May 2017 archive

Mothers in My Family Through the Years

Today I am posting photos of mothers on both sides of my family to honor their memories for Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. My mom and I: My grandmother Hilda (Scaer) Schumm with her three daughters: My great-grandmother Lizzie (Schinnerer) Scaer with her granddaughter Amy (my aunt Amy). Sarah (Breuninger) Schumm, my great-grandmother, mother of …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Schwarck

This is the tombstone of the infant daughter of Edward Jacob and Clara Opal (Huges) Schwarck, located in row 7 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Infant Dau. Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Schwarck 1920 This little girl was the stillborn daughter of Edward Jacob and Clara Opal (Hughes) Schwarck, …

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Charles Phillip White (1924-2017)

Zion Chatt lost another longtime member last week and he was laid to rest in Zion’s cemetery this past Monday. Charles “Phillip” White was a dear and longtime friend. I knew Phillip and his late wife Helen Jean (Hileman) as long as I can remember. I spent a lot of time on my Miller grandparents’ …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Louis Edwin Schwarck

This is the tombstone of Louis Edwin Schwarck, located in row 7 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: LOUIS EDWIN Son of Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Schwarck June 18, 1922   Mar. 10, 1923 Louis Edwin Schwarck was born in Blackcreek Township, Mercer County, Ohio, on 18 June 1922, the …

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