REMEMBRANCE PROGRAM Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services (CFCS) of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee offers a unique program that allows for the placement of cremated remains in our All Souls Remembrance Crypt at no charge.
Free Interment of Cremated Remains Catholic Cremation The Church has accepted cremation for over fifty years. It is encouraged that the remains be kept intact (not scattered or divided). Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee offers at no cost to anyone, of any faith, the dignified committal of cremated remains at any of our cemeteries.
Living Our Mission Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services (CFCS) makes end-of-life services more affordable so that everyone in the community can have a dignified and sacred resting place.
CATHOLIC FUNERAL & CEMETERY SERVICES REMEMBRANCE PROGRAM Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee offers at no charge, to anyone, of any faith, who has cremated remains at home or is considering scattering, the dignified committal of the remains at any of our cemeteries. The committal will occur at the All Souls Remembrance Crypt and then the remains will be permanently interred within the consecrated grounds of the Catholic Cemetery.
Highlights of the Program: - Free placement in the Remembrance Crypt available at our Diocesan Cemeteries - A committal service from the Order of Christian Funerals - A permanent recordation of interment as well as an optional cenotaph for memorialization - Remains always stay within consecrated grounds - Open to all funeral homes - Open to all faiths
Help us “Gather Them Home” Through Our All Souls Remembrance Ministry
"The act of burying the dead is consistent with our belief that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and deserves respect at all stages of existence. For a wide variety of reasons, families may have not yet provided for the final disposition of the cremated remains of family members. The cremated remains are often taken home with plans for proper disposition at some time in the future. Since many times cremated remains are never retrieved from the funeral home or crematory, those sites will also be offered the same opportunity to bring forth remains for respectful disposition."
In November, (exact date for 2026 TBD) the archdiocese will offer to people of all faiths the opportunity to inter the cremated remains of their loved ones in a community space at one of six of our cemeteries, preceded by a celebration of mass.
We will be holding these servicesa at the following locations:
All Saints Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery: 10:00 AM Chapel of The Holy Cross (West Chapel)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Resurrection Cemetery
St. Adalbert Cemetery: 10:00 AM Holy Family Chapel
St. Joseph Cemetery: 10:00 AM Chapel
Please contact the cemetery you are interested in placing cremated remains at for further details.
This service is provided free of charge, but registrations are required. (Please see below)
The deadline to register is 4:30 PM on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026.
All cremated remains will be placed in the All Souls Remembrance Crypt and remain there for five years after the signing of our Burial Authorization Form. Within that five year timeframe, families may retrieve the cremated remains for private/family interment at our or another cemetery. Families who decide to proceed with this activity will be responsible for all costs involved.
After five years have passed, unclaimed cremated remains may be removed from the crypt and interred in a full-sized, in-ground grave with other such cremated remains. We will consider this in-ground interment a "final" burial and the cremated remains will not be able to be retrieved. In extreme and rare situations, and only with the approval of the location manager, we can attempt to retrieve cremated remains from that common grave. As these urns are placed in a full-sized grave liner, this activity would be treated as a disinterment and reinterment of a ful-sized casket burial. Families who decide to proceed with this activity will be responsible for all costs involved.
Interested parties will need to register
You must register for the service ahead of time so that we are able to accommodate all those wishing to access this service for their family members.
Please contact the cemetery you are interested in directly to complete the registration form.