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Volunteers say Marshfield Cemetery restoration is halfway done; contractors, grants and tribal outreach next
Summary
Volunteers and partners reported the Marshfield Cemetery restoration is about halfway complete and outlined plans to seek Preserve Oregon and historic cemetery grants for a phase 3 that would finish the most at-risk monuments; the group also described outreach with Siletz tribal relatives and small, low-visibility measures to protect headstones.
Cricket Souls, a local resident involved in the cemetery effort, told the Coos Bay Parks Commission on Nov. 21 that volunteers and contractors are ‘‘about halfway through the project to restore all the ... absolutely have to be restored cemetery monuments.’’
The update described a mix of volunteer work and contractor-led repairs. Souls said contractors will likely return in February or March and that the city’s signature on a formal contract remains a pending formality. The group has partnered with Marshfield, the Oregon Bay Area Beautification group and the American Legion to support monument restoration and…
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