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ID96943
Title of ArticleMemorial Day ceremony honors the fallen
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionService members point guns; Aaron Mishler speaks at Rice Cemetery
DateMay 28, 2024
PageA1
SubjectsMemorial Day, Veterans, Rice Cemetery


ID89554
Title of ArticleFlags for veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTimothy Alexander, Timberlee Alexander and Shirley Adams
DateJun 02, 2023
PageA6
SubjectsVeterans, Rice Cemetery, Memorial Day


ID89497
Title of ArticleThank you for your service
NotesThomas LeFevre
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDavid A. Erwin's headstone with veteran flag
DateMay 27, 2023
PageA1, A6
SubjectsCivil War Veterans, Rice Cemetery, Memorial Day


ID87055
Title of ArticleValentine's Day Flags Decorate Veteran's Graves
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionCecil Holmes, an Army veteran, places flags on veteran’s graves in Rice Cemetery on Sunday;Two-year-old Louis Randall Jr. helps Tricia Massart place flags on the graves of veterans in Rice Cemetery on Sunday. Randall is a nephew, and Massart an aunt, to Timothy Alexander, who had the idea to put flags on the graves for Valentine’s Day; Shirley Adams removes flags from a box in Rice Cemetery Sunday
DateFeb 14, 2023
PageA1, A6
SubjectsVeterans, Rice Cemetery


ID85005
Title of ArticleTwin ceremonies mark Veterans Day
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionVeterans giving 21-gun salute; Sgt. Chris Grendys; Veterans and civilians
DateNov 12, 2022
PageA1
SubjectsVeterans Day, Rice Cemetery


ID83419
Title of ArticleCity launches cemetery locator website
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRice Cemetery
DateSep 21, 2022
PageA1, A3
SubjectsCity of Elkhart, Cemeteries


ID77787
Title of ArticleTeen spreads love to veterans on Valentine’s Day
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMembers of this family are making a tradition of planting flags on the graves of veterans at Rice Cemetery in Elkhart every Valentine’s Day. From right are Timothy Alexander, Luis Randall Jr., Timberlee Alexander, Sgt. Cecil Holmes and Shirley Adams.
DateFeb 15, 2022
PageA1


ID76007
Title of Article'Day of gratitude'
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionVeterans with DAV Post 19; Dick Moore, Karla Schwartz, Mayor Rod Roberson
DateNov 12, 2021
PageA1, A5
SubjectsVeterans Day, Rice Cemetery


ID76232
Title of ArticleVeterans events, specials
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMembers of the Jimtown football team; grave stones with flags
DateNov 10, 2021
PageA1, A7
SubjectsVeterans Day, Rice Cemetery, Volunteer Work


ID72532
Title of ArticleRemembering the Fallen
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionLocal military groups and dignitaries; Memorial Day Parade, Memorial Day ceremony at Rice Cemetery; Elkhart Disabled American Veterans members; June Berkshire; Joe Reed
DateJun 01, 2021
PageA1, A3
SubjectsMemorial Day, Veterans, Rice Cemetery


ID72509
Title of ArticleMemorial Day activities to honor fallen veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAmerican flags stand next to headstones in Rice Cemetery
DateMay 28, 2021
PageA1
SubjectsVeterans, Memorial Day, Rice Cemetery


ID68757
Title of ArticleTeen honors grandfather, other veterans
NotesValentine's Day
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTimothy Alexander, Brandi Bontrager, and Timberlee Adams
DateFeb 16, 2021
PageA1
SubjectsVeterans, Rice Cemetery


ID66592
Title of ArticleFlags for Valentine's Day
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTimothy Alexander, Louis Randall, and Hadlee Randall; Timothy Alexander
DateFebruary 15, 2020
PageA1
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Veterans, Flag, American


ID65121
Title of ArticlePlacing flags on Valentine's Day
NotesAlexander, Timothy
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTimothy Alexander and family; Flag marked graves
DateFebruary 15, 2019
PageA1, A3
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Veterans


ID64493
Title of ArticleCleanup comes to city cemeteries
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionNauja Rivers; Myron Donaldson
DateOctober 2, 2018
PageA1, A3
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Grace Lawn Cemetery, Prairie Street Cemetery


ID63339
Title of ArticleFlags for veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTimothy Alexander and Drew Nickum place flags; Flags mark veteran's graves
DateFebruary 15, 2018
PageA1
SubjectsVeterans, Flag, American, Rice Cemetery


ID62143
Title of ArticleCity to replace mausoleum roofs at Rice Cemetery
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionChapel of Memories inside Rice Cemetery; Entrance Sign for Rice Cemetery
DateJuly 7, 2017
PageA8


ID61958
Title of ArticleCommunity honors fallen soldiers
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionHeadstones in Rice Cemetery; Elkhart Mayor Tim Neese gives speech; Honor Guard stands ready; Playing
DateMay 30, 2017
PageA1, A3
SubjectsMemorial Day, Memorial Service


ID60072
Title of ArticleHonoring the fallen: Elkhart remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionHarper, Tanisha and Jimmy Roberts; James Anderson, Jr.
DateMay 31, 2016
PageA1, A2
SubjectsMemorial Day, Veterans, Rice Cemetery


ID58760
Title of ArticleSon angry over parents' damaged headstones
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionHeadstone covered in debris; John Gold
DateSeptember 16, 2015
PageA1, A2
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Cemeteries


ID57416
Title of ArticleCity pledges 'spotless' graveyards by May 25
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateMay 21, 2015
PageA2
SubjectsCemeteries, Rice Cemetery, Grace Lawn Cemetery, Prairie Street Cemetery


ID57407
Title of ArticleCemetery conditions irk some Elkhart residents
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDebra Lowe and Amanda Stahl; Full trash can at Rice Cemetery
DateMay 20, 2015
PageA1
SubjectsCemeteries, Elkhart County


ID55500
Title of ArticleRice Cemetery trees cut due to verticillium wilt
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionCity of Elkhart forestry workers collecting branches; Stump of infected tree; Forestry crew removes a tree
DateJanuary 22, 2015
PageA1, A2
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Trees


ID51028
Title of Article24 notes ring out at Echo Taps
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Lloyd Fillio
DateNovember 12, 2012
PageA1, A2
SubjectsEcho Taps, Veterans Day, Rice Cemetery


ID51023
Title of ArticleSolemn sounds
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphotos
DateNovember 10, 2012
PageA1, A2
SubjectsEcho Taps, Veterans Day, Rice Cemetery


ID49862
Title of ArticleMoore takes quick action
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateMarch 6, 2012
PageA1, A2
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Cemeteries, Moore, Dick (Mayor)


ID49860
Title of ArticleRice Cemetery gravestone damage to be repaired today
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of gravestones
DateMarch 5, 2012
PageA3
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Cemeteries


ID49380
Title of ArticleMemorial student cleans vets' headstones for Scout project
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Nathaniel Manthey
DateOctober 30, 2011
PageA1, A7
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Cemeteries, Manthey, Nathaniel


ID47451
Title of ArticleCivil War monument staying put
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of monument
DateMarch 12, 2011
PageA1, A2
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument, Rice Cemetery, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Government, Elkhart City


ID47066
Title of ArticleSoldier statue might stay put
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphotos
DateJanuary 25, 2011
PageA1, A2
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument, Main Street, Elkhart, Rice Cemetery, Johnson, Patricia


ID47049
Title of ArticleWanted: a nice downtown home for a bronze Civil War soldier
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphotos of monument
DateJanuary 20, 2011
PageA1, A2
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument, Main Street, Elkhart, Downtown Elkhart Redevelopment, Rice Cemetery


ID25868
Title of ArticleCity: graves will be tended
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateMay 3, 2007
PageA1
SubjectsCemeteries, Government, Elkhart City, Rice Cemetery


ID10384
Title of ArticleThe rest of the space
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Rice Cemetery
DateOctober 8, 2004
PageA1
SubjectsCemeteries, Grace Lawn Cemetery, Prairie Street Cemetery, Rice Cemetery


ID10182
Title of ArticleRice Cemetery expands by 64 burial spaces
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateMay 16, 2001
PageA3
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Cemeteries


ID10181
Title of ArticleRice Cemetery indexed
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto
DateApril 28, 2001
PageA3
SubjectsRice Cemetery, Johnson, Patricia, Keim, Jeffrey, Cemeteries


ID8195
Title of ArticleElkhart shaped by Civil War volunteers
Notes(Elkhart/History envelope)
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionCivil War monument at Rice Cemetery
DateFebruary 21, 1999
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
PageA3
SubjectsCivil War


ID91891
Title of ArticleReserve officer honored
NotesElkhart Police Dept. EPD reserve officer, Christopher M. Collard, Rice Cemetery
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateOct 16, 1996
PageA1


ID7400
Title of ArticleDean Shirley watches over city's cemeteries
NotesThe Paper
Sourcethe PAPER
LocationElkhart City History File
Picture Captionphoto
DateMay 17, 1994
History #439d
Page1 & 4
SubjectsCemeteries, Shirley, Dean, Grace Lawn Cemetery, Rice Cemetery


ID47840
Title of ArticleStamp family plot at Rice Cemetery for Dr. Joseph and Luella Stamp
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 6
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 5
DateMay 26, 1985
Page12
SubjectsStamp, Joseph W., Dr.


ID47841
Title of ArticleStamp family plot at Rice Cemetery for Dr. Joseph and Luella Stamp
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 6
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 1
DateMay 26, 1985
Page13
SubjectsStamp, Joseph W., Dr.


ID47226
Title of ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Monument at entrance to Rice Cemetery, off 400 block Goshen Ave.
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 4
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 6
DateSeptember 30, 1984
Page16
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument


ID46993
Title of ArticleRice Cemetery, off 400 block Goshen Ave.
NotesR Elk917.728 F62r v. 3
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 3
DateJune 17, 1984
Page56
SubjectsRice Cemetery


ID46900
Title of ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Monument at entrance to Rice Cemetery, located off 400 block of Goshen Ave.
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 3
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 4
DateJune 17, 1984
Page55
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument


ID46899
Title of ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Monument at entrance to Rice Cemetery, located off 400 block of Goshen Ave.
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 3
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 3
DateJune 17, 1984
Page55
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument


ID46898
Title of ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Monument at entrance to Rice Cemetery, located off 400 block of Goshen Ave.
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 3
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 2
DateJune 17, 1984
Page55
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument


ID44523
Title of ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Monument at entrance to Rice Cemetery
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v.1
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 4
DateNovember 3, 1982
Page8
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument, Rice Cemetery


ID44356
Title of ArticleSoldiers and Sailors Monument at entrance to Rice Cemetery
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 5
DateNovember 3, 1982
Page36-37
SubjectsSoldiers and Sailors Monument, Rice Cemetery


ID46992
Title of ArticleHubert Yeager in costume in front of 1903 funeral hearse belonging to Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret
NotesR Elk917.728 F62r v. 3
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 2
DateJanuary 1, 1982
Page56
SubjectsYeager, Hubert, Rice Cemetery


ID46991
Title of ArticleFuneral at Rice Cemetery
NotesR Elk917.728 F62r v. 3
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 1
DateJanuary 1, 1982
Page56
SubjectsYeager, Hubert, Rice Cemetery


ID7376
Title of Article403 cemetery lots left
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateAugust 2, 1978
Page22
SubjectsCemeteries, Grace Lawn Cemetery, Rice Cemetery, Middlebury Street