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Latvian Memorial Park in the Catskills

The Latvian Memorial Park is a Latvian Cemetery in the Catskills - a final resting place and memorial. It was established by the Latvian Disabled Veterans Association in the 1960os. The cemetery has urn spaces in niches (3 sections), in-ground urn spaces (1 section) and burial plots (limited selection of burial plots). The cemetery does its best to keep the ground neat and inviting - please come visit us!

Organized burial ceremonies take place twice a year: at the end of May (Memorial Day weekend) and in the fall. The last Fall ceremony took place Sunday, September 22, 2019. The next (Spring) ceremony will take place May 23/24, 2020*. The fall 2020 ceremony is planned for September 26/27. Ceremonies are led by Dean Olgerts Sniedze with Deacon Linda Sniedze-Taggart. Everyone is welcome!

Schedule of events for Spring ceremony weekend 2020*
(events take place at the Latvian Memorial Park, 414 Bloomer Road, Tannersville, NY 12485)

May 23, at dusk - candlelight service (candles available for a donation or bring your own!)
May 24, 10-11 am - arrival and registration for urn blessing ceremony
•  12 PM - urn blessing ceremony begins
• approx. 1 PM - service lead by Dean Sniedze and Deacon Sniedze-Taggart
• after the service - lunch at Rota ($17)

The urn blessing ceremony will take place rain or shine; as a precaution, please bring rain gear! In the event of a severe downpour, we will wait until it passes and then resume the ceremony.

*Currently, the Spring ceremony is on schedule, however, it may be postponed or cancelled due to the conditions related to COVID-19 (Corona virus). Please check back for updates.

Flower deliveries for the ceremonies can be arranged with Howards Florist - tel.: (518) 943-4080. (When ordering, please kindly indicate the number of the gravesite or urn space.) Their hours are M-F 10am-4pm and 9am-12noon on weekends. (If ordering at other times, a delivery charge may apply.)

Cemetery address:
414 Bloomer Road, Tannersville, NY 12485. Click for map ...

For further information, please call (518) 589-5597 (ans. machine has staff contact no.) or email us.
The Cemetery office is located at the LKIA center ‘Rota’ - 82 Rota Road, Elka Park, NY 12427 - tel.: (518) 589-5597, fax: (866) 899-0735.

Cemetery visitors are welcome at Rota - lodging and meals available. Reservations @ Rota can be made with Terēza - (518) 589-9878.

Currently more information can be found in the Latvian version of this site, we are working on the English version and it should be updated soon!

Winter snowfall, Latvian Memorial Park, January 2013.