9/11 Remembered at Mt. Olivet Cemetery

The public is invited to attend the 9/11 ceremony at the First Responder’s Memorial at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 7601 Blue Ridge Blvd., starting at 5:30 p.m.

9/11 Remembered 

The American Legion District 5, VFW District 5, DAV, Muehlebach Funeral Care, Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, and the Catholic Cemeteries of Kansas City – St. Joseph announce the Annual Kansas City Remembrance Ceremony in honor of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The ceremony will include remarks from Mayor Quinton Lucas, Kansas City, MO Deputy Police Chief Roger A. Lewis and a representative from the Kansas City Missouri Fire Department. Mark Alford, Fox 4 News, will be the Master of Ceremonies.

Wreaths are laid beside the First Responders Memorial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery during the annual 9/11 ceremony. Photo by Kathy Feist

The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, September 11, at the First Responder’s Memorial at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 7601 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO. The American Legion band will play from 5:30 to 6 p.m., and the ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.

The ceremony will give the public an opportunity to honor the victims of 9/11 as well as show appreciation to our current first responders. “We will never forget.”

For more information regarding the ceremony, contact Jenny Mertes, Muehlebach Funeral Care, at 816-444-2060 or Jenny@MuehlebachChapel.com.

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