CIVILSUMAN - Col. Suman Grave Marker Cerermony

Civil War re-enactors from Company B of 20th Indiana Infantry and the 4th Indiana Light Artillery toast after a ceremony Monday placing a new marker at the resting site of Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso.

CIVILSUMAN - Col. Suman Grave Marker Cerermony

A Civil War re-enactor from the 4th Indiana Light Artillery covers his ears Monday while firing a canon during a ceremony commemorating a special marker at the resting site of Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso. Suman was recognized for injuries he suffered while helping co…

CIVILSUMAN - Col. Suman Grave Marker Cerermony

Civil War re-enactor Michael Miller lays his hand on a special granite marker at the grave site of Col. Isaac Suman on Monday at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso. The marker acknowledges Suman's injuries suffered while helping command the 9th Indiana Infantry on New Year's Eve in 1862 at the…

CIVILSUMAN - Col. Suman Grave Marker Cerermony

Civil War re-enactors with Company B of the 20th Indiana Infantry stand at attention during a ceremony Monday commemorating a new marker at the resting site of Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso. The marker acknowledges his injuries suffered while helping command the 9th In…

CIVILSUMAN - Col. Suman Grave Marker Cerermony

Civil War re-enactors David Crane, left, and Michael Miller lay a special marker Monday at the grave site of Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso. A ceremony installing the marker was part of a regionwide movement by the South Shore Civil War Memorial Trail …

CIVILSUMAN - Col. Suman Grave Marker Cerermony

Civil War re-enactor David Crane, of Cedar Lake, removes some dirt Monday on a new marker for Col. Isaac Suman at Suman's grave site in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery. A ceremony installing the marker was part of a regionwide movement by the South Shore Civil War Memorial Trail to lay heads…

CIVILSUMAN - Col. Suman Grave Marker Cerermony

Valparaiso | Civil War re-enactors with Company B of 20th Indiana Infantry fire a salute over the grave of Col. Isaac Suman during a marker laying ceremony Monday at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso. The ceremony was part of a regionwide movement to lay headstones and special markers by the …

Trustee to investigate unearthed bones at Oak Hill Cemetery

HAMMOND | Human bones found near a dirt pile and former debris area at embattled Oak Hill Cemetery are prompting further investigation by the North Township trustee's office.

Burial site renewed

The headstone of Anna E. Klug is brought back to her gravesite Tuesday.

Burial site renewed

Volunteers Kyle Prendergast, left, Kert Hansen and Mike Prendergast place the headstone of Anna E. Klug back on her grave Tuesday. Klug's headstone had been missing from its grave site at Hammond's Oak Hill Cemetery since at least 1992 and was found discarded in a debris area of the cemetery.

Burial site renewed

HAMMOND | Kyle Prendergast, left, Mike Prendergast and Kert Hansen place the headstone of Anna E. Klug back on her grave Tuesday.

Larry Benner

Valparaiso resident Larry Benner walks through Graceland Cemetary in Valparaiso. Benner uses findagrave.com to register grave sites.

Larry Benner

Valparaiso resident Larry Benner stands next to the unique grave marker of Charles Hyde, a Valparaiso University alumnus, in Graceland Cemetery in Valparaiso. Benner uses findagrave.com to register and search grave sites.