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Lake View Cemetery

12316 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106

216.421.2665

Pre-Planning

Pre-Planning

The Benefits of Pre-Planning

Pre-planning offers invaluable peace of mind to you and your loved ones to ensure the emotional and financial burden are removed from your family during a difficult time. Completing your arrangements ensures your wishes are carried out exactly how you want, while eliminating any questions from your loved ones about your preferences.

From a financial standpoint, it can be beneficial to lock in today's cost, take advantage of flexible payment options or special package discounts, and pass along any life insurance funds as a legacy instead of a method of payment.

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Questions You Might Have

There are many items to consider when navigating the beautiful interment options available to you and your family at Lake View Cemetery.

  • Are the arrangements for you, you and a spouse, or your entire family?
  • Who wishes to have a casket interment, and who wishes to be cremated?
  • Are you most interested in below-ground or above-ground interment?
  • What is a burial vault and do I need one?
  • Does a traditional headstone suit your needs, or would you like something more unique?
  • Do you want to consider landscaping?
  • Do I need to pay this in full right now, or can I make payments over time?

All of these questions and any more you and your family have will be clearly and thoroughly answered throughout your entire experience with your Memorial Advisor and the Lake View staff. When you are ready to get started, let us know. We are here to help guide you.

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The Process To Expect

Exploring the advantages of pre-planning with one of our Memorial Advisors will allow you to understand your options and make a decision at your pace.

When you arrive, one of our Memorial Advisors will take you on a tour of the Cemetery to listen to your family's needs and wishes. We’ll discuss all your options as it regards property, products, and services. All of the pricing and financing will be clearly explained and any questions you have will be answered. Upon completion of an agreement, a Certificate of Interment Rights and a Prepaid Certificate will be generated based on your selections. Our goal is to ensure certainty and comfort with the choices you make at Lake View.

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Pre-Planning Stories

There are many reasons why people choose to pre-plan with Lake View Cemetery. Here are some of our favorites and we’re grateful they shared their thoughts with us.

Sally & Mike Yarham

Making plans for the future, Sally and Mike Yarham found their perfect spot for eternity at Lake View. It may surprise some to see two people with beaming smiles at their future final resting place, but that is exactly how Sally and Mike Yarham felt when they chose their plots last...

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Henri Pell Junod, Jr.

“Hank Junod is a delightful gentleman and it has been a pleasure serving on the Board of Lake View Cemetery with him. Hank has made many important contributions to Lake View and we are grateful for his long-time service, his leadership, and his generosity.” These sentiments offered by David Fulton, Hank’s...

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Deborah A. Abbott, Ph.D.

Lake View Cemetery offers a wide variety of educational tours, highlighting those who are buried here and their historic impact on Cleveland. The stories presented on these tours are all the more meaningful when the guide is a teacher, writer, and a seasoned lecturer with a life-long passion for those...

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James & Sarah Gramentine

Boden James Finke was born on July 19, 2020 in Wisconsin, weighing in at a robust 9 pounds 3 ounces. He is the first member of a new generation of the Abram Garfield branch of the Garfield Clan. Put another way, Boden is to his great grandmother, Sarah Hallaran Gramentine, as...

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Mark J. Druckenbrod

“Looking out from the top of the Garfield Memorial really puts Lake View Cemetery in context with the community and the city. This unique perspective of the cemetery captures Lake Erie in the distance along with Lake View’s trees, rolling landscape, and historical monuments, all in one vista.” Experiencing Lake View...

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Cathy Miller & Aaron Martin

Whether taking the bus to John Hay High School, walking to Little Italy, or playing in Patterson Park, Aaron Martin passed by Lake View Cemetery every day of his childhood. “Lake View Cemetery has always been a backdrop to my life,” he says. “I never thought of anywhere else to be...

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Chris Ronayne

As President of University Circle, Inc., Chris Ronayne regularly brings tours through Lake View Cemetery. “If you don’t see Lake View, you miss a big part of Cleveland,” Chris remarks. The love Chris has for Lake View is not just a civic one. Chris’s father, James Ronayne, is buried near Wade...

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