HOW GRAVESTONES ARE MADE - A Peek Behind the Curtain at Troost's Monuments Shop in Hillside, IL. 

Very nice to see their operation. Thanks for taking us on a tour.

Frank seems like a cool guy, who is very dedicated to his families business. I always found it interesting the work that goes into gravestones, and the amount of options out there, from small flat markers to huge monuments, in so many colours. Great video, thanks for taking us along.

That was such an interesting tour. I hope we will eventually get to see the sculpture at work. They make some beautiful stones, Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤

Cool!! Now onward to the casket factory!!

This is a business that will probably never go out of business.

A man who truly loves his work. Thanks for showing us how they are made, sure hope he finds an apprentice.

Thanks for showing this, it was so intriguing to me. When I was 7 years old I wanted to make monuments, that was 1973. In 1998 I was told that “a woman can’t do this job, it takes a man”, then told me I needed to go to NY for 4 years of school to be qualified. He then told me that no matter what I wouldn’t be hired. He broke my dreams, that I had for years……thanks again for showing the process! God Bless you!

Fantastic!! I remember as a little child there was a man and his son they had a shop near the large cemetery in town. You could hire them to hand cut tombstones or statues. They were always out there working. Thankyou for this tour..I always wondered

As a funeral director I have seen many things but never this process. Thanks for uploading

I like how dedicated they are in making beautiful headstones.

Thank you for taking me on this tour I can hardly wait for part 2

That was awesome I can not believe you scored that tour! He was great and the process is so interesting you know we see them all the time in cemeteries but to see them sandblasted like that is just great! Thank you so much for sharing!

Love how Frank plugs with "We're looking to hire an apprentice. We're down one person right now." You go Frank, putting that help wanted out there. lol

That is first class there and it is quite wonderful to see that that craftsmanship is still available today. Thank you for this video really wonderful

Nice to see that people still are using traditional markers

That's really neat to see what goes on behind the scenes.

Nice of Mr Troost to show us the ropes in the business, I 'm hoping the 2nd video shows us a stone carver at work. Thanks Ron.

Very interesting how gravestones are made. The angel is a beautiful piece.

That was very interesting, thanks for sharing with us. So cool to see a company in business that long and doing it right.

That was a great tour from Frank Troost of the Troost Monument Shop. It's fascinating even with modern graves and monuments to see how they are produced. Thanks to Ron and Mr. Troost for this interesting video!

In your future part 2 it would be nice to learn how they repair markers. Back in 2000 there were a lot of tombstones with the death year pre engraved “19-“ I would like to know how they removed the 19 and re-engraved 20 on these markers also how do they add the final death date to the tombstone when it is already at the cemetery. Thanks

Thanks Ron for touring us...and thanks to Frank and family for putting a business like that because all the forgetten will not forgetten anymore... blessed be ☺️💕

You can see he's very proud of his family's business and that his daughter is now the owner. Looks like they do wonderful work!

Thank you Ron for sharing. I had to wait 2 yrs for my daughters.

Thank you sir.

Neat! Thanks much! Looking forward to part 2!

Amazing video Ron! I have a lovely, old English cemetery(and church) I ride past and even an old one near me with some burials from the early 1830s, i'd love to show you!

What an interesting tour of Frank's monument business. Lot of process's to creating a monument. Loved that beautiful Angel monument. Looking forward to part 2.👍❤

Fascinating.. Thank you 😊

Tombstones produced today are so generic. Stone carving is a dead art now. The Victorians had the most awesome markers with so much unique beauty .

Awesome video. Thank you for showing this to us. Also,thank you to this gentleman and the company for allowing us to see this.

Frank hes a cool guy proper layed back geezer Fascinating insight watching the processes that go into these beautiful headstones and how there made and finished to a very high standard.. Ron as allways Great content watch every post...

Thank you Mr. Ron and Mr. Frank. That was as very interesting and fun episode.

How neat!! Thank you Mr. Troost! :)

Very awesome that Mr Frank took you on this tour. What a wonderful treat to see what goes on behind the scenes. Thank you Ron and safe travels!

I got a beautiful bronze plaque for my baby. It came included with the price thankfully. Makes me sad to see other babies in his row and I have no idea who they are because the temporary markers are broken or got damaged so the card inside is ruined

What a great idea for a video. 👍🏼 It’s interesting to see what actually goes into making the several different types that families request.

That was awesome to see

Thanks for the tour!!

Excellent video! Very interesting!

Interesting,I'm always up for learning something new. Thank you Ron

YOU NAILED IT! GREAT MAN.

I love this channel. Who wouldn't known. To take a tour how gravestones are made. They don't magically appear. Thank you.❤️

That's interesting Ron thanks

That was extremely interesting. My late wife's Grand Parents were both Grave Diggers & Monument makers here at the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere, near my home at Rookwood NSW.

This is really neat, as a person who visits cemeteries almost daily, i have fallen in love with the art on the stones. Sadly my favorite cemetery has taken a beating, a bunch of stones have fallen over, i straighten stones every time i'm there but can only do so much. Thank you for showing us this process.

I have often wondered how a headstone was carved The older ones here in Australia have lead poured into the lettering. I always thought they were done by hand. Now I understand it done with machines. Have never seen into a stone masons yard until now. Thank you and Frank ever so much.

Very interesting operation. Cool to see how these are made.

That was AWESOME and INFORMATIVE... THANK YOU.

Late again but I did watch and enjoyed the video very much. Thank you Ron.

Thanks for the tour. I really enjoyed it.

Thank you very much Mr. Troost this is very interesting. Thank you Ron for the field trip!

Fascinating tour. It gave me a glimpse into how monuments are made. Thanks for taking us on this tour!

Wow you learn something new everyday, that was fascinating, thank you Ron as always great video.

What a great idea for a video Ron. It was very interesting and Frank really knows his business. You can see his dedication. The Angel was truly so beautiful. The workmanship is amazing! Thank you!

Another Great One Ron. Very Educational, And Fascinating. I've Always Wondered What The Process Of Receiving A Headstone, From Ordering To Manufacturing Entailed. I Ordered One For My Brother's Grave, And All I Saw Was A Catalog, And The Sticker Shock!!😁 , Anyway Keep Them Coming My Friend, And Most Of All,Stay Safe Out There! 👍

This was very interesting and I’m glad to see they also repair and recreate older stones.

What a fantastic video. So much great information. Wonderful to watch.

Wow this was so interesting. You don't realize the work that goes into making headstones.

This is so interesting , Thank you so much for taking us round x

A tremendous learning experience! When you think about how important a gravestone is this tour is that important... another very important as well as entertaining video...if anyone had told me years ago this kind of channel and work would be worth following, I honestly would have chuckled and dismissed the idea of it all... today I realize how important and vital this work actually is and I feel honored to be a part of it all...thank you is too weak a finish ...we all are born and die...this work and acknowledgement is that important in the process of life ...this channel is that important!

This was so cool to watch. TY Ron!! 💕

Thanks for the tour, Frank!!

Interesting tour! Thanks!

Ciao dall’Italia

Thank you for this video I’m glad to see you were able to get this done to educate our group!

Very interesting. Thanks for the tour.

Thank you Frank for allowing us a peek into the workings of building a headstone. How interesting.....you preparing for a apprenticeship Ron 😁. Shame most the cemeteries in Georgia won't allow big stones anymore 😓. They have such character....until part 2 💗🕊️

This is SOOOOOO informative, Ron!! Thanks for taking us with you!! XXXX

Thank you Ron. Great video

Wow! What an absolute interesting behind the scenes video! In addition, what an amazing company, tour! Tyvm Ron for taking us along, also, for remembering. Giving a name, story to the forgotten! Looking forward to what's to come!

That was really interesting, thanks for taking us along!

Thanks for another terrific video.I do appreciate it, as i am homebound and like to learn.

What a process! Thanks for sharing!

Cemetaries are a place of remembrance. All to often I see grave markers vandalized or just knocked over. It's great to see places like this that can repair or replace gravestone markers!

Loved this very interesting thank you Ron...the tombstones were beautiful

Thank you Ron!! Very interesting episode!!

Very nice tour! Thanks Frank!

Very interesting for sure. The place is huge! Thanks for the walk along.

Very interesting. I always wonder how they do monuments; very illustrative. Thank You.

That was cool ! thanks for sharing !

Oh wow ,this is truly fascinating, in uk we don't get such stunning headstones

Very interesting video, love being educated on some thing I’ve really not thought of before.

This looks like the monument company here (the outdoor area). When we bought my dad’s headstone, we picked a gorgeous blue granite for an upright headstone with a vase next to it. This was around 2005. When we ordered it, it was explained to us that once they know what headstone we want, the order for the granite is placed. Then, it had to be quarried, from a granite quarry in New England, though I don’t recall if it was ever said which one. Rhode Island is the first to come to mind but I’m not sure. Once the granite was quarried, it would be shipped to Oregon by rail. That process, we were told, would take about 10 weeks. Once the granite arrived here, the monument company would make the headstone, engrave, and install it. Granite is pretty dense and sturdy, so you’ll definitely see a lot of head and foot stones made of granite in this region. Vandals, we learned a few years ago, are a...determined bunch when it comes to vandalizing headstones. We found that the vase had been broken after my aunt and uncle called to tell us about the damage. We were thinking at first that perhaps it had weakened on its own despite being only about 12 years old. We wish. We could immediately tell it was vandalism just by the way it had broken. Very clean break. A maintenance person at the cemetery said when I showed him the damage that it definitely looked like vandalism. So we looked around, no recent burials around my dad’s grave. And the a lot of the time, the vandalism isn’t even personal. Just hooligans with no respect, no manners. But something else the maintenance man told me made my eyes bug out. There are cemetery workers that will pack dirt over the tops of flat headstones when opening and closing a grave because they bring in a backhoe or other equipment and drive them right over the flat headstones! The dirt is supposed to keep the headstones safe from damage. Wuuut. It doesn’t. And the cemetery was not at all pleased. So now I’m curious as to how cemeteries address protecting monuments from damage by heavy equipment. As for cemetery vandalism...it doesn’t matter to me if a cemetery is “consecrated”, like Catholic cemeteries. To me, ALL cemeteries are sacred. For anyone to go to a cemetery and vandalize it intentionally is something that absolutely enrages me. I wish there were ways to keep cemeteries safer for the living who visit them with respect for the people buried in them.

Wow! This was an amazing video! Thank you!

Loved It ! Thanks for this! I have no idea how The Gravestones was Made before ! Learning and enjoying it !

Thank you Ron & Frank. Interesting. And beautiful work.

Super interesting! Thank you Troost Monuments 👏🏼

Thankyou for the information on grave stones, so interesting

Great presentation. Thank you.

Ron, this video is so excellent. I have been so curious about this subject. Thank you.🌹

At our local funeral home, is a sample stone, it has Pat stamped on it, mu husband asked if he could just use that! Sorry

Always wondered about that thanks for another cool video

Hello from Northern Ontario Canada

Great video on something I knew nothing about! Thanks!

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

Thank you & Frank for showing us the process 🙏💜

Enjoyed this very much. Thanks.

This was very informative and interesting. A new appreciation for the head stone craftsman

I always wondered about all the different steps to making those gravestones. There are a lot of beautiful stones made these days. I'm glad you took us on the tour with you Ron, it was very interesting.