Very compassionate respect people work here. My father and mother are buried here. If there are any…read moreconcerns the staff addresses them promptly.

Amazing ceremony provided for my grandfather on 1/30/24. Everything was flawless. The servicemen…read morewere outstanding. What a beautiful place to be able to go and visit a deceased loved one. Thank you....for everything

Please take an hour from your day to pay your respects at this historic cemetery. The stones and…read moremausolems are intricate and imposing. The trees are old and majestic but the center of the cemetery is the ENORMOUS beech tree! Truly an awesome experience to stand under the large, leaf laden branches. I also read in The Day that haunted walks will soon be offered for a fee.

Visited yesterday and this Ancient Burying Grounds is a local disgrace. It's touted as one of the…read moreoldest cemetaries in New England and the first generation of original settlers is buried here. I drove 6 hours to visit this cemetary and what I found was an overgrown field full of broken stones strewn everywhere, most unreadable. There is no commemorative map at the site to guide visitors. A drunken homeless man was lying under the overgrown beech tree that definitely needs its branches trimmed to reveal the grave stones located under it. The area reeked of liquor and urine and there was broken glass, empty beer cans and mini liquor bottles strewn about. I didn't dare go behind the branches of that huge tree to look at the stones. Stones are broken, leaning against each other, sunken deeply into the soil to the point of only a few inches showing . How could tours possible walk through this place without further damaging the stones lying about. Some stones are crumbled into pieces with parts of the names being trampled into the soil and one is a Captain's stone. Are there no cemetary restoration groups that would taken on this great mess? When I am looking for relatives in a cemetary I usually will walk through the entire place and take photos even if it takes a couple of hours. I drove 6 hrs to New London , and gave up in disgust after just half an hour at this place. I did not feel safe here. I don't understand how a town can have a historical society that cannot organize volunteers to keep up such an historic attraction. I also visited the Ancient Burying Grounds at Wethersfield and it was much better there, but still has some condition issues, as far as further preservation of stones, but was not at all as bad as New London. Mystic has an immaculate cemetary.

The Robbins Cemetery is an interesting graveyard that is primarily from the 1800s. I found some…read moregraves that were from the early 1900s but nothing going back to the 18th century. There is an older and perhaps larger cemetery not too far from here. Most of the graves are pretty modest with some exceptions. I did see a couple of fairly tall obelisks but considering how obelisks were in fashion around the mid 19th century, I was surprised I didn't see more. Perhaps they were just too expensive for the people of the time. There were some shorter and very massive memorials but most of the stones were small although with some nice carvings on them. One strange and poignant thing I noticed was that there were two small gravestones with the name Francis L. James. Both were daughters of Clark and Mary James and both were four years old when they died but one died in 1849 and the other in 1854. Apparently the parents gave their second daughter the exact same name as the first daughter that died young. Unfortunately the second girl didn't live any longer than her unfortunately sister. Robbins isn't a very old cemetery but is certainly is interesting. Lots of variety in the gravestones with many of them very well preserved. A nice place for a little stroll and glimpse into the past that will never return.

Let's start off by saying our mother died suddenly in March of 2015. We went here because our…read morebrother knew this man as well as our mother. Thinking back to the first day of sitting down with him, he knew she was having a autopsy done, they went and picked up our mother without the autopsy being done, we selected the casket, and everything else that was needed. Flower price for the top of the casket was absolutely ridiculous , so we ordered it from a local florist which was half the cost. We set up calling hours , we're told that we had a hour by ourselves with our mother before people would arrive, I was the last sibling out of 4 to arrive I walked into my oldest sister on the ground because she was not prepared to see our mother in her casket as soon as she walked into the hallway. Our mother knew many people in the community, during the calling hours people were turned away from the staff at this funeral home. I noticed that our mother had no jewelry on her hands . We had everything labeled to what jewelry goes where. During the calling hours John put items on our mother but somehow "lost a ring" I was told by friends and family that the staff was extremely rude to them. The next day.....us 4 children were picked up in a limo ..what a awful ride, in some old beat up car. Our mother was brought to St Joseph church for services . Our mothers service at the church was absolutely beautiful something that she for sure would of loved. At the end as our cousins wife was signing the Ave Maria the funeral director stepped in and started to roll our mother out of the church my oldest sister put her hand out and said NO! he said time! Are you serious ? Not only during the calling hours were going on . At the end this man pulled all 4 of us aside and had us sign the bill.....like really?! A week later....because we were checking our mothers obituary online to see the guest book .. we noticed that her obituary was changed...John the director CHANGED IT!!!!! PLEASE do yourself a favor and DO NOT USE THIS FUNERAL HOME!!!!!!!!!

I just lost my grandmother on Friday 2/5/16 at 4am. John Malia came personally to the Nursing Home…read moreand picked up my grandmother when we were ready. He then called me to tell me that everything would be taken care of and not worry about a thing. He was right. During such a difficult time he was there for us 100%. I didn't have to do anything. He even volunteered to pick up her clothes and other things from our house. We live 40 minutes away. I can't tell you what comfort I had knowing that John Malia and his staff were taking care of everything. This past Monday was the wake and funeral and we had a pretty big snowstorm. That did not stop them from making everything perfect. He even went and picked up our Priest who couldn't drive in the snow. When we walked in, we seen all the things that I brought to display to remember my granny was placed beautifully. My grandmother looked like what I had remembered before she had fallen ill. She looked at peace and absolutely beautiful. You can honestly tell that he not only loves what he does but takes extra special care to make sure everyone involved is happy and comforted. My family and I were also driven to and from everywhere we needed to by his son. A very polite and thoughtful man. Thank you so much for your great work and dedication for making such a sad day become a very peaceful one for myself and family. Eileen Hanes

The kindness and caring attitude of the Cemetary staff made a difficult time less so. They walked…read moreus through how things were done, showed us option and were patient and kind. Being from out of town, they even gave us great suggestions for lunch.

During one of the most difficult times in our lives this cemetery has shown compassion and complete…read moreunderstanding. The staff is absolutely amazing to me and to my family. It's a place where you feel welcome, it's a place that understands and actually cares. If there is any problems the Forman takes care of it right away.

Peter was informative and true to his word. I recommend him and Trinity Monument Restoration highly!read more

Trinity Monument did a fabulous job cleaning our family headstone! Peter completed the job quickly…read moreand charged considerably less than other monument companies! Would definitely recommend!

Everyone at Dinoto Funeral Home has been so kind, helpful, professional and sensitive to our…read morefeelings. Their prices are in line with the other funeral homes in our area. They are located in downtown Mystic in a lovely antique house. I highly recommend them.

I am very disappointed in what I perceive as part of the service to be provided and was paid for,…read morewhich is the engraving of the name on the stone. My loved one died in May and a covid ceremony took place. He was cremated so I asked for a table to be at the gravesite for the service. They showed up with a wire plant stand that could have been from Ocean State Job lot. Not what I expected. Courtesy of the Coast Guard and my loved one's daughter, we have a nice service with military honors and a minister's prayers and comments. Now 5 months later we are still waiting for the name to be engraved on the family stone. This was paid for back in May. After numerous calls we are still waiting.

We only needed help with a cemetery which Steven provided quickly and professionally. He charged us…read morea reasonable fee for the help.

Kind, compassionate, caring and sensitive are only a few words to describe Steven King. My sister…read moredied at home. When Steven and his son brought my sister out of the room on the stretcher she looked at peace - no plastic bag zipped up over her. She was laying there - her beautiful and peaceful face exposed. Her body covered with a beautiful handmade quilt. Peacefully, she was taken from the house with care and respect. I can never thank Steven and staff for their kind and loving care they gave my sister. I never felt that Steven looked at this as a "job". He cares and shows it with everything he says and does. We could not have gotten through those days without his help and advice. Steven, we will always be grateful for you and your help. God bless. Chris S.