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Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery

East Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens

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Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery

East Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens

4.3

273

Highlights

100% Service Guarantee
Flexible event space
Celebration of Life center
Veterans cemetery section
Flexible chapel space

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309-663-8842

Address

1102 Airport Road
Bloomington, IL 61704

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About

As sister locations in Bloomington, Illinois, East Lawn Funeral Home and East Lawn Memorial Gardens allow you to plan a cremation, funeral, memorial and burial at one beautiful, convenient location. We have compassionately served the Bloomington-Normal area for more than 85 years.

A local team and attention to detail

Mausoleum at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery Many of our funeral directors have lived in the Bloomington-Normal area for a long time. They know the needs of their friends and neighbors, so you can expect compassionate care in a warm and friendly atmosphere. They proudly treat every family like their own.

All of the services at East Lawn Funeral Home are designed to truly reflect the lives of loved ones who have passed, while offering comfort to those who grieve. Our professionals will work with you to create a tribute that celebrates your loved one's life with thoughtful details that represent his or her passions, accomplishments and hobbies to create a lasting impression. Start with a story—we'll take it from there.

Cremation services

Many people don't realize that there are many cremation options. If you are interested in this increasingly common decision, a planning professional can explain the different choices. From a simple cremation without a memorial service to a witness cremation or a full funeral service before or after the cremation, we can help you understand the options and will handle all cremation arrangements.

A caring member of our staff can deliver a love one's urn to your home, or delivery of ashes can be arranged via the U.S. Postal Service. We also offer cremation jewelry, which is a lovely way to keep a loved one close.

We Honor Veterans

East Lawn Funeral Home understands the unique needs of America’s veterans and their families. As a Level Four Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans, we are honored to serve our nation’s heroes and take this responsibility seriously. Our staff is knowledgeable about the benefits available to military veterans and their families and can help you obtain these benefits.

East Lawn Memorial Gardens cemetery

Located at 1002 Airport Rd. in Bloomington, East Lawn Memorial Gardens features a parklike setting on 43 acres. A peaceful final resting place, we provide a variety of traditional burial and cremation options and ample space for future generations to gather, reflect and remember.

Traditional burial options

The cemetery has in-ground and aboveground options, including:

Indoor placement in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
Entombment in a stately garden mausoleum
Burial in wonderfully landscaped gardens with flat bronze markers or upright granite monuments
Private commonwealth estates with shared granite benches
Private family estates
Private family mausoleums

Cremation options

Families who choose cremation often also choose cemetery memorialization for their loved ones. Cremation options at East Lawn Memorial Gardens include:

Gardens for urn burial
Glass-front niches inside the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum
A community ossuary

Take the next step

Our teams welcome you to learn more about our funeral and memorial services by calling or visiting to tour the facility or cemetery grounds. We consider it a privilege to serve the Bloomington-Normal area and remain committed to providing quality care.

History

East Lawn Memorial Gardens was established by R.L. Beeler of Burlington, Iowa. Beeler purchased a 30-acre tract of land from Fred Young in 1935. At the time, the property was located 2 miles east of the Bloomington city limits, just west of the new municipal airport on Illinois Route 9. Beeler employed Henry Oldman as the cemetery manager, and they began to sell cemetery property out of an office at 301 Peoples Bank Building in Bloomington.

In 1951, the cemetery was sold to Harold and Freda Bathe. Over the years, they made many improvements. Eventually, the Bathes opened East Lawn Funeral Home, which was then located at 1515 E. Empire St. In 1979, Harold sold the building and constructed a new facility on the grounds of East Lawn Memorial Gardens. At the time, this was an innovative idea and gave families the convenience of planning all of their funeral and cemetery arrangements in one beautiful location.

Today, East Lawn Memorial Gardens and East Lawn Funeral Home are members of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers. We welcome the opportunity to continue our tradition of service to Bloomington-Normal families.

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Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Celebration of Life center
Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
Veterans cemetery section
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Chapel
Cemetery spaces available
Custom headstones and markers
Piano/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
Mausoleums
Private or Community spaces for urns as well as caskets, that can be Indoor or outdoor
Coffee lounge
Onsite cemetery

Cremation

Cremation remembrance jewelry
Cremation viewing suite
Cremation cemetery options
Cremation niches
Option for home delivery of ashes
Option for mail delivery of ashes
Sent through postal mail service, signature required.
Cremation gardens

Service

Arrangements by phone or email
Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
Catered events
Large reception area
Tribute video production
Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
Live music available
Popular music selections
Intimate reception area
Police escort available
Cemetery flower delivery

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Latin music selections
Incense burning

Other

100% Service Guarantee
Livestreaming of Services

How may we help you?

Plan Ahead

A death has occurred or is near

Call us anytime

309-663-8842

Address

1102 Airport Road
Bloomington, IL 61704

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Every Detail Remembered

An experience like no other, carefully crafted by our caring planning team.

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Cemetery & Cremation Property

A final resting place that reflects a unique life and legacy for generations to come.

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Personalized Catered Receptions

From desserts and appetizers to a sit-down meal, we can arrange it all.

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Our Collections

A lasting remembrance as unique and special as the individual it represents.

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John Gilbert Gooding

Public Visitation

Sun, Apr 18 at 4pm

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Remember the one you love

Honor the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

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Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

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Remember the one you love

Honor the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

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Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

View arrangements

Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

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Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

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Remember the one you love

Honor the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

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Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.3

273 Ratings

Staff

4.4

Arrangement

4.4

Cleanliness

4.3

Visitation & Service

4.5

63%

19%

4.3

273 Ratings

Staff

4.4

Arrangement

4.4

Cleanliness

4.3

Visitation & Service

4.5

63%

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.

"Very caring staff and they make sure everything is as you need it to be. Good people."

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