February 22, 2018
Unclaimed by family, cremated remains of 300 found at shuttered funeral home laid to rest
FLINT TWP, MI – The muted winter sun peeked into the mausoleum as the teens arranged hundreds of black cardboard …
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December 11, 2017
Saints, holy figures come back to life at first ‘Night in the Cemetery’
The week before Halloween, the dead rose from the graves at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. It was much less frightening than …
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December 11, 2017
Dying alone: The story of Lansing’s unclaimed bodies
LANSING — James Buckmaster died alone. His body was found only after his elderly neighbor noticed he wasn’t picking up …
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December 11, 2017
Hundreds of bodies, long unclaimed by family, laid to rest in Lansing
LANSING — The cremated remains of more than 300 people — long unclaimed by family and friends — were finally …
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December 11, 2017
The Diocese of Portland names John Fencik as director of cemeteries
The Diocese of Portland announced that John Fencik was named the new director of cemeteries. Most recently, Fencik was the …
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June 21, 2017
Strangers gather to ensure man who lived alone wouldn’t be buried that way
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County provides burial for anyone without family, or whose family can’t afford a burial. Now the first …
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February 9, 2017
How we face death reveals our love for life
Gary Schaaf is the Executive Director for the Archdiocese Mortuary and Cemeteries. “Even the weakest and most vulnerable, …
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February 3, 2017
8 Beautiful Cemeteries In Michigan That Are Anything But Creepy
Let’s be honest: there’s something fun and intriguing about exploring the reportedly haunted cemeteries around our state. But it’s easy
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October 10, 2016
Funeral center opens at Lafayette cemetery
On a peaceful autumn afternoon more than 500 Catholics joined Oakland Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, in Lafayette’s Queen of …
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May 22, 2015
May 22 – Our Lady of Hope Cemetery, Bishop Donald Hanchon to Hold Groundbreaking May 26 on St. John Paul II Chapel Mausoleum
Brownstown Twp. — Our Lady of Hope Cemetery will conduct a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new St. John Paul II Chapel Mausoleum at 1 p.m. on Tuesday,
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