Two years later, the Veterans Memorial is completed at Antler Cemetery | News, Sports, Vacancies

Presented photo A memorial to veterans has been erected at the Antler Cemetery.

ANTLER — After two years of construction, a veterans’ memorial has been completed at Antler Cemetery, according to a news release from the cemetery association. The project was funded by a donation from Duane and Candy Tofteland.

The memorial includes a cement pad, a 30-foot flagpole, a bench, soldier and eagle statues, and a memorial cabinet. The cabinet contains the names of all veterans buried in Antler Cemetery and all members of the former Antler American Legion Post 263.

Antler Post 263 was founded in 1946 and disbanded in 1981. The state American Legion office does not have membership records for 1968-1981, and the cemetery board’s attempts to locate those records have been unsuccessful. The public is asked to notify Antler Cemetery if they know of any members of Antler Post 263 missing from the memorial.

Initial project management was provided by Tom Gehringer of Mohall. The concrete work was completed by Reishus Construction of Mohalla, the flagpole was installed by the ND Flagpole Guy of Williston, and the statues were manufactured by a Minnesota company and shipped free of charge by Gehringer and Russell Becker. The bench was made by Todd Mantz of Minot. The eagle posts were donated by Farden Construction of Maxbass, and the body was built by Stevens Welding of Glenburn and Precision Farm Parts of Sherwood. Various cemetery board members also donated time, labor and materials to the project.

Antler Cemetery is located approximately one-half mile northwest of Antler on NW 108th Street. The Antler Cemetery Association was formed in 2017 to own, manage and maintain the Antler Community Cemetery, St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery and the Antler Pioneer Cemetery.