Special grave site care and headstone cleaning are almost always up to the family. But for families who live a distance from ...

On May 26, 1900, the Geneva Daily Times told its readers the Union veterans would not parade on Memorial Day. The local ...

Depending on where your parents are buried, there are a hodgepodge of places you can turn to for gravesite grooming, ...

For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer — a time for backyard barbecues, sun-soaked ...

Wreaths, flowers, and sentimental items at gravesites in Fort Dodge city cemeteries and not in permanent vases must be removed today as the annual Memorial Day clean up begins. The city-owned ...

The crowd that attended the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was about the same size as those that attend today's observance: about 5,000 people • Here are the number ...

POST FALLS — A spring cleanup at Evergreen Cemetery is set for Monday, June 9. Cemetery staff will begin removing Memorial Day flowers and any non-conforming decorations that have not been placed in ...

If an opinionated old guy from southern Iowa delivered the recent commencement address at the United States Military Academy, my message would have contrasted with the one given by another opinionated ...

Placing flowers on graves has been part of Memorial Day, first called Decoration Day, since its beginning. OLD TRADITIONS Two hours later, girls placed red, white and blue silk-flower bouquets at ...

The Gladbrook American Legion and Auxiliary and Lincoln AMVETS hosted the annual Memorial Day Services this past Monday at 15 ...

Decoration Day was celebrated yesterday in this City and Brooklyn with all the imposing ceremonies with which the custom of strewing the graves of the brave men who fell during the Rebellion has ...

Storm clouds in the sky and rain in the forecast may have discouraged some, but area residents still showed up for the annual Memorial Day program at the Alva Municipal Cemetery on Monday. The program ...