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    1965 Reliez Valley Road
    Lafayette, CA 94549

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  • Hours of Operation

    Monday – Sunday

    November 3rd through March 1st: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. March 2nd through November 2nd: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Enclosed Area Mausoleums, Columbaria and Chapels Monday – Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    Office Hours

    Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday: Closed

    Burials

    (Interments/Entombments/Inurnments) Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday: No Burials

    Holidays

    Cemeteries are open for Visiting Hours only. Cemetery offices are open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. No burials are conducted. Saturday Memorial Mass is held the first Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m. img

About CFCS

FUNERAL - Sharing The Moment

FUNERAL

Sharing The Moment

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CREMATION - Embracing New Traditions

CREMATION

Embracing New Traditions

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CEMETERY - A Sanctuary For The Living

CEMETERY

A Sanctuary For The Living

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Meet Our Staff

Paula Parisi - Interim Director of Cemeteries

Paula Parisi
Interim Director of Cemeteries

Mike Lacey - General Manager

Mike Lacey
General Manager

Brandi Collins - Family Service Director

Brandi Collins
Family Service Director

Daniella Sardi - Associate Location Manager

Daniella Sardi
Associate Location Manager

Eric Karleskind - Family Service Advisor

Eric Karleskind
Family Service Advisor

Priscilla Finau - Family Service Advisor

Priscilla Finau
Family Service Advisor

Paul Holland - Managing Funeral Director

Paul Holland
Managing Funeral Director

Leonardo Perolli - Family Service Advisor

Leonardo Perolli
Family Service Advisor

Erika Gaitan - Family Service Advisor

Erika Gaitan
Family Service Advisor

Matt Dirato - Family Service Advisor

Matt Dirato
Family Service Advisor

Fernando Covarrubias - Operations Manager

Fernando Covarrubias
Operations Manager

Adalid Garcia - Environment, Health & Safety Manager

Adalid Garcia
Environment, Health & Safety Manager

Monica Watson - Memorialization Coordinator

Monica Watson
Memorialization Coordinator

Seve De Loa - Operations Manager

Seve De Loa
Operations Manager

Ernie De Loa - Operations Manager

Ernie De Loa
Operations Manager

Heather Robertshaw - Funeral Assistant

Heather Robertshaw
Funeral Assistant

Virginia Podesta - Funeral Assistant

Virginia Podesta
Funeral Assistant

Monserrat Lara - Funeral Assistant

Monserrat Lara
Funeral Assistant

Maria Avina - Funeral Assistant

Maria Avina
Funeral Assistant

Carla Sundblad - Funeral Assistant

Carla Sundblad
Funeral Assistant

Jessica Kaiser - Funeral Assistant

Jessica Kaiser
Funeral Assistant

Sarah West - Administrative Assistant

Sarah West
Administrative Assistant

Jose Lopez-Uribe - Family Environment Specialist

Jose Lopez-Uribe
Family Environment Specialist

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Mission Programs

Our mission is to provide guidance and wisdom on end of-life services. While we do charge for our services in what has become a very commercial industry, we are committed as a charity to offer innovative programs that provide financial assistance, free options, and programs to meet the needs of our faith community.

Pastoral Care Program Pastoral Care Program
All Souls Remembrance Program All Souls Remembrance Program
Mother Teresa Program Mother Teresa Program
Family Heritage Program Family Heritage Program
Precious Lives Program Precious Lives Program

About Queen of Heaven Cemetery & Funeral Center FD1959

History

Queen of Heaven Cemetery was dedicated in 1963 by the first bishop in the Diocese of Oakland, Most Reverend Floyd
Begin. It is the most recent addition to the diocesan cemeteries, established to meet the needs of Catholics and their
families in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. Once a Haviside family walnut orchard, the property preserves the
original family home, barns and small cottages still maintained and inhabited by Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
Extending across nearly two hundred acres, the beautifully maintained cemetery grounds provide the community with
a peaceful, reverent place to honor the deceased.

In 1982, the first mausoleum was completed under the patronage of the four Evangelists; Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John. This sacred space was designed by Aaron Green, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, and has a capacity for 1,000
entombments, and 792 inurnment spaces for cremated remains. A second mausoleum, Mausoleum of the Angels, was
blessed and dedicated on November 2, 2003.

Services and Features

Over the course of the cemetery’s 44 years of service, more than 12,200 committal services have taken place. Queen of Heaven currently supports the Catholic burial needs of 16 parishes of the central Contra Costa County area, providing options for traditional ground burial, cremation niches, mausoleum crypts, and family estates. In addition, Queen of Heaven Cemetery provides funeral and cremation services to the community, becoming a complete resource for your funeral and cemetery needs.

Whether you are interested in advanced planning or in need of immediate assistance, our Family Service Advisors and Funeral staff are available to offer support and guidance to our families.

Queen of Heaven Cemetery & Funeral Center also offers various special programs and events for our faith community throughout the year, serving the living and honoring loved ones that have gone before us.

Memorial Mass is held on the first Saturday of each month.

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