Woodlawn Memorial Park would like to announce that, after 44 years of service to us and to the community at large, our General Manager, Paul Taylor, is retiring. Thank You, Paul! Paul began his [...]
At Woodlawn Memorial Park, we guarantee our clients that we’ll prepare and pour the foundation for their monuments (headstones) twice a year. The first is in the spring, generally the last week [...]
We often get asked, “What is the difference between a cemetery and memorial park?” By definition: “A memorial park is a modern cemetery with a difference. The most noticeable difference is that, [...]
As a Cemetery Counsellor at Woodlawn Memorial Park, my main job is to meet with families and explain our cemetery service offerings. This part of the process is all about supporting and educating [...]
The following is a blog, reposted with permission, from the website of Sue Phillips, an end of life doula in the Hamilton-Wentworth area. Click here to visit Sue’s website. For many years, I’ve [...]
We regularly get asked, “Do you get a lot of people that come through the cemetery?” The answer is: Yes! Yes, we do! Here are our top reasons to visit Woodlawn Memorial Park in Guelph: 1. The [...]
The story of all our lives has a beginning and an end. Some stories are longer than others, and some end far too soon. No matter how long a loved one’s story is, saying goodbye can leave us [...]
A look back on the year that was from Paul Taylor, General Manager of Woodlawn Memorial Park This was certainly a year for the history books. 2020 started off like every other ‘normal’ year, [...]
Serving in World War II with the “Hasty P’s” in the Italian campaign, Ernest Bryant and his platoon’s experiences are detailed in their Commander Farley Mowat’s book ‘The Regiment’. Isa Lee [...]
One of the more frequent questions we get asked is, “What do families do at a graveside service when saying goodbye to a loved one?” For many, a graveside service in which family and friends [...]