River View Cemetery Funeral Home

Mausoleum appreciation post, golden hour edition ✨ If you’ve happened to be on the fourth floor of our indoor mausoleum on a sunny afternoon, you might have noticed the shapes and patterns that often appear on the orange carpets. We love seeing how the compositions change when the wind shifts and as time passes, particularly from season to season.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT! We love our sweet little Bambi babies, but do remember to be kind to our staff & consider that anytime you place flowers outside, it's a gift not only to your loved one, but to the nature that inhabits the cemetery 💐🌻🦌

We're happy to be collaborating with to bring you a fun tour filled with bird watching, visiting the sites of pioneering environmentalists & sharing stories that led to many of Oregon's environmental protections that we know today.
We will all meet at the office located at 300 S Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR, 97219 at 10am and peruse from there.
The ground is uneven in parts of the cemetery, we will have water to offer & feel free to bring binoculars if you have them.
We hope to see you there! 🐦‍⬛✨️🦅

Vintage Memorial Day cards. What began as a holiday to decorate the graves of fallen Union Civil War soldiers,(initially called, 'Decoration Day') Has since evolved into a holiday that memorializes all of our loved ones. We hope you find solace in the memory of those you've loved and lost today 💐

Our next volunteer opportunity is on the books for June 14th! Interested in volunteering? Reach out to [email protected] or look up our event on Volunteer.Solve.org to register. Bring your work gloves if you've got them, we provide all the tools needed as well as water, snacks, lunch & a restroom is available on site. We're so grateful for all the work done so far & we hope to see you there! 😊✨️

Section 114 is beaming with light & ready to recieve it's volunteers for the invasive plant cleanup this Sunday 🌞💕

Prior to motorized vehicles, we had our share of some beautiful horse drawn hearses moving through the cemetery. Here are some images taken in our cemetery from the funeral of beloved Portland Firefighter & Boxer David Campbell, in June of 1911.

What is the history of Memorial Day? It began as a holiday to honor fallen Civil War soldiers and has since expanded to honor all veterans and non veteran loved ones alike.

Honoring River View resident Lola G. Baldwin who On April 1st, 1908, was sworn in as the nation’s first female police officer. She became involved with the Travelers Aid Society in 1905, a human services network that particularly fought for the safety of single, vulnerable, female travelers.  She did incredible work to improve conditions so that women and young girls could experience the same safety and opportunities of men at the time. Nicknamed, “The Municipal Mother,” she demonstrated to the country that women can make incredibly effective police officers.