About Us
Jeff Pettit, is the "Cave Man" you see on every page. He claims to have "stone dust in his blood". He is a first-generation memorialist, having started in the monument business in 1983. He worked for another area monument company for 18 years before starting his own company in 2002. Since starting Artistic Memorials, Jeff has become a Monument Builders of America Design Course Graduate as well as earning the Certified Memorialist designation, the highest honor in the memorial stone industry. He is one of only about 135 Certified Memorialists in the United States & Canada. He is a member of the Monument Builders of America, as well as being a board member of the Monument Builders of Ohio for several years.
Jeff is a lifelong Lake Township resident, having graduated from the Lake/Penta school district. He has been active in the community for many years with Boy Scouts, coaching T-ball, softball and soccer.
Jeff is also active in the Perrysburg Kiwanis, as well as a mobile meals volunteer for the Perrysburg Senior Center. Other memberships include the Perrysburg & Maumee Chamber of Commerce, along with Great Eastern Toastmasters.
My greatest satisfaction is helping someone design their memorial to honor their loved ones. With so many things in today's society "throw away", the product I deliver to honor that person will be there hundreds of years later for our ancestors to enjoy. You can't say that about too many products in todays world. At Artistic Memorials, "We Bring Granite to Life".
We work with all cemeteries providing:
- Small Grass Markers
- Slants
- Monuments
- Bronze Plaques
- Mausoleums
- Family Estate Memorials
- Cemetery Lettering
Artistic Memorials is a member of the Better Business Bureau, the Monument Builders of Ohio, and the Monument Builders of North America.
