WOODBINE CEMETERY

 As Colleen (Bryngleson) Zick informed us during our Class of 1961 reunion this past summer, Woodbine Cemetery in Valley City needs money for maintenance. As you may know, the cemetery is owned and managed by the Valley City Masonic Lodge #7. Curt Van Dyke and Al Schuldt sent a memo to Colleen informing her of the situation and urged her to pass the word to our class.

The memo she received reported:  "The spring of this year (2022) has certainly been a challenge. The wet environment has prevented us from getting the cemetery in the shape it deserves. We continue to work on it and are gaining ground in between rain events.

"The perpetual care funds allow the interest to be used for upkeep of the cemetery. But with the recent interest rate environment, money the funds earned has been really stretched." According to the memo from Curt and Al: 

Money you would donate will be used for:
1. Tree Trimming
2. Tree removal
3. Road resets
4 Other maintenance and improvement work the cemetery continually needs

Please make your check payable to "Woodbine Cemetery" in any amount, specifying "for maintenance" and send your donation to:

Woodbine Cemetery
P. O. Box 144
Valley City, ND 58072

If you'd like to talk to those involved in Woodbine Cemetery management contact:

Curt VanDyke
Cell: 701-490-0340

Allen Schultz
Cell: 701-840-0326

If you want monument installation or re-set work done, contact Dakota Monuments in Fargo They do cemetery work all over the state, particularly in the East and at Woodbine in Valley City. For monument work, call Dakota Monuments first and they will work with Woodbine Cemetery to re-set your family's monument or whatever work you want done.

Dakota Monuments Company
1212 4th Avenue S.
Fargo, ND 58103
701-237-4343 - ask for Tyler, or any their staff will help you

If you'd like more information on this, contact our classmate Colleen in Grand Forks at 701-330-6276.

(Posted by Larry Gauper 9-13-2022)