Grace Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home

Grace Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home was founded in 1970 by Melvin Scherer Grace Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home was founded in 1970 by Melvin Scherer, a retired Air Force colonel who invested in real estate in the early 1960s. As a community re...

Grace Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home was founded in 1970 by Melvin Scherer Grace Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home was founded in 1970 by Melvin Scherer, a retired Air Force colonel who invested in real estate in the early 1960s. As a community resident who attended many services at Hudson Cemetery, he recognized the need for a new cemetery for the community. At Grace Memorial, the main goal was to have a respectful, peaceful place to honor loved ones – one that would always be maintained. This was best accomplished in the 1970s by creating sections that were specific to a faith or organization. These sections are still available for flat memorials. In the 1980s, mausoleum entombment became a prominent request. Today, the cemetery features five mausoleum complexes.