My loved one had a prepaid service here. I met with a representative named John who could not have…read morebeen more helpful and compassionate. He helped me through all of the steps of planning the service, ordering the essentials, and reserving the chapel time. He was there for me every step of the way on this difficult journey. The chapel and service turned out to be beautiful and honored my loved one in a dignified and comforting manner. The woman in charge of arranging the entombment was difficult to work with. She was unprofessional, pushy, and tried to rush me through the process even though I asked her to slow down so I could ask questions and fully understand the process and paperwork. She needs more training or a different job. Finally, the St. Anthony Crypt where my loved one's final resting place was to be was dirty. Before the service I asked if it could be swept, dusted, and cleaned of dead bugs and cobwebs (all around and on the fountain with the statue of Mary). The morning of the service, I went to check and it had not been cleaned in any way. I returned with cleaning supplies and did it myself a couple of hours before the service. By the way, the fountain no longer operates so the least they could do is keep it clean.

If I could leave zero stars, I would. My baby was laid to rest here in October 2024. At the time, I…read morewas told it would take about 3-6 months for the headstone to be placed. Those months passed, and nothing happened. There was no headstone, no grass--just dirt and a lot of waiting. Throughout this process, my mom and I have been in contact with Jessica. We were given four different dates and timeframes for when the headstone would be installed. Each time, we were told it would only be "a few more weeks." We checked again in February--still nothing. We returned on May 17th and still nothing. I sent another email hoping for answers and never received a response. Today is December 15th, 2025. It has been over a year, and there is still no headstone and no update. Every visit breaks my heart all over again. This has been an incredibly painful experience during an already unbearable time, and I am deeply disappointed. I wish I had spared myself more heartbreak and laid my baby to rest somewhere else. Please spare yourself the added pain and consider carefully before placing your loved ones in the care of Mount Olivet. In my experience, there was a profound lack of compassion and understanding during an already unimaginable time of grief. What should have been handled with care and respect instead became another source of heartbreak.

I will tell you my story and how I came to know about Be a Tree Cremation. My son passed away…read moreunexpectedly on 9.16.21, 12 days before his 32nd birthday, we were making plans to celebrate him, we had just talked on the phone the day before and texted before he went to bed. I will never forget the call, my life changed forever, he was my only child. I would have never thought that my healthy 31 year old son would go before me, go to sleep and never wake up. I never thought I would be seeking any type of burial services for my 31 year or old son, never thought about pre-planning for myself, just never thought about any funeral planning at all and had not talked to my son about any of this, why would I, he was young, healthy, active, outdoorsy and full of life! What I did know was that he would not want to be buried, that he loved the environment and would do anything to save it. My son loved the outdoors, nature, hiking, rock climbing, camping, white water canoeing, ice climbing and nature in general and he loved Colorado and all of its beauty. When I learned of water cremation and Be a Tree and it's founder Emily Nelson and what Be a Tree stood for, no carcinogens to pollute our air like a traditional fire cremation, I knew my son would approve. Emily and her staff at Be a Tree, were so helpful to my family, they were patient, they helped guide us, helped set up a small visitation prior to cremation, worked with us on the ceremony, my sons Celebration of Life, gave us some ideas for a venue and a Celebrant, they held our hand during the worse time of our lives. My family and I also got to know Half Moon Farm in Lakewood, after the water cremation, the liquid byproduct of water cremation is a nontoxic solution of amino acids, peptides, sugars, and soap, which makes a wonderful fertilizer that Be a Tree calls "Tree Tea", families may take some Tree Tea home to water trees and plants in their personal garden or donate to Half Moon Farm to be used on flowers and other non-edible plants; this is the option I chose. For this reason Half Moon Farm will always be a special place for me to go as well. We had some really nice bouquets of fresh cut flowers from Half Moon Farm at my sons service, they were absolutely beautiful. I will never forget the kindness that Emily and her staff showed to my son and my family; they took broken people and lifted us up with love and light and helped us navigate the darkness of death. Special shout out to Emily, Sheree and our Celebrant Erin, with love always

I cannot recommend Be A Tree enough. When my father was on hospice care, we knew we needed to plan…read moreahead, and the team was responsive and compassionate. They consulted on all of our options, and worked with us to make the process easy. The team that picked up my father when he passed was incredibly kind and so gentle. I also really appreciated the text updates throughout. Everything was digital, which made it easy during a particularly difficult time. I love that the cremation was environmentally friendly and not crazy expensive. Every aspect, from initiating contact to picking up my father's remains, was handled with the utmost care and respect. Thank you for making a painful process gentler and comforting.

My Mom was visiting NY from Denver. While she was here she developed major health…read moreproblems and passed away in September of 2017. I was at a complete loss and I contacted Rayanne Mori the director of the Monarch Society. In my hour of need she was a great guiding force. I don't know what I would have done to get my mom cremated and the ashes returned to Denver on my own. From the start to the finish the Monarch Society took care of everything for me. I could not be more appreciative. Thank you for everything that you did for our family. Joyce P. October 27th, 2017

During a very difficult time....Monarch brings serenity kindness compassion and amazing support…read morein making difficult decisions. Rayanne the owner and Justina gave us exceptional care as they took care of my beautiful daughter Christa. All of our worries were answered in a beautiful place of love. Thank you again.

So helpful in my time of loss. Informative and knowledgeable. They have advice and help without…read morehaving me as a client. One of the last actual privately owned mortuaries in the Denver metro.

Obviously a very tough time for our family but the owners did an absolutely wonderful job…read more Extremely caring and attentive. Excellent service.

When my husband and love of my life passed away I turned to Olinger, Chapel Hill. We were greeted…read moreby several staff members and invited into a private room. Melinda Acevedo was the Funeral Director and we were treated with kindness, care and respect. We talked about my husband and how special he was to us and we were asked about what we thought we wanted. Melinda took care to listen and respect our wishes. Melinda was helpful, patient and respectful. We never felt anything but compassion and understanding. We were never SOLD to. We were respected every moment. Melinda introduced us to a celebrant, Zoe Underwood, who provided her services for the remembrance celebration. Zoe set the tone for our service. The care and service we received will be remembered and appreciated.

I have buried 2 of my children there. My son passed away September 24, 2025. its now May and they…read morehave not engraved his name or anything on the headstone. It was paid for in October. They do not communicate with me. They reach out then disappear for months, and do not follow up with emails or calls. I do not recommend this place, its one of the most expensive and they do not care about the family once they have your money. If you must burry a loved one here, do not get the headstone from here. I would recommend Normans.

My dad's passing was imenant and a mortuary had not yet been selected. I called Horan & McConaty…read moreand was told by a live person that a director would call me back. Heard nothing back and ended calling a different mortuary and spoke with a director immediately. More than 24 hours and still no call for Horan & McConaty. Terrible service to a family in need.

I give Horan Mortuary my highest recommendation…read more I have worked with them on several occasions, and each experience has been handled with professionalism, compassion, and care. Every service I've needed has been different in style, budget, and level of personalization--and each time, their team has been incredibly accommodating. They are willing to work with all types of budgets, ideas, and creative requests while remaining deeply respectful of traditions. I especially want to recognize Patrick Atencio, who has been consistently attentive, fair, communicative, and empathetic. What truly stood out was his willingness to go above and beyond--he even followed up with me regarding my father's passing from 2017 and helped me create a meaningful tribute in his memory. That level of care is rare and deeply appreciated. Horan Mortuary provides not just services, but genuine support during difficult times. I will absolutely continue to recommend them to others.

I called at the last minute to get a dove release for a funeral that afternoon. Mike was very…read morecourteous and was able to get me scheduled without any difficulty. Damon who conducted the bird release was wonderful. He is a very courteous, spiritual man that was so considerate. He gave such a wonderful presentation and the doves made a spectacular performance! I highly recommend this service - it made the service especially nice with the peaceful touch it added.

Tom did a beautiful service with his reading and the dove release at my mom's burial last year. He…read moreand his beautiful birds were so special, and made the service so uplifting and peaceful. Everyone at the burial was so touched - there is nothing more peaceful than seeing and hearing the dove fly away...and Tom ensures that.

If you're reading this you are probably trying to do some hard things and making some tough…read moredecisions. That's where I was when I had the great fortune to work with Julie Calvetti with Norman's memorials. She took over when the cemetery said no, going out to my wife's gravesite, cleaning it, and taking pictures all to help me order a replacement vase that the cemetery mowers had destroyed. Not only was she super helpful, but she was compassionate, even going so far as to buy flowers for the new vase when it came in. Amazing. I hope I never have to do this again, but if I do, I know who is doing the memorial for me. Thank you Normans, and Julie Calvetti.

I should have read is reviews first! I've been waiting for a gravestones for my parents since…read more10/2024. I finally found out the stone we wanted can't be obtained due to a quarry issue. They never bothered to call me about this. They said I could have the sample stone outside the building. No word from them. It's supposed to be ready soon. It's infuriating. Do NOT buy from here!!!

These nice folks have helped us many times with making arrangements for passed on loved ones…read more Alway professional, sensitive and friendly. Pricing is reasonable and transparent. Steven usually takes care of us and has been there for over 32 years.

This company was absolutely horrible to deal with. They RUINED my mother's funeral. My mom wanted a…read morespecial playlist of songs (her only request) and they had a horrible sound system that did not work on the day of services. They had no back up plan and the music portion of the service, again the very most important request of my mom's, was completely discarded. They were extremely unhelpful in every way, and offered no remedies. They were rude to my sisters and myself when we were disappointed. Additionally, they cut my sister's family completely out of the funeral pamphlet. The place was also quite dirty and the photos on the screen were washed out and difficult to see. All in all it was one of the worst days of our lives and it was made unbelievably more awful by this company. I would NEVER recommend them. In fact I hope everyone stays far, far away from them.