Traditional Burial

Along the meandering tree-lined roadways of Glen Eden, each memorial garden is dedicated to one enduring theme. Loved ones find comfort in selecting a grave site to match the memories of a life well lived to a principle or a devotion that helped guide that life. In addition to the beauty of nature and to add to the solace of visitors, each garden of memories features an artistic focal point.

Centuries old oak trees, willows and crab apple trees, interspersed with man-made beauty, follow the 19th century philosophy that by reflecting closeness to nature, we realize a greater closeness to God.

You may choose individual and family lots in any of the gardens in our 140-acre grounds, where personalized lawn-level solid bronze memorials maintain both a distinctive remembrance and the visual appeal of our age-old grounds.

St. Gabriel Mausoleum

Built in 2005, with a careful eye to enhancing the beauty and richness of its surroundings, St. Gabriel Mausoleum's rich and distinctive atmosphere encourages visitors to reflect on the lives of loved ones here any time of year, in comfort and security. Dominating the space is the huge, exquisitely carved bronze bas-relief wall of archangels, pictured heralding a heavenward announcement.

The serenity and beauty of crypt or cremation niche mausoleum entombment is enhanced by the natural light that pours down from the huge skylights, illuminating the rich greens and browns of the fine Italian marble and granite. St Gabriel Mausoleum offers:

• Individual crypts of Italian marble and granite,
• True Companion Crypts - two crypt spaces with a single front of Italian marble with a bronze plaque,
• Deluxe Front Companion Crypts, side-by-side crypts featuring a double-sized front in a choice of Italian marbles and a bronze plaque,
• Marble fronted cremation niches,Stained glass-fronted niches,
• Beveled glass-fronted niches for display of personal memorabilia.

Chapel Mausoleum

Drive through the welcoming arch at the entrance to Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia, and ahead of you is our beautiful Chapel Mausoleum. Inside, the many skylights, inspirational stained glass and Italian marble and granite combine to create a warm and comforting ambience.

The radiant colors bring serenity and dignity to the space, which features corridors with crypt, niche and cenotaph memorials, the inspiring glass-covered atrium and large reception area. Committal services and regularly scheduled remembrance services are held in the intimate Rose Chapel and the more spacious Chapel of Memories. Perhaps most impressive is the massive cast bronze crypt wall of “Scenic Michigan – God’s Creation.”

Besides being affordable, crypt, niche or cenotaph ownership in the Chapel Mausoleum also allows secure, year-round visitation, regardless of the weather.

Chapel Mausoleum options include:

• Individual crypts of Italian marble and granite
• True Companion Crypts – two crypt spaces with s single front of Italian marble with a bronze plaque
• Deluxe Front Companion Crypts, - side-by-side crypts featuring a double-sized front in a choice of Italian marbles and a bronze plaque
• Marble-fronted cremation niches
• Stained glass-fronted niches
• Beveled glass-fronted niches for display of personal memorabilia
• Cenotaph plaques in bronze with name, date of birth and death.

Cremation

Glen Eden offers many options for those who choose the simplicity, dignity and affordability of cremation. Cremated remains may be placed in a traditional burial plot, in a mausoleum niche, or in our niche plaza.

If you prefer a traditional in-ground burial, each of our themed gardens has available spaces. Each space can accept the urns of four loved ones.

If you prefer above ground, indoor entombment, our Chapel Mausoleum niche spaces provide enduring memorials. You may choose from bronze, glass or marble-fronted niche spaces. A glass-fronted niche can display personal mementos selected by you or your family, and allows for a truly personalized tribute. Permanent bronze bud vases are available for the placement of flowers.

Outdoors, our niche plaza is an ideal setting for families to be close to nature while honoring and remembering loved ones. This beautifully landscaped area features a variety of niche locations. You can choose from the sparkling niche fountain, niche wall, niche garden wall, or the memorial flagpole court that honors those who served their country in military service, and their community as police, firefighters and emergency personnel.

Veterans

Traditional In-Ground Veterans’ Memorials
Glen Eden is proud to offer a specially themed resting place -- The Garden of Valor -- for Veterans and their spouses.

Government-Provided Marker
The U.S. Government provides a 24” x12” bronze grave marker free to each veteran. It includes name, dates of birth and death, rank and service, and the military cross.

Optional Upgrades
For individual gravesites, you may purchase a granite base for the government marker, with or without a bronze flower vase that features the military cross and a circle of stars.

For companion memorialization, you can purchase a larger granite base that provides space for the addition of a matching companion memorial-marker and a military-style bronze flower vase.

Cenotaphs for Veterans Buried Elsewhere
In the Memorial Plaza adjacent to the Chapel Mausoleum stands a majestic elevated flagpole, surrounded by our Cenotaph Memorial, featuring a solid bronze bas-relief sculpture depicting those who have served our country.
Wherever your loved one’s remains are located – at Glen Eden or anyplace else -- you can add his or her name and date of birth and death here, to stand with the names of fellow veterans, on an 8” x 2” cast bronze plaque. An additional way to honor his or her contribution, it also provides family and friends with a dedicated and special place to visit.

Memorial Flagpole Court

At Glen Eden’s Memorial Plaza Boulevard, we offer a special way to honor loved ones who served our community and our country – the Memorial Flagpole Court. Here -- surrounding a majestic elevated flagpole bordered by bronze sculptures of police, firefighters, clergy and veterans -- are niches and cenotaphs to honor those who served. The cremated remains of loved ones who wore the uniforms of service can join their compatriots here, in a variety of niche walls. And if the remains are elsewhere, a bronze cenotaph memorial gives family and friends a dedicated and special place to pay homage.

Available Spaces

Traditional Burial
Chapel Mausoleum
St. Gabriel Mausoleum
Cremation

Lot Owner Information

Do we have your current address?
We want to keep our lot owners fully informed in a timely manner. If there’s ever a change in or addition to your phone numbers, postal or e-mail address, please keep us up to date. Call us at 248.477.4460 or e-mail your changes to service@glenedenmemorialpark.org

Sometimes, couples have different memorialization choices.
Not everyone has a firm decision on their burial wishes, and often, couples don’t want the same arrangements.

Our memorial advisors are dedicated professionals who will fully and clearly explain all of your options, so that individual choices can be accommodated. Having worked with virtually every family preference and situation, they’ll guide you through the selection process so you’ll feel certain you’ve made the right choices, whether the couple reposes together, or separately.

Each Glen Eden traditional in-ground lot can accommodate a single casket or a single casket and a single urn of cremated remains, or up to four urns. A mausoleum crypt can accommodate a single casket or a casket and an urn. Individual mausoleum niches and companion niches for urns are also available.

A reminder about flower placement.
Fresh flower arrangements are allowed on lots in a permanent bronze vase or a disposable vase. Silk flower arrangements are only allowed to be placed in a permanent bronze vase.

In mausoleums, one floral tribute per crypt or niche is allowed to be placed on the benches or other holders, where provided. Floral displays may be placed in a vase affixed to the crypt front, and are limited to items of eight inches (8”) in height and six inches (6”) wide. Only one floral tribute per crypt or niche is allowed unless an additional vase has been placed on the crypt or niche front.