AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An infant’s grave left unmarked for 90years has a new headstone in northeast
Ohio, thanks to relatives whoresearched their family history.Several relatives gathered thismonth at Akron’s
Holy Cross Cemetery for a service to bless the markerfor the grave of William McKovich, who was born
prematurely on November4, 1923, and died the next day, the Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/182fkU6 ) reported.Relatives found the
plot in the cemetery’s infant section after doing some genealogy work about the child.His nephew,
69-year-old Thomas Koch of nearby Copley Township, said he discovered "a blank spot" at the
gravesite."He had been here for 90 years, and we felt the least he deserved was some kind of
recognition," Koch told the newspaper.Severalfamily members decided to split the $500 cost of buying a
newheadstone. Robin Adair, deacon at Guardian Angels Parish, participatedin the blessing ceremony and
praised the relatives for showing up tohonor the boy’s short life.Koch, a retired journalist andcorporate
external affairs director, said he plans to do more genealogywork. Next on his list is finding the grave of
his mother’s twin sister,Susan McKovich, who died as an infant in Pennsylvania in June 1914.Copyright 2013
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