Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Forest Lawn Memory Gardens

09/09/2025

Raising awareness of su***de and su***de prevention is a priority for all of us. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates more than 700,000 people die due to su***de each year and that almost 77% of all global su***des occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Today, we elevate the resources available for those who may be struggling.

IASP is dedicated to preventing su***de and suicidal behaviour and to alleviating its effects.

09/08/2025

09/07/2025

There are all kinds of people who like all kinds of things. You are unique in the world—your family and friends will always remember you that way. Your life story is made up of big events and little details. What are they? What are your values? What are your passions? Who are you and how do you want to be remembered?

You're unique in the world—your family and friends will always remember you that way. The Dignity Memorial website has ideas for recording your life story.

09/05/2025

The Libitinarius in ancient Rome was the head undertaker and became the secular role model for today's funeral director.

08/31/2025

On International Overdose Awareness Day, we honor the lives lost to overdose. If a child or teen in your life is grieving this type of loss, the National Alliance for Children's Grief offers a caregiver toolkit to help you provide meaningful support.

08/30/2025

Grief can be difficult to navigate, especially for children and teens. On National Grief Awareness Day, we’re supporting the National Alliance for Children's Grief who offer guidance and support through their Family Portal.

Grant opportunities made possible by committed funding partners power up grief support for children in communities across the United States.

08/29/2025

It’s fitting that Jules Verne, father of science fiction, would have a dark, otherworldly gravestone. Two years after his death, a sculpture was erected atop his marker. Designed by sculptor Albert Roze, and using the actual death mask of the writer, the statue depicts the shrouded figure of Jules Verne breaking his own tombstone and emerging from the grave.

08/28/2025

We will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observation of Labor Day.
Our offices will open for normal business hours on Tuesday, September 2nd.
As always, if there is an urgent matter and need to speak to someone immediately, you can call our office 24/7 at 352-622-8181.

08/28/2025

Did you know TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) provides grief counseling for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one? Learn more:

TAPS can connect you with one-on-one grief counseling for military surviving families.

08/27/2025

It’s a phone that never rings and never will. But our Wind Phone at Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland, Oregon, provides a quiet kind of to those who are . As Lisa Diamond, Skyline location manager said, “Even though I’m in the death care industry, it doesn’t mean that I’m immune from ,” she said. “I lost my mother two years ago. I still felt the need to still have with her, to still give her updates on my life, to still tell her that now I’m a grandma.” Watch this touching on KPTV.

Just outside Portland, tucked away in a quiet cemetery, there’s a phone that doesn’t ring and never will. But for those grieving a loved one it has become a lifeline for healing.

08/26/2025

Let someone who is grieving know you care. Sympathy gifts and condolence flowers may seem like a small thing, but to a friend or relative who is mourning, they can mean a lot. Show your support with a heartfelt gesture—and don’t forget the card.

Sympathy gifts and condolence flowers can mean a lot to a friend or relative who is grieving. Get ideas on the Dignity Memorial website.