Portage Historic Preservation Commission Chairman Doug Klapper stood under a tent Saturday at the entrance of Silver Lake Cemetery, escaping from the downpour that began shortly after he began guiding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This engraved boulder, erected in 1999, is the only marking for St. Joseph County's Portage Cemetery in South Bend, seen in March ...

SOUTH BEND — St. Joseph County officials say they intend to transfer its cemetery by Portage Manor to the Portage Township Trustee’s office, a move to ensure that the cemetery is protected for the ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - It is official: The ownership of Portage Manor Cemetary has been transferred to Portage Township. The cemetery is behind the 181-acre Portage Manor Estate, which closed ...

PORTAGE — Founded in 1852, McCool Cemetery is the burial place for many of Portage Township’s early settlers. Operated by Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy, the cemetery celebrated the opening ...

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — The last burial at the James/Schrock Cemetery was in 1884, but someone was back just recently doing some digging, according to caretakers of the historic site. The activity was ...

Portage Township has officially taken ownership of the historic Portage Manor Cemetery from St. Joseph County. The cemetery is the resting place for over 1,200 people, including many children and ...

SOUTH BEND — After several years of deliberation, the historic cemetery near Portage Manor is now under the ownership of Portage Township. Ownership of the Portage Manor Cemetery has hung in the ...