Every community has its heroes and villains.

It’s these individuals whose life stories will be unearthed during Macomb County Historical Society’s Crocker House Museum Cemetery Walk from 12 to 4 p.m., Oct. 5 at Clinton Grove Cemetery.

“I am portraying Ida Sawitzky,” said Linda Paton, one of seven re-enactors portraying residents from Mount Clemens’ storied past, who were admired or disdained by members of their community.

A scene from a previous "Cemetery Walk" presented by Macomb County Historical Society’s Crocker House Museum. This year's event will be held from 12 to 4 p.m., Oct. 5 at Clinton Grove Cemetery. Tickets are available at crockerhousemuseum.org. (Photo courtesy of Crocker House Museum)

Sawitzky was the wife of a fire chief who died of a heart attack after battling a fi

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