Upcoming Events

We are proud to be a part of your community. Below is a list of events, activities, and seminars that we are involved in.

April 2023 Events

CANCELLED - Easter Sunrise Service

Apr 9, 2023 05:30 AM to Apr 9, 2023 07:30 AM

Thank you for your interest in River View, we regret to inform you that we will no longer host the Easter Sunrise Service. This decision was not made lightlly and we recognize this was once a tradition for families. 

In 2020 River View made the decision not to host the Easter service. Our deciding factors were:

  • Staff morale to bring them in before sunrise after working full time the week prior and after
  • The staff time involved and cost to produce the event
  • We are a non-denominational cemetery and do not host an event for any other religious holidays

Scatter Day

Apr 22, 2023 10:00 AM to Apr 22, 2023 02:00 PM

2023 will be our 3rd year hosting “Scatter Day,” on April 22nd. We have developed a trail within River View specifically for cremation and where annually we invite the public to scatter their loved ones cremated remains for free. We will record their loved one’s names in our records for future generations to discover.

 

This free service is offered to those who have struggled to make placement of their loved ones cremated remains or where they intended to scatter but were unsure of how to go about it. It is our pleasure to relieve this burden once a year.  

May 2023 Events

Annual Membership Meeting

May 1, 2023 04:00 PM to May 1, 2023 05:00 PM

River View Cemetery Association of Portland - Annual Membership Meeting 


River View Cemetery Adams Chapel
300 South Taylors Ferry Road, Portland
Information: 503.246.4251

Annual Membership Meeting

Mother's Day

May 14, 2023 09:00 AM to May 14, 2023 05:00 PM

We are open Mother's Day! 

Here are some options for you:


1) If you are planning on visiting a loved one on Mother's Day and need assistance in locating their resting place, call ahead (503.246.4251) or email us and we can send you a detailed map, or you have the option to pick up a map at the office of our cemetery office on Mother's Day from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2) Flags and vases will be available for your use in various places around the cemetery. 

3) Should you wish to have your flowers placed in a spot throughout our cemetery or mausoleums, we are happy to do that for you! Please contact us (503.246.4251) or email us so we can take down your information. 

4) A gentle reminder pets are not allowed in the cemetery, except to stay in your vehicle.


Memorial Day Weekend

May 26, 2023 09:00 AM to May 29, 2023 05:00 PM

Come this Memorial Day weekend and help celebrate River View Cemetery's 140th year. River View will be offering an “obituary clinic” where families with loved ones interred at River View can bring photos and written memorials to be scanned into River View’s online interment database which allows a permanent online memorial for the decedents within the cemetery.



A gentle reminder that bicycling, hover boards, rollerskating and skateboarding are not allowed in the cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend to help protect pedestrians as they make their way to loved ones graves. And pets are not allowed in the cemetery, except to stay in your vehicle.


October 2023 Events

Graveyard Trunk or Treat!

Oct 21, 2023 12:00 PM to Oct 21, 2023 03:00 PM

Celebrating our 140th year!

 

Graveyard Trunk or Treat is a free, family-friendly Halloween trick-or-treat party hosted by River View Cemetery and featuring some of River View’s most prominent decedents as they hand out treats from the trunks of their themed vehicles. On Saturday, October 21st from 12 to 3pm in the afternoon, the cemetery’s gates will be flung wide for guests to wander the grounds and mingle with historic Portland spirits who have made impressive — and sometimes unusual — contributions to our community. Drivers will decorate and create a scene of a life lived using their vehicles and provide a safe and entertaining way for children to receive Halloween treats as they walk from vehicle to vehicle, collecting candy the way they would during a normal trick-or-treating outing.

 

This is a FREE event for all age groups.

300 S Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

Call 503-246-4251 for more information

December 2023 Events

Memory Lane

Dec 4, 2023 09:00 AM to Dec 31, 2023 05:00 PM

If you have a loved one interred at River View, the cemetery will host a “memory lane,” a lantern illuminated pathway in the cemetery for River View families to share the stories of their loved ones by sharing copies of a photo of their loved one or their obituary.

 

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org 

Holiday Service of Remembrance

Dec 9, 2023 01:00 PM to Dec 9, 2023 02:00 PM
We recognize that this time of year is difficult with a flood of memories and feeling of loss that comes when a loved one is not with you for the holidays. Each year we are honored to offer the community an event that is dedicated to the memory of those who
have passed. Rev. Chuck Bonneau will be hosting us through the service and providing comforting seasonal thoughts. You are welcome to come to the event, hang an ornament on our holiday trees.

We will be hosting a non-perishable food, clothing and hygiene product drive for Portland Rescue Mission, please feel to bring some items to add to our barrels.

If you are unable to make it in person, we invite you to send your loved one’s name so that we can light a candle in their memory. You may submit your loved one’s name to katie@riverviewcemetery.org, no later than December 1st.

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org

Event address is 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

 

 

Angel of Hope Memorial Service

Dec 10, 2023 07:00 PM to Dec 10, 2023 08:00 PM
This special service will be held to commemorate the lives of all children, loved and lost. The service and indoor candle lighting will be back in person this year in our Adams Chapel on Sunday, December 11th, 2022 at 7PM. We invite you to send your child’s name and photo to be included in the slideshow at the service. You may submit names and photos to katie@riverviewcemetery.org, no later than December 1st. All past submissions remain in the slideshow from previous years. 

You are welcome to come to the event, hang an ornament on our holiday trees.

We will be hosting a non-perishable food, clothing and hygiene product drive for Portland Rescue Mission, please feel to bring some items to add to our barrels.

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org

Event address is 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

 

 

 
 

Wreaths Across America

Dec 16, 2023 11:30 AM to Dec 16, 2023 12:00 PM

December 16, 2023 is National Wreaths Across America Day! Join us for a wreath-laying ceremony at 11:30 am at the Soldier's Circle. Please use the address 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd. in your navigation system and allow extra time for parking.

You may help the Multnomah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honor local heroes by sponsoring a wreath to be placed on veterans' graves this December at River View Cemetery. For every two wreaths purchased through the unique link below, three will be placed. Thank you for supporting these veterans!
 
To purchase/sponsor wreaths, visit https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/167884
 

We will be hosting a non-perishable food, clothing and hygiene product drive for Portland Rescue Mission, please feel to bring some items to add to our barrels.

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org

Event address is 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

Group Presentations

River View personnel are available to give group presentations to your civic, service, religious, or social group - FREE.  We have various presentations from informing the public about River View and its history, to answering your questions on the topic of pre-planning your funeral and cemetery arrangements.  Contact us more information.

Group Presentations