FONDULAC CEMETERY
143 ARNOLD ROAD
EAST PEORIA, IL 61611
309-699-1311
309-699-2461 – FAX
CEMETERY@FONDULACTOWNSHIP.COM
OFFICE@FONDULACTOWNSHIP.COM
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY – FRIDAY 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.*
*CLOSED FROM NOON – 1:00 P.M. FOR LUNCH.
CEMETERY HISTORY
The first known burial in Fondulac Cemetery occurred in 1835 and the stone stands to this day. The Fondulac Cemetery Association was formed February 17, 1857 with John Lorimer Jr. as president. John Leadley quit-claimed an additional ten acres of land to the Association on June 29th, 1864. The Fondulac Cemetery grew by 15 acres in 1917 when additional land was purchased from the Sheen family. Finally, a parcel of nearly five acres was purchased in 1984 making the existing Fondulac Cemetery approximately 30 acres. Currently, Fondulac Cemetery can accommodate up to 960 casket burials per acre and is responsible for, on average, about 100 burials per year including both cremation and casket. The office currently maintains over 14,000 lot sale and burial records.
In 2002, 80 acres of land in the Robein area was purchased for future cemetery expansion. More information will be provided as any project comes to fruition and the Cemetery office is happy to answer any questions you may have.
NEW in Fall 2026!!!
A cremation Memorial Garden has been created in an area where there are no burials. Nine columbarium niche units were placed by Mastercraft Memorials of Metamora, who won the public bid to construct and install the granite units. An octagon center unit has four single-depth niche walls and four double-depth niche walls. Eight horizontal units form a sunburst pattern around the center octagon. Each horizontal unit has a wall of single-depth niches and a wall of double-depth niches. The new Memorial Garden columbaria have a total capacity for 720 cremated remains. Stark Excavating recently won the public bid to install a stamped concrete landscape and walkway in the Memorial Garden. The project is expected to be completed late November 2026, weather permitting. Memorial Garden map, pricing and rules can be found in the Documents section.
GENERAL INFORMATION
If you would like to search for burial records you may do so at www.findagrave.com or by contacting the cemetery office. Maps of the entire cemetery along with the individual sections can be viewed in the Documents page.
**Please see the Documents page for current rules and pricing.**
Notice to Funeral Homes: If there is an emergency and you need to reach the Cemetery Grounds Superintendent during a holiday or weekend please call 309-369-6089
HOLIDAY CLOSURES:
NEW YEARS EVE DAY
NEW YEARS DAY
MEMORIAL DAY*
JULY 4TH
LABOR DAY*
THANKSGIVING DAY*
CHRISTMAS EVE DAY
CHRISTMAS DAY
*MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND – NO BURIALS ACCEPTED AFTER 12:00 P.M. FRIDAY UNTIL 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY
*LABOR DAY WEEKEND – NO BURIALS ACCEPTED AFTER 12:00 P.M. FRIDAY UNTIL 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY
*THANKSGIVING WEEKEND – NO BURIALS ACCEPTED AFTER 12:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY UNTIL 11:00 A.M. MONDAY
FONDULAC CEMETERY MAY BE CLOSED ON OTHER HOLIDAYS IF NO BURIALS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THAT DAY.