Mount Rest Cemetery

03/29/2026

Today, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and always, we welcome home the heroes who may not have been accepted or respected upon their return home from combat.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. We honor those still with us and remember those we lost.

03/09/2026

01/25/2026

Battle of the Bulge survivor

01/25/2026

The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge
December 16, 1944 to
January 25, 1945

An admiring British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill stated, "This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be regarded as an ever-famous American victory." Indeed, in terms of participation and losses, the Battle of the Bulge is arguably the greatest battle in American military history.

One of the Veterans buried in Mount Rest Cemetery:
Warren J Welch
1 March 1925 - 21 February 1989, served in the 292nd Engineering Corp and was awarded the Purple Heart when he participated in the Battle of the Bulge….

In total, it is estimated that over 1 million Allied troops fought in the Battle of the Bulge, including 500,000 Americans. Approximately 19,000 American soldiers were killed in action, with 47,500 wounded and 23,000 missing. The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and bloodiest single battle fought by the United States in WWII. It remains the third-deadliest campaign in American history.

Soldiers wore white bed sheets to help camouflage them in the snow

01/12/2026

12/18/2025

Last chance to BOGO for the upcomming 2026 Wreaths Across America for the Veterans at Mount Rest Cemetery.

Take advantage of the wreath match (through 12-31-2025) and help ensure all the Veterans will receive a wreath.

From 12-13-25 through 12-31-25, all wreaths sponsored through the Ansel Brainerd Cook sponsorship group will be MATCHED, and will go towards next years count!

Who’s in??

Please only order through our group sponsorship link!

www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/IL0196

Mount Rest Cemetery thanks you for your support!!

12/14/2025

What a great group of brave, dedicated women Ansel Brainerd Cook, NSDAR has!!

As at least 30 people all braved the bitterly cold single digit temperatures with well below zero windchills, we as a chapter and with the help of the community, successfully laid 70 wreaths to REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.

After we placed all the wreaths, saying each veterans name and thanking them for their service, we ALL gathered around the Veteran/DAR Memorial Brick Garden, to celebrate and remember our chapter members whom we’ve lost this year.

ABC Regent Peg Pracht welcomed all and introduced each member speaking.

Barbara Davidson, Olivia Farr and Dorotha Betke were honored and remembered by members who read their biography. Yellow roses were placed on their respected engraved bricks.

Chapter Chaplain Judy Knoblock gave an invocation and benediction.

Thank you all who came up to Mount Rest Cemetery, despite the weather, to be a part of this yearly program!

And thank you to those that sponsored wreaths for the Veterans!!

12/07/2025

Please dress accordingly, Saturday temperatures are forcasted in the single digits!

Please join us Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:00am sharp, to honor the Veterans that have been sponsored at Mount Rest Cemetery and place a Wreaths Across America fresh balsam wreath on their graves.

REMEMBER ⭐️ HONOR ⭐️ TEACH

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10/22/2025

LAST DAY TO ORDER WREATHS IS APPROACHING QUICKLY.

IN ORDER FOR THE WREATHS TO COUNT AND BE DELIVERED TO MOUNT REST, YOU MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW. (No extra wreaths will be available after 11-28-25)

DEADLINE TO ORDER IS
NOVEMBER 28, 2025.

PLEASE SCAN THE QR CODE OR ORDER THROUGH THE DISIGNATED WEBSITE:

www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/IL0196

If you do not order this way, the wreaths will not count towards the wreaths delivered to Mount Rest.

Please help to support Mount Rest Cemetery and it's Veterans

Your $17 wreath purchase through Wreaths Across America, will help to place wreaths on all the veterans graves at Mount Rest Cemetery on December 13, 2025.

For every wreath purchased, $5 for every paid $17 wreath sponsorship will automatically be applied forward to the sponsorship of an additional veteran's wreath; an extra wreath will be provided for every 3.4 wreaths sponsored.

Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit:
www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/IL0196

On December 13, 2025 at 11:00am SHARP, we will be having a brief presentation at the Flag pole area in the cemetery before we disburse to lay the wreaths on the Veterans graves.

Family, friends and the community are all invited!!

08/29/2025

What a GREAT day at Mount Rest Cemetery!!

What four Ansel Brainerd Cook, NSDAR ladies can accomplish in a couple hours is simply amazing!

Haven’t spent a lot of time up there due to the hot and humid summer, and boy it showed!

The flag pole area and brick garden were so overgrown with weeds.

We divided forces and accomplished what needed to be done.

Renee and Becky pulled weeds all around the flag pole area. Sue and myself cut back all the Peonies and fertilized.

We even put more sand on the bricks and broomed it in!

Had lunch in the Gazebo, feeling very grateful to the wonderful ladies in the chapter.

06/14/2025

Had a bit of wind up at Mount Rest the other day. 2 large trees came down along the creek and fell into the cemetery.

Thankfully nothing was damaged.

Thank you to Mount Rest Cemetery President, Steve for getting it all cleaned up!