Wilbert Cemetery Construction

11/01/2023

Wilbert Cemetery Construction and Mickelson & Ray partnered to provide lawn crypts to the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. The project consisted of the manufacture and installation of 7,870 double depth lawn crypts and 451 oversized crypts. The lawn crypts were produced by Mickelson & Ray, Wilbert Licensee in Phoenix, Arizona, and the installation was provided by the Wilbert Cemetery Construction team led by President David Welzenbach. The project was completed in May 2022.

Wilbert Cemetery Construction installs lawn crypt and columbarium niches in cemeteries across the United States. Once awarded a project, WCC ships lawn crypt forms to a local Wilbert burial vault concrete plant where the product is manufactured, cured, and inventory built for the project. Crews and equipment are moved to the location of the cemetery development, where they stay for 6-8 weeks or 18 months, depending on the size and scope of the project.

03/06/2021

This stunning aerial view shows the breadth of the lawn crypt installation at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. Spectacular!

19/01/2018

The Wilbert Cemetery Construction team has completed several expansion projects for The Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado.
David Welzenbach, Cemetery Construction, Brent Monk, Sr. Project Manager, and Cris Wison, Superintendent, managed the two expansions of The Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado and the single expansion of the Saint Simeon Cemetery in Aurora, Colorado. The construction team on site also included Tyler Logan, Kevin Johnson and Lucas Wiles.
Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a resting place for over 150,000. It was established in 1892 and consists of 440 acres, on the rolling plains west of Denver, near the foot hills of the Rocky Mountains.
St. Simeon Cemetery is the second incorporated Catholic Cemetery of The Archdiocese of Denver. It is adjacent to the Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado.

26/10/2017

The Wilbert Cemetery Construction Division has completed an expansion project at The Dallas-Fort Worth National Veterans Cemetery. Brent Monk, Senior Project Manager and Cris Wilson, Superintendent, along with the hard working construction team, installed 7681 double-depth lawn crypts for this large DFW expansion. The 638 acre cemetery has developed over a 150 acres of beautiful rolling hills which overlook the tranquil Mountain Creek Lake.
The DFW National Cemetery will provide burial space for 280,000 eligible veterans and dependents when the cemetery has been completely developed.

02/12/2016

When a homeless veteran died and no family could be located, the coroner hoped a plea in the local newspaper would ensure that the Vietnam vet would not be buried alone. The response was overwhelming as hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to a forgotten brother in arms. *

The mystery began shortly after the body of a homeless veteran showed up inside a Casper, Wyoming coroner's office. 

02/12/2016

Much like today’s pet lovers, the people of ancient Egypt also loved their pets as is evidenced by a recently discovered pet cemetery. The pet cemetery contained mostly cat skeletons but also dogs and monkeys. It is believed to be a cemetery for house pets that lived with their humans 2,000 years ago.

At least 86 were buried here.

01/12/2016

December 17 is National Wreaths Across America Day - the laying of Remembrance Wreaths on fallen heroes graves at cemetery across America. Learn more, sponsor a wreath or wreaths or volunteer at a cemetery near you - www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.

01/11/2016

North Port, Alabama
Excavation and gravel for drainage are the first steps in the lawn crypt development at Sunset Cemetery in North Port, AL.

05/08/2016

From THE WORLD-HERALD and staff writer Steve Liewer comes the story of Omaha National Cemetery: 'National shrine' inches closer to completion. Photo credit Matt Dixon.

Backhoes gouge holes in the soil near 144th Street and Schram Road as earthmovers crawl over dirt roads that pass by the skeletons of future buildings. Red flags mark sections of bare earth where one day America’s military veterans will lie.

Two months before its first burial, the new Omaha National Cemetery looks more like a construction site than hallowed ground.

But looks can be deceiving.

“We’re this close,” said Cindy Van Bibber, the cemetery director, holding her thumb and forefinger an inch apart. “A lot can change between now and the end of August.”

By then, a paved boulevard will guide visitors into the cemetery, which is set amid rolling farmland in western Sarpy County.

Nineteen American flags will fly from poles in the grassy median. Over time, rows of white marble headstones, perfectly aligned, will fill the hills and valleys.

“There’s a different feeling when you enter a national cemetery. It’s almost a feeling of awe,” Van Bibber said. “We maintain it as a national shrine.”

A national cemetery in eastern Nebraska has long been a dream of Omaha-area veterans, since the nearest one is 180 miles to the south in Leavenworth, Kansas. In 2009, then-Sens. Ben Nelson and Mike Johanns sponsored legislation to authorize and direct the placement of the cemetery. Former Rep. Lee Terry helped secure $36 million in funding for its construction in 2013.

Now the dream is finally coming true. The VA will take over the first 37 acres of the cemetery on Aug. 17. It will include three burial sections with space for both casketed and cremated remains, as well as temporary buildings for committal services, honor guards, maintenance workers and administrative offices.

By 2018, the larger initial phase will be complete, including more than 5,000 gravesites, permanent buildings, a flagpole assembly area, a memorial walkway and public information center with an electronic gravesite locator.

Van Bibber will take part in a VA press conference today in Lincoln, and will also give a public briefing to veterans at 9 a.m. Friday, during an open house at the Lincoln VA clinic.

She has scheduled a dedication ceremony Aug. 5 — 2 miles away at the SumTer Amphitheater in Papillion, so that construction workers can continue without interruption. VA Secretary Robert McDonald is expected to attend, Van Bibber said, as are numerous state and local political leaders. The ceremony will be open to the public.

Since June 6, the cemetery has been allowing the families of deceased veterans to submit paperwork establishing a case for burial of their loved ones. (Living veterans aren’t allowed to “reserve” a space.) It can be done by calling 1-800-535-1117

15/07/2016

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14/07/2016

Happening now in Omaha, Nebraska. These are new products for the Veterans Administration called URN CRYPTS.

Urn Crypts are manufactured with headstone containment boxes and four vaults each. One unit is called a gang, which contains four separate vaults to hold four urns. We will install 300 urn gangs which will accommodate 1200 urns, providing a permanent resting place for the cremated remains of veterans and their families.

13/07/2016

Progress photos from Fort Stanton, New Mexico where WCC is installing 509 double depth lawn crypts. The project will be completed this summer.

27/06/2016

Veterans Affairs: VA provides a bronze medallion that can be affixed to an existing privately purchased headstone or marker to signify the deceased's status as a Veteran. The medallion comes in three sizes and is furnished in lieu of a traditional government headstone or marker.

A Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is inscribed with the Veteran's name and bears the President's signature to honor the memory of honorably discharged deceased Veterans. Intended recipients include next of kin and loved ones.

24/06/2016

Veterans Affairs: VA provides a U.S. flag to drape the casket of members of the armed forces and eligible Veterans. The flag is given to the next of kin and they may donate it to the cemetery's Avenue of Flags.
You may apply for the flag by completeing VA Form 27-2008, Application for United States Flag for Burial Purposes. U.S. Post Offices are the primary issuing point for burial flags. Generally, funeral directors can help you obtain a flag. Not all local post offices have burial flags on hand but they should be able to direct you to the closest issuing post office. Regional VA Offices can also help identify local issuing points.

23/06/2016

Veterans Affairs: VA provides headstones and markers: For the graves of eligible Veterans in private and government cemeteries around the world; For spouses and eligible dependents of Veterans buried in national, post, or state Veterans cemeteries; For niches to mark columbaria used for the inurnment of cremated remains; In a variety of styles- marble and granite upright headstones: marble and granite niche covers and bronze niche markers; Inscribed with the name, dates of birth and death and branch of service of the deceased; With an emblem of belief, if requested; With other approved optional text inscribed if space allows.
The burial locations of Veterans and their family members may be accessed through the Nationwide Gravesite Locator. Gravesites in private cemeteries marked with a government furnished headstone or marker since 1997 may also be located. The graveside locator can be accessed on the goverment web site and at gravesite locator kiosks at national cemeteries.

22/06/2016

Veterans Affairs: Burial benefits include a gravesite in any of the Veterans National Cemeteries with available space, or a VA-funded state cemetery; the opening and closing of the grave; a government headstone or marker; perpetual care of the grave; a burial flag; and Presidential Memorial Certificates at no cost to the family. VA's Veterans Benefits Administration pays a burial and plot allowance for those Veterans eligible by law.

22/06/2016

Veterans Affairs: Burial in a National Cemetery is open to all members of the Armed Forces and Veterans who have met the minimum active duty requirements and have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Their spouse, minor children and, under certain conditions, dependent unmarried adult children are also eligible for burial even if they predecease the Veteran. Members of the reserve components of the armed forces who die while on active duty or while performing training duty, or who have 20 years of service creditable for retired pay, may also be eligible for burial.