The caretaker for the cemetery noticed the theft on Friday, July 16. Written By: Kathy Steiner | ×
New Home Lutheran Cemetery near Woodworth again has a flag and flagpole. The cemetery s flag and flagpole were stolen last week. Denise Hallwachs / Special to The Sun
Arvin Goter has been the caretaker of New Home Lutheran Cemetery near Woodworth for about 30 years. He says when he drives near the cemetery he looks for the American flag on the cemetery’s flagpole.
“When I drive by that’s the first thing I look at is to see how strong the wind is, and I looked up there (Friday morning) and there was no flag,” he said. “So I drove up there and everything (flag and flagpole) was gone.”