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Grand Haven council approves Pottersfield memorial plaques at Lake Forest Cemetery
Summary
The council approved placement of seven bronze memorial plaques at Pottersfield in Lake Forest Cemetery, recognizing hundreds of previously unnamed burials. Private donors have raised about $50,000; the city will contribute $7,019.90 toward the project.
On Feb. 3, 2025, the Grand Haven City Council voted to approve placement of seven bronze memorial plaques at Pottersfield within Lake Forest Cemetery to list the names of people long buried without permanent markers.
The plaques, the cemetery board and project volunteers told the council, will be funded primarily with private donations and are intended to acknowledge people buried in the city’s potter’s field. The city administration recommended approval; the council passed the resolution by roll call vote.
The effort was introduced to the council by Derek Lemke, Facilities Manager, and Chuck Fuller, a member of the Lake Forest Cemetery board…
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