Comments on: "The Cemetery Woman": Collector of Death, Book Coming Soon http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2009/05/07/many-graveyard-tourists-but-none-like-%e2%80%9cthe-cemetery-lady%e2%80%9d/ Digital Dying explores trends in the ritualization of death and dying. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Domiano http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2009/05/07/many-graveyard-tourists-but-none-like-%e2%80%9cthe-cemetery-lady%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-17662 Jim Domiano Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:57:37 +0000 http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/?p=55#comment-17662 Unfortunately Helen passed on 12/16/09. She will be missed. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obit-sclair-bddec20,0,6468565.story Unfortunately Helen passed on 12/16/09. She will be missed.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obit-sclair-bddec20,0,6468565.story

]]> By: Helen Shaw http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2009/05/07/many-graveyard-tourists-but-none-like-%e2%80%9cthe-cemetery-lady%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-17643 Helen Shaw Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:48:25 +0000 http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/?p=55#comment-17643 Helen Sclair died Wednesday, December 16, 2009. No obit in the Tribune as of today, December 19th, but the Newberry Library has the contact for sending condolences. Helen Sclair died Wednesday, December 16, 2009. No obit in the Tribune as of today, December 19th, but the Newberry Library has the contact for sending condolences.

]]> By: Mary Ann Skutta http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2009/05/07/many-graveyard-tourists-but-none-like-%e2%80%9cthe-cemetery-lady%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-17033 Mary Ann Skutta Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:44:21 +0000 http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/?p=55#comment-17033 Hello Mrs. Helen Sclair, November 7, 2009 I had the opportunity to meet you on Memorial Day, 2008 at Bohemian National Cemetery where my parents are buried. My husband and I were looking at some metal, zinc grave markers when you drove up and started talking to us about the historical markers. I am an artist and quite interested in the statuary at Bohemian National cemetery. It was nice speaking to you that day; you seemed so knowledgeable about the cemetery. My husband and I have been photographing the beautiful statuary there and I would like to do some pencil drawings from the photographs we take. I am wondering if you would happen to know the monument companies and/or sculptors during the turn of the twentieth century that would have created these monuments and statuary? I spoke to the lady at the cemetery office and she talked of the Heller Bros. Monument Company. I asked about you and she said that you were encountering some health problems. I am sorry to hear that. I do hope that you will be feeling better soon. I would greatly appreciate your response. Thank you, Sincerely, Mary Ann Skutta Hello Mrs. Helen Sclair, November 7, 2009

I had the opportunity to meet you on Memorial Day, 2008 at Bohemian National Cemetery where my parents are buried. My husband and I were looking at some metal, zinc grave markers when you drove up and started talking to us about the historical markers.

I am an artist and quite interested in the statuary at Bohemian National cemetery. It was nice speaking to you that day; you seemed so knowledgeable about the cemetery. My husband and I have been
photographing the beautiful statuary there and I would like to do some pencil drawings from the photographs we take. I am wondering if you would happen to know the monument companies and/or sculptors during the turn of the twentieth century that would have created these monuments and statuary?

I spoke to the lady at the cemetery office and she talked of the Heller Bros. Monument Company. I asked about you and she said that you were encountering some health problems. I am sorry to hear that. I do hope that you will be feeling better soon.

I would greatly appreciate your response.

Thank you,
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Skutta

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