06/08/2026
Cemeteries tell stories about those that rest behind their gates. Stories of love, war, family, legacy, and sometimes extreme tragedy. We held a funeral today for a woman that experienced multiple hardships and tragic circumstances from a young age. As a young teenager she lost her little brother who drowned. As if that wasn't hard enough, a few years later, both her mother, and two year old sister, died in a house fire that she survived, at the tender age of 15. Her mother and two year old sister were laid to rest in the same casket (very common at the time and circumstance). As the departed's sister, daughter and family friend eulogized her today, they spoke of her resilience, her love for her children, grandchildren, life and how proud she was of her family. Having to trudge on in life after such darkness with a good attitude and smile on your face is rare and incredibly difficult to say the least. As the saying goes....they don't make them like they used to. She was laid to rest in the family plot (next to her mother, sister, brother and other family members) in Greenmount Cemetery
Rest In Peace
Mary Reichart
1958-2026