BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — Most graves these days are dug with backhoes. Heavy machinery is fast, exact and doesn’t cause low-back problems. Larry Pederson still uses a shovel. Over the past 25 years he’s ...
Claire Whittle died Friday, Jan. 18. She was a mother, grandmother, neighbor and friend. The next Monday, she was buried next to her husband, Virgil. Everyone in the community knew Claire. She was a ...
It's windy. It's winter. There's a funeral in three days, and the churchyard in rural Addison, Maine, is frozen solid. Everard Hall is hard at work, digging graves. "No, this ain't no easy job, tell ...