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[Dean Romig]

I just don't understand the disrespect these vandal hoodlums exhibit.






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[edgarspencer]

Jack, Many, Many thanks for that reply. Your 'pilgrimage' was apparently destined, and like myself, you probably felt some degree of sadness that this very important family, had all but been forgotten. It gives one a new understanding of "Earth to Earth, Dust to Dust. I'm no crusader, but when I went to the cemetery, for the first time since 2012, I felt like I needed to do something. Maybe Allan Swanson knew how I would react, and I'm very grateful he thought enough of me to reach out.
We've made a substantial inroad toward reaching a proper conclusion, but all this effort will would be wasted if the plan did not include provisions for an ongoing maintenance program.
Your photo of the broken stone, in three pieces, is Cornelia's (Charles and Abi's eldest daughter) headstone. It is now standing, albeit a little crooked.
Of the (second) Three Brothers, Dexter's headstone is a contemporary replacement, Charles Eddy's, laying on the ground, and and these photos show how I found Wilbur's headstone.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I just don't understand the disrespect these vandal hoodlums exhibit.

Dean, There isn't anything that conclusively points to vandalism.

Jeanette's stone was knocked over because of the red maple growing out of the ground, directly between the base of her headstone, and family monument.

The grounds slopes away, to the west, behind the Charles Parker family row of stones, and there has been some erosion beneath the bases of several stones, on the west side. The base beneath Charles E's stone was badly eroded, and listing. His stone, about 5 feet tall could have easily been leaning and it wouldn't have taken a lot of wind to do it. Same for Cornelia's.

I spent several hours reassembling the stone for Edmund's daughter, Lizzie. That was made up of 5 separate pieces. The top of it probably had a small pineapple on it, and that was missing. The epoxy we are using is over $20 per tube and is specifically for masonry work. The fumes given off were horrendous, and it may account for my diminished mental capacity.