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Modern Headstone Symbolism in Flight and Flowers

  St. Charles Monuments provides upright monuments and memorials for all cemeteries across Long Island and the greater New York area. Whether religious or sentimental, grave art has been popular for thousands of years, marking the gravesites of their deceased through art as a way to acknowledge their life and passing. When there is so […]

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For My Bashert: A Double Jewish Headstone

The marriage of two people who are truly in love is destined to be– called out by God himself when the child is born. For those lucky enough to find their bashert in the world, it is wonderful to know that not only can you be committed within life but also within your eternal resting […]

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Jewish Monument and Memorial Symbols

At St. Charles Monuments, of Long Island, New York, we have years of experience in creating Jewish Monuments and Memorials. Our Jewish Monuments are hand crafted and available in many different styles. We offer a wide selection of Jewish single monuments, family monuments, foot stones and double headstones. We also have proper expertise on adhering […]

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Frequently Asked Questions

At St. Charles Monuments of Long Island, New York, we’re dedicated to helping you every step of the way. We understand this can be a difficult time and do our best to make the process as simple as possible. We’ve created a list of the most commonly asked questions when purchasing a headstone. How long […]

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Headstone Photo Engraving Tips

At St. Charles Monuments, a Long Island Headstone and Monument Company, we create custom headstones and memorials, tailored to fit your needs. We understand this can be a difficult time for you and we will be here through every step. We want to make the process of picking your memorials stone, color, scriptures and photographs, […]

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April’s Headstone Special

This spring at St. Charles Monuments, we are having unbelievably great prices for some of our most popular headstones. We are offering high quality monuments for extremely affordable prices. To take advantage of these specials fill out the order form by clicking here, or call us direct at (631)-694-0943. All of our specials are for […]

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Yahrzeit Candles and Jewish Traditions

At St. Charles Monuments of Long Island, we understand the importance of faith and traditions during a time of loss. We have knowledge of the appropriate practices following the passing of a loved one. We can help guide you in the right direction of choosing the right Jewish Monuments, covering cloth and Yahrzeit candles. Below […]

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How Cemetery Monuments are Crafted

Monuments: From the Ground Up   Monuments come from humble roots. More commonly used than marble, granite is the most commonly used stone in cemetery monument creation. Granite is a naturally occurring stone that starts as molten rock, or lava when found above ground. The type of granite is determined by a few factors. The […]

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Headstone Inscription Ideas

Headstones from St. Charles Monuments can be inscribed with words of comfort and memorial sentiments. As a Long Island monument and memorial company, we are dedicated to honoring your loved one with a custom headstone inscription. To help give you some inspiration, we have composed a list of inscription ideas that you can use or […]

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How to Choose a Monument – Part 3

In last week’s addition to our weekly series, we discussed the different types of monuments available, and how choosing them may affect the rest of the process. While we strongly suggest pre-planning when it comes to making a monument purchase, we don’t understand that sometimes, life happens at its own pace and we are unable […]

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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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