Lohr Cemetery
(East Cedar Twp.)
Progress is being made on the Lohr Cemetery--where the
site has apparently been located, and color photos of the deteriorated grounds have been made.
These color photos of Lohr Cemetery in East Cedar Township, taken by Steve Ham in Sept. 2002, show the deteriorated cemetery. Here, for therecord, are the photos:
By March, 2003, Steve Ham had made a tremendous amount of progress inclearing the Lohr Cemetery. Below are two photos showing the results of Steve's efforts. Click on the thumbnail image below, to display the wholephoto.
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On April 16, 2003, an article appeared in the Mitchell County Press-Newstelling about Lohr Cemetery. Click on Lohr Article to view the online version of the article. To read theonline newspaper, go to www.mcpress.com.
This is a photo of Marlene Kerschner, with a dowsing rod,and Larry Kerschner -- 180 KB. Click on the thumbnail to the right, to seethe larger image.
Click on the thumbnail photo on the left, to see a large photo showing (L-R)Robert Hollatz, Steve Ham, and Marlene Kerschner, as they attempt to locate a tombstone. The photo was taken on April 3, 2003. It is rumored that all the grave markers in this cemetery were wooden, and have long ago rotted away. History has recorded that five children are buried here, in addition to some adults, and that all five children died within 24 hours of each other. Photo submitted by Neal Du Shane.
Click here to see a set of photos showing progress on the Lohr Cemetery in the spring of 2003. There are four photos, all in one display, with a download bandwidth of about 400 Kb.
In June, 2003, Steve Ham reported the following regarding Lohr Cemetery. Click on the thumbnail image to see the full 800 by 533 pixel (100+ Kb) photo.
Just wanted to get you updated on this. Got the cable around, tilted it up and leveled it off the best we could (roots roots) all over, but got mostof them cut off. Then seeded it with 15 lbs. of #4 grass seed and got a 1.5-2 ins. of rain, that should work. Still working on a marker of some kind, and maybe a gate. We might get creative and put some flowers in yet too.
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Click here to see a set of photos submitted by Steve Ham showing what the Lohr Cemetery looks like in the Spring of 2005. |
