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How to Handle Grief on Social Media

The death of a loved is an extraordinarily stressful, emotional, and difficult time. In fact, it’s difficult to imagine any scenario we must contend with that’s more challenging or wearying. Obviously, arranging services and ordering an upright monument is important. However, managing your own feelings is equally important. During such an emotional time, it’s natural […]

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Monument Shopping Pointers

Obviously, when a loved one passes away, it’s a very difficult time. Surviving family members feel a sense of loss and a wide range of painful emotions. However, there’s also work to be done. Along with funeral arrangements and casket selection, there comes the task of selecting a headstone for your loved one’s grave. The […]

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Understanding Sibling Grief: Coping with the Loss of a Brother or Sister

At St. Charles Monuments, we’ve been helping our Long Island community in times of grief for over fifty years. Of course, over the years we’ve provided monuments for those experiencing losses of considerable pain and hardship. No loss is easy, and we make it our mission to try and ease the inherent distress of grief […]

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4 Benefits of Choosing a Granite Headstone

At St. Charles Monuments, we’ve served our Long Island community for decades. During times of incredible difficulty, grief and stress, we maintain a firm commitment towards providing guidance, support and compassion that make your burden a little easier to carry. Of course, losing a loved one is the most painful and disorienting time in a […]

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Why is a Double-Process Monument Better Than a Single-Process Monument?

A monument that reflects the achievements, passions and legacy of your loved one is the best way to commemorate their life. At St. Charles, we work our hardest to make this planning and purchasing process effortless during your difficult time. Guiding our community through a painful period with sensitivity, grace and compassion remains our highest […]

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Why Do We Use 23K Gold Leaf Lettering?

Table of Contents What is 23k Gold Leaf for Headstones Why Do We Use 23k Gold Leaf for Headstone Inscriptions? Can You Enhance an Existing Headstone with Gold Leaf? At St. Charles Monuments, our primary goal is to help ease the pain of loss by offering compassionate guidance and exceptional service. We understand that losing […]

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Cemetery Monuments for Police Officers and Firefighters

Selecting a headstone that honors your loved one is a meaningful and permanent way to commemorate them. This is especially true when the individual served the community in the police or fire department. Police officers and firefighters selflessly protect those around them, even when the risk is high. For this reason, many families choose to […]

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Mourning Rituals: Helping You Heal From Loss

For generations, humanity has sought ways to cope with the profound pain of losing someone we love. The loss of a loved one is one of the most emotionally challenging experiences we can face. At St. Charles Monuments, we help Long Islanders heal by crafting custom monuments and memorial benches that serve as lasting tributes […]

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5 Tips for Arranging a Funeral & Memorial for a Loved One

After the death of a loved one, there are a lot of arrangements to make. In addition to purchasing the headstone and arranging the funeral, there are several other things to take care of. Talking with other family members to select dates, telling friends, and other factors make this very difficult. Right now, planning a […]

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How to Use Facebook to Memorialize a Loved One

Nowadays, most of us turn to social media throughout life’s high and low points. Therefore, it’s natural that when dealing with loss, we often turn to social media to help us cope. Social media platforms like Facebook provide us with online communities to support us when we’re grieving. However, did you know that not unlike […]

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TESTIMONIALS

What people say about us

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“Thank you Marcus. We drove by the monument yesterday afternoon. My husband and I were very pleased. Thank you for giving us a gift of comfort and peace.”

Mary Amber

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“Thank you so much. It has been a comforting and pleasant experience working with St. Charles Monuments. The memorial set looks great.””

Pam Carter

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“The headstone is beautiful. They did a fantastic job. Again my family and I thank you for all your help with suggestions and with the arrangements.”

Laura Leddy

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“My family and I visited my husband’s grave today. We were very pleased with the results. It looks very nice. Thank you.””

Mrs. Guginsky

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