A Veterans Day ceremony takes place Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at Library Park in downtown Manteca.

The event is being coordinated by American Legion Post 249.

Also on Veterans Day, the East Union Cemetery Association is dedicating their columbaria niches during ceremonies at 10 a.m.

The five columbaria (niche) towers was completed in October 2023 adjacent to the recently installed Veteran’s Memorial.

The memorial honors the 475 military personnel buried at the cemetery.

The association will be honoring the Raymus family along with their Building Dreams Foundation that played a large part in making the project possible.

Each of these light grey, black-flecked towers has 160 niches, and each niche can hold one to three cremation (ash) urns, depending on the size of the urn chosen.

The pioneer cemetery on the southwest corner of Union Road and Louise Avenue is now in its 152nd  year.

Although there are 3,300 that hold remains, there are 600 full burial plots and 1,000 plus cremation burial sites left in addition to the niches.

The cemetery office is open from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.

You can call (209) 823-8533 or email eastunioncemetery@gmail.com.