Restland Funeral Home and Cemetery

Restland was founded in 1925. In 1935, George Young was named general manager. Six years later, he acquired full ownership of the cemetery. He developed Restland as a beautifully landscaped park with the utilization of in-ground memorial markers. Restland Memorial Park has had over 125,000 interments/entombments and has over 300,000 property owners. Restland's endowment trust fund assures families the cemetery and its beautiful surroundings will be maintained forever. Restland Cemetery Restland Cemetery contains in excess of 375 acres, with substantial additional acreage available for future expansion. The park features include Wildwood Chapel, the Abbey Mausoleum and Chapel, and the Chapel Gardens Mausoleum. Special sections have been developed for veterans, babies and various religions. The magnificent Whispering Waters includes a mausoleum and garden located on the southwest corner of the cemetery. Restland Funeral Home Restland Funeral Home is located just north of Restland Road, near the entrance to the park. Built in 1957, Restland Funeral Home is a 30,000 - square-foot, full-service facility, capable of assisting families both locally and throughout the world. The funeral home includes 22 staterooms and a 250-seat chapel. Whispering Waters Mausoleum And Garden consists of three magnificent sections. Whispering Waters Mausoleum includes an atrium, sculptures, a fountain and exterior glass walls. The Mausoleum overlooks the Garden of Whispering Waters, a beautifully landscaped green space including a self-contained waterway and areas for belowground burial estates as well as cremation memorialization. Restland's Abbey Mausoleum was built in 1925, and the original section of the Abbey was a drive-through entrance to the park from Greenville Avenue. The first section of crypts was added in 1947. Restland Abbey Mausoleum, which includes a 65-seat chapel, is the largest structure in the cemetery. Restland's Wildwood Chapel is a charming country chapel located on the west side of the cemetery. Built in the early 1940s, Wildwood Chapel can accommodate 100 people for services. The chapel is nondenominational and nonsectarian. Restland's Rembrandt Florist, selected by FTD as one of the top 250 florists in the country, is a full-service florist located at the corner of Greenville Avenue and Restland Road, near Restland's entrance. Rembrandt's direct dial number is (972) 761-8989; its toll-free number is (800) 877-4896.