In May 1984, following a major cleanup and restoration effort, Henry Jaeger Jr. sat down to write the history of the Jaeger-Witte Cemetery. He began with the statement “Just when and in what year the first death and burial and beginning of this cemetery (occurred) remains a hidden question.” What we do know with certainty …
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The Hagedorn Rosebush
After Granny passed away in 1994, Popo oversaw several beautification projects at the cemetery. He installed a statue of Jesus and later added an angel. He also tried his hand at growing a type of climbing rose along a trellis at the entrance. Popo rode his golf cart up to the cemetery every day to …