Headstones in Akron, Canton & Northeast Ohio

Akron, the old Rubber City, and Canton, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, anchor Summit and Stark counties. Akron's historic Glendale Cemetery sits alongside Catholic, Orthodox and municipal cemeteries serving families with Italian, Slovak, Hungarian, Greek and Appalachian roots. Veterans may be buried at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville.

Heritage memorials

Orthodox and Byzantine crosses, portraits and Eastern European inscriptions are common. See Orthodox crosses and Italian traditions.

Football and work

Football designs are popular in Canton — use team colours and numbers rather than logos. Rubber, steel and factory workers can be honoured with tools or work scenes. See headstone ideas for a football fan.

Winter and freeze-thaw

Cold winters and repeated freeze-thaw are hard on stone. Dense, polished granite with deep-cut lettering, on a foundation built to the cemetery's specification, lasts best, and most cemeteries install from spring to late autumn. See protecting a headstone in winter.

Cemetery rules

In the United States, cemeteries are regulated state by state, and every cemetery — municipal, religious, nonprofit or private — sets its own rules on memorial sizes, materials, foundations and installation. Before you order:

• Ask the cemetery for its rules and fee schedule in writing (foundation, setting and any permit fees).
• Confirm who installs — cemetery staff or an approved monument company.
• Submit the design for approval before production.

Our cemetery headstone rules guide has a full checklist, and headstone setting fees explained covers the extra costs.

Veterans

Eligible veterans can receive a government headstone, marker or medallion, and families can also choose a private granite monument that includes service details. See veteran headstones and VA rules, the VA medallion and military inscriptions.

Factory-direct to Akron and Canton

Marwaa Memorials manufactures in our own factory and delivers door-to-door across the USA under DAP terms, with freight, customs and duties included in the quote. Plan the design in our Design Studio, request a quote, or call our US team via the contact page. Read how DAP delivery works.

Local pages: our Ohio headstone guide. See also our Cleveland guide.