‘They’ll never be forgotten’: Unmarked veteran graves identified in Portage Co.

Veteran’s Day is not defined by a single day on Chris Untrauer’s calendar.

The organizer behind the Veteran’s Grave Marker Project, with the help of her team of researchers, has now identified and marked 53 previously unmarked veteran graves at Maple Grove Cemetery in Portage County. She told News 5 she has also identified another 110 previously unmarked veterans’ graves that need to have markers put in.

The latest additions include Frank and Martha Graeser, World War II veterans who met while serving in the Army. Their granddaughter, Mindy Leonard, had been bothered by their unmarked graves for years…

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