Cemetery creates special grave marker for beloved goose

CNN Newsource on July 13, 2026

Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown is honoring an unlikely beloved resident with a specially designed grave marker.

By KCCI Staff

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    MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) — Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown is honoring an unlikely beloved resident with a specially designed grave marker.

The cemetery shared an image of the design that will appear on Blossom’s marker, crafted by the Nevada Monument Company:

Blossom the goose lived at Lake Woodmere in the cemetery for years and gained national fame during a search to find her a new companion. That search was successful when Frankie the goose joined her at the cemetery.

Last October, KCCI reported that Blossom was hit by a vehicle and died. The cemetery described the marker as a beautiful tribute to her memory.

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