Honoring loved ones

Community members joined together for a balloon release Memorial Day. The event was held to remember the passing of loved ones in an uplifting manner.

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May 27, 2025 - 2:39 PM

Shayden Thyer and his grandmother, Jami Thyer, helped organize a Memorial Day balloon release to recognize the loss of loved ones. Photo by Susan Lynn / Iola Register

In an effort to remember her son, Timothy Charboneau, in an uplifting manner, Jami Thyer organized a balloon release the evening of Memorial Day.

“Decorating his grave is so sad,” she said Tuesday morning.

Charboneau is buried in the veterans section in Highland Cemetery. Charboneau was enlisted with the Army National Guard. He served in Afghanistan in 2010 and was due to return in 2015.

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