We had approximately 160 individuals walk through the cemetery to hear the story of the lives of 3 pastors, The Sisters of St. Mary, and an anti-religion humbug! It was a perfect fall day to walk the beautiful cemetery grounds. A big thank you to each of our actors:
Ray Nowak portrayed
Rev. Lawrence Siersbeck, a Danish Lutheran pastor at St. Mary's Lutheran Church, who over the course of his career, entertained three generations of Danish royalty.
Larry Rowe portrayed
Lewis Knapp, a self-proclaimed infidel who posted rantings against organized religion throughout the city and in the cemetery. Some 50 years after his death, the stone carvings were taken out to Lake Michigan and unceremoniously dropped in, never to be read again.
Viki DuMez represented
The Sisters of St. Mary, the Episcopalian order that ran Kemper Hall from 1871 to 1975.
Todd Eaves reenacted
Rev. Adolph C. Buenger, a Lutheran pastor who, along with his father, Rev. Carl Buenger, expanded Christian education at both Friedens Lutheran School and Shoreland Lutheran School.
Lynn Philyaw reenacted
Rev. William Foster, who pastored the First Congregational Church in Kenosha. Foster was also an accomplished Karate instructor, establishing the Yin Yang Do Karate Associations in Kenosha.
