Elmhurst Cemetery

Memorial Day 2014 - Elmhurst Cemetery Who kept the faith and fought
the fight;
The glory theirs, the duty ours.
~ Wallace Bruce
MEMORIAL DAY 2014
Elmhurst Cemetery
HISTORY
The German Lutheran Cemetery was
established in 1858 by Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Saint Paul. In 1872
the current location on Dale Street was
purchased and in 1920 was renamed to
Elmhurst Cemetery to reflect the
increased ethnic inclusion. The cemetery
remained much as it was almost 100
years ago.
Trinity created Saint John’s German
Evangelical Lutheran Church as a
“daughter congregations” in 1871,
followed by Emanuel Evangelical
Lutheran Church in 1873. Just ten years
ago, Trinity and Emanuel merged to
become Crown of Life Evangelical
Lutheran Church.
See more at www.elmhurstcemetery.org
Photos from 2013 Memorial Day Service
1510 North Dale Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55117
651-489-1707
Memorial Day 2014 - Elmhurst Cemetery Master of Ceremonies: Rev. Richard C. Schwerin
Crown of Life Evangelical Lutheran Church
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9:00am CDT assembly
COMMITTEE
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Parade to speakers platform
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Pledge of Allegiance
Jerry Krieger, Superintendent,
Elmhurst Cemetery
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Welcome: Rev. Richard C. Schwerin
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“Freedom Is Not Free”: Blaze Graves
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Memorial Address: Lee Bojarski, Army National Guard,
Afghan-Iraq Veteran, Post 5 V.F.W. State Adjutant
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President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: Nehemiah Hammick
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Song by assembly: God Bless America
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Decoration of the Cross
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Silent tribute to the dead
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Rifle Salute: Cretin-Derham Hall, JROTC Rifle Squad
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Taps: Michael Fortuna, Cretin-Derham Hall bugler
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Dismissal procession
Special thanks to Cemetery Staff, Grounds Workers, Parents, Student
Volunteers at Crown of Life ELC. Thank you also to Cretin-Derham Hall
JROTC Rifle Squad, to Curt Brinkmann for playing the Bag Pipes, to
Kailey Zaffran & Annie Vasterling for refreshments and Michelle Manke
and the 4th Congressional District RPM for programs and photography.
Linda Krieger, Administrative
Assistant, Elmhurst Cemetery
Thomas G Beikler, Commander
VFW Post 5
ORGANIZATIONS
Memorial Day Association of
Ramsey County
Frogtown, American Legion #484
Cretin-Derham Hall High School
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Francis J. Bellamy (1855-1931)
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America and to the
Republic for which it stands, one
Nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with the light from
above.
From the mountains to the prairies, to
the oceans white with foam,
God bless America, my home sweet
home.
“Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor
engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance
be as lasting as the land they honored.” ~ Daniel Webster