What's left when a human body is incinerated at 2,000 degrees is about five pounds of gray ash the consistency of course-grain sand called "cremains." The ashes are often preserved in a closed vessel ...

A Funeral Mass for Patricia Pinkenburg, 81, of Tyler, will be held on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler. Interment will follow at Rose Hill ...

One hundred years ago, 3,500 people gathered in Rose Hill Cemetery to honor the unidentified victims of the horrific hurricane of 1919. The storm of 1919 was a devastating event in the city’s history.

Mount Ayr, Iowa - Gary Doolittle, 75, of Mount Ayr, passed away April 12, 2020. Private services will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr on Thursday, April 16. Open visitation, without the ...

Audrey “Snookie” Holland, 86, of Tamms died Sept. 2, 2025, at home. Services are Sept. 8 at Crain Funeral Home, with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. TAMMS, Ill. – Audrey “Snookie” Holland, 86, of Tamms ...

Most people would not think of spending time in a cemetery for any reason other than to pay respects to their dearly departed. Rose Hill Memorial Park is hoping to change that attitude, with a little ...