• Glass Front Niches Now Available at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery


• Garden Mausoleum Crypt & Niche Addition Construction Begins at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery


• Crypt and Niche Addition Now Built at Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery


• New Mausoleum Opens at Maryhill Catholic Cemetery


• Chapel Area - Niche Addition Completed at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery


• Sales Continue at Queen of Heaven Crucifixion Garden Mausoleum Niche Addition


• Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery Opening


• Looking For the Burial Location of a Family Member or Friend?

Glass Front Niches Now Available at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
Hillside, Illinois

The Queen of Heaven Mausoleum Chapel is the site of our new Glass-Front Niches.  A new tradition blends with the old in these beautifully structured cases, housed within a chapel that features fine sculpture, stained glass and marble arches.  Choose from these urns...or the ones shown throughout.

From bronze...to wood...to marble...we offer a choice of single urns in wrought bronze, fine woods-including mahogany, cherry, oak and walnut-and cultured marble in a variety of colors and textures. (Actual colors may vary.)

Double urns are available in cultured marble only.


To view our Glass-Front Niches brochure,
click here






For additional information on Queen of Heaven Cemetery click here or call 708-449-8300.


Garden Mausoleum Crypt & Niche Addition Construction Begins at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery
Palatine, Illinois

This new development at Saint Michael the Archangel Cemetery in Palatine, Illinois will provide over 2,000 crypts & nearly 1,000 niches. These additional crypts and niches are for above ground burial and entombment of cremated remains. The crypts and niches are being integrated into the west side of the current Office / Mausoleum complex.


Crypts and niches will be available at different tier levels to accommodate every taste, in this already well maintained and beautiful setting.  Contact the cemetery office if you would like to be notified when selections become available.



For additional information on Saint Michael the Archangel Cemetery click here or call 847-397-3284.


Crypt and Niche Addition Now Built at Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
River Grove, Illinois

This new development at Saint Joseph Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois will provide over nearly 500 crypts & over 600 niches.  These additional crypts and niches are for above ground burial and entombment of cremated remains. They are beautifully nestled in the courtyards of the Resurrection Garden Mausoleum.


Crypts and niches will be available at different tier levels to accommodate every taste in this beautiful, well maintained location.  Contact the cemetery office if you would like to be notified when selections become available.



For additional information on Saint Joseph Cemetery click here or call 708-453-0184.


New Mausoleum Opens at Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
Niles, Illinois

Maryhill Cemetery in Niles, Illinois will offer over 3,000 crypts & 1,000 niches at seven levels. The architectural firm of Mekus Studios has designed a mausoleum with unique mosaics, statues, and stained glass reflecting our Christian faith.

At the focal point of the mausoleum, Gianfranco Tassara of Milwaukee has created an eleven-foot bronze statue of St. John the Baptist pouring water over Jesus. Suspended high atop the entrance to the mausoleum will be a stained glass panel, by Pickel Studios of Vero Beach, Florida depicting St. Mary as the Mystic Rose. She is placed in a field of cascading roses, which reminds us of her love for all.

A spectacular and unique mosaic of Our Lady of Czestochowa will cover the actual crypt fronts on one section of the complex. Each individual, unique crypt front will be one section of the overall mosaic. The mosaic shows the gates of the monastery of "Jasna Gora" (Bright Hill) from which Maryhill Cemetery draws its name.

Finally, a small niche unit attached to the mausoleum complex will feature three stainless steel crosses designed by St. Louis artist Mark Dotzler. Entitled "Cross Shadow" the design is intended to cast the shadow of The Cross of Jesus on the niches year after year. The Cross of Jesus was given a special inner light/glow to represent that inner light given to each of us.

In 2006, Maryhill opened its first monument section for families who prefer their own monument lot. In 2007, Maryhill has added a new shrine, The Queen of Peace, in section 3, a centrally located beautiful tree-covered section.

For additional information on Maryhill Cemetery click here or call 847-823-0982.


Chapel Area - Niche Addition Completed at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery
Palatine, Illinois

Saint Michael the Archangel Cemetery in Palatine, Illinois will offer an additional 1,700 cremation niches. These additional niches are for above ground entombment of cremated remains.  There are 352 niches for single entombment, 628 for front and rear entombment and 48 for side by side entombment.  They are now available for selection at the Garden Mausoleum.

The new niches are located on the south side of the Office / Garden Mausoleum complex.  They are beautifully nestled in the courtyards between the three interment chapels.  The East Niche is the Courtyard of St. Gabriel.  The West Niche addition is in the Courtyard of St. Raphael.











For additional information on Saint Michael the Archangel Cemetery click here or call 847-397-3284.


Sales Continue at Queen of Heaven Crucifixion Garden Mausoleum Niche Addition
Hillside, Illinois

Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois continues to sell available niches in the Crucifixion Garden Mausoleum.  These niches are for above ground entombments of cremated remains.  The new addition allows for an additional 1,200 niches.  There are 868 for single entombment and 384 for front and rear entombment. Availability is limited.


The stainless steel Cross towers over the entrance to the Garden Mausoleum and welcomes visitors to the new addition of Cremation Niches.







For additional information on Queen of Heaven Cemetery click here or call 708-449-8300.


Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery Opening
Orland Park, Illinois

The Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago is pleased to announce that on Sunday, April 17, 2005, Good Shepherd Sunday, Most Rev. John R. Gorman, D.D. Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, blessed Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery, the first new Catholic cemetery in over 45 years. It is located in the south suburb of Orland Park. Good Shepherd Cemetery has been in the planning for several years, with the help in design by Mekus Studios of Chicago and construction by Pepper Construction. This beautiful new cemetery is all we hoped for and will serve the far southwest suburban families of the archdiocese.

As you enter the cemetery, you will be greeted by a beautiful twenty foot steel cross with an inlaid bronze shepherd staff, designed by Saunders Schultz of St. Louis and Theodore J. Wofford, also of St. Louis.

To your right is Good Shepherd Garden Mausoleum. As you approach the mausoleum, you will notice a fifty foot stainless steel bell tower designed by Schulmerich Bells of Sellersville, Pa. The mausoleum will have 2576 front and rear crypts and 1032 single crypts. It will also have 1152 niches for cremated remains. 384 of the niches have mosaic fronts designed by Paul Pickel of Pickel studios of Vero Beach, Florida. Mr. Pickel also designed the ten colored circular windows for the mausoleum. A sculpture of the Good Shepherd, also designed by Saunders Schultz and Theodore J. Wofford, graces our beautiful Garden Mausoleum.

To your left as you enter is a cemetery section dedicated to the Good Shepherd. In the center of the section, there is a twenty-six foot stainless steel statue of the Good Shepherd. The statue is designed by Dale Lamphere of South Dakota, and sits upon a seven foot base of black granite by Bert Gast of Chicago.

The cemetery office is located in the center of the cemetery. The office will include family rooms for families to meet when making a selection, three interment chapels for cemetery services on the day of a burial, and a service room for vault sealing. The four colored glass windows for the office/chapel complex are designed by Gianfranco Tassara of Inspired Artisans of Milwaukee.

There are three sections of approximately 12 acres for selection of graves. These sections are available for selection of shrine graves, marker graves, upright monument lots and estate lots for private family mausoleums.

For grave and crypt availability and pricing information at Good Shepherd Cemetery please click here or call 708-226-9951.


Looking For the Burial Location of a Family Member or Friend?
To serve the many families that visit the Catholic Cemeteries, we have installed self-serve Kiosks in major cemetery offices in the Archdiocese. Below is a list of participating cemeteries:

• Cemetery Locations
• Pre-Need Counseling Program
• Interment Choices
• Interment Services
• Traditions, Alternatives and Regulations
• Contact Us