Latvian Memorial Park in the Catskills

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).

Organized burial ceremonies take place twice a year:  at the end of May (Memorial Day weekend) and in October (Columbus Day weekend). The spring ceremony took place Sunday, May 26, 2013, 12 noon. The fall ceremony is scheduled for October13, 2013 @ 12 noon. (A candlelight service takes place Saturday evening (October 12) at dusk.)The next ceremony will be Sunday, May 25, 2014 (Memorial Day weekend). Ceremonies are led by Dean Olgerts Sniedze. Everyone is welcome!

Schedule of events for Columbus Day weekend 2013 (events take place at the Latvian Memorial Park, 414 Bloomer Road, Tannersville, NY 12485)

October 12, at dusk - candlelight service (candles available for purchase or bring your own) October 13, 10-11 am - arrival and registration for urn blessing ceremony October 13, 12 PM - urn blessing ceremony begins October 13, approx. 1 PM - service led by Dean Olģerts Sniedze October 13, after the service - lunch at Rota ($16)

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.

Flower deliveries can be arranged with Flowers by Kaylyn - tel.: (518) 734-5328. (When ordering, please kindly indicate the number of the gravesite or urn space.

Cemetery address: 414 Bloomer Road, Tannersville, NY 12485. 

For further information, please call (518) 589-5597 (ans. machine has staff contact no.) or emailus. 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 Aina - (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!

Latvian Memorial Park Cemetery is located 1.35 miles from downtown Elka Park.

http://www.latvianmemorialpark.org/?langs=1544