Families Find Comfort at Laurel Grove Ceremony

More than 250 people attended Laurel Grove Cemetery's Seasonal Candle Lighting Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday, December 10th in the cemetery's chapel. 

"We say that cemeteries are special places and healing places; this vigil was a reflection of those words," explained Bernard E. Stoecklein, Jr., chairman and CEO of CMS Mid-Atlantic, Inc., the company that provides management services to Laurel Grove Cemetery.   "The idea that we opened the chapel for this occasion and provided such a meaningful service to help those who grieve was appreciated by all.  When those in attendance lit their candles and each mentioned the names of the loved ones they were remembering and holding vigil for, there was not a dry eye in the chapel. One mother, son and daughter held six candles for family members buried at Laurel Grove," Stoecklein added.