Bernard Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home has served the families of St. Bernard Parish for more than 40 years. Following our property damage from Hurricane Katrina, we were proud to announce the reopening of our new funeral home and honored to serve families from our facility once again. Since its founding in 1965, St. Bernard Memorial Gardens was embraced by the families of St. Bernard Parish as
one of the area’s finest and most beautiful resting places. Nestled among the quiet community streets of Chalmette, the meticulously maintained gardens of St. Bernard Memorial Gardens offer visitors a serene haven for reflection and remembrance. Bernard Memorial Gardens Veterans Memorial, a finely constructed granite memorial, pays tribute to those who have served in the five branches of the military. In addition to traditional ground burial, St. Bernard Memorial Gardens offers family tombs for those who desire the distinction of private estates. For families who choose cremation, St. Bernard Memorial Gardens provides many options for remembrance. Entombment in one of our fine community mausoleums is yet another available option. Bernard Memorial Gardens’ beautiful Garden of the Resurrection Mausoleum offers a dignified and quiet atmosphere in one of our finest mausoleum facilities. Adjacent to the Garden of the Resurrection is the Garden of Serenity — another elegant mausoleum choice. The stately Chapel Mausoleum has become a well-known resting place and stands as an impressive backdrop to the Veterans Memorial. The new Garden of Peace Mausoleum provides additional spaces to meet the needs of our community. Originally built in 1997, St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, located adjacent to the cemetery grounds, represented the area's premier funeral home/cemetery combination. This can mean added convenience for St. Bernard families in planning final arrangements from one combined location. Following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a new funeral home was constructed. Designed with families' comfort in mind, the new St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home encompasses the beauty and calming atmosphere of the original building, along with many additional features. The spacious new building has been furnished with the utmost care and offers comfortable visitation rooms, private arrangement offices and a large coffee lounge. A new community room has been added for use by families and local organizations and high-quality video and sound systems are part of the new design. The funeral home's lovely chapel has also been completely renovated. It is still adorned by the magnificent stained-glass window that weathered Hurricane Katrina and has been restored to its original beauty. We are proud members of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers, offering quality, compassionate care and service you can trust.
