Everstory adds 27 cemeteries in five states with Life Remembered deal

Everstory Partners has acquired Pennsylvania-based Life Remembered, adding 27 cemeteries in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina to its Memorial Planning network. The deal expands Everstory’s footprint in communities where it already operates and marks its third acquisition in six months.

Why it matters: - The acquisition expands Everstory Partners’ Memorial Planning network across five states and deepens the company’s reach in local markets where families already use its services. - Existing burial and pre-need contracts at Life Remembered properties remain in place, which limits disruption for families. - The transaction also adds properties with strong community identity, including veterans’ memorials and a pet cemetery with decades of history.

What happened: - Everstory Partners completed its acquisition of Pennsylvania-based Life Remembered on Nov. 9, 2026. - The deal adds 27 cemeteries in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina. - Financial terms were not disclosed. - The acquisition is Everstory’s third in the past six months, following Baltimore Pike Cemetery in Ohio and Franklin Memorial Park in New Jersey.

The details: - Life Remembered was founded in Pennsylvania in 1956 by George Stoecklein Sr. - The company provides nearly 4,000 services a year for families, including traditional ground burial and cremation placement. - Life Remembered’s first property, Penn Lincoln Memorial Park, covers more than 60 acres outside Pittsburgh and includes a mausoleum with curved roofs and multi-story stained glass. - Greenwood Memorial Park in Lower Burrell spans 128 acres and includes 21 gardens and the Temple of Love Mausoleum. - Zanesville Memorial Park in Ohio includes a memorial at the entrance honoring local military service and sacrifice. - Lancaster Pet Cemetery has memorialized more than 5,000 pets since Buttons, the first pet buried there, in 1952. - Community members are welcome to visit the cemeteries. - Location and contact information are available at Memorial Planning.

Between the lines: - Everstory is pursuing a disciplined acquisition strategy focused on businesses with strong local teams and properties that can be supported long term, according to CEO Lilly Donohue. - The company is emphasizing continuity, saying it will preserve what makes each cemetery unique while bringing regional leadership, training, development programs and technology. - The deal fits Everstory’s broader push to fold legacy local properties into a larger operating network without changing the customer experience. - Life Remembered leadership framed the sale as a way to secure resources for future care and preservation of the properties.

What's next: - Everstory said local team members will remain available to answer questions, help with arrangements and care for the cemeteries. - The company’s dedicated integration team will work with local teams during the transition. - Families with existing or advance arrangements at Life Remembered properties should see their contracts continue unchanged. - Everstory will continue integrating the newly acquired cemeteries into its Memorial Planning network.

The bottom line: - Everstory is scaling through acquisitions while pitching continuity for families and preservation for long-established community cemeteries.