Ararat Armenian Cemetery

Ararat Armenian Cemetery Ararat Armenian Cemetery was founded in 1885 and is the only Armenian cemetery in the United States.

We are dedicated to serving families at their time of need and to preserving the history of Fresno's Armenian community.

06/20/2021

Full-time grounds maintenance worker. 40 hours/week plus Saturday overtime. Will train to use backpack blower, string trimmer, and riding lawn mower. Must pass a physical and background screening and hold a valid CA drivers license. $16.00 - $16.50 per hour plus benefits.

04/09/2021

40 hours per week plus Saturday overtime. Grounds maintenance plus working graveside at funerals.

04/21/2016

Soghomon Tehlirian took the risk and he succeeded. With a single bullet, he had done what the victorious allied nations had failed to do: punished a war criminal. David had slain Goliath. Thus he became the closest thing Armenians have to an avenging angel.

Today we commemorate the 130th Anniversary of Ararat Armenian Cemetery. On December 2, 1885, Moses J. Church deeded the...
12/02/2015

Today we commemorate the 130th Anniversary of Ararat Armenian Cemetery. On December 2, 1885, Moses J. Church deeded the original section of Ararat Cemetery to Fresno's Armenian community. Visit our website at www.araratarmeniancemetery.com to learn more about the history of the Cemetery and Armenians in Fresno.

We are proud to have served Fresno's - and California's - Armenian community continuously for 130 years. Pricing information for graves and burials is available on our website or by calling (559) 292-2415.

11/11/2015

Thank you to all of our Veterans and to their families. We appreciate your service and the sacrifices you have made for all of us.

At Ararat and Masis Ararat Armenian Cemeteries, all of our Veterans are honored with a flag on their grave. The grounds of both cemeteries are open until dusk. If you need help finding a grave, please stop by the office. We will be open until 4:00 p.m. today.

11/02/2015

This week will mark 20 years since the passing of Varaz Samuelian. Stefani Booroojian from KSEE 24 visited the cemetery recently to do a story on Varaz. You can see the full story tonight at 11:00.

Our Board of Directors and staff would like to offer our sincere thanks to Michael and Andrea Der Manouel for their gene...
09/23/2015

Our Board of Directors and staff would like to offer our sincere thanks to Michael and Andrea Der Manouel for their generous donation of a golf cart to the Cemetery. We are always looking for ways to serve our families better and we thank the Der Manouels for noticing that we needed a larger golf cart for taking families around our grounds.

William Saroyan was born in Fresno on this day (August 31) in 1908. His parents were Armenak and Takoohi Saroyan. Saro...
08/31/2015

William Saroyan was born in Fresno on this day (August 31) in 1908. His parents were Armenak and Takoohi Saroyan. Saroyan is Fresno's best known native son. It was his wish to have half of his ashes interred in Fresno and half in Armenia. One of his grave sites is at Ararat Armenian Cemetery in Fresno and the other is at the Komitas Pantheon in Yerevan.

We will have a Memorial Day Prayer Service on Monday, May 25, 2015, at both Ararat and Masis Ararat Armenian Cemeteries....
05/22/2015

We will have a Memorial Day Prayer Service on Monday, May 25, 2015, at both Ararat and Masis Ararat Armenian Cemeteries. The services will be led by the Armenian clergy of the Central San Joaquin Valley.

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Monument to the Unknown Martyr in Ararat. Services at Masis will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the Tehlirian Monument.

A small, but dedicated, group of young people came out to the Cemetery yesterday to place flags for Veteran's Day. Many...
05/22/2015

A small, but dedicated, group of young people came out to the Cemetery yesterday to place flags for Veteran's Day. Many thanks to Lauren Chardukian and Marina Chardukian for organizing the event. They are pictured here with our other volunteers at the graves of some of their family members.

Last week (May 3) marked the anniversary of Varaz Samuelian's birth in 1917. Many visitors to the Cemetery ask about hi...
05/12/2015

Last week (May 3) marked the anniversary of Varaz Samuelian's birth in 1917. Many visitors to the Cemetery ask about his grave and we are sad to tell them that he does not have a headstone. He is buried in Masis, near the Tehlirian Monument. If you would like to visit his grave, please come by the office and we will direct you.

Address

1925 W Belmont Avenue
Fresno, CA
93728

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

(559) 292-2415

Website

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