Unclaimed cremains buried in Potter’s Field near Westmoreland prison
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Jim Fike (left), chaplain and finance officer of Trafford American Legion Post 331, and Jim Drnjevich, commander of American Legion District 31, place the remains of Armand M. Bucci, an Air Force Vietnam War veteran, and Nolan M. Holliday, a Navy World War II veteran, atop a columbarium during a memorial service Thursday to lay to rest the unclaimed remains of 53 people near the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield.
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The Rev. David Ackerman, Penn West Conference minister, offers a scripture reading during the memorial service. “We give thanks for the love that these people received and gave during the course of their lives,” Ackerman said.
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The Rev. David Ackerman, Penn West Conference minister, offers a Scripture reading during a memorial service Thursday to lay to rest the unclaimed remains of 53 people at the pauper’s cemetery near the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield.
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Bishop Larry J. Kulick makes the sign of the cross as he offers a closing blessing during a memorial service Thursday to lay to rest the unclaimed remains of 53 people at the pauper’s cemetery near the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield.
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Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson and Bishop Larry J. Kulick chat following a memorial service Thursday to lay to rest the unclaimed remains of 53 people at the pauper’s cemetery near the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield.
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Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson welcomes attendees to a memorial service Thursday to lay to rest the unclaimed remains of 53 people at the pauper’s cemetery near the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield.
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
In front of a columbarium, Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson welcomes attendees to a memorial service Thursday to lay to rest the unclaimed remains of 53 people at the pauper’s cemetery near the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield.
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Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Sean Hribal reads some of the names of 53 people whose unclaimed remains were being laid to rest during a memorial sevice Thursday at the pauper’s cemetery near the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield.
