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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General Meeting and Cleanup Day
Jeff, Debbie, George, Kay, and Jeanette met on June 30th for a thorough cleaning of the cemetery. The Johnson grass had grown very high but we were able to get it done. Jeanette hit up a sale at Hobby Lobby, so we were able to put in new flowers for most of the graves. Our …