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Cemetery Services


Red Deer Cemetery


Alto Reste Cemetery

The City of Red Deer owns and operates:

  • The Red Deer Cemetery (on 55 Street, north of Michener Centre)
  • The Alto Reste Cemetery (3.6 km east of 30 Avenue on Highway 11)

The cemeteries are open to the public between sunrise and sunset each day.

City Services Provided

  • Information regarding location of gravesites as well as data of use for families, genealogical researchers and funeral and memorialization professionals.
  • At need and pre-need lot or columbarium niche sales.
  • Flexible payment opportunities for all products and services.
  • Sale of grave liners.
  • Manufacture, sale and placement of concrete monument foundations.
  • Erection of protective tents for use during inclement weather.
  • Artificial greens and lowering device for graveside committal.

Cemetery Guidelines

  • Cemetery staff perform maintenance on all cemetery lots.
  • All cemetery lots must be left unobstructed by any fence, railing, wall, tree, shrub or hedge.
  • Animals are allowed into the cemeteries only if controlled by a leash and accompanied by an adult.
  • Cemetery staff may remove funeral designs or floral pieces that become wilted.

Lots in the Gardens of Christus and Devotion (only) may be sold privately or returned to The City of Red Deer. All other lots may be returned to The City of Red Deer. Lots may be transferred to next of kin.

Perpetual Care

A perpetual care fund has been initiated to ensure that the final resting-place of a loved one will be taken care of forever. The fund is still in place today and is the main resource available that allows for the meticulous maintenance practices staff undertake.

For more information, please contact Cemetery Services at 403-342-8303 or e-mail cemeteryservices@reddeer.ca.

The City of Red Deer is a member of the Western Canada Cemetery Association.