Tag: Chattanooga Mausoleum

Tombstone Tuesday-Christina (Kable) Baumgartner

This is the burial chamber of Christina (Kable) Baumgartner in the Chattanooga Mausoleum, located on the edge of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The chamber is inscribed: Christina Baumgartner 1867-1939…

Tombstone Tuesday–Bertha (Huffman) Bollenbacher

This is the mausoleum marker of Bertha (Huffman) Bollenbacher, located in the Chattanooga Mausoleum, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. Her vault is inscribed: BERTHA BOLLENBACHER 1897-1977 Bertha Margaretha Huffman was born 3 August 1897, the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Kessler) Huffman. She was baptized by Rev. August Affeld on 29 August 1897 at Zion …

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Chattanooga Mausoleum Association Certificates and Stubs

The Chattanooga Mausoleum Association was comprised of persons who established the mausoleum and their successors. Originally H.C. Baker was the president of the association and S.A. Bollenbacher was the secretary. My great-grandfather Jacob Miller was one of the original Mausoleum Association members. The Chattanooga Mausoleum is located just west of Zion Lutheran Cemetery on Tama …

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The Chattanooga Mausoleum

It has stood for nearly a century, located near Chattanooga, Ohio, just west of Zion Lutheran Cemetery on Tama Road. Situated on the edge of a field and once considered a modern form of burial, it is the final resting place for nearly 40 former area residents. The structure is the Chattanooga Mausoleum, built about …

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