St. Charles Monuments humbly provides monuments, products, and services to many cemeteries throughout Long Island, Brooklyn, and Queens. One of our strongest affiliations is with Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, NY.
About Holy Rood Cemetery
Holy Rood Cemetery opened in 1930. At that time, it belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn, and in 1956 it joined the Diocese of Rockville Centre. The Cemetery of the Holy Rood sits at 111 Old Country Rd in Westbury, New York. As one of the oldest cemeteries in Nassau County, its 65-acre grounds form part of the greater Hempstead Plains. The cemetery also includes the burial grounds of Saint Brigid’s Cemetery, which belonged to Saint Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church. Founded in 1856, Saint Brigid’s cemetery later merged into the management of Cemetery of the Holy Rood or Catholic Cemeteries.
A triangular grassy section of Holy Rood Cemetery, called “The Island of Hope,” belongs to the Children of Hope Foundation. This section serves as the burial place for abandoned babies who fell victim to neonaticide. Approximately 100 children rest there.
Holy Rood Cemetery contains some notable graves, including Titanic survivor Molly Brown, professional basketball player Carl Braun, and fashion designer Oleg Cassini. Other notable people buried there include former CIA Director William J. Casey and John W. Wydler, a former member of the US House of Representatives.
Cemetery Rules & Regulations
Like all cemeteries, Holy Rood enforces specific rules and regulations regarding visitor conduct and decorations. While cemetery management sympathizes with the feelings during the painful time of losing a loved one, these rules maintain a delicate balance between visitors and management. The goal remains to keep the cemetery orderly and maintain its reputable standard.
Additionally, Holy Rood Cemetery enforces rules regarding decorations you may leave at the grave of a loved one. Management supports actively remembering your departed loved ones. However, it enforces regulations on decorations to preserve the beautiful and peaceful atmosphere of the cemetery.
Some general rules regarding visitor conduct and decorations include:
- Vehicles entering the cemetery must not exceed 20 miles per hour.
- Children under 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
- Animals are not allowed in the cemetery.
- Cemetery Management does not take responsibility for any plants or decorations left at graves.
- After the burial service, cemetery management may remove and dispose of all floral pieces.
- Photography of any kind is not permitted at the cemetery.
- Picking flowers or disturbing plants and shrubbery is prohibited.
- Holy Rood Cemetery reserves the right to remove decorations that deteriorate, as they affect the cemetery’s overall beauty.
Products & Services
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre strives to provide comfort to those grieving. To support this, their cemeteries offer an extensive range of services and products, including:
- Single and double grave spaces with flush memorials
- Single and double grave spaces with upright memorials
- Chapel and garden mausoleum
- Columbarium niches for inurnment of cremated remains
- Memorial foundations
- Installation of bronze markers
- Urns and floral vase holders
- Monument cleaning services
- Seasonal placement of selective decorations such as grave blankets
- Votive light candle memorials at chapel mausoleums
Hours of Operation
Holy Rood Cemetery opens seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including holidays.
St. Charles Monuments proudly works with Holy Rood Cemetery regularly. For updated information, call Holy Rood’s office at (516) 334-7990 or St. Charles Monuments at (631) 694-0943.
