Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home

02/17/2026

What is special about today? It's February 17, 2026, the official start of Lunar New Year! Today begins the year of the Horse, with festivities lasting until February 27th, celebrating good fortune and the promise of a good year filled with possibilities and quick change. You may see red colored decorations on graves celebrating Lunar New Year here at Cherokee Memorial. Whether or not you observe this special time of year, we wish you all the peace and prosperity of the Year of the Horse!

02/16/2026

Cherokee Memorial offices are closed today in observance of President's Day. We will be back in the office tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18, 2026. As always, we have funeral directors on call to answer any immediate need questions.

02/15/2026

Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day today, hoping you have a chance to show your love to someone special today.

02/05/2026

It's Throwback Thursday! Check out this picture from our archives- this is the earliest known photo of Cherokee Memorial Park, 1941!

01/06/2026

Feeling alone in your grief this January? Join us at our FREE Growing Through Grief support group. Offered on the second Wednesday of each month, we explore grief, its impact on our lives, and how we can learn and grow with it. Come sit, listen, or even participate if you want. 6pm, Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at Cherokee Memorial in Lodi, California.

12/31/2025

Lodi! We hope your 2026 is filled with love and family. Our offices will close at 3pm today, and re-open Friday, January 2, 2026 for regular business hours. We hope you have a safe New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. #2026

12/26/2025

As the holiday season comes to a close, we would like to remind you that our flower pick up schedule is about to return to normal. Flowers that have been decorating your loved one's grave or crypt space will be picked up on either Wednesday, January 7 or Thursday, January 8th, 2026. The day will match your regular day of the week for pickup. Please make sure you have collected any decorations you wish to keep before then. The flower pickup schedule is also available at our website. All of us at Cherokee Memorial hope you have a safe and happy New Year! #2026

12/23/2025

Christmas is fast approaching! To allow our staff to spend time with friends and family, we will be closing at 12noon on Wednesday, Christmas Eve, and re-opening on Friday, December 26, 2025. We always have funeral directors on call for immediate need should you experience a loss. We hope you have a warm and uplifting holiday season.

12/14/2025

Thank you Lodinews for sharing our Little Grief library and other resources here at Cherokee Memorial!

Even in the dark, a light shines at the corner of the driveway at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home. There, a small wooden box labeled “Little Free Grief Library” beckons to

12/10/2025

The day is gray and dreary, but hopefully our re-stock of books in our Little Free Grief Library can help! Join us tonight for our Growing Through Grief support group, with special cemetery and funeral director guests joining us to answer questions and share their experiences. 6pm, tonight at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home in Lodi. Drop in and listen or ask your own questions.

12/09/2025

Even though the holiday season is here, it still is technically fall here in Lodi. Our funeral assistant snapped this photo today in Garden of Hymns, with our beautiful bright trees reminding us that this is a bright and blustery time of year!

12/06/2025

This December 10, 2025 will be a special edition of Growing Through Grief, called Conversations with Last Responders. Get your questions answered about what your funeral and cemetery staff do and why - from the first notification of death until long after services are over. We will have a funeral director and a cemetery counselor available to answer any questions you may have about death. This is NOT a sales presentation, just a chance for conversation. See you at 6pm, December 10, 2025 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home.

Cherokee Memorial is pleased to produce and sponsor a variety of events that bring the community together throughout the year.  These events are held in a variety of locations within the park and encourage families to gather and celebrate.