Riverside Cemetery — Local services in Waterbury

I discovered Riverside Cemetery in October 2020. As I was researching what would be my first resident & his family of Riverside. I've been able to document through photos the beautiful landscaping, monuments, lakes, chapel and some wildlife there, throughout these years. I've come to know some of the representatives of Riverside & can say, all that participate there in maintaining, developing and beautifying Riverside Cemetery, all have one thing in common; Dedication and committment to Riverside. A beautiful place , I hold dear to my heart, its a piece of outdoor historical importance of Waterbury. As the years roll by, I've researched many names that reside there, read books on Riverside, and visit quite frequently. Not only is it a sacred place, but one that offers peace & serenity. The cemetery has a caretaker very dedicated and associations, that hold dedication & heart. The Chapel there, could use some help with restoration, I"ve seen roads paved, lakes clean, grounds beautifed , and again, a great effort of dedication. The hours are till 4 pm during the week. I would hope someday, there can be hours till dusk, to allow individuals there that would like to be there later in the day. Open on weekends. Events planned there are to help with the assistance of caretaking with the cemetery. A suggestion would be is to reach out to local churches and organizations, that can help volunteer with...

Badly maintained and only open from 9-4, meaning many are entirely unable to see it (including us, who had to drive across the country just to find it closed). When the town has done such horrible things for the Liberty Park to exist (leaving open graves for 40 years and then keeping most gravestones buried, entirely disrespecting the people who founded the town, look it up), I would have hoped they would have learned and grown since then, but it seems like the respect hasn't changed a bit since. I hope one day the town grows a bit and begins to...

Most of my family including my wife Allison is buried there. The cemetary especially the Chapel, which was donated by a late uncle, is in shambles. The cemetery has numerous overtuned head stones. My wife's was covered with dirt and grass. I was so upset with what I saw that I cried. Emails crpm my sister to the association have gone unanswered as was one that I sent to the head of the heard of the board of directers.

Elton...