In the fall of 1948, a local businessman began developing a cemetery on what was once a nursery & tree farm on 212 rolling, wooded acres overlooking the banks of the St. Joseph River. The new cemetery operation was named Memorial Gardens; the first burial was completed in August of 1949 and Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens has grown & evolved over the years to now include 112 developed acres comprised of twelve quiet, serene and beautifully landscaped cemetery gardens.