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Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Forest Lawn Memorial Park are located in Burnaby. The sister locations—a funeral home with an on-site crematorium and cemetery—make planning a funeral, cremation and burial convenient.

To reach the offices of Forest Lawn Memorial Park, please call 604-299-7711.

Personalized funerals

Reception area at Forest Lawn Funeral Home The Burnaby funeral home is known for tasteful, traditional funeral services for people from Vancouver, Richmond, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, the Tri-Cities area and the Lower Mainland.

Forest Lawn Funeral Home focuses on ways to personalize even traditional funeral services. Personalization can take many forms. From something as simple as displaying a favorite hockey jersey in the chapel to a contemporary celebration of life with a blowout barbecue, we want to help you with a service as unique as your special someone.

On-site crematorium

West Coast Crematorium is the funeral home's on-site crematorium. Having a crematorium on the property means your loved one never leaves our care. Should your family or religious tradition call for a witness cremation, West Coast Crematorium can accommodate that. The funeral home can design a service before the cremation or after—or you can opt for no service at all. If you wish, cremated remains can be memorialized at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in a cremation garden, ossuary, cremation niche and otherwise.

Forest Lawn Funeral Home chapel

Chapel at Forest Lawn Funeral Home Located in an elegant building in the center of the cemetery midway down the hill, the brick chapel has a distinct spire and an attached concourse that provides coverage from the elements. Inside, the chapel is largely wood, including the pews and ceiling, with a number of skylights. It seats up to 225 people.

The left side of the non-denominational chapel showcases stained-glass artwork of geometric shapes. If you would like religious artifacts, let our staff know. We can provide Catholic crucifixes, Buddhist offering tables and more.

A lounge and patio right outside the chapel is ideal for a reception after a funeral or memorial.

A place for all people

Forest Lawn Funeral Home serves families of many cultures and religions. The funeral home team is well-versed in traditional funeral services for Catholics, Christians, Buddhists and Taoists, as well as non-denominational celebrations of life. We understand that each one of us is unique, with our own life story to tell. That’s why you can depend on Forest Lawn's professionals to capture a loved one's essence with a service that’s both a fitting reflection and a memorable tribute. If your family is from another country or geographic area, our team is experienced in arranging the forwarding and receiving of remains.

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Cemetery grounds at Forest Lawn Memorial Park The cemetery accommodates a range of burial options, including in-ground burial and above-ground entombment. We are committed to the care and continued beautification of our property. We are also committed to offering affordable options for those who wish to take care of cemetery needs in advance, relieving their families of the emotional and financial burdens of planning a burial. We serve all people, regardless of ethnicity or faith background, and work closely with each family to find the memorial that best honours the life of your loved one, whether you choose traditional burial or 1 of our many cremation options.

Scenic cemetery grounds

Estate area at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Situated on 118 acres, the landscaped property opened in 1936 as a garden that overlooked Vancouver and had a magnificent view of the mountains. The founder, Albert F. Arnold, called it “God’s Acres.” Initially equipped with its own greenhouses, the park today has more than a million plants and continues to offer a peaceful and comforting environment with scenic views, 3 mausoleums and both flush-to-the-ground and upright monuments.

The cemetery is home to the graves of 37 Commonwealth Service Personnel of World War II, and it has considerable room for those who wish to be buried here in the future.

Community involvement

Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Forest Lawn Memorial Park recognize their roles in making a positive contribution to Burnaby, Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

To that end, we support A Loving Spoonful, an organization that delivers meals for people with HIV/AIDS; the Dry Grads program, which encourages high school students to celebrate their graduations without alcohol; the Vancouver Men's Chorus; McLaren Housing Society, dedicated to helping those with HIV and AIDS secure housing and fight housing discrimination; Cultch Theatre, also known as Vancouver East Cultural Center; the Fillmore Family Foundation; Dress for Success, which provides low-income women with business attire in order to obtain jobs; as well as other worthy causes.

Holiday events

Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Forest Lawn Memorial Park host several events during the year.

On Mother’s Day, we provide flowers to visitors and hold a light reception with snacks. We have hot dog vendors on Father’s Day and invited dads and their families for a smokie, Bavarian sausage or hot dog.

We work together with a sister location, Ocean View, on All Souls’ Day. We provide the chapel space for Catholics to gather for the blessing service and then go out to the cemetery afterward to bless the graves. We have multiple services, including one for the Croatian community.

We help the Chinese community celebrate Ching Ming, the traditional grave sweeping ceremony. We hold open houses the weeks before for people to discuss and determine options for their own burial arrangements.

On the 1st weekend in December, we hold a holiday memorial. People come to remember their loved ones with music and a candle-lighting ceremony. We invite people to write messages to their loved ones and place it on our holiday tree. The ceremony is non-denominational and everyone is welcome.

Contact us

Cemetery grounds at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Our top-notch associates are caring and dedicated to providing exceptional service to every family who comes here. All of our services are designed to help families through one of the most personal and challenging stages of life. We understand losing a loved one is an emotional and difficult experience, and we are committed to you. Please call us when you need us—call 604-299-7720 for Forest Lawn Funeral Home and 604-299-7711 for Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

History

Forest Lawn Funeral Home was established in 1965 as a pair of chapels before emerging as a prominent and well-respected funeral home at the center of Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The chapels, which sat on the southern slopes of the cemetery, were sophisticated modernist structures designed by renowned local architects McCarter & Nairne. The larger of the chapels remains on the property, attached to the current funeral home, which recently received a major renovation.

A modern funeral home

Forest Lawn Funeral Home was built in 1978. Through the years, the mortuary has grown to accommodate the needs of thousands of families who have called upon us for personalized care. In 2013, we added a reception facility with a patio.

A place of perpetual beauty

Estate area at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery was founded and designed by Albert F. Arnold, who wanted to design a memorial park that “would be a place of perpetual beauty and which would banish the ‘graveyard’ taint from such places forever.” A pioneer in his field, Albert became a consultant to memorial parks all over Canada and the United States, and many of his innovations became standard practice in North American cemeteries.

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Amenities

Location

Modern funeral home
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Mountain views
Waterside views
Large-capacity chapel (up to 250)
Cemetery spaces available
Custom headstones and markers
Piano or organ on-site
Family Estates

Family Estates are a distinguished tribute to a family legacy. They can be customized with stained glass, benches and landscaping
Flat Markers
Grave markers that sit flush to the ground in the material of preference
Upright headstones
Traditional, upright grave markers
Mausoleums
Private or Community spaces for urns as well as caskets, that can be Indoor or outdoor
Coffee lounge
On-site cemetery

Cremation

Cremation remembrance jewelry
Private viewing before cremation
Cremation options
Cremation niches
Option for mail delivery of ashes
Sent through postal mail service, signature required. Expect delays in Canada due to Covid-19 restrictions on mail requiring a signature.
Cremation gardens

Service

Catered events
Large reception area
Event planning
Services available to support planning events
Outdoor celebrations
Options to have your personalized celebrations on outdoors on our property
Arrangements by phone and email
complete funeral planning without needing a funeral home visit
Tribute video production
Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
Audio and video equipment
Live music available

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Feng shui design
Incense burning

Other Languages Spoken

Spanish/Español

Other

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Cantonese
Mandarin

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Helping with insurance claims
Giving guidance on Social Security survivors benefits

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100% SERVICE GUARANTEE
If for some reason you’re dissatisfied with any aspect of your service, we’ll refund that portion of the service.
LIFETIME FLEXIBILITY
If you want to make changes to a prepaid plan, we are always available to discuss your options.
RELOCATION PROTECTION
Our prepaid plans are transferable to any of the qualifying Dignity Memorial providers in North America.

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INCLUDES EVERYTHING YOU NEED:

Filing for death certificates
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Helping with insurance claims
Giving guidance on Social Security survivors benefits

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Ratings & Reviews

4.5

2017 Ratings

Staff

4.5

Arrangement

4.5

Cleanliness

4.5

Visitation & Service

4.6

67%

19%

4.5

2017 Ratings

Staff

4.5

Arrangement

4.5

Cleanliness

4.5

Visitation & Service

4.6

67%

19%

Verified Customer Reviews

Since 2005, many of our customers have taken the time to tell us how we did each year via our Voice of the Customer program. Our star ratings and comments from families come directly from these surveys.

"From the first time I got ahold of the cemetery the people were very helpful and attentive, much appreciated at a stressful time."

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September 2022

"Every detail was looked after and went off without any problem"

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August 2022

"Thank you to Laura and everyone else working there. You have all been so incredibly kind and helpful to us during our grandmother's service. We appreciate it with all our hearts."

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August 2022

"The whole experience beginning to end .."

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July 2022