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ON SITE — Tyler Perry, office manager of Aroostook Monuments at 430 North St. in Houlton, can provide information on various colors, sizes and costs of monuments. He is at the office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends by appointment.
Aroostook Monuments is owned and operated by Brian and Devi Young of Presque Isle. They opened their Presque Isle location in 1982 at 14 Caribou Road, just north of the Aroostook Centre Mall.
In 1987, a second location was opened at Dunn Funeral Home on Park Street in Houlton.
In the spring of 2013, a new location opened at 430 North St., next to Grand Rental Station. This location has a larger display with regular hours. Tyler Perry is the office manager for the Houlton area.
Between the two locations, Aroostook Monuments has over 300 memorials in stock to choose from. There are many colors to choose from, as well as many designs.
They offer custom sandblast designs, etchings of camps, homes and portraits etched into the memorial.
In addition to upright monuments, they stock grass markers, slant markers, lot markers, mailbox posts and many styles of benches.
“Cremation memorials have become very popular in the last few years,” said Perry.
Pioneer Times photo/Gloria Austin
TRADITIONAL STYLE — Aroostook Monuments has a variety of stone memorials to choose from.
Benches are also available, which hold cremation remains.
In addition to offering new memorials, they do repair work on older stones, as well as cleaning.
Aroostook Monuments service all of Aroostook County and parts of Washington and Penobscot counties.
Costs of memorials vary in prices by color and size. Their prices include name/date inscriptions and standard design. On all upright and slant markers, a concrete foundation is included with the price.
Another service provided is onsite lettering on existing memorials.
For more information on memorials, visit Perry at Aroostook Monuments, 430 North St., Houlton. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and weekends by appointment. The telephone number for the Houlton office is 521-0440.
In the wintertime, a message can be left and an appointment can be arranged.
