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Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland

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10201 Grant St
Thornton, CO 80229

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Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland have served the Thornton, Colorado, community and Greater Denver area since 1965 and 1952, respectively. Located on Grant Street, the funeral home and cemetery offer a range of services to families from all cultural and religious backgrounds.

Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Veterans cemetery section
Recently renovated
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Mountain views
Multiple chapels
Large capacity chapel up to 250
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
Reserved veteran parking
Coffee lounge
Pet-friendly
Onsite cemetery

Cremation

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

Service

Arrangements by phone or email
Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
Catered events
White glove service
Locations offering the highest level of service and care
Large reception area
Event planning
Services available to support planning events
Outdoor celebrations
Options to have your personalized celebrations on outdoors on our property
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
Popular music selections
Intimate reception area
Meeting space
Space available for corporate and organization meetings
Overnight visitations
In-home visitations
Services available to coordinate visitation or viewing at a private residence
Black car service
White limousines
Police escort available
Cemetery flower delivery

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Latin music selections
Feng shui design
Catholic cemetery section
Muslim cemetery section
Incense burning
Ritual washing
Kosher catering

Other Languages Spoken

Spanish/Español

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A spacious Denver funeral home

Chapel at Olinger Highland Mortuary & Cemetery The main chapel at Olinger Funeral & Cremation - Highland seats 175 guests. The spacious Long’s Peak reception room offers a place to gather after a service and enjoy a meal provided by the funeral home's exclusive caterer. Additionally, there are five visitation rooms and five funeral arrangement rooms. The facility was recently updated to include more modern features.

Award-winning funeral home service

Olinger Funeral & Cremation - Highland is a proud member of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)and the Colorado Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). Our funeral home team has been awarded the Pursuit of Excellence Award, an NFDA recognition for our outstanding community service, professional integrity and high ethical standards. Criteria for the award include compliance with state and federal regulations, continuing education and staff development, family outreach and support, and professional association service and participation.

The Thornton Police Department has also recognized Olinger Funeral & Cremation - Highland for commitment to the community. In 2017, the police department awarded us an American flag that was “tapped” at the World Trade Center in New York City.

Professionals with heart

The funeral directors at Olinger Funeral & Cremation - Highland have more than 90 combined years of professional experience in the funeral industry. As a result, we are prepared to serve you and your family during your time of need. We are also available to assist with planning a funeral ahead of time.

Our experience, knowledge and state-of-the-art technology give us the ability to meet almost any need you may have. Please call us when you need us.

Olinger Cemetery - Highland

Mausoleum at Olinger Highland Mortuary & Cemetery Olinger Cemetery - Highland offers expertly manicured, well-maintained grounds with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains. The 40-acre cemetery in Thornton is a preferred final resting place in the Greater Denver Metropolitan area. We meet your needs with a variety of burial options, such as flush-to-ground memorials, upright monuments, a mausoleum, memorial and cremation benches, private gated estates, a cremation garden and much more.

Beautiful cemetery with mountain views

Cemetery grounds at Olinger Highland Mortuary & Cemetery The picturesque, well-kept Olinger Cemetery - Highland covers approximately 40 acres and is located on what was once farmland. Offering views of Colorado’s majestic Rocky Mountains to the west, the cemetery includes the Garden of Tranquility, which is a featured garden with areas designated for cremation, family estates, bench estates, gated estates and private estates. Complete with flowering plants and serene waterfall areas, the cemetery is a peaceful final resting place and a serene place to remember and honor your loved one.

Many gardens for reflection

Garden of Tranquility is a beautiful garden that includes areas for cremation, family estates, bench and gated estates, and private estates. With a water feature and a gazebo, the cremation garden is a calming place of reflection.

New Tranquility Mausoleum

Tranquility Mausoleum coming soon to Olinger Highland Mortuary & Cemetery Ask us about honoring your loved one in our Tranquility Mausoleum, located in the southwest area of the cemetery, near the Tranquility Cremation Garden, and amplified by our glorious mountain views. This community garden mausoleum of polished red and Rosa Porrino granite composition houses over 350 casket spaces at prayer, heart or heaven levels. We have many options still available, including tandem, couch and single crypts, each featuring a beautiful, bronze memorial plaque.

Please visit us

Photos convey a lot, but we invite you to see our cemetery property for yourself. You are welcome to visit anytime or call us to schedule a guided tour.

We honor veterans

At Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland, we understand the unique needs of America’s veterans and their families. As a Level Three Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans, our staff is knowledgeable in the benefits available to veterans and their families. In addition to hosting an annual Memorial Day service honoring veterans, we work with local organizations to host special veterans events throughout the year. We are proud to honor members of each branch of the military. With respect, integrity and dignity, we will walk you through the steps of creating a veteran's memorial service that truly honors the life and sacrifice of your loved one.

Homeless Veterans Burial Program

Cemetery grounds at Olinger Highland Mortuary & Cemetery Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Highland participate in the Homeless Veterans Burial Program. Founded on the belief that every veteran deserves a dignified and honorable burial, the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program is a cooperative effort with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, local medical examiners, coroners, veterans advocates and veterans organizations. Through the Homeless Veterans Burial Program, homeless and indigent veterans are identified and provided proper military burials.

History

Established in 1952 on former farmland that was owned by the Green family, Olinger Cemetery - Highland has served families in the Greater Denver area for more than half a century. The property covers nearly 40 acres in Thornton and was initially used only as a cemetery. That changed in 1965 when Olinger Funeral & Cremation - Highland was added to meet the needs of the growing community.

New construction, renovations

Reception room at Olinger Highland Mortuary & Cemetery The 18,000-square-foot building that houses Olinger Funeral & Cremation main chapel was built in 1995. It was recently renovated for a fresh, modern look. The updated building offers most everything you could need or desire during your time at Olinger Funeral & Cremation - Highland, including a reception room for catered gatherings before or after a memorial service.

Olinger Funeral & Cremation and Olinger Cemetery are both members of the Dignity Memorial^® network, North America's largest group of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers.

Please visit our Denver Funeral Home Brand Family Page to get information on all the locations associated within the Denver region.

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