Portage Historic Preservation Commission Chairman Doug Klapper stood under a tent Saturday at the entrance of Silver Lake Cemetery, escaping from the downpour that began shortly after he began guiding ...

SOUTH BEND — St. Joseph County officials say they intend to transfer its cemetery by Portage Manor to the Portage Township Trustee’s office, a move to ensure that the cemetery is protected for the ...

PORTAGE — Founded in 1852, McCool Cemetery is the burial place for many of Portage Township’s early settlers. Operated by Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy, the cemetery celebrated the opening ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - It is official: The ownership of Portage Manor Cemetary has been transferred to Portage Township. The cemetery is behind the 181-acre Portage Manor Estate, which closed ...

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — The last burial at the James/Schrock Cemetery was in 1884, but someone was back just recently doing some digging, according to caretakers of the historic site. The activity was ...