WKOW

Families face months-long waits for headstones as pandemic woes linger

SPRING GREEN (WKOW) -- For families who have lost loved ones, few things can bring the level of closure and comfort that a headstone at a grave site does. But since the pandemic began, even that task ...
Juneau Empire

Congressman seeks headstones for WWII Alaska Native militia

ANCHORAGE — Alaska wasn’t even a state yet when thousands of Alaska Natives volunteered for a citizens militia to protect the vast U.S. territory from Japanese invasion during World War II. Yet most ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Students make headstones for unmarked graves of infants

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Joe Petrone put his heart and soul into making sure that at least three unmarked infant graves at Springdale Cemetery will have headstones. ``At first I felt like this really ...
Jewish Journal

Lithuanian mayor dismantles building made from Jewish headstones

The municipality of Vilnius in Lithuania began dismantling a Soviet-era structure made from Jewish headstones. On Wednesday, Mayor Remigijus Šimašius removed the first stone from the structure housing ...
Hoodline

Temple Family Horrified as Parents' Headstones Vanish at North Belton Cemetery

As reported by KCEN, Sylvester said she arrived at North Belton Cemetery and realized "the headstones were not there." She ...
The Forward

Lithuania Mayor Dismantles Soviet-Era Building Made From Jewish Headstones

(JTA) – The municipality of Vilnius in Lithuania began dismantled a Soviet-era structure made of Jewish headstones. Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius removed the first stone from the structure housing ...