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'It's very moving' — More than 100 gather at Lincoln's Wyuka Cemetery on Memorial Day
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- May 27, 2024
- May 27, 2024
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Allie and Ryan Williams listen to a Memorial Day ceremony with their son Banks, 2, on Monday at Wyuka Cemetery. The Williams family sat next to the headstone belonging to Ryan's grandfather and grandmother. Robert Earl Williams served in the Air Force and his wife, Blanche, served in the Coast Guard.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
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Members of the Lincoln Fire & Rescue Pipe and Drum corps lead a procession to the G.A.R Circle during a Memorial Day ceremony on May 27, 2024, at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Dominic Holmes, 12, of Boy Scout Troop 456 carries the American flag from during a flag presentation at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Wyuka Cemetery.
KATY COWELL Journal Star
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Wyuka Cemetery is the largest all-faith cemetery in Lincoln. The cemetery opened in 1890. This photo is from 1927.
- Journal Star archives
The entrance to Wyuka in 1942.
- Journal Star archives
The entrance to Wyuka was built in 1910. It's shown here in 1965.
- Journal Star archives
The administration building (right) at Wyuka Cemetery was built in 1966.
- Journal Star archives
Rudge Chapel is shown in 1938.
- Journal Star archives
The interior of Rudge Chapel in 1965.
- Journal Star archives
Sailors march past Rudge Chapel in the July 1954 parade.
- Journal Star archives
Wyuka is shown in 1949. Notice the brick roads, which remain today.
- Journal Star archives
Graves are decorated for Memorial Day in 1954.
- Journal Star archives
The lagoon at Wyuka is a peaceful spot at the west edge of the cemetery. This photo is from 1950.
- Journal Star archives
The lagoon is shown on April 4, 1957.
- Journal Star archives
This monument memorializing Gen. John W. Thayer, Civil War veteran and one-time Nebraska governor, was put up in Wyuka in 1951 through legislative action.
- Journal Star archives
Vern Owens paints the fence at Wyuka in this 1957 photo. It was a three-month job that took about 100 gallons of paint to cover the mile-long fence.
- Journal Star archives
Ron Tolliver (left) and Dan Cox paint the Wyuka fence in 1975.
- Journal Star archives
Volunteers from a Lincoln church paint portions of the Wyuka fence in 1995 to raise money for the church youth center.
- Journal Star archives
The Wyuka Cemetery fence has frequently been hit by cars, including this mishap in 1976.
- Journal Star archives
The tombstone for Elder J.M. Young, who died in 1876, at Wyuka in May 1959.
- Journal Star archives
A night visit to Wyuka Cemetery in November of 1961.
- Journal Star archives
Vandals knocked over and broke 25 tombstones at Wyuka Cemetery in April of 1962.
- Journal Star archives
Vandals hit the cemetery in 1987 too.
- Journal Star archives
Designed to burn forever, the "eternal flame" near the administration building at Wyuka burned only from its dedication Nov. 11, 1969 (shown here) until Dec. 27, 1972. The fuel shortage led to it being turned off. Three boys from Whitehall Home for Children and retired Lt. Col. Stanley McCandless place a wreath at the base of the flame during Veterans Day dedication celebrations.
- Journal Star archives
Secretary of State Allen Beermann relights the "eternal flame" at Wyuka on Nov. 11, 1983. It had burned from its dedication on Nov. 11, 1969, until Dec. 27, 1972, when it was extinguished to support energy conservation. It was relit in 1983 to honor Americans killed recently in Grenada and Lebanon.
- Journal Star archives
Soldiers Circle is shown in 1969.
- Journal Star archives
Volunteers place flags on graves in Soldiers Circle in 1975.
- Journal Star archives
Flags and flowers decorate graves at Wyuka for Memorial Day in 1982.
- Journal Star archives
Wyuka Cemetery includes a section for those cannot afford a proper burial. The paupers' graves are marked with small, round stone markers bearing a number.
- Journal Star archives
Wyuka features many unique gravestones, including this one in the shape of a ball, which marks the grave of Oliver Perry Mason, who died in 1891.
- Journal Star archives
Ralph Czapanskiy and Bessie Fazel approach the GAR Memorial to lay a wreath for Memorial Day in 1986.
- Journal Star archives
Some Wyuka workers claim that the eyes of Irmgard Christine Winter on this tombstone follow those who pass her grave.
- Journal Star archives
Jackie Kightlinger (from left), Karen Giddens and Pat Snell in 1992 unveil a memorial honoring those who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
- Journal Star archives
Pat Fedler plays a bugle solo during a memorial service at Wyuka Cemetery on May 25, 1992.
- Journal Star archives
Bud Marshall of the Lincoln VFW Chapter #7 waits for the Memorial Day parade at Wyuka on May 28, 1996.
- Journal Star archives
Parade participants make their way from Rudge Chapel to the GAR circle for Memorial Day ceremonies May 26, 1997. Bill Wayne plays the piccolo, and Scott Willis plays the drum.
- Journal Star archives
PhotoFiles: Wyuka Cemetery through the years
Wyuka Cemetery is 140 acres of rolling hills and trees in the middle of Lincoln. Here's a look at the cemetery, which was established by an act of the Legislature in 1869.

Wyuka Cemetery is the largest all-faith cemetery in Lincoln. The cemetery opened in 1890. This photo is from 1927.
- Journal Star archives
The entrance to Wyuka in 1942.
- Journal Star archives
The entrance to Wyuka was built in 1910. It's shown here in 1965.
- Journal Star archives
The administration building (right) at Wyuka Cemetery was built in 1966.
- Journal Star archives
Rudge Chapel is shown in 1938.
- Journal Star archives
The interior of Rudge Chapel in 1965.
- Journal Star archives
Sailors march past Rudge Chapel in the July 1954 parade.
- Journal Star archives
Wyuka is shown in 1949. Notice the brick roads, which remain today.
- Journal Star archives
Graves are decorated for Memorial Day in 1954.
- Journal Star archives
The lagoon at Wyuka is a peaceful spot at the west edge of the cemetery. This photo is from 1950.
- Journal Star archives
The lagoon is shown on April 4, 1957.
- Journal Star archives
This monument memorializing Gen. John W. Thayer, Civil War veteran and one-time Nebraska governor, was put up in Wyuka in 1951 through legislative action.
- Journal Star archives
Vern Owens paints the fence at Wyuka in this 1957 photo. It was a three-month job that took about 100 gallons of paint to cover the mile-long fence.
- Journal Star archives
Ron Tolliver (left) and Dan Cox paint the Wyuka fence in 1975.
- Journal Star archives
Volunteers from a Lincoln church paint portions of the Wyuka fence in 1995 to raise money for the church youth center.
- Journal Star archives
The Wyuka Cemetery fence has frequently been hit by cars, including this mishap in 1976.
- Journal Star archives
The tombstone for Elder J.M. Young, who died in 1876, at Wyuka in May 1959.
- Journal Star archives
A night visit to Wyuka Cemetery in November of 1961.
- Journal Star archives
Vandals knocked over and broke 25 tombstones at Wyuka Cemetery in April of 1962.
- Journal Star archives
Vandals hit the cemetery in 1987 too.
- Journal Star archives
Designed to burn forever, the "eternal flame" near the administration building at Wyuka burned only from its dedication Nov. 11, 1969 (shown here) until Dec. 27, 1972. The fuel shortage led to it being turned off. Three boys from Whitehall Home for Children and retired Lt. Col. Stanley McCandless place a wreath at the base of the flame during Veterans Day dedication celebrations.
- Journal Star archives
Secretary of State Allen Beermann relights the "eternal flame" at Wyuka on Nov. 11, 1983. It had burned from its dedication on Nov. 11, 1969, until Dec. 27, 1972, when it was extinguished to support energy conservation. It was relit in 1983 to honor Americans killed recently in Grenada and Lebanon.
- Journal Star archives
Soldiers Circle is shown in 1969.
- Journal Star archives
Volunteers place flags on graves in Soldiers Circle in 1975.
- Journal Star archives
Flags and flowers decorate graves at Wyuka for Memorial Day in 1982.
- Journal Star archives
Wyuka Cemetery includes a section for those cannot afford a proper burial. The paupers' graves are marked with small, round stone markers bearing a number.
- Journal Star archives
Wyuka features many unique gravestones, including this one in the shape of a ball, which marks the grave of Oliver Perry Mason, who died in 1891.
- Journal Star archives
Ralph Czapanskiy and Bessie Fazel approach the GAR Memorial to lay a wreath for Memorial Day in 1986.
- Journal Star archives
Some Wyuka workers claim that the eyes of Irmgard Christine Winter on this tombstone follow those who pass her grave.
- Journal Star archives
Jackie Kightlinger (from left), Karen Giddens and Pat Snell in 1992 unveil a memorial honoring those who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
- Journal Star archives
Pat Fedler plays a bugle solo during a memorial service at Wyuka Cemetery on May 25, 1992.
- Journal Star archives
Bud Marshall of the Lincoln VFW Chapter #7 waits for the Memorial Day parade at Wyuka on May 28, 1996.
- Journal Star archives
Parade participants make their way from Rudge Chapel to the GAR circle for Memorial Day ceremonies May 26, 1997. Bill Wayne plays the piccolo, and Scott Willis plays the drum.
- Journal Star archives
Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com. On Twitter @andrewwegley
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Allie and Ryan Williams listen to a Memorial Day ceremony with their son Banks, 2, on Monday at Wyuka Cemetery. The Williams family sat next to the headstone belonging to Ryan's grandfather and grandmother. Robert Earl Williams served in the Air Force and his wife, Blanche, served in the Coast Guard.
- KATY COWELL, Journal Star
Members of the Lincoln Fire & Rescue Pipe and Drum corps lead a procession to the G.A.R Circle during a Memorial Day ceremony on May 27, 2024, at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Dominic Holmes, 12, of Boy Scout Troop 456 carries the American flag from during a flag presentation at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Wyuka Cemetery.
- KATY COWELL Journal Star
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