Ascension Garden

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery recently announced the development of a new Catholic cemetery in Henrietta, N.Y. Ascension Garden, a Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Pinnacle and Williams Road approximately 1 mile west of Mendon Ponds Park. This new cemetery will ultimately accommodate about 100,000 burials including traditional in-ground burials and above ground burials in a mausoleum and columbaria.

“A great deal of thought and contemplation has gone into the name and logo for Ascension Garden,” said Holy Sepulchre officials. “We chose this name and this logo to fit in with the overall Holy Sepulchre feeling of peace, serenity and environmental beauty. Combined with the new logo, the name “Ascension Garden” portrays the reflective nature of this site.”

Construction has begun on the first phase of the site—a 32-acre area where Ascension Garden will have its main entrance. A decorative stone façade embracing the Pinnacle Road gateway into a beautifully landscaped setting will enhance the main entrance. Paved roadways will delineate the varied burial sections and each section will be landscaped to provide additional beauty and serenity to the area.

The garden-like burial sections will accommodate either upright or ground level memorials. There will be sections exclusively for military veterans and for emergency services personnel such as police and firefighters. A community mausoleum will provide for full casket burials and include separate rooms for niches for interment of cremated remains. An elegant lobby and chapel, fully heated and air conditioned, will welcome all visitors in year round comfort.

The cemetery’s grand opening is slated for 2010.