Page A18 September 2024 Starting as low as $2999 Standard 8 mil Body Bag Starting at $9.00 ea. 1~800~515~0400 www.acsupplies.com Body Lift Mortuary Stretcher Starting as low as $1095 Great Prices & High Quality Cot Covers & Pouches Church Trucks Starting as low as $425 Starting as low as $1395 Hydraulic Embalming Table The restored bells from St. Joseph’s carillon. Designed and erected by the Verdin Company. Photo: Andy Olenick. Birge memorial, Section 23. George Cary, architect. Photo: Andy Olenick The geese on Mirror Lake. Photo: Andy Olenick Main and West Delavan entrance. Henry Osgood Holland, architect. Forest Lawn trolley on which tours of the cemetery are given. Photo: Andy Olenick Historic renderings of iconic Forest Lawn features/monuments. Granger to establish Forest Lawn Cemetery on August 10, 1849. Fittingly, the 175th anniversary celebration launched on Saturday, August 10th with an evening event on the cemetery grounds including Cocktails on the Creek, a seated dinner and recognition of Forest Lawn’s longstanding archivist John Edens. The event was highlighted with the release of Pensive Beauty, Visions of Forest Lawn, Buffalo’s First Rural Cemetery. Author Melissa Banta and photographer Andy Olenick signed copies of the hardcover book in the cemetery’s historic chapel. Part historical narrative, part pictorial experience, Pensive Beauty presents a unique opportunity to learn more about the cemetery’s rich history and that of the city of Buffalo. The book went on sale to the public on August 12 on the Forest Lawn website (forest-lawn.com) and during normal business hours at the Margaret L. Wendt Archive & Resource Center. Over the next 12 months, Forest Lawn will host a series of special events and activities that illuminate why so many people have chosen Forest Lawn for their final resting place and why the cemetery Forest Lawn Celebrates its 175th Anniversary Continued from Front Page spaces that welcome thoughtful meanderings and reflection,” said Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries president and CEO Darin Drabing. “This property completes the flagship The Woodlands® properties. We are grateful for our architecture and engineering team for developing a space that will welcome families with exceptional beauty and views.” The Columbarium of Comfort is a new hidden gem. It’s an exceptional cremation property perched high above the city. Juliet balconies with balustrades provide panoramic views of surrounding mountains and skylines, while tiered walking paths create peaceful spaces for reflection. Exquisite granite and marble finishes and the Heavenly Flight marble statue continue Forest Lawn’s world-class collection of art and architecture. The property includes semi-private gardens, cremation estates, and traditional aboveground niches. The breathtaking vistas and peaceful design of the new property dazzled more than 500 guests at the opening reception. “We are proud to offer the Columbarium of Comfort’s scenic overlook and thoughtful details to our community,” said Drabing. “We are confident that the nature-inspired property and sweeping views, which were so intentionally designed by our architecture and engineering team, will provide comfortable spaces for reflection.” For more than a century, Forest Lawn has been an integral part of Southern California with locations in the Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties. Forest Lawn Columbarium of Comfort Cremation and The Woodlands Continued from Page A17 Continued on page A19 Lawn remains an inclusive and welcoming place for all. Buffalo attorney Charles E. Clark and his wife Mary Anna purchased a total of 80 acres from the family of the late Erastus
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