'Part of my duty': Downers Grove teen honoring deceased Villa Park veterans as part of Eagle Scout project
When his father, Jeff, read a story about unclaimed cremated remains of military veterans at funeral homes around the country, the Downers Grove South High School junior found the perfect project.
Next week, after this weekend's ceremony, Cooper, Knollcrest-Steuerle funeral director Eric Shoesmith and apprentice Ema Troxtell will drive the remains to Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Ellwood, where they will be interred with full military honors. The Villa Park men being honored are World War I veterans Charles Doswell, Frank Bonfield and Stanley Ohlman; World War II veterans William Hruska, Stanley Moldenhauer and Edwin Forsberg; and Korean War veteran Floyd Haynes. Ohlman's remains have been stored the longest by the funeral home, ever since he died in 1973.
"This has been really well done. I'm really proud of ," Cuzzone said."These seven people, I think it's a reminder to us that we need to honor them for what they did for our country."
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