About Sunset Memorial Gardens
Sunset Memorial Gardens is a memorial park near Norwalk, Polk County, Iowa. It lies about 3.3 mi southwest of Norwalk. The grounds sit at about 922 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Gerry Murray. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 462112. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fort Des Moines Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Sunset Memorial Chapel in Des Moines, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Polk County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 71 listings in Polk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Norwalk. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Gerry Murray1920-2019American roller derby skater
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset Memorial Gardens as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.51567, -93.64338
What Sunset Memorial Gardens offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Fort Des Moines CemeteryDes Moines, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryWest Des Moines, IACemetery2.4 mi
- Norwalk CemetaryNorwalk, IACemetery3.1 mi
- Elm Grove CemeteryDes Moines, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge CemeteryNorwalk, IACemetery4.6 mi
- Benjamin F. Jesse Pioneer CemeteryWest Des Moines, IACemetery5.0 mi
- North River CemeteryNorwalk, IACemetery5.1 mi
- Woodland CemeteryDes Moines, IAChurch cemetery5.1 mi
- Emanuel CemeteryDes Moines, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Emmanuel CemeteryDes Moines, IAJewish cemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Sunset Memorial Chapel0.1 miFuneral chapel · Des Moines · (515) 285-4600
- Cremation Society of Iowa0.1 miCremation provider · Des Moines · (888) 682-7002
- Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 285-3911
- Simplify Cremations & Funerals1.9 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 207-3244
- Iles Norwalk Chapel3.1 miFuneral home · Norwalk · (515) 981-0700
- Tonini Chapel3.8 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 282-7311
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