By RYAN LANCASTER
Staff Reporter
Work is winding up at the Eastern Washington Veterans Cemetery and scores of services have taken place since its Memorial Day dedication ceremony.
From June 7 to the end of last month 81 internments were completed and more than 900 individuals have now preregistered for burial, according to cemetery director Richard Cesler.
“Lots of folks were holding on to cremains, waiting until we opened,” Cesler said, adding that every week the cemetery holds an average of 15 ceremonies for veterans or spouses of veterans.
Until recently, however, it remained uncertain how...
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