Category: Geisler

Geisler Shot Twice and Survived

George Geisler was lucky to survive being shot twice, and he even lived a few more years after the incident. The following are newspaper accounts of the December 1938 shooting of the Willshire Township native. GEORGE GEISLER, NEAR SCHUMM, SAID IMPROVEDOne of Two Small Caliber Bullets at Base of Skull No new developments have been …

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Tombstone Tuesday- Catherine Geisler

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

Catherine
Geisler
Apr. 30, 1868
Mar. 23, 1913
GEISLER

Tombstone Tuesday-Martin Geisler

This is the tombstone of Martin Geisler, located in row 5 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Hier ruhet in Gott
Martin Geissler
Gestorben
2 September 1852
Alter von 52 Jahren

Tombstone Tuesday–Conrad Baals

This is the tombstone of Conrad Baals, located in row 5 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

In memory of
CONRAD BAALS
Died
Mar 7, 1889
Aged
71 Y, 7 M, 12 D
BAALS

Tombstone Tuesday-Anna (Geisler) Baals

This is the tombstone of Anna (Geisler) Baals, located in row 11 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Anna Baals
1828-1925