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Family Unearths Grave Of Long Lost Sister At Southampton Cemetery

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Janet O'Hare places a new headstone for her sister at the Southampton Cemetery on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

Janet O'Hare places a new headstone for her sister at the Southampton Cemetery on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

Janet O'Hare places a new headstone for her sister at the Southampton Cemetery on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

Janet O'Hare places a new headstone for her sister at the Southampton Cemetery on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

Janet O'Hare and her husband Scott at her sister's grave site at the Southampton Cemetery on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

Janet O'Hare and her husband Scott at her sister's grave site at the Southampton Cemetery on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

Southampton Cemetery Superintendent Eric Wright and Janet O'Hare at the grave site of O'Hare's sister, Barbara J. Nothnagle, on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

Southampton Cemetery Superintendent Eric Wright and Janet O'Hare at the grave site of O'Hare's sister, Barbara J. Nothnagle, on Thursday, February 4. DANA SHAW

The new headstone for Barbara J. Nothnagle. DANA SHAW

The new headstone for Barbara J. Nothnagle. DANA SHAW

The original cast iron plate.

The original cast iron plate. JANET O'HARE

authorMichelle Trauring on Feb 9, 2021
Eric Wright saw the year first: 1946. He gasped and steadied himself with a deep breath before calling out to Janet O’Hare and her husband, Scott, their eyes fixated on... more

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