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Death of William Thorn Bono
We are saddened to learn of the death of William Thorn Bono and extend our most sincere condolences to his family and friends.
The following is his obituary from the
Schaeffer Funeral Home
11 North Main Street P.O. Box 455
Petersburg, WV 26847
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Holy Rood Cemetery Restoration
Holy Rood Cemetery is to be restored!
Holy Rood Cemetery, located at 2126 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. Washington D.C., is the location where many of the Kane and related families are buried.
Holy Rood Cemetery was established in 1832 by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church and was originally named Trinity Church Upper Grave Yard. It is owned by Georgetown University, which in the 1980’s, made plans to disinter the bodies so they could re-purpose the land for other uses. Those plans were blocked by legal action.
Holy Rood Cemetery has suffered from long term neglect and has been in poor condition from that neglect. Some tombstones have been toppled or damaged, the cemetery overgrown at times from infrequent mowing and maintenance, and walkways in need of repair. Continue reading “Holy Rood Cemetery Restoration”
Death of Arthur Raymond “Art” Cresce
Earlier this year we were saddened by the loss of cousin Arthur Raymond “Art” Cresce, who died on February 14, 2019. “Art” and his wife “Betsy” had made a trip to County Cork, Ireland, and while there, made some genealogy research discoveries about the Hegarty family which helped correct some passed down verbal family history mistakes.
Below is his obituary from the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory of Edgewater, Maryland.