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Providing gravetending to the Chicagoland area. Started with a mom and an unusual hobby. Follow on TikTok! Use code STORIES10 at gravestonecleaner.com!

11/27/2025

Full restoration of Eli Himmeger’s stone.

11/25/2025

Jon Polivka’s headstone, located in picturesque Bronswood Cemetery, is a thoughtful and calming tribute. Birds pause here throughout the day, bringing a quiet sense of life and movement to his resting place. There’s a gentle beauty in the way this monument brings nature and memory together. 🕊️✨

11/23/2025

Weather is nice today so I’m sitting outside while my youngest naps taking apart these old temporary markers. They’re going to need a lot of love to look nice again but I can’t wait to share when they’re done!

This is 1 of 2 of my Winter projects. The other is helping digitize burial records for a local cemetery.

11/22/2025

A beautiful headstone for Roy and Judith Ehrman — a couple who shared a lifelong love for the open road. At the top of their stone is a detailed motorcycle, a perfect tribute to the adventures they took together and the freedom they found in riding side-by-side. 🖤🏍️

11/21/2025

Justin David W. Briley, born August 26, 1986, in Joliet to Morgan Briley and Sandra Bean. Justin passed away far too young on September 4, 2002, at just 16 years old.

I wasn’t able to find much information about his life, but one thing is beautifully clear — Justin loved skateboarding. His stone features two skateboards and a photo of him mid-ride, a snapshot of joy and motion frozen in time. It’s a very unique and personal memorial.

May his memory roll on. 🛹💛

11/19/2025

Two headstones that share something incredible in common — each one proudly features an 18-wheeler. 🚛

It’s a reminder of how deeply our work, passions, and identities leave a mark long after we’re gone. These stones honor lives spent on the road, moving the world forward one mile at a time.

These headstones belong to Kenneth C. Hall in Woodlawn Memorial Park II in Joliet, Illinois, and Timothy James “Jim” O’Malley in Roselawn Cemetery in Champaign, Ill.

11/18/2025

‼️ISO‼️

This winter I’m beginning a project which includes making markers for unmarked graves locally. Sadly there are hundreds of graves that aren’t marked! 😢

If you still have the temporary marker that was used before your loved one’s permanent stone was installed, you might consider ♻️repurposing♻️ it for someone who has none.

I can send you photos of who I am able to reuse it for. If this is something you feel interested in please let me know!

11/16/2025

🎉 Thank you for 400 followers! 🎉
As the cleaning and repair season winds down, I just want to take a moment to say how grateful I am for everyone who’s joined me on this journey. Your support, shares, comments, and curiosity about the stories tucked away in our cemeteries truly mean the world.

Even though the tools are getting packed away for winter, I’m already looking forward to everything spring will bring; new restorations, new discoveries, and more opportunities to honor those who came before us.

And for anyone planning ahead: I do offer headstone cleaning and repair services when the weather warms back up. If you’d like to get on my schedule for spring, feel free to reach out anytime. 🖤🪦

Here’s to 400 of you, thank you for being here.

11/15/2025

A bronze marker with a strikingly life-like sculpture of a young girl’s face, honoring 16-year-old Debra Ales.

Debra was a senior at Central High School, the daughter of June and Allen, and beloved sister to Gary and Gregory. She lost her life as a passenger in a motorcycle accident on U.S. 6 near Walcott, Iowa, after it collided with a truck.

This marker captures her presence in a way that feels both heartbreaking and incredibly human. A beautiful tribute to a life gone far too soon.

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