Memorial Day events, memorials slated this weekend in Livingston County

Memorial Day ceremonies are held at the Blue Star Memorial By-Way, located in the Hartland Cemetery shown Monday, May 23, 2022.

HARTLAND — In honor of her brother who was killed in the Korean War in 1953, Hartland Dwelling and Yard Club member Marilyn Scherler has been sustaining the Blue Star Memorial in Hartland Cemetery for extra than a decade.

 “I do it for him and the neighborhood and the club,” Scherler reported.

Scherler, who has been a member of the club because 1990, has been joined by fellow member Twyla Environmentally friendly in maintaining the memorial, which was dedicated in 2004.

Green, a member of the club due to the fact 1998, estimates she’s been assisting retain the memorial for additional than 10 years alongside Scherler. 

“I like bouquets, so it truly is awesome to see far more flowers in the cemetery and flowers make people today delighted, so the additional flowers the better in the cemetery and to honor veterans,” Environmentally friendly stated.