Attend Fall Open House March 23 & 24 – Limited Time Offer!  

Come to the next Open House weekend Saturday, March 23, 2024, and Sunday, March 24, 2024, from 8:30 am-4:30 pm at Maryrest Cemetery and Mausoleum in Mahwah, Bergen County, NJ.

Experience the magnificent Chapel Mausoleum featuring marble crypts, glass cremation niches, a glorious liturgical art.

Caring Memorial and professional planning advisers will share information about burial and cremation options, memorialization, and financial planning. Many payment options are available with the lowest open house pricing for a limited time. Prices will increase March 25, 2024! Click here to learn more.

Experience Magnificent Artwork & Memorial Spaces in the Chapel Mausoleum Plus Expansion of Natural Green Section

Welcome to Maryrest Cemetery & Mausoleum, Mahwah, Bergen County, NJ

Explore the beauty and magnificence of Maryrest Cemetery and Mausoleum in Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey. Witness the 18-foot statue of Mary. Enter the chapel mausoleum filled with marble-covered crypts leading to an Easter-inspired stained-glass window and altar. See alcove sections with more marble crypts and glass cremation niches.

Travel outside to the other side of the cemetery to where the Natural-Green burial section – one of the first in New Jersey – is located. Next is the Sister Virgilius statue inspired by Sister Mary Virgilius Reidy, a Catholic nun who helped educate the poorest and most disadvantaged children in the segregated South in the 1950s including United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a former student of Sister Virgilius.

As you hover over the special committal gazebo sections and take in the majesty of the great mountains, enjoy the traditional park-like resting spaces and the American flag honoring our veterans and country. Enjoy the final pass around the Calvary scene before rising up into the sky. No video can replace the experience of visiting this amazing cemetery in person.

Just stop by or fill out the online form by CLICKING HERE. If you missed the open house event, you can still stop by and meet with our caring and professional Memorial Planning Advisors to learn why there’s never been a better time to pre-plan for yourself and your loved ones.

Maryrest Cemetery & Mausoleum
770 Darlington Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430
Cemetery Office: (888) ‑ 489‑9095 or (201) ‑ 327‑7011
Mausoleum Office: (201) 962-7382 or  (201) ‑ 962-7383

Come to Maryrest Cemetery and Mausoleum in Mahwah, New Jersey to learn more about our Mausoleum crypts, cremation niches, traditional cemetery plots, private family estate lots, committal sections with in-ground family estates. No appointment necessary. No obligation. Stop in or call.

Maryrest Chapel Mausoleum Virtual Tour

Maryrest Cemetery (Outside) Virtual Tour

Green Burial in the Catholic Tradition

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark is pleased to present New Jersey’s first Catholic Natural/Green Burial Section at Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah, NJ.

The wildflowers and naturally occurring flora create a peaceful and serene setting for our Catholic families who prefer an eco-friendly memorial or for those who may want an alternative to cremation.

The Natural Burial Section has been developed to accommodate three types of green burial:

  • Dark Green – for those who prefer to be buried in a burial shroud.
  • Medium Green – for those who prefer a natural biodegradable casket with memorialization.
  • Light Green – for those who prefer a natural biodegradable casket, memorialization, and embalming using natural embalming fluids.

The Natural Burial Section at Maryrest offers families a “Living Memorial” in an undisturbed setting. Boulder memorialization is utilized to keep this area free of manufactured headstones. Pathway visitation is used to keep the plant and animal life thriving and undisturbed.

Also, a beautiful rustic Amish Gazebo, suitable for committal services, overlooks the entire area.

As a final touch to this unique section, a life-sized statue of St. Francis taming a wild wolf stands facing this beautiful sanctuary.

For more information or for a free tour of the Natural/Green Burial Section, please stop by, call us at (888) 489-9095 or email us at cemetery@rcan.org.

Maryrest Cemetery Map

Heart of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Moved by Larger-Than-Life Statue of Sister Virgilius at Maryrest Cemetery

Photo From Left to Right: Mark Paoletta (Fellow attorney and close friend of Justice Thomas), Jeffrey Mager (Superintendent of Maryrest Cemetery), Justice Clarence Thomas, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R. (Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark), and Andrew Schafer (Executive Director of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark) pose after the Blessing of the Sister Virgilius statue in Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah, NJ.

On a lightly chilled autumn afternoon in October, with a backdrop of Mahwah tree leaves blending from green to amber, the nuns from Our Lady of the Angels Convent in Tenafly, New Jersey, stood before the new statue of Sister Mary Virgilius Reidy and two Black children in Maryrest Cemetery filled with emotion. 

As they admired Sister Virgilius’s grave just a few feet away and turned to admire the statue again, they could not help reflecting on her strength and resolve to educate the poorest and most disadvantaged children in the segregated South in the 1950s.

The unveiling and dedication of the statue hosted by Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark brought together a tapestry of communities touched by Sister Virgilius. Attendees included her family members, United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a former student of Sister Virgilius, and other nuns who taught and lived with her. They knew all too well the monumental sacrifices Catholic nuns made since the turn of the century.

(Click here or image above for entire story from Catholic Cemetery Magazine January 2022 issue) 

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