John Probert Jr. took care of Hazleton’s history like he tended the Vine Street Cemetery. Probert, who died Tuesday, shared with the community what he learned in his 85 years about the cemetery, where ...

John Probert, president of the Hazleton Cemetery Association, talks to visitors during the guided tour of Vine Street Cemetery on Sunday. Don Carey photos/the times leader The Veteran’s Circle and ...

John C. Probert Jr., 85, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side Tuesday. Born in Hazleton, he was the son of the late John C. Sr. and Helen (Haegele) Probert, and was a member of Christ ...

Paul Shackel dedicated “The Ruined Anthracite” to Joe Michael and his wife, Barbara, and John Probert and his wife, Betty, “for welcoming us into their community.” Probert, a guardian of Vine Street ...

And it gets plenty to eat on the 12 acres enclosed by iron fencing. “He loves hostas. He’s trimming the evergreen bushes,” Betty Probert, secretary/treasurer of the cemetery board, said. An officer ...