Order Wreaths for Windsor's 12/16 Wreaths Across America Ceremony

Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Windsor’s American Legion Post #59, and Windsor resident Lucy Goicoechea-Hernández, a founder of the Hispanic-American Veterans of Connecticut, Inc. (HAVOCT), will host a Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday, December 16th at 12:00 pm at the Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery on East Street. All are invited to attend this special event to be held on the same day as similar wreath-laying ceremonies across the nation.

Anyone can purchase a $15 wreath to be placed during the ceremony, but all payments must be received by Saturday, December 2. Checks should be made out to: Carmon Community Funeral Homes and either brought to Carmon Funeral Home at 807 Bloomfield Avenue in Windsor or mailed to: Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Attn: Wreaths Across America, P.O. Box 6, Windsor CT 06095.

People who want a wreath placed for a specific veteran who is buried in the cemetery should indicate the veteran’s name when payment is submitted.

The ceremony in the Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery will feature a color guard and readings by members of local clergy and veterans, to be followed by the ceremonial laying of wreaths by local Boy Scout Troops 149 and 203.

For more information , contact Lisa Petkis at Carmon Community Funeral Homes at 860-688-2200 or email: Lpetkis@carmonfh.com.