News brief: Public invited to burial ceremony for unclaimed persons

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Coroner’s Office will be holding an interment service on Friday for seven individuals who were unclaimed after their deaths in Lewis County.

The urns containing their cremated remains are to be buried at Pioneer Cemetery in south Chehalis.

The public is welcome to attend. The ceremony is set for 11 a.m.

Pioneer Cemetery is located at 2000 Jackson Highway. It is owned by John and Marie Panesko, who are donating the space.

“John Panesko has once again offered the use of his cemetery allowing for the cremated remains to be interned with dignity, respect and compassion,” Coroner Warren McLeod stated in a news release this morning.

Two years ago, the coroner’s office and Panesko arranged for two unclaimed individuals to be interred at Pioneer.

McLeod said there may be an eighth person laid to rest with them, if his urn is delivered back from the crematory in time.

Parking is available across the street.

The following are the individuals:

• Robert Francis Aita, 73, Centralia, died Oct. 3, 2013

• Johnny Barna, 60, Centralia, died Nov. 30, 2014

• Jack I. Cook, 67, Centralia, died April 11, 2014

• David Hahn, 51, Centralia, died Sept. 15, 2014

• Trisha McKenzie-Fire, 57, Randle, died Sept. 22, 2011*

• Kenneth Petkevis, 57, Centralia, died Jan. 7, 2014

• Richard Reise, 72, Centralia, died Jan. 26, 2015

* McKenzie-Fire, was reported missing from her home in April 2011 and her remains were discovered about a mile and a half away on Sept. 22, 2011.

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3 Responses to “News brief: Public invited to burial ceremony for unclaimed persons”

  1. Free Air says:
    Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    Thank you John for your generous donation.

  2. Missy wollen says:
    Monday, October 12, 2015 at 11:56 pm

    I will try to make To here something like this I will make it to the funeral God bless

  3. Missy Wollen says:
    Monday, October 12, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    im so sorry about these peolpe it make me sad that they have nobody or no family to claim them I will try my hardest to make it to there funeral on Friday. God bless they will be in my prayers…God be with them all