These people present the ministerial face of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to the public.
They offer customer service and serve as on-site resource persons to all who visit or call.
They serve with experience, stability, maturity, compassion and professionalism.
They work at all eight of our cemeteries. On a rotating duty schedule, they daily serve at five of our cemeteries in four offices (Holy Cross, St. Adalbert/Holy Trinity, Mount Olivet and St. Joseph). Through on-call service, they daily cover three of our cemetery offices (Calvary, Resurrection and All Saints).
They write contracts for the purchase of the burial spaces, grave memorials in granite or bronze and grave. They write the orders for crypt & niche memorialization and for vases & floral decorations.
They handle all paperwork issues relating to cemetery burial.
They explain cemetery policy and procedures.
They meet with at-need and pre-need families and individuals.
They respond to questions and requests for information, pricing, etc.
They have completed training in grief education and grief support so they may better assist bereaved families.
Bruce Zurawski
with the Catholic Cemeteries
since 1994
Direct Phone —
414 258 4864
Email address —
zurawskib@archmil.org
Gail Hernandez
with the Catholic Cemeteries
since 2000
Direct Phone —
414 690 0417
Email address — hernandezg@archmil.org
Gary Hill
with the Catholic Cemeteries
since 2001
Direct Phone —
262 689 8568
Email address —
hillg@archmil.org
Ed Thompson
with the Catholic Cemeteries
since 2000
Direct Phone —
414 397 0569
Email address —
thompsoned@archmil.org
All Family Service Counselors can receive mail through our Central Office at Holy Cross Cemetery, 7301 West Nash Street, Milwaukee WI 53216.
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