About Northside
The Northside is Fort Worth's historic Hispanic Catholic district, a neighborhood that grew up around the Union Stock Yards at the turn of the 20th century and that today remains the cultural heart of Mexican-American Fort Worth. The parishes here — All Saints Catholic Church on NW 20th Street and Saint Mary of the Assumption a short drive south — carry multi-generational baptisms, quinceañeras, weddings, and funerals for the same families. Many Northside families we serve have relatives buried at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery just up NW 25th Street, and the tradition of a full novenario, rosario, vigilia, misa de cuerpo presente, and sepelio in Spanish is still very much alive in this part of the city.
Because the Northside is compact and walkable — bounded roughly by the Trinity River to the south, the Stockyards District to the east, and NW 28th Street to the north — most of the venues a family will need during arrangements are within a few minutes of each other. That matters when a service is being planned around older relatives who cannot drive across the metroplex, or when a family wants the visitation, Mass, and burial to unfold across a single afternoon without a long procession.
ZIP codes served: 76164 (Northside proper, including the Stockyards) and 76106 (Northside/Diamond Hill, extending north to Mount Olivet Cemetery and Meacham International Airport). We also coordinate seamlessly for families whose loved ones died in adjacent 76107 (west of Henderson Street) or 76104 (Near Southside / hospital district).
Hyper-local references for Northside families
The names below are the venues, hospitals, and vendors that Northside families most often need when planning a service. We have working coordination relationships with each and can dispatch a transfer vehicle or an arrangement conference to the neighborhood at any hour.
Hospitals & care facilities near Northside
When a death occurs at a Fort Worth hospital, we handle the release paperwork with the decedent affairs office directly so the family does not have to. Drive times below are one-way from the Northside center of gravity near All Saints Catholic Church.
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth — 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Largest hospital in the Near Southside medical district; approximately 10–12 minutes from Northside via Henderson Street or I-30.
- Cook Children's Medical Center — 801 7th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Pediatric care; approximately 10 minutes south of Northside.
- Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth — 1400 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Adjacent to the Near Southside hospital cluster; approximately 12 minutes from Northside.
- JPS Health Network (John Peter Smith Hospital) — 1500 S Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Tarrant County's public hospital and Level I trauma center; approximately 12–15 minutes south of Northside; also the primary point of contact for Tarrant County Medical Examiner cases.
- Medical City Fort Worth — 900 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Approximately 12 minutes south of Northside.
Houses of worship in or near Northside
- All Saints Catholic Church — 214 NW 20th St, Fort Worth, TX 76164. The anchor Hispanic Catholic parish of the Northside; full Spanish-language Masses and long-standing familiarity with rosario, vigilia, and misa de cuerpo presente.
- Saint Mary of the Assumption — 509 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Hispanic Catholic parish serving Near Southside families with Spanish-language Mass.
- Saint John AME Church — 1805 NE 22nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76164. Historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation with a long tradition of home-going services.
- Saint Patrick Cathedral — 1206 Throckmorton St, Fort Worth, TX 76102. Cathedral church of the Diocese of Fort Worth, approximately 8 minutes south of Northside; often used for larger Catholic funeral Masses.
Nearest cemeteries
Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery — 2301 NW 25th St, Fort Worth, TX 76106. Catholic; Diocese of Fort Worth; the anchor Catholic cemetery for Tarrant County and the burial ground for generations of Northside families. From All Saints Catholic Church this is about a 5-minute drive north on NW 25th Street, which makes church-to-graveside processions unusually short and manageable for elderly mourners.
Oakwood Cemetery — 701 Grand Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164. Historic 1879 city cemetery on the north bank of the Trinity River, roughly 6 minutes from central Northside; final resting place of many of Fort Worth's founding families.
Greenwood Memorial Park — 3100 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Approximately 12 minutes southwest via White Settlement Road; a common non-denominational option for families who prefer a park-style setting.
Florists serving Northside
- Gordon Boswell Flowers — 1220 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Established Fort Worth florist familiar with casket sprays, standing crosses, and altar arrangements for both Catholic Mass and Protestant services.
- Bilingual Northside florists familiar with rosario floral pieces and traditional Hispanic Catholic sprays are widely available along the North Main Street corridor; we are glad to make a recommendation based on the parish and the service style.
Community landmarks
- Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District
- Mount Olivet Cemetery
- North Main Street / North Side commercial corridor
- La Gran Plaza (just south of Northside)
- Rose Marine Theater on North Main Street
At-need response in Northside
For families in Northside, our team dispatches immediately from our office at 12101 Greenville Ave. in north Dallas. The typical vehicle transfer from our office to a Northside residence, hospital, or care facility runs roughly 45–60 minutes depending on traffic on I-30 and the Downtown Fort Worth mixmaster. When you call, we do not wait for a shift change or morning business hours — authorization, transfer arrangement, and the initial arrangement conversation can all begin within the first hour, in English or in Spanish, whichever the family prefers.
Common questions from Northside families
Do you coordinate a full Spanish-language service at All Saints or Saint Mary of the Assumption?
Yes. We work directly with the parish office to schedule the vigilia and misa de cuerpo presente, coordinate the rosario in the home or at the funeral chapel, and arrange the procession from the church to Mount Olivet or another cemetery. Bilingual staff handle the family conversations and paperwork in Spanish; the printed materials (memorial folders, prayer cards) can be produced in Spanish, English, or both.
How quickly can you transfer our loved one from a Fort Worth hospital?
Once the hospital has released the decedent to us and the family has signed the authorization, our transfer typically arrives within the first hour after we are called, and often sooner. If the death is a Tarrant County Medical Examiner case (unattended death, trauma, or referral from JPS), the release will follow the ME's own timeline and we coordinate with their office at 200 Feliks Gwozdz Place directly on the family's behalf.
Can burial at Mount Olivet be arranged the same week?
In most cases yes, provided the death certificate is signed, the cemetery has a plot on file for the family (or the family purchases one), and the parish has an available Mass time. We handle the scheduling calls with Mount Olivet's office and the parish so the family does not have to.
What does a direct cremation cost, and can the ashes be returned in an urn suitable for a Catholic niche?
Our published direct cremation price is $1,750, all-inclusive of transportation, cremation, and a standard temporary container. Families who want the cremated remains inurned at Mount Olivet's columbarium or another Catholic niche are welcome to select an urn from our catalog (or bring their own) — we will confirm that the dimensions meet the cemetery's niche specifications before the service.
Do you have a chapel or reception space on the Northside itself?
Our arrangement office is in north Dallas, but the service itself typically happens at the family's parish or at the graveside. For families who prefer a funeral-home visitation rather than a home rosario, we can arrange a private viewing at a partner chapel closer to the Northside; ask when you call and we will walk through the options.
Full Fort Worth coverage
Northside is part of our full Fort Worth service area, which includes the complete list of hospitals, cemeteries, and houses of worship across the city. Read our dedicated Fort Worth page for the full directory, plus our DFW funeral vendor directory for officiants, caterers, monument makers, and grief counseling.
Start with a call
Whether you need immediate at-need care, want pricing information, or are simply gathering information for a family conversation, the first call is always free and unpressured. Reach us any hour at (214) 550-7369 or contact our team online.