Park Lawn Cemetery

The service, which will be at 4:15 p.m. at Puritan Lawn’s Veterans Circle on Pierce Boulevard, is an annual community event offered as an opportunity to celebrate the season and pay respects to those who have died. Led by Puritan Lawn Family Service member Chris DePiero, the service will include song selections performed by the Masconomet Chamber Choir & Chorale, invocation and benediction presented by Pastor Thomas Coots, short readings by members of the Puritan Lawn community, and the lighting of the 50-foot Christmas tree in Veterans Circle.Candles will be handed out, and there will be a free holiday raffle with several prizes. This year, Puritan Lawn is collecting money for Citizens Inn in Peabody, an organization that provides meals and transitional housing to local families in need. For more information, or to donate, please contact Puritan Lawn Memorial Park at 978-535-3660, email [email protected] or visit puritanlawn.com. ...

The ashes of Alan Timperley, 76, and Andrew Alford, 49, were mysteriously taken from Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, south-west of Brisbane, on December 12.The local families, who were unknown to each other, connected on Facebook after the disappearance of the urns in a bid to relocate their loved ones, Seven News reported.  'We grieve once when they pass away and then you have to grieve again,' Mr Timperley's daughter Debra Naumann (pictured) said Police said the office at the crematorium was ransacked at about 3.30am and the two boxes of cremated ashes were taken (pictured: urns similar to the ones stolen)'We grieve once when they pass away and then you have to grieve again,' Mr Timperley's daughter Debra Naumann said.  Police said the office at the crematorium was ransacked at about 3.30am and the two boxes of cremated ashes were taken. The shoe-box sized plastic containers were labelled with the men's names taped to the top. Mr Timperley's ashes were going to be put next to his wives on the day they were stolen. 'What sort of grub would do this? It's of no value to anyone else other than the families,' his daughter Renae Taylor said. Mr Alford's sister Alison Noon was teary as she pleaded to the camera, claiming she doesn't care who stole the boxes or why they were taken but wants them to be returned to the families. Alison Noon (pictured), sister of Andrew Alford, was teary as she pleaded to the camera The ashes were mysteriously taken from Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery (pictured), south-west of Brisbane, on December 12'Not knowing where he is and not being able to place him safe and at peace is (sic)undesc...

But it’s much more than a “cemetery for famous people.” Forest Lawn founder Hubert Eaton had the idea that a cemetery can also be a place for the living; a place that could inspire and uplift the community with sweeping vistas. Recently, chairman of the board at Forest Lawn, John F. Llewellyn, took us on a tour of the park, and talked us through its rich history.Advertisement...