El Toro Memorial Park, is a cemetery tucked back off of Trabuco Road. This is a somewhat small but…read morenot too small cemetery in Lake Forest. I've been here many times visiting my relatives who have passed away. The chapel is right as you enter the high gates. The cemetery, is very well kept, clean, beautiful and quiet. In the last several years they've remodeled and cleaned up the public restroom. I haven't been in the small chapel so I can't speak to that. I also can't speak to the cost of having family buried here since I married into the family, but knowing them, this is probably a financially cost effective place to bury a loved one, while still being in a beautiful location. Not bashing, they're just good about being conscious of cost without compromising on their money's worth. The cemetery is surrounded by a park at the back end, apartments one side, houses on another, and a Catholic Church. This place has nice hills of green grass. They don't have a lot of upright headstones and it likely changed to in-ground headstones only after a certain year, because you don't see anything but very old ones standing erect. There are a good amount of trees, however, I wish they actually had more, particularly the very back end where it is flat and sits below a park. That area sits under full sun and visiting our loved ones back there can get super hot without relief. Many people have picnics and spend the day with their loved ones. You'll always see a lot of flowers laid out by the many visitors. I like this cemetery because it's not too big. It feels more homey and comfortable, much better than a large cemetery such as Forrest Lawn. I think you would like this place for a loved one if you ever had to bury them here. It really is quite peaceful.

I wish this was an exaggeration but unfortunately it no longer is…read more Every single time that I visit my loved one the groundskeeper men, the ones that watch the lawn are always staring. I show up and then suddenly 2-3 appear or they're just always around making it incredibly hard to find some quiet time while grieving. I understand there's constant work to be done but it's always groups of them just staring too I think once I saw one taking pictures of me then he pretended to take a video of the whole area as a coverup. I can no longer enjoy coming to visit and being flowers to my beloved family member in fact as I write this review 2 of them are staring at me as I cry and bothering me with all their landscaping equipment. Can you at least encourage them to stay as far away as they can and to be careful and mindful of those who spent so much money to bury their loved one in what should be a peaceful CEMETERY? Or at least hire some men that aren't creeps and are professional. *update another one has joined the group and he was also staring at another young lady as well before parking his loud truck next to me. With this many landscapers how does the grass always seem to be dying on so many headstones still?

They did a wonderful job on the gravestone for my father in 2020. When my mother died at the end of…read more2024, I contacted them to add my mother's name. Took forever to get a response. Then contact was by text. I paid for the work. As of now (September of 2024), no photo of design, no work done, occasional very delayed text response. I assume now that someone got the number and that all the texting etc was fraud. We will have to report them to tje authorities, to all the facilities etc. And still find someone to add my mother's name to their grave. Horrible, horrible experience.

We appreciate a good quality work by Eternity Memorials in preparation of the marker for our…read moremother's grave. Mila was attentive, responsive and punctual in response to all our questions and requirements. We are very satisfied with the work and the outcome.

It feels strange to write a review about a Cremation Service business, but when I was choosing…read morewhere to go, the reviews about Pacific Cremation Services both on Yelp and Google were comforting. I hope my review can help someone as well. The staff at Pacific Cremation Services were so comforting and kind during the entire process. I can't recommend them enough during an incredibly stressful and sad time. Tina was especially wonderful and made everything as easy as possible. Thank you all so much.

So far so good! I haven't yet used their service as you can see, as I'm still around to write this…read morereview. The company sent me a nice package of information, and the representative seemed quite helpful. Costs were on the high side, but still within reason. I paid the $30 registration fee and am now filling out the simple questionnaire. An office visit will follow. So far, all of my questions have been answered (unlike services I'd previously contacted). More to follow. Maybe five stars is in the future. We'll see what happens. I was left with a feeling of positivity- in spirit.

We were fortunate enough to have Liana help us with arrangements for our baby boy. She was very…read morecaring and understanding through out the whole process. She understood our pain and made this painful experience easy to go through. Thank you Liana for taking care of my baby boy & getting him ready for us to bring him home . My husband and I appreciate everything you have done for us.

Beautiful Veterans Day memorial. May all those who laid down their lives for others rest peacefully…read moreand in harmony.

I used Olive Tree Mortuary when my husband passed away last month. Summer made the process of…read morearranging his cremation very easy, even though it was a difficult time for me. Her compassion and understanding of my grief was greatly appreciated. My mother then passed away three weeks later. I immediately called Summer and she made arrangements for my mother to be picked up within the hour. I will be forever grateful for her help during this difficult time and wholeheartedly recommend using Olive Tree Mortuary. Their compassion is genuine. As a side note, their prices are very affordable as well.

These people are life savers, they responded when no others did when my Mother-in-Law passed away…read more They went above and beyond and took care of everything. When an immediate death in the family happens the family members are distraught, stressed out with the arrangements among their sorrow and everything else. Olive Tree Mortuary took everything on so that we didn't have to worry about anything. They were so accommodating and waited for my son who hit traffic driving up from San Diego to his grandmother's funeral. I definitely recommend them, they are there 24/7 and will respond to you as soon as you call. Hands down the best you can ask for.

Extremely professional, kind service was provided for a reasonable fee…read more Highly recommended.

We are Please with everything my love was well taken care and in those ugly moments we got all…read morethe help that was needed, I did not know what to do it was so painful that I could not think, and those soft words of help were what was needed at that time, thank you thank you thank you.

The services at O'Connor mortuary yesterday were absolutely heartfelt…read more In addition to all of the kind expressions that were shared with our loved one. They also shared some very kind words. They did a beautiful job afterwards in the salon. We highly recommend their services as warm, genuine, loving people.

I attended a memorial service for my great uncle at O'Connor's over the weekend and it was a…read morelovely, intimate experience. The staff was present, but enough in the background that they weren't obtrusive. (I will say, however, that during one of the eulogies we could hear someone opening & closing what sounded like a loud door just behind us that was a tad distracting. I wish that wasn't happening). We were in one of the larger rooms, but it was still small enough to be intimate. I really appreciated it. It brought everyone there together as one to honor my great uncle. I say that only because if you expect a very large group, O'Connor might not be able to accommodate you so you might want to ask them about how many people they can hold in their rooms. In all, we had a good experience in our short time at O'Connor's. They did a wonderful job of helping us honor our family member.

They gave me exactly what I asked for and didn't try to sell me anything. It was a nice experienceread more

No one actually wants to be here. Lets be honest, but the staff was fantastic taking care of…read moregrandma and making sure we knew the process and what to expect. They did a fabulous job. Also the urn that they picked out for grandma was absolutely perfect.

My cousin passed away & had this service. They took care of everything. Much easier on the family…read morewho live outside the USA

Generally great service when we went to a seminar and signed up for the service…read more Person running the seminar was very knowledgeable

Direct Cremation made a painful process straightforward and affordable. Easy to understand when…read moredealing with so many details.

My family was looking for a cremation place that allows religious accommodations during the…read morecremation process without overcharging us. I'm so glad we found Direct Cremation during our search. We worked directly with Lawrence and he was great in keeping us updated/informed at every step of the way. They will do all the paperwork through the city and you really don't have to do much on your end. They also hand-delivered the urn and death certificate to our house. Highly recommend!