What's New at Cedar Memorial

Coping with the Holidays Grief Seminar
It is natural for grief to intensify as the holiday season approaches. Surviving this time of year without that special someone can be very difficult. To assist our families, we have developed a seminar entitled "Coping with the Holidays" which is held every year just before Thanksgiving. The seminar provides specific ideas and useful hints for making the holidays just a little easier. More Information
It's Fall total cleanup time!
In conformity with our Floral Regulations, all grave decorations will be removed and disposed of immediately beginning October 15 at 7:30 a.m. If you would like to keep your decorations, please remove them anytime before the 15th.
Decorations in temporary containers may be placed again starting November 1. Please remember use of permanent vases is not permitted between October 15 and April 1. Thank you for helping us maintain the beauty of Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
80 Years
Get Special Financing During Our 80th Anniversary
For a limited time...get 0% interest for 80 months on burial and cremation service plans. Signature Service Plans feature groups of services most often selected by family members. Your choices are easier and your total costs are known immediately for ease of budgeting. Plus, these plans are offered at a substantial savings versus selecting individual services. Don’t wait — offer expires December 31, 2009. Contact one of our Preplanning Counselors today.
C. John Linge
Linge Elected to Board of Directors of International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association
Sterling, VA (April 30, 2009) – C. John Linge, president and chief executive officer of Cedar Memorial Park and the Cremation Society of Eastern-Central-Western Iowa in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) during its Annual Convention & Exposition, April 20-23 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With more than 25 years of experience in the cemetery and funeral profession, Linge is responsible for overseeing the activities of 85 fellow associates as they serve more than 1,000 families annually. Cedar Memorial Park manages the largest perpetual care fund in Iowa as well as one of the largest preneed funeral merchandise and service trusts. Linge is a licensed funeral director, a Certified Preplanning Consultant, and a CANA-certified crematory operator.
A third-generation cemeterian, Linge is past president of the Association of Iowa Cemeteries and has served on the Iowa Funeral Directors Association Legislative Committee.
Founded in 1887, the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association is the only international trade association representing all segments of the cemetery, cremation, funeral and memorialization industry. Its membership is composed of more than 7,400 cemeteries, funeral homes, crematories, memorial designers and related businesses worldwide.
Audrey Linge-Ovel
Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance Advocacy Award
Audrey Linge-Ovel is being recognized for her community advocacy by the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. She is being awarded the North Corridor Advocate Award posthumously. From her years working with the Cedar Rapids Playtime Poppy Program to her gifting of the Iowa Theatre Building and the Grant Wood Studio, Linge-Ovel spent her lifetime giving back to the greater Cedar Rapids community and the cultural Corridor. Before her death last year, Linge-Ovel worked with her husband, Jerry Ovel, and her children (including John Linge, President of Cedar Memorial) to create the Linge Family Foundation to continue her legacy of charitable giving. The North Corridor Advocate Award is meant to honor a community member/leader who exemplifies passion, commitment, and advocacy to the cultural vitality of the Corridor.