On the fourteenth of May, Daniel Jurgens took his metal
detector to an open space about five miles from his New Jersey home. By the
time he headed back, he’d dug up a brownie ring, a 1943 mercury dime, and a
metal case with the Virgin Mary engraved on top. Inside the case was a rosary
with an inscription: Diana, May 5, 1946. “I know that there's a Catholic church
about three blocks from this park,” said Daniel. “I call up and I speak with
the secretary.” He learned a girl named Diana Antonides received her first
communion on May 5, 1946. Daniel searched online obituaries and census records,
and found Diana was still living at age 81. The rosary had been a gift from her
aunt, who was also her godmother. She
believes it was stolen and then hidden by a neighbor boy with a habit of taking her things. "I
never thought I'd see that again," she said.
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