Rockford cemetery expands cremation memorial garden as trends shift away from traditional burial

Rock River Current

ROCKFORD — A more than 150-year-old cemetery founded by Swedish immigrants is developing a new cremation memorial garden to keep pace with a growing trend that has shifted more families away from traditional burials.

Scandinavian Cemetery, 1700 Rural St., is in the midst of creating a new section dedicated to cremation burials on the north end of its 55-acre property…