Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery

My son passed away early February. The staff at Olinger Crown Hill went above and beyond anything I expected. They consistently were there for myself and my family.
They helped me make the plans work within our budget and still plan an amazing service. No matter how many times I changed my mind or called them they were gracious and helpful every step of the way. I worked with Monique and Vicki.
Vicki went so far as to deliver things to me on her way home. Not once but at least three separate occasions.
I can’t say enough nice things about these people. If you have to go through something like this I recommend you use a business with kind and caring people.

My experience with Dignity Memorial thus far has been very unpleasant. They actively promote and offer a «FREE PLANNER» but as I discovered, in order to receive the checklist, you are REQUIRED to make an appointment with their counselor. The pitch on the free planner was that it was supposed to help you start to think about how to proactively plan for your own death so that others would not be burdened… but this is more like a bait and switch for a hard sales pitch. Yuck.
I asked for the free planner. Heather from dignity says no appointment, no planner.

When I lost my sister, they went and put up a bunch of obituaries all over the internet without asking my parents. To this day, all you get when you google my sister’s name are remnants of these online obituaries that we never wanted in the first place. It is very hurtful to us, and we do not understand why they did not ask my parents first before they went and post a bunch of things all over the internet. Now we have intimate people who seem to knew about what happened from the internet before we even tell them. It is as though my sister’s loss is a piece of tabloid gossip akin to Lindsay Lohan’s latest rehab stay. I feel very devastated about our experience with Olinger Mortuaries, and I will never forgive them for this.

Seems like a good place. Grounds always appear nice.

Olingers, Crown HIll, Dignity, Tower of Memories — this place has a lot of names, all of which can be ignored until someone dies.
«As good as it gets» needs the qualifier — under the circumstances — loss of a loved one. There is no woohoo here, but the place did give us what we needed.
I was sorry for for Stephen’s recent bad experiences with this place because ours was about as good as it can get — all things considered.
The staff we dealt with — at least 4 different people — were responsible, responsive and business like. Not consoling — we had family for that. They arranged for the military to be at the interment and that ceremony was very touching and well done.
They took pictures of floral arrangements people sent and attached them to the cards at the visitation. This is most helpful when its time to acknowledge people’s gifts.
At the viewing/​visitation the night before the funeral they doubled checked details,
changed the memorial cards at the last minute and reprinted them, had cookies and coffee for the family.
At the service the next day, they instructed the guys on casket carrying protocol,
helped with more details than we had anticipated and generally were there for the family at a difficult time.
I’d hate to have to go through this process with anyone who died younger than 90 because it’s painful enough when someone has lived a good, long life.
Four of us could not remember important dates or places so if you can, bring copies of birth, marriage, military — any and all certificates — that might be relevant.
Gitana G’d pictures are great representations of the overall look of the grounds.
Bring your credit card with a lot of room on it.

My father was interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, in early June of 2012. The marker for the mausoleum space was done incorrectly and we were assured that in a matter of weeks this would be fixed. We were then assured, upon complaining again, by a counselor named Tammy, on October 23^rd, 2012, with a Crown Hill document, that the correct marker would be shipped on November 12^th, 2012. When I returned on November 27^th, 2012, I was told that this did not happen, that Tammy forgot to initiate the process and that it would likely be up to 12 more weeks. A person named Danni said this to me.
All of these services were prepaid, and we expected some level of competence by Crown Hill, Olinger and all of their associated companies. Instead, we received months of excuses and promises that so far have not materialized.
Perhaps the most disappointing thing in this process is the lack of professional, thoughtful service. My family has had to go to the cemetery, verify the missing marker and wait around to complain at the offices with multiple counselors who obviously do not care enough about this issue to put it in the notes accessible by the receptionist. We never received a phone call or letter stating that the marker would be shipped on a certain date or to keep us up on problems with this marker. This lack of communication was a devaluation of the importance of honoring the memory of my father and a callousness of the feelings of the family as we go through this time of grieving.
I am of a certain age that many people I know are beginning to ask the necessary questions of what they need to do to protect their family and provide for their happiness once they are gone. Part of this is choosing a funeral/​cemetery organization that will handle these questions with understanding, honesty and reliability. I can say that at this time I would not recommend your services to anyone who asks me. I am, in fact, ready to relate my story, in all media available to me, for the purpose of alerting regulatory agencies of this problem, to seek legal remedies, and mostly to save others from this disappointment.

Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery is really an interesting place to explore and everytime I visit it seems as though I find something that I did not notice during the previous visit. This cemetery is very warm and receptive to visitors and the staff provide terrific walking tours in the spring and summer months.
Over the past few years Olinger has encouraged and welcomed the community by having many noteworthy events that include outdoor concerts in front on the Tower of Memories, art displays and an inspiring Memorial Day professional fireworks display. Their official website is a nice site to bookmark on your computer to stay informed of their unique events.
There is a fascinating Spanish American wartime section of the cemetery that is nice to check out and is addressed in detail if you attend one of the walking cemetery tours. A couple of notable people buried at Crown Hill are Adolph Coors who founded Colorado’s own Coors Brewery! The family plot features a fascinating obelisk grave marker which stands tall and proud and is worth getting some photos of. Former silver screen actress Barbara Bates is also buried at this cemetery and Denver Bears baseball founder George Tebeau.
Take some time to visit the mausoleum known as The Tower of Memories during your visit. Make sure you don’t pass up all of the amazing framed black and white newspaper clippings and photos as you enter the tower. Many of these are actual orignial newspaper articles that appeared in local area newspapers over the past 50 or 60 years and feature information that you just don’t get on Google about the tower and notable events from its past.
The staff have always been extremely knowledgable about any questions I have had about the cemetery and the tower and are located in the first building inside the gates on the right hand side as you enter Crown Hill. If you have not been to Crown Hill recently you must check out the new area that is nicknamed «Asia paradise» which is a feng shui inspired burial area with some very innovative and picturesque markers. One visit is definetely not enough to truly explore all of the hidden gems that Olinger Crown Hill has to offer.