Memorial Benches

Memorial Benches

A granite bench gives a family something a headstone cannot: a place to sit, stay a while, and remember. Carved from solid stone and engraved with a name or a few words, it lasts as long as any monument we make.

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A dark granite memorial bench on a solid carved base, with the family name across the seat edge, a carved rose and butterfly, two name tablets and a scripture line
What it is

A Place to Sit and Remember

A memorial bench can stand at a graveside, in a garden, or anywhere a family gathers to remember. Cut from solid granite and finished by hand, it offers a quiet place to rest and reflect, season after season, for generations.

We engrave benches with names, dates, a verse, or artwork, and we can match the granite to an existing family monument. Some families choose a bench as the memorial itself; others add one beside an upright or marker already in place.

Benches need room and a level foundation, and not every section allows one. We set them in cemeteries and gardens throughout Portage, Summit, and Stark Counties, from Ravenna and Kent to Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, and Canton, and we check what your section permits before you commit to the idea. That check and the foundation that follows are usually what set the schedule, the same way they do for any memorial.

Ways to use one

Styles & Options

Cemetery Benches

Set at the graveside on a granite foundation, engraved to serve as the memorial or to accompany a stone that is already there.

Garden & Memorial Benches

For a home garden, a church, or a public space, a lasting tribute that can be enjoyed every day.

Engraving & Artwork

Names, dates, verses, and carved or etched artwork on the seat, the legs, or both, proofed with you before we begin.

From first visit to setting the stone

How It Works

  1. 1

    Visit & talk

    Tell us about your loved one, in our shop or by phone.

  2. 2

    Design & proof

    We design the memorial and proof every detail with you.

  3. 3

    We craft it

    Your monument is cut and finished by hand, here in Ravenna.

  4. 4

    Set in place

    We handle the foundation and set the stone at the cemetery.

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Our work in granite

Selected Work

A few of the memorials our family has crafted. Visit the gallery to see more.

A polished black granite memorial bench with a tall curved flame-shaped end panel listing family names, and the surname cut along the seat edge A grey granite memorial bench with a carved cross and praying hands, butterflies at the upper corners, a name with a maiden name and a short epitaph A memorial bench with a dark granite back panel carved with a cross and a cat, a fire-service emblem and two names, and a pale granite seat carrying the surname A polished black granite memorial bench with the surname cut into the seat edge and a name and dates either side, set on a concrete pad among plantings A polished black granite memorial bench on shaped legs, the surname and two names cut along the seat edge, with an American flag at one end A polished black granite memorial bench beside a matching upright monument topped with a carved Celtic cross, the two names cut along the seat
Good to know

Common Questions

Yes. Many families choose a granite bench as the memorial itself, with the name and dates engraved on the seat or base. Others place one beside an existing monument. Rules differ from one cemetery to the next across Portage, Summit, and Stark Counties, so tell us the cemetery and section and we will find out what is allowed before you decide.

It will. Solid granite weathers the Ohio seasons for generations with almost no upkeep, which is why it is the same material we use for every monument we make.

Capturing life and love for eternities

Let's Honor Their Legacy

When you're ready, our family is here to help yours, with patience, care, and no obligation.

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A peaceful cemetery landscape at dusk with a central monument