WMKV Spotlight on Pre-planning and Memorialization
Listen in as Marcia Ross, Family Care Advisor at The Arlington Memorial Gardens, sits down with George Zahn of WMKV radio to discuss pre-planning and memorialization including: Full-service accommodations that include everything from cremation to traditional burial services Why Pre-Planning is the best gift you can give your family How…...
New colored “Directional” lines on Arlington’s roadways
The Arlington Memorial Gardens campus is growing, and to make your experience while you’re on our grounds as easy and convenient as possible, we are implementing an updated “directional” system to ensure our families and visitors can find their way around our grounds. As you enter the main entrance on…...
Improvements and Updates throughout Arlington
THE BLUE LINE AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS Arlington’s vast green spaces and winding roads can sometimes surprise new visitors who are perhaps unsuspecting of the breadth of the park-like setting. If they missed the directional signage when they entered from Compton, they can often tour most of the entire 165 acre…...
The Arlington Celebration of Life Campus Update
CELEBRATION OF LIFE CAMPUS PREPARES FOR OPENING We’re getting close…very close! Unfortunately, at about the time that construction began to wind down in March – when most of the work had been completed – excepting the finishing touches, almost simultaneously the Coronavirus pandemic began dominating the news, and soon thereafter,…...
Updated 4-3-2020 Arlington and COVID-19
The health and well-being of our employees, families and visitors is a top priority during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Funeral Homes and Cemeteries are deemed “essential” businesses, therefor, The Arlington Memorial Gardens and The Arlington Funeral Home are operational, but with some limitations. The following changes will go into effect at…...
Ways to express sympathy during COVID-19
Has someone you know lost a loved one, but you’re unable to attend the visitation or funeral due to COVID-19 restrictions and/or guidelines? Do you feel bad about not being there for someone you care about? We all want to be able to give that hug and demonstrate to the…...
New Campus Responds to Social Churn
Like so much in human experience, time brings change. The rock band Journey may have phrased it most succinctly when they sang, “The wheel in the sky keeps on turning.” Instead of “turning” perhaps Journey should have used the lyrical “churning.” Society inexorably churns over time. Technology grows and evolves;…...
Celebration of Life Campus on Schedule for Autumn Opening
Campus is the Site of Arlington’s Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center After years of discussions, reviews and planning, the Arlington Memorial Gardens Funeral Home will be a reality in Fall 2019. However, as we progressed through the planning stages, it became apparent that what we were creating was something…...
Podcast: Field of Memories at Arlington
[PODCAST] Daniel Applegate with George Zahn of WMKV/WLHS. Originally aired: May 17, 2019 – 30 minutes George Zahn of WMKV/WLHS Maple Knoll Radio and Dan Applegate, President and CEO of The Arlington Memorial Gardens, discuss Field of Memories 2019 and it’s meaning and background as an important part of Memorial…...
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Arlington and COVID-19
We are honored to serve visitors, families and guests of our community. Because we have received numerous phone calls regarding the availability of our grounds and offices during the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to push as much information out to you as we could. The Arlington Memorial Gardens and The…...