I was here on a foggy morning to visit the final resting place of baseball great Roger Maris and…read morepay my respects. He died before I was born but surely everyone knows of the man who broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961. (The map pin for Maris is correct on the map.) The cemetery is in excellent condition and well cared for. Close cut grass, no litter and easily walkable. [Review 20760 overall - 119 in North Dakota - 1742 of 2023.]

Our family has been served by Wright Funeral Home for five generations. They embraced us with…read morecompassion and excellent care when we needed it most. My great grandfather, grandparents, parents, sister and infant daughter were entrusted to Wright's care and they gently carried us through our journey of loss. From our first tearful call, to the committal service at the graveside, they walked with us with love, concern and professional guidance. Matthew Valan Rural Moorhead, MN

This is the kind of service you hope to never need in a place you never hope to visit and the best…read moreyou can hope is that someone would make it easy...and perhaps comforting. What would be really good is a checklist of things to do in the event of a death and perhaps other places have one...this one did not. For what they do, with the coordination and hosting, they generally do a pretty solid job of paying attention to detail and focusing on the matter at hand. There are definitely things that can be improved, particularly on the communication end of things, but the gravity of the situation is never taken lightly and they are always, always respectful. I have no basis of comparison to them and other places, so this is more a comparison in terms of the way I would expect things to go and how I would greatly prefer them to be...

The man in charge never wanted to talk to me about anything, it was very upsetting to say the…read moreleast. It was my father, however my brothers would get pictures, counciled, the opportunity to view the body, I was completely ignored. I would not recommend this funeral home, they were completely inconsiderate to my feelings.

I don't live in the Fargo area so all the planning was done via long distance from Wyoming…read more Pictures were sent back and forth along with planning of the service. West Funeral Home did a wonderful job and were attentive at the service itself checking frequently to make sure everything was going well. I was very pleased. They also took a picture of the headstone a couple of weeks after the services and sent it to me to see the engraving of the date of my mothers death.

Fargo National Cemetery is a small National Cemetery, a little less than 5 acres, dedicated in…read more2019. This location was created as part of the plan to give veterans living in rural communities the same access to national cemeteries as those in large urban areas. I often wondered about a situation where family members needed to drive long distances and the hardship that might create. The Rural Initiative that created this space has helped fix that. It's a nice place, out in the country, very much in a rural area but with room for growth. It's quiet and makes it easy to focus on the purpose. It has the same precisely laid grave stones and like newer veterans cemeteries. also has a columbarium. Each memorial had the flag, and in some cases, the personal touches left by friends and families that went beyond a simple flower bouquet. On this Memorial Day weekend, there was a steady stream of visitors, and the grounds keepers were out early doing their best to make things ready for the Memorial Day services. I like this small cemetery. It's more personal than its larger counterparts, and is an easy stop for paying respects..

My dad was laid to rest here in February 2013. Apparently the grass is just left to fill in on its…read moreown. No seed is spread or sod is laid. He just has black dirt. Even though this is named Sunset Memorial Gardens, there is no garden or an attempt at any landscaping. I'm very disappointed.