Worcester County Memorial Park is located in one of the most beautiful and quaint New England communities in Massachusetts. Situated close to nearby Paxton, the cemetery property is quiet, secluded, and rural, and has offered a beautiful resting place for area residents for over half a century. The memorial park is completely open, and visitors are welcome to visit day or night, weekends or on holidays. Sections of Worcester County Memorial Park are known as gardens, with ground-level memorial plaques that don't interfere with the scenic, park-like view. Founded in the early 1960s, the park has long met area and surrounding community needs, graced with beautiful landscaping, well-kept lawns, and colorful floral arrangements. A striking statue of Christ as the Shepherd is a focal point in the Garden of the Good Shepherd, one of the many beautiful garden sections available on the property. Composed of nearly 100 acres, about half of the property is currently developed, offering a secluded, nonsectarian cemetery property that has long met the needs of grieving family members with compassion, dignity, and beauty. The serene property offers well-groomed driveways and paths for easy access to visitors, with seating benches and shade scattered throughout the property. Staff strives to meet the needs of a variety of multi-denominational and multicultural residents when it comes to their internment and memorialization needs and wishes. The cemetery property, located slightly northwest of downtown Worcester, is accessible from Interstate 190, running north and south, with a westbound turn off on County Road 12 leading toward Leicester or Paxton. From Paxton, visitors can take Richards Avenue, also known as County Route 56 north out of town. The cemetery property is located on the west side of the highway. |