What Resurrection Cemetery does

Resurrection Cemetery is the central office and flagship location of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, a religious nonprofit ministry that operates 17 cemetery locations across the St. Louis metropolitan area, including St. Louis city, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and surrounding regions. Founded in 1928 under the Archdiocese, the organization has served Catholic families in the region for more than 160 years and manages a 500,000+ record online burial search database. Core products include traditional in-ground gravesites, lawn crypts, floral lawn crypts, garden crypts, mausolea, niches and columbaria, ossuary interment, and private family estates, alongside specialized services such as infant and children sections, adult charity sections, and Sacred to the Memory memorial shrines. The organization is led by Executive Director Monsignor Dennis Delaney and a team of managing directors overseeing administration, grounds and facilities, and financial services, with three named Memorial Planning Advisors (Chad W. Toby, Ray Meyer, and Tammy M. Pleviak) providing direct-to-consumer guidance through pre-planning and immediate burial needs.

The business model is built on one-time lot and interment sales, pre-planning arrangements, and professional advisory services delivered through quote-based pricing negotiated with Memorial Planning Advisors. The central office at 6901 Mackenzie Road in St. Louis coordinates operations across all 17 wholly owned cemetery subsidiaries, with groundskeeping performed by a fully unionized team supplemented by seasonal workers. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via physical cemetery locations, phone, email, and in-person consultations, supported by a basic website (awaittheblessedhope.org), email newsletter, and Facebook page. Technology is limited: the proprietary online burial search engine is the primary digital asset, with a 2025 digital mapping enhancement rolled out to four cemeteries first. Recent strategic activity includes the 2024 dedication of the Chapel of the Risen Christ at Resurrection Cemetery, the 2025 Calvary office consolidation, and a 2024 stricter enforcement of the two-decorations-per-grave policy.

Name

Resurrection Cemetery

Legal name

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Website

https://awaittheblessedhope.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Resurrection Cemetery is the flagship location of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, a nonprofit ministry operating 17 cemetery sites serving Catholic and bereaved families across the St. Louis metropolitan area with traditional gravesites, mausolea, cremation interment, and pre-planning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cemetery and Burial Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (812220), Cemeteries and Crematories (81222), Death Care Services (8122)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Cemetery burial services
• Cremation interment services
• Memorial planning advisory
• Mausoleum entombment
• Catholic cemetery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Burial Plot and Lot Sales: Sale of traditional in-ground gravesites, lawn crypts, and private family estates for casket burials. Revenue generated from lot purchases at any of the 17 active cemetery locations.
2. Cremation Interment Services: Services for cremated remains including in-ground burial, niche placement in columbarium or garden crypt, and ossuary interment. Available at various cemetery locations.
3. Mausoleum and Entombment Services: Garden crypts and mausolea for full-body entombment, including community structures and private family mausolea.
4. Memorial Planning Services: Pre-planning services to help families ensure burial wishes are carried out. Multi-generational relationship building with families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Resurrection Cemetery, operating as part of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, provides Catholic cemetery and burial services across 17 locations in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Core offerings include traditional in-ground gravesites, lawn crypts, garden crypts, mausoleum and columbarium entombment, cremated remains interment (including ossuary), private family estates, and infant/charity burial sections. Memorial planning advisors guide families through immediate burial assistance and pre-planning for future needs.

Product overview

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis operates as a ministry offering comprehensive cemetery and burial services through 17 locations in the St. Louis area. The core product portfolio includes Traditional Gravesites, Lawn Crypts, Floral Lawn Crypts, Cremated Remains Interment (with Ossuary, Niches & Columbaria options), Garden Crypts & Mausolea, and Private Family Estates. Specialized services encompass Infant and Children Sections, Adult Charity Sections, and Sacred to the Memory Shrines. Memorial Planning Advisors provide compassionate guidance through the planning process. The Chapel of the Risen Christ serves as a dedicated religious facility for services and reflection. Digital services include a free Online Burial Search Engine with over 500,000 records and enhanced digital mapping capabilities. The organization operates Resurrection Cemetery (opened October 1928) as its central office location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Gravesites In-ground burial with casket, earth covering, and flat or standing stone marker at the gravesite location. Available across Catholic Cemeteries locations.
• Lawn Crypts Burial sites with pre-set concrete outer containers designed to protect burial space and conserve ground area. Available at Resurrection, Ss. Peter & Paul, Calvary, Sacred Heart, Our Lady, Holy Cross, and Ste. Philippine cemeteries.
• Floral Lawn Crypts In-ground burial sites with pre-set concrete outer containers featuring a small bed of earth for private plantings, in-ground flowers, and grasses.
• Cremated Remains Interment Multiple care options for cremated remains including traditional in-ground burial, niche placement in columbarium or garden crypt, and ossuary interment. Available at all active Catholic cemeteries.
• Ossuary Services Unit for interment of cremated remains without an urn. Cremated remains are permanently interred. The only ossuary in the network is at Resurrection Cemetery.
• Niches & Columbaria Small crypts for entombment of cremated remains holding one or more urns, found in mausolea complexes and free-standing columbaria structures. Available at St. Charles Borromeo and St. Peter.
• Garden Crypts & Mausolea Enclosures for full-body entombment housed in community structures, some in open-air surroundings, many constructed around a central religious chapel. Available at St. Vincent and Ascension.
• Private Family Estates Private family sarcophagi (usually granite, inscribed or decorated) and private family mausolea (above-ground structures with central shrine or window) for single-family use.
• Infant and Children Sections Compassionate burial options for infants and children at designated sections of select cemeteries. Available at Ss. Peter and Paul (infants only) and St. Ferdinand (infants only).
• Adult Charity Sections Charitable burial options at select cemeteries requiring written notice from a Catholic priest on behalf of the family. Available at Ss. Peter and Paul and St. Ferdinand.
• Chapel of the Risen Christ Religious chapel at 7441 Mackenzie Road, Saint Louis, MO 63123 featuring sacred artwork, pipe organ, bells, and outdoor sanctuary plaza. Open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Used for funeral services and prayer at Resurrection Cemetery.
• Memorial Planning Advisory Services Compassionate, consultative guidance from a dedicated team of memorial planning advisors (including Chad W. Toby, Ray Meyer, and Tammy M. Pleviak) for immediate burial needs and pre-planning. Advisors meet families at offices, cemeteries, or convenient locations.
• Online Burial Search Engine Free public online database with 500,000+ burial records across the 17 cemetery locations, with an enhanced digital mapping feature rolling out in 2025 to support location identification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ burial records searchable online
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• StoneMor Partners: Publicly traded owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes across the US, comparable to Resurrection as a multi-property cemetery operator with traditional graves, cremation niches, and pre-need sales.
• Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries: Large Southern California cemetery and funeral services operator known for its memorial park concept and chapel facilities; comparable in operating a destination cemetery experience with chapels and diverse disposition options.
• Service Corporation International: Largest funeral, cremation, and cemetery operator in North America operating the Dignity Memorial brand, providing the closest broad-incumbent comparison for a multi-site cemetery operator with both traditional and cremation interment services.
• NorthStar Memorial Group: Private cemetery and funeral home operator with a national footprint; comparable as a multi-site cemetery consolidator offering traditional burial, cremation interment, and pre-planning services.
• Everstory Partners: Death-care operator managing cemeteries, funeral homes, and cremation services across multiple US states; comparable for multi-site cemetery operations and pre-need memorial planning.
• Foundation Partners Group: PE-backed national death-care platform operating cemeteries and funeral homes; comparable as a multi-site operator pursuing consolidation in the same cemeteries-and-cremation-services space.

Regional players

• Rose Hills Memorial Park: One of the largest memorial parks in the world located in Whittier, California; comparable as a destination cemetery offering traditional burial, cremation, mausolea, and a chapel for memorial services.
• Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries: Faith-affiliated Jewish memorial park operator in Los Angeles with comparable cemetery, mortuary, and pre-planning services; comparable as a faith-based cemetery operator with community-anchored burial services.

Direct peers

• Holy Cross Cemetery (Archdiocese of Los Angeles): Catholic cemetery ministry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles operating multiple cemetery locations with similar gravesite, mausoleum, niche, and cremation services.
• Calvary Cemetery (NYC, Archdiocese of NY): Catholic archdiocesan cemetery complex in Queens operated by the Archdiocese of New York; the closest direct peer as a faith-based Catholic cemetery organization with mausolea, cremation options, and burial-search tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stlcatholiccemeteries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resurrection-cemetery

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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