June is traditionally a popular month for weddings and my aunt and uncle, Esther and Al Krueckeberg, celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary a couple weeks ago. They married in June of 1951.
2019 archive
Jun 18
Tombstone Tuesday–Anna Margaret (Giessler) Stegmeier
This is the tombstone of Anna Margaret (Giessler) Stegmeier, located in row 11 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Anna M.
Wife of
A. Stegmeier
1890-1928
At Rest
Jun 14
Scar Memorial Plaque
A few months ago, while visiting my Aunt Esther and Uncle Al, my mom’s sister and her husband, I noticed this nice plaque on their wall. My Aunt Esther said that it belonged to her mother, Hilda (Scaer) Schumm (1895-1997), who is also my grandmother, but I do not recall ever seeing it.
Jun 11
Tombstone Tuesday-Anthony “Tony” Stegmeier
This is the tombstone of Anthony G. Stegmeier, located in row 11 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Jun 07
A Letter Concerning a Gravestone
I recently came across this old letter, written to my great-grandfather Ludwig “Louis” J. Schumm (1851-1938). The letter was written on 26 August 1909 and is from C. F. Germann, Wren, Ohio.
Karen Miller Bennett, CG®, Retired 2024
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