, is not permitted.
Fences such as picket or wire are not permitted on the graves at any time. Any other items used to outline graves or markers such as flowers, candles, rocks, garlands or other items are not permitted and will be removed. CMP is not responsible for any decorations left at gravesites.
Ceremonial burners are available for your use from CMP. Contact the office for assistance. Caution should be used when burning, especially near trees, plant material, sidewalks, shrubs and buildings.
Mausoleum crypts and niches flowers, artificial and fresh, will remain as long as they are regarded by the park to be in good condition. Flowers will be removed and discarded at the cemetery's discretion. Fresh and artificial flowers are allowed only. Cards, pictures, ribbons, wreaths, Christmas trees, poinsettias, etc., are allowed during holidays and must be removed by posted pick-up dates listed herein. All other items will be removed by the park and discarded. Floral arrangements shall not extend beyond your crypt or niche front. Flowers are allowed on niches only where vases have been mounted to the niche front by the cemetery. Floral arrangements are not permitted on mausloeum floors or sidewalks. Taping items of any kind such as photographs, cards, letters, flowers, etc., to the marble or granite crypt and niche fronts is not permitted; families will be responsible for charges that are incurred for any crypt or niche repair. Balloons are not permitted.
Framed Memories and Memories West in the Temple of Memories Mausoleum are restricted to fresh cut flowers only. Rose/Cypress Urn Garden, Gospels Urn Garden and Reflections/Cascade Garden have a no flower arrangement policy. The park plants these areas annually for your enjoyment.
Flower vases are located in wire baskets in each garden except north of West Drive for your use. Limit one per gravesite. CMP no longer replaces galvanized vases located in the ground.
Care of Markers
Granite markers should be cleaned with a soft brush, using a mild solution of soapy water. Rinse thoroughly. Occasionally excessive alkali may accumulate on the marker. This can be removed by rubbing the marker with a piece of synthetic pumice stone or grill stone which is available at most hardware stores. Howerver, Cherokee Memorial Park does not guarantee the effectiveness of this pricedure, nor can it be responsible for any marker damage that may occur.
Bronze markers, in which the coatings have not deteriorated, should be cleaned with a mild solution of soapy water, rinsed, dried, and a coating of protectant, such as Diamond Shield, applied to its surface. Diamond Shield is available for purchase in the office.
Lawn areas surrounding markers should come up close to the marker. Gasoline, oil, weed killers or any other means used to keep the lawn away from the markers and granite foundations are strictly prohibited. Such use causes soil contamination and violates the standards set by the Toxic Substance Control Department of California, thereby requiring appropriate action to be taken by the cemetery. First offense - a written warning to the next of kin listed in cemetery records. Second offense - marker will be removed from the burial site. To have the marker reset the family must pay a new setting fee prior to marker being reset.
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