(630) 897-9250

Fax: (630) 897-9261
mto@rockcem.org

Office On Site

Monday – Friday
9:00 AM until 3:30 PM
by appointment only

Office Closed Weekends
Grounds open dawn till dusk

The first burials in Mount Olivet Cemetery were prior to 1850. The cemetery is a Diocesan Cemetery of the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois, and services the various parishes located in the southern Fox Valley area. The cemetery has available grave spaces, mausoleum crypts and mausoleum niches for cremated remains. A variety of vaults, markers and memorials, vases and decorations are also available to the Catholic families that we serve.

Cemetery Clean-up

Full cemetery clean-up is conducted March 1-15 and November 1-15.

All decorations will be removed and discarded during these dates.

If you wish to save placed decorations, please remove them from the gravesite before the first of these months.

The Rosary Garden at Mount Olivet Cemetery

The Rosary Garden at Mount Olivet Cemetery is a one-of-a-kind space thoughtfully designed to serve both as a place of prayer and as a dignified burial option for cremated remains. Created in partnership with Wilbert Memorials, the Rosary Garden features granite ‘beads’ embedded into the pathway, forming a walkable rosary that invites quiet reflection, meditation, and connection to the Catholic faith.

A unique devotional space honoring faith, reflection, and the dignity of Catholic burial

Our Rosary Garden allows families to choose a resting place for their loved ones within a devotional setting. This combination of spiritual symbolism with a practical burial option offers a meaningful alternative to traditional cremation graves or columbaria, giving families a serene and beautifully crafted environment for remembrance.

- Burial Options at Mount Olivet Cemetery -

In-Ground Burial Spaces

Traditional in-ground graves that can consist of a casket burial, cremation burial, or a combination of both.

Cremation Burial Spaces

Cremation burial has many choices including in-ground burial and above-ground options.

Mausoleum Burial Spaces

Above-ground entombment is the placement of a deceased person’s body or cremated remains in a crypt or niche within a mausoleum or columbarium.

- The Team at Mount Olivet Cemetery -

  • Esmeralda Mora

    Family Service Representative

  • Myra Vizcarra

    Family Service Representative

  • Andrew Forbes

    Field Superintendent

  • Ken Giambalvo

    Director of Cemeteries

What do our Cemeteries offer?

For us, this is more than a responsibility—it is a ministry. We remain faithful to our mission by offering guidance, comfort, and reverence at every step.