Greenwood Cemetery

The man's body was found near an entrance drive to Greenwood Cemetery and First Baptist Church New Orleans (map). NOPD spokesman Juan Barnes said the man had been shot, but said the death was unclassified. He declined to say if foul play was suspected.Officers as of 8:30 a.m. were blocking the entrance drive and people dropping children off at the church for daycare were being diverted. Traffic on Canal Boulevard was not affected by investigation, as of 8:30 a.m.A Greenwood Cemetery employee discovered the man's body about 7 a.m. while making her routine morning rounds of the grounds, said Pat McMahon, 63, an ambassador for Greenwood Funeral Home.McMahon said the employee saw the man's body and honked her horn, thinking he was sleeping. When she realized he wasn't moving, she called authorities. She told McMahon the man was wearing shorts but no shoes."She's a little shook up about it, for sure," McMahon said.--Times-Picayune reporter Carlie Kollath Wells contributed to this story.

The Lynden Cemetery service will be at 10 a.m., Greenwood Cemetery’s on East Wiser Lake Road at 1:30 p.m. State Rep. Luanne Van Werven will be the main speaker at both.In the morning Boy Scout Troop 4028 and Cub Scout Pack 4032 members will have placed American flags on bronze medallions at gravesites in Lynden of more than 250 veterans interred including over 70 from the Civil War.American flags will line the main driveways and also along Front Street, put up at dawn and then retired at dusk.Lynden will have these participants: the Lynden Middle School Band, directed by Jarid Norman; Lonnie Rose, VFW post commander; Randall Marston, post chaplain; scouts posting colors for the national anthem; Eagle Scout candidate Kyle Glenn leading the pledge of allegiance. Elected officials to speak will be County Sheriff Bill Elfo, Lynden Mayor Scott Korthuis and County Executive Jack Louws.A horse-drawn hearse driven by team owner Tim Cramer, assisted by Mylon Smith of Gillies Funeral Home, will deliver a wreath to be laid at the Lynden Cemetery Memorial to the Unknowns.After a 21-gun honor guard salute, taps will be played by a student from the Lynden Middle School with Jack Louws.Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the cemetery courtesy of Whatcom Transit Authority.At Greenwood, the Meridian Middle School Band will be involved under the direction of Sandy Rogers. Some of the participants repeat from Lynden’s service.Historian Andrew Kaiser will speak of his research on the Greenwood Cemetery and the Greenwood community.After a 21-gun salute, echo taps will be played by Meridian seventh grade lead trumpeter Michael Bender and Louws.The Lynden VFW post is also partnering with the Lynden Tractor Supply store, 1898 Front St., to host a Salute Our Troops event on Saturday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect a barbecue, kids’ activities and displays.• With over 1,700 veterans’ flags flying on the grounds, Greenacres Memorial Park is always a highly colorful and patriotic scene...

D. Patitz, 85, of Lincoln, formerly of McCool Jct. died June 7, 2017. K.D. was born Nov. 16, 1931, in Stuart, to Roy and Muriel (Van Norman) Patitz. He was a corporal in the Marine Corps serving as an air control operator in Florida and California. He attended the University of Nebraska where he met Iva, and on May 22, 1955, they were married. K.D. managed Blue River Bank and sold insurance in McCool Jct., retiring in 1993.They wintered in Coolidge, Ariz., where they enjoyed snowbird friends, 4-wheeling in the mountains, playing and singing music. K.D. loved the Sandhills, music, hunting, fishing, wood building projects, and a good joke. He was a member of the McCool United Methodist Church, York Masonic Lodge, American Legion, and the York County Cattleman's Association.He is survived by his wife, Iva, of Lincoln, daughters Carolyn Newton, of McCool Jct., Jan (Dan) Bolin, of Lincoln; son-in-law, Dave Smith, of Lincoln, grandchildren: Eric (Christine) Newton, of Omaha, Brandon (Megan) Bolin of Lincoln, Melissa (Alex) Kumm, of Gretna, Danielle (Greg) Shur, of Hershey, Jessica (Billy) Johnston, of Eaton, Colo., Michelle (Tim) Newton, of Geneva, Shannon Smith of Lincoln, great-grandchildren: Will and Aspen Johnston, Raelynn and Emily Kumm, Paxton and Natalie Suhr, Dylan Bolin, Paityn Peppie and Levi Newton, brother, Leroy (Beverly) Patitz of Hastings. K.D. was preceded in death by his parents, and daughter, Kathy Ann (David) Smith.Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, at McCool United Methodist Church in McCool Jct. Cremation. No visitation. Inurnment in Greenwood Cemetery, York. His family will greet friends and neighbors from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Metz Mortuary, York. Memorials: McCool First United Methodist Church, or American Legion Post #341 in McCool Jct. Condolences, metzmortuary.com...