Forest Home Cemetery

Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin

Grave “f”, Lot #1, Block #21

Chronology of Grave openings:

  • 1980 April 30 - Grave opened for first time
    • Burial of “John Doe 1980”
    • Nude body in body bag placed in coffin by Hildebrand Funeral Home
    • Unmarked grave
  • 2021 April 13 - Exhumed body for DNA collection
    • Removed femur and jaw bones
    • Reinter body & coffin into a concrete vault
    • Marked grave with plain black metal cross
    • Allen Grasser’s first visit on 2023 June 4
      • Left a heart shaped stone marked “BRO”
  • 2024 February 23 - Exhumed body for cremation
    • Bolger Funeral Home & Crematory
    • Grave left with concrete vault in place
    • Unmarked grave
  • 2025 May 7 - Grave opened for Time Capsule burial
    • Stainless steel box with his essence placed inside vault
    • Memorial Granite stone placed at foot of grave
    • Image of St. Anthony, patron of “Missing Persons”
  • 2025 September 24 - Hour Glass Memorial Stone installed
Written by

Joseph Grasser

Site Reliability Engineer and developer for Memorial.NormanGrasser.com.