Appleton Woman Spearheads Massive Effort to Clean Veterans’ Grave Markers at Riverside Cemetery
For several years, Laurel Sternhagen, a 36-year Army veteran, has placed U.S. flags at the grave sites of veterans buried at Riverside Cemetery as part of a Memorial Day tribute.
But while she is grateful to volunteer for the annual project, Sternhagen, a 63-year-old Appleton woman, noticed something that bothered her: the grave stones were in a state of deterioration.
“I thought, ‘these (grave stones) are hard to read,'” she said. “So I decided to go out there and clean them up.”
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But while she is grateful to volunteer for the annual project, Sternhagen, a 63-year-old Appleton woman, noticed something that bothered her: the grave stones were in a state of deterioration.
“I thought, ‘these (grave stones) are hard to read,'” she said. “So I decided to go out there and clean them up.”
Click here to read the full article on Post Cresent’s site.
Click here to download a printable copy of the article.
Local Female Veteran Organizes Volunteers To Clean Veterans’ Grave Markers
Within Appleton’s historic Riverside Cemetery (714 North Owaissa Street) is a section specially reserved for veterans. The section is known as the George D. Eggleston Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Post No. 133
plot or Block M. Due to being subjected to varying weather conditions and their age many of the veterans’ grave markers in this section are covered with dirt, grime and/or are overgrown by earthly elements. Read More
Volunteers keep Memorial Day flag tradition going at Riverside Cemetery
The week before Memorial Day, volunteers placed flags on the graves of veterans at Riverside Cemetery. You can see the video and articles by clicking on the following links:
Riverside Cemetery honor fallen Veterans in special way
https://www.wearegreenbay.com/coronavirus/riverside-cemetary-honor-fallen-veterans-in-a-special-way/
Green Space
The property previously occupied by Riverside Florist was purchased by Riverside Cemetery and has been converted to green space.
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Thanks for help with parents’ arrangements column originally printed in the Appleton Post Crescent on March 1, 2019:
T.H.A.N.K.S. – but it isn’t just about your parents: https://www.transitionswithjean.com/blog-entry.php?q=69