Lewiston Monument Company
100 Years Of Service & Commitment 

Founded in 1919 by J.D. Kennedy the tradition has continued four generations. Son Bernard after military service owned and operated the firm from 1945 and was joined by son John in 1969, then son Bernard in 1978, and son Jim in 1985, then in 2002 by great grandson Lee Kennedy, then also by great grandson Cameron Kennedy in 2020.

In the early years we traveled to seventy five communities around Lewiston , and then began to branch out in the late 60s to Iowa and Wisconsin.

​Lewiston Monument Company can help you with Granite Monuments, headstones, grave markers, columbarium, mausoleums, cremation memorials, veteran memorials, civic memorials, granite signs, benches, yard stones, statues, bronze, and monument accessories.  We use a variety of techniques to create monuments including sandblasting, or sand carving, etching, shape carving, chiseling, and plaque mounting. 

Our History

Nearly a century ago, in 1918, a stone worker from St. Cloud, MN named John D. Kennedy moved to Winona, MN.  At that time, four monument companies were in business in Winona.  

Mr. Kennedy was temporarily employed as a stone worker in Winona when he met and married a Lewiston girl, Esther Howe Wulf.  John and Esther Kennedy welcomed the birth of a son, Bernard John Kennedy in 1919 and a daughter Genevieve (Jeanne) in 1920.  John Kennedy, being an energetic self-starter, soon realized the financial needs of his growing family, and decided to open his own business in Lewiston.

The Lewiston Monument Company, founded in 1919, was located on North Fremont Street, near the downtown area.  The company occupied that site until 1929, when it relocated to 401 East Main Street in Lewiston.  The company occupied the main street plant from 1929 – 1979 and then moved to its present location at 350 Debra Drive in Lewiston.

A Family Business Since 1919

John D. Kennedy served as company proprietor until his death in 1945.  His son Bernard, then serving in World War II in Italy, completed his tour of duty in 1946, and returned to Lewiston to raise his family and run the monument company.  A trusted worker, and shop foreman, Emil Frie, managed the company from 1945-1946, after John D. Kennedy’s death until Bernard Kennedy, Sr.’s return from active duty.  

Bernard Sr. and his wife, Mary Murphy Kennedy, raised three sons and two daughters, spanning the years of the forties, fifties, and sixties.  All three of the Kennedy sons entered the monument business:  John M. in 1969, Bernie Joe in 1977, and Jim in 1974.  Lee Kennedy, grandson of Bernard Sr., joined the firm in 2002.  Bernard Kennedy, Sr. passed away in 2006 after serving as proprietor from 1946-1993.  The company’s family ownership now spans four generations.

The service area of the monument company has grown from the local area, to all of Southern Minnesota,  Northeast Iowa, Southwestern Wisconsin and beyond, approximately to a 200 mile radius.  Delivery and installation crews are kept busy during the April to November months.

Sales representatives of the company are located in the following sites:

Twin Cities, MN, Lewiston, MN, New Prague, MN, Wabasha, MN, Ostrander, MN, Chatfield, MN, Winona, MN,  Guttenberg, IA, New Hampton, IA, Fairbank, IA, Nashua, IA, Trempealeau, WI, and Potosi, WI.          

Customers of the Lewiston Monument Company refer their friends and family members to us, knowing that each customer will be treated with respect, dignity, and “small-town hospitality” at a fair, competitive price.

Why Choose Lewiston Monument

FAQ'S

• All monuments are designed by our expert designers at our Lewiston Headquarters.
• We have multiple granite suppliers that carry granites from quarries all over the world.
• We offer custom shapes to create one-of-a-kind monuments.
• Our Monuments and markers are lettered in-house in Lewiston.
• We offer mobile lettering services to make additions to existing monuments.
• We use modern equipment and are regularly updating.
• We can produce highly detailed diamond etching to capture lifelike portraits and customized scenes.
• Our customers can view a proof of their monument design before production.
• Our designers will work with you to make sure the monument is exactly how you want it.
• We have a large selection of designs and can make custom designs as needed.
• We have a large inventory of monuments and markers ready for production.                                                              
• We set our monuments on solid concrete foundations and we also offer granite foundations if you prefer.
• Our foundations can be poured to custom dimensions and we also can put holes in the concrete to accommodate urn stands and flag holders.
• We can match existing markers and duplicate designs.
• Our Employees are instructed to be professionals in all that they do and treat our customers with the compassion and respect they deserve.
• Before installation we check with cemetery officials to be sure the Monument is in the right place and in accordance with cemetery regulations.
• If mistakes are made, we correct them.  
• Customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance.

We offer a FULL WARRANTY on all of our products and services

MEMORABLE IMAGES FROM THE PAST 100 YEARS