We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Pat and Joseph Pitchenese, from Ontario, read about Pat's family that homesteaded in the north country in 1918. Larry Wisch, who maintains three cemeteries in the north country, had taken the couple to find the gravesite of her dad's sister who was killed in a farm accident in 1922. Wisch says each summer he gets a number of visitors, mostly from out of state, who are looking for the graves of relatives.
Larry Wisch, who lives in Chinook, has been taking care of three rural cemeteries since the 1980's. He works in no official capacity, he does it on his own time and at his own expense. Asked how he began doing this work, he said, "I used to take an aunt to one of the cemeteries each year. I saw the cemeteries needed upkeep and decided I would take care of them." Sometimes it's been more than just mowing and cutting weeds, he's installed stones, reset grave markers, even made name markers to go on graves.
Some readers may be surprised to know that each summer a number of people come to Blaine C...
