Tag: Elmwood Cemetery
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North Brunswick announces series of virtual programs to commemorate Memorial Day
The Township of North Brunswick will be commemorating Memorial Day in a variety of ways via a virtual setting. “This year, we know what it is like to be separated from people and things that we love,” Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said in a prepared statement. “This year, more than in other years, we owe…
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Wreaths placed atop gravesites in North Brunswick
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK During Wreaths Across American Day on Dec. 14 in North Brunswick, wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans at Elmwood Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery and Van Liew Cemtery. Pictured: Jill Hipko chose to place a wreath on the gravesite of Ernest W. Weber, who died Nov. 2, 1944, during World…
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To Serve & Honor: Wreaths for Our Deceased Veterans
The second Saturday in December is Wreaths Across America Day. In what had started out as a quest by a Maine wreath maker to place a wreath on every grave in Arlington National Cemetery has now spread to 110,000 memorial sites across the country including Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick. Including the earliest conflict…
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North Brunswick marks anniversary of attack at Pearl Harbor with wreath-laying ceremony
NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick Wreaths Across America held a pre-Remembrance Ceremony on Dec. 6 to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred on Dec. 7, 1941, in Hawaii. Members of Elmwood Cemetery, American Legion Post 459 of North Brunswick, and North Brunswick U.S. Navy veteran Jim Kletz laid a…
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Luminary candles illuminate Elmwood Cemetery
PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF Approximately 2,000 luminaries lit the pathway throughout Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick on Nov. 3 to honor and remember loved ones.
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Refurbished Parker monument is a ‘symbol of hope’
On Feb. 10, 1905, Francis Eyre Parker, the eldest son of Thomas F. B. Parker, was laid to rest just two days after Thomas passed away. Francis Parker, a lawyer from New York who lived in the New Brunswick area, had suffered two years from an illness that required constant care. He was fortunate enough…
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Elmwood Cemetery to honor Parker family with rededication of monument
Elmwood Cemetery will hold a rededication and ribbon cutting ceremony at the Parker Family Monument at 10 a.m. on Sept. 21 at the cemetery, 425 Georges Road, North Brunswick. The Parker family founded Parker Home. The family, Parker Home staff and board members will be at the ribbon cutting as well as Marco Federico from…
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Sept. 11 ceremony will take place at memorial flagpole on Route 1
North Brunswick will hold a “Sept. 11 We Remember Ceremony” at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the memorial flagpole next to the Chili’s parking lot, off Route 1 south. Co-sponsored by Elmwood Cemetery and the North Brunswick We Remember Committee. The plaque and flagpole were donated by George Harms Construction, Clayton Concrete, Brent Materials…
