[Magdalen] cemetery plots...

[Judy Fleener]

When Ginny Wilder was ordained to the priesthood, the reception was in the
parish cemetery.  I remember sitting with sister Rene on headstones.
Judy

On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> My parents' plot in Knoxville is right next door to some Dempsters, of
> dumpster fame. It's kind of a joke in our family, since both parents were
> cremated.
>
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Our family plot in Birmingham is around the corner from Bear Bryant's
> > grave. It is my landmark for where to turn. (See Alabama football).
> >
> > On Saturday, October 4, 2014, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 10/4/2014 12:09:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > jguthrie at pipeline.com <javascript:;> writes:
> > >
> > > We have  stone with six of us -- Mom and Dad with birth and death
> years,
> > > plus my
> > > two sisters and Albert and I>>>
> > >
> > > The family plots share one stone, a monolithic chunk of
> > > polished red granite from Saint Cloud, MN with only the
> > > family name on front and back.  It was placed there by
> > > my father about 1915, and betrays his love of both polished
> > > stone and the color red.  He seems to have become attracted
> > > to rich building stones by watching the construction of the Wisconsin
> > > State Capitol in Madison which is particularly well-embellished with
> > > strongly colored stone, including a zone beneath the dome
> > > consisting of polished red marble from Algeria.
> > >
> > > The family plots are about 150 feet from that of the most famous
> > > person in the cemetery:  Olive Fremstad, Metropolitan Opera
> > > soprano.  Legend has it that a single rose appears on her grave  on
> > > the anniversary of her birth each year
> > >
> > >
> > > .http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39252576
> > >
> > >
> > > David Strang.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Marilyn Cepeda
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan