Millersburg Cemetery CO

Millersburg passed away peacefully at Medilodge in Rogers City August 25, 2018. He was born August 27, 1929 in Millersburg to Josiah and Irene (Cronenvhet) Freel. Joe was a devoted Christian who loved the Lord. On April 15, 1950 hemarried Marie Willey in Flint. Following his retirement from General Motors Co. as a millwright Joe and Marie moved back to Millersburg where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, playing cards and most of all, spending time with his family. Joe is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marie; five children, Judy (Larry) Gramer of Swartz Creek,Joe (Kim) Freel of Cape Coral, Florida, Glen (Kathy) Freel of Flint, Douglas (Jacqueline) Freel of Lansing and Cynthia Freel, of Spring Hill, Tennessee; 11 grandchildren, Jason Gramer, Kevin (Marianne) Gramer,Holly (Sean) Stacey, Jennifer (Todd) Respecki, Stephanie (Joey) Hillebrand, Kimberly (Gregory) Hanlin, Michael (Crystal) Freel, Timothy (Nikki) Freel and Sarah (Andy) Bunch, Kendra (Raymond Crabtree) Murdock and Kara Freel; 18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Clara Freeman; and a brother-in-law, Ivan Auger. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Irene; and three sisters, Fern Freel, Martha Donn and Eenie Auger. Visitation was at the Beck Funeral Home Tuesday, August 28. Visitation resumed Wednesday at the Ocqueoc Baptist Church through time of his funeral with the Rev. Bud Smith Officiating. Interment followed at the Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given in memory of Joe Freel to Ocqueoc Baptist Church or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be addressed through www.beckfuneralhome.org.  ...

Walking among the old tombstones at the Woodland-Old City Cemetery on Thursday morning, members of the Jefferson City Cemetery Resources Board pointed out several illegible names and crumbling tombstones."Isn't this sad?" Chairman Tim Theroff asked board member Dawn Hackman as they stepped over a shattered tablet stone, the name of the person buried there no longer visible.To help remember some of the people buried in the Woodland-Old City Cemetery, the Cemetery Resources Board plans to place tombstones in honor of Civil War veterans buried there.Weaving in and out of tombstones, board members made their way to the far corner of the cemetery, near the intersection of Chestnut and East McCarty streets. Where an old tree and brick wall once stood, board members hope to place five tombstones honoring white and black Civil War veterans.The board plans to order eight tombstones for the veterans, co-chair Nancy Thompson said. The tombstones would be for Andreas Gundelfinger, John F. Roesen, Adam Hirsch, Charles W. Thomas, Henry Bolton, John Holmes, James Nelson and Horace Alexander.Three tombstones will be placed near relatives buried in the cemetery.Through research and process of elimination, Thompson said, she learned these individuals were buried in the cemetery and wanted to honor them.Vague records have proven to be a hurdle. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would not purchase the eight tombstones since the board did not have death certificates or obituaries stating where the people were buried, Thompson said. Cemetery records are not considered proof of burial, she added.The VA did purchase four other tombstones, Thompson said. These tombstones are for veterans James Monroe Jobe, Tillman Morse, Julius Caesar Jordan and Henry Carroll.The board will fundraise and apply for grants to help offset the cost of the tombstones.Seven of the 12 individuals were part of the U.S. Colored Infantry 62nd Regiment who helped establish Lincoln University, Thompson said."Their military service and ex...