Cleaned and restored family headstone | Before and After
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Recent Cemetery Care Projects

Cleaned and restored family headstone

— summer 2025

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While our directory highlights 6 resting places, our mobile crews service every burial ground and private graveyard in the Tacoma area. Simply type the name of the cemetery when booking your care plan, and our local experts will locate the plot.

Nearby Cemeteries in Washington

If you couldn't find the specific resting place in Tacoma, here are additional cemeteries located in neighboring communities:

  • Pet Memorial at New Tacoma Cemetery University Place, Pierce County, Washington, 98497, United States Located in: University Place
  • Home Of Peace Cemetery 5421 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499, USA Located in: Lakewood
  • Mountain View Memorial Park 8300 Tyler St SW, Lakewood, WA 98499, USA Located in: Lakewood
  • Fort Steilacoom Pioneer Cemetery Located in: Lakewood
  • Masonic Cemetery 11902 Masonic Rd SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA Located in: Lakewood
  • Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery 9601 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA Located in: Lakewood
  • Gethsemane Cemetery 37600 Pacific Hwy S, Federal Way, WA 98003, USA Located in: Federal Way
  • Georges Cemetery 400 S 376th St, Federal Way, WA 98003, USA Located in: Federal Way
  • Woodbine Cemetery 2323 9th St SW, Puyallup, WA 98371, USA Located in: Puyallup
  • Sumner Cemetery 12324 Valley Ave E, Puyallup, WA 98372, USA Located in: Puyallup

Trusted Headstone Cleaning & Restoration Nationwide: Client Stories

Elisabeth Buchanan — Tending Client
Feb 20, 2026
“We were considering replacing the grave marker when I stumbled across tending on Facebook. After a little research I decided to give it a try. There was some back and forth which I was happy to comply as they made contact with the property to make sure they did it with permissions in place. Here is before and after. We live a distance but I am planning to try to see it in person and hope it looks like the picture. We have a family plot next to it that’s much older that looks amazing. Now I won’t be as sad looking at it. We started with a one time service but are discussing more frequent upkeep in the future.”
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Tombstone Maintenance & Preservation FAQ in Tacoma

Can you clean a stone that has road exhaust and traffic soot on it?

We specialize in degreasing roadside stones. Our Tacoma team lets a chemical emulsifier soak into the soot, dissolving the grease before we rinse it away.

Do you handle VA or military marker cleaning in Tacoma?

Yes. Whether it is a bronze plaque or a granite VA marker, our Tacoma crews clean them respectfully using specialized, non-abrasive treatments.

How long does the biocide treatment take to work in the Tacoma rain?

The biocide kills the roots immediately. The constant drizzle in Tacoma actually helps wash the dead biological matter away over the following weeks.

Apple orchard fungicide drifted onto our bronze plaque in Tacoma and turned it yellow.

Fungicide drift melts the factory clear coat into a sticky gel. We apply thermal solvents to scald the ruined plastic off, mill the metal bare, and reseal it.

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