Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Funeral Home

Specialties

Quality funeral and cremation services. Distinctive cemetery and memorial options. Caring and compassionate staff that is focused on you and your family.

History

Established in 1929.

Carl K. Linge, the founder of Cedar Memorial, purchased a farm along the main road between Cedar Rapids and Marion in the winter of 1929. At that time the two cities were separated by about 6 miles of countryside. Later that same year, he began building a new kind of cemetery called a park plan. Instead of large stone monuments, it would feature enduring bronze memorials set flush with the ground. Carl kept expanding his unique cemetery through the years.

A second and a third generation of Linges continued Carl’s vision, and today, Cedar Memorial is one of the most respected cemeteries and funeral homes in the Midwest.