October 2022 archive

Tombstone Tuesday-Tombstone Shapes

Sometimes the entire tombstone is a symbolic shape.

Summer 2022 Photos

Warning. This post is not genealogy related. It certainly looks and feels like fall. Where did the summer go? It was a good summer. We kept busy working in the yard, nurtured our pollinator garden, and spent few days in Amish country.  Here are some of my photos from Summer 2022.

Tombstone Tuesday-Hildred W. & Roman C. Schumm

This is the tombstone of Hildred and Roman Schumm, located in row 10 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

SCHUMM
Aunt
Hildred W.
1916-2004
Uncle
Roman C.
1924-1988