Vander Vlucht in Lucas Cemetery

Vander Vlucht (or Vandervlucht) is a fairly prevalent name in the Lucas area. What fascinated me is the different monument styles represented by just this one family in an otherwise typical rural cemetery in northern Michigan. From the traditional small lamb atop a small stone representing a child's grave (and in this case three lambs and three children) to a fairly typical upright stone to a highly personalized and stylized monument.

Faye Irene, Debbie Jo and Delores Carol:

Isaac and Frances:

Jared:

Lucas family buried in Lucas Cemetery in Lucas, Michigan

On a recent trip up north to visit some of Susan's family in Lucas, Michigan, we stopped to pay respects to ancestors long gone. My Mother-in-law's mother's maiden name was Nellie Lucas and she grew up on the family farm in Lucas, Michigan.

After a wonderful lunch visiting with Bernice's cousins we toured a bit of the countryside, compliments of cousin Harv. Along the way we stopped at the family cemetery where we paid our respects to my mother-in-law's maternal grandparents Betsy and Dick Lucas as well as a couple of her uncles (Abe and herman).