Garden State Crematory is

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and

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located at 4101 Kennedy Boulevard in

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. The back of the building overlooks the

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and it is adjacent to the

Bergen Crest Mausoleum Bergen Crest Mausoleum is a mausoleum in Hudson County, New Jersey. Location Located at 4001 Kennedy Boulevard, the Bergen Crest Mausoleum is in town of North Bergen, New Jersey and is adjacent to the Garden State Crematory. Along the boulevar ...

History

In the 19th century, the New York and New Jersey Cremation Company performed cremations inside of Becker's Castle, a brownstoned structure on the west side of then 'Hudson Boulevard' (now Kennedy Boulevard). In 1907, the company remodeled the building, dividing the roomspaces into thousands of niches for urns and adding a two-story wing to the south side.

Hindu ceremonial expansion

When the demand for the remains of Hindu customers being housed inside the complex during the 1980s to the 1990s rose, a basement room was converted into a small Hindu chapel. An altar was placed in front of a large picture of

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; other deities adorning the chapel included

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and

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. It was completed in 1997.

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History

Hindu ceremonial expansion

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