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Gethsemane Cemetery, located on Kutztown Road, Laureldale, has facilitated Catholic family and friends’ burials for over 120 years, with room for burials well into the next century.
The third pastor of St. Paul’s, Monsignor George Bornemann, purchased 54 acres from the Abraham and Elizabeth Schweitzer Estate in Muhlenberg Township in 1895, which has since expanded to almost 75 acres. This large resting place was named Gethsemane, after the biblical garden east of Jerusalem, the scene of Jesus’ agony and betrayal.
Administered by St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Reading, Gethsemane Cemetery is a full-service modern cemetery, striving to provide our families with highly personalized, dignified and permanent choices for the memorialization of your loved ones.
Gethsemane is a living memorial, well-maintained and constantly groomed by an efficient and hard-working staff. The beautifully landscaped gardens burst with color and life, providing an atmosphere of dignity and sacredness.
Description: Established in 1895, Gethsemane Cemetery is the largest Roman Catholic cemetery in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is administered by St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Reading, PA.
Grounds Hours: Sunrise to Sunset (The cemetery has no gates, so the cemetery does not set specific hours for grounds visitation, but they ask the local police to question anyone on cemetery grounds before sunrise or after sunset).