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86 years later: Skull in mystery death is returned to family members now in Iowa

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From left, Meeker’s Sue Hicken, who tracked down the names of survivors, and Rio Blanco County Coroner Albert Krueger, MD, presented niece Anna Lynn Vogel with the skull of her uncle, Herman “Hermie” Leroy Park, at a small gathering in Meeker on July 15, reuniting Park with a member of his family after 86 years. The skull was transported to Lamoni, Iowa, to be buried.
From left, Meeker’s Sue Hicken, who tracked down the names of survivors, and Rio Blanco County Coroner Albert Krueger, MD, presented niece Anna Lynn Vogel with the skull of her uncle, Herman “Hermie” Leroy Park, at a small gathering in Meeker on July 15, reuniting Park with a member of his family after 86 years. The skull was transported to Lamoni, Iowa, to be buried.
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