 As of June 17, 2006, Alderwoods had 579 funeral homes, 72 cemeteries and 61 combination funeral homes and cemeteries in 36 states, seven Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico.The company's locations included Rose Hills Memorial Park, considered to be the largest memorial park in the world.The Alderwoods Group formed after the Loewen Group emerged from bankruptcy on January 2, 2002.