Jim Zoia of Zoia Monuments in Woodstock steadies a memorial marker as his son, Tony, lowers the stone and Ray Guzman reaches for a broom to clean the base. The men put the monument in place May 8 in Oakland Cemetery before a dedication ceremony this coming weekend to mark the graves of children buried there a century ago.
About a century late, Woodstock will do right by 48 almost-forgotten children who are buried in Oakland Cemetery. Those children are buried in an open plot that, until last week, […]
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Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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