GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Chester Township: Section B, Lots 1 - 50) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Geauga County Genealogical Society Chardon Library 110 E. Park St., Chardon, OH 44024 (440) 285-7601 raccooan@oplin.lib.oh.us August 2001 *********************************************************************** Chester Township, (Range 9, Township 8), Geauga County, Ohio Cemeteries Chester Township 12701 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026: Phone (440) 729-7058 Archer; 7125 Brook Lane (private property) Inactive Chester Township; 12266 Chillicothe Rd. Active Location on the west side of U.S. Route. #306, about 1 ½ miles north of the intersection of U.S. Route #322 and U.S. Route #306, north of Sherman Road. Jackson Farm; 117?? Chillicothe Rd. Inactive Location: on the east side of Chillicothe Road, about 150 yards south of Mulberry Road. Most of the stones were moved to the township cemetery. Only a few bases remain. Old Settlement: 9545 Mayfield Rd. (U.S. Route #322) Inactive Location: on the south side of U.S. Route #322, between Sperry Road and Kenyon Drive. Quirk: 12703 Woodside Dr. Inactive Location: on the east side of Woodside Dr.; north of U.S. Route #322. These cemeteries are not included in this compilation: Western Reserve Memorial Garden; 11521 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 (440) 729-9465 Chesterland Memorial Park (Jewish) 11521 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 (440) 831-6555 Sections and lots have not been identified for those marked "Unknown". Codes for Military Service (Vet.) Number codes were assigned for the various wars as follows: 01 Revolutionary War: 1776-1783 10 War of 1812: 1812-1815 16 Mexican War: 1846-1848 19 Civil War: 1861-1865 25 War with Spain: 1898 31 World War I: 6 Apr 1917-11 Nov 1918 41 World War II: 7 Dec 1941-31 Dec 1945 50 Korean War: 25 Jun 1950-31 Jan 1955 61 Vietnam: 22 Dec 1961-7 May 1975 89 Panama Action: 20 Dec 1989-31 Jan 1990 90 Persian Gulf: 1990-1991 NO None or Unknown PT Military Service not in the time of War Numbers 1 through 31 were assigned by an Official Government Project of the 1930s when cemeteries were surveyed and mapped to locate veterans. Information in parentheses came from other sources; i.e., cr & sr = Clerk’s/Sexton’s Record; c = cremains; (Map), the name appears on the map as owned or reserved. An entry such as: SMITH John ( ) means that there is no stone; at least there wasn’t when the record was compiled. *********************************************************************** ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== SURNAME First Name Twp./Cemetery Sec. Lot Gr. Birth Death Age Vet. SER_ORG NEE Relation Related to Birthplace ST Deathplace ST Lot Owner Lodge/Club Note ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== RICHMOND Thomas CS Chester Township B 53 1869 (cr17 Jun) 1941 NO RICHMOND Millicent A. CS Chester Township B 53 1869 (cr 4 Aug) 1961 NO RICHMOND Raymond Edward ( ) CS Chester Township B 53 (23 Mar 1997) (87y) NO RICHMOND Martha CS Chester Township B 54 1930 (cr Sep) 1942 NO dau Raymond RICHMOND RICHMOND Florence C. CS Chester Township B 54 1900 (12 Feb) 1992 (91y) NO m Husband is in Lot 55 RICHMOND Harold J. CS Chester Township B 55 1897 (cr24 Jan) 1983 31 Army f wife Florence is in Lot 54 RICHMOND Thomas C. CS Chester Township B 55 1901 (cr 7 Dec) 1960 NO RICHMOND Thomas, Jr. (deed) CS Chester Township B 56 NO T. RICHMOND RICHMOND Roland J. CS Chester Township B 57 1892 (cr 9 Jul) 1966 31 Army WW I f sites 1&2, R.J. from Millicent RICHMOND RICHMOND Leonard (deed) CS Chester Township B 57 NO sites 3&4, from Millicent RICHMOND RICHMOND Michael (deed) CS Chester Township B 58 NO sites 3&4, from Millicent RICHMOND RICHMOND Jeffrey (deed) CS Chester Township B 58 NO sites 1&2, from Millicent RICHMOND RICHMOND Donald (deed) CS Chester Township B 59 NO sites 1&2, from Millicent RICHMOND JACOBS Florence (deed) CS Chester Township B 59 NO sites 3&4, from Millicent RICHMOND JACOBS Gleason N. CS Chester Township B 60 24 Dec 1905 31 Mar 1981 NO JACOBS Florence R. CS Chester Township B 60 4 Feb 1903 10 Apr 1992 NO sites 1&2 from Millicent RICHMOND LA MOREAUX Frances R. CS Chester Township B 60 1908 (cr21 Nov) 1979 NO sites 3&4 from Millicent RICHMOND LA MOREAUX Ira M. CS Chester Township B 60 1906 (6 Sep) 1995 (88y) NO HENDRICK Arleigh F. CS Chester Township B 61 1897 (cr22 May) 1945 NO HENDRICK Dorothy M. CS Chester Township B 61 1902 (cr 3 Apr) 1995 NO (m. 1, Arlie HENDRICK; m. 2, ? STONE) with Arlie HENDRICK FERGUSON Jean M. ( ) CS Chester Township B 61 (cr 1Nov 1984) NO Hugh & Donald FERGUSON No stone. Clerk's record.; cremation STONE Dorothy P. CS Chester Township B 61 (30 Mar 1995) (92y) NO (m. 1, Arlie HENDRICK; m. 2, ? STONE) (with Arlie HENDRICK; bp Dorothy STONE) WILLIAMS Hannah P. CS Chester Township B 62 10 May 1884 18 Nov 1952 NO m Mother of Iva CULBERTSON HEDDEN Ralph E. CS Chester Township B 62 21 Jun 1924 11 Nov 1982 41 Pfc US Army WW II son Has second Gov't stone CULBERTSON Raymond W. CS Chester Township B 62 19 Sep 1893 18 Feb 1969 31 Cpl OH Co B 308 MTR 5UP TN. Has second Gov't stone. CULBERTSON Iva E. CS Chester Township B 62 8 Sep 1906 14 Aug 1983 NO CARLISLE Hazel M. CS Chester Township B 63 1897 (cr19 Feb) 1957 NO m CARLISLE Harry E. CS Chester Township B 63 (3 Jun) 1897 (17 Sep) 1974 31 Co. US Coast Guard f Has second gov't stone with DOD as 18 Sep 1974. CARLISLE Robert J. CS Chester Township B 63 1921 1976 41 S Sgt Army Air Force WW II. Card states no record of burial. VAN HORN Kathryn A. CS Chester Township B 63 1892 (cr13 Jul) 1984 NO m VAN HORN Charles H. CS Chester Township B 63 1890 1959 NO f GOLDFUSS Harold J.G. CS Chester Township B 64 12 Feb 1915 28 Sep 1962 41 S Sgt OH US Army WW II GRUMBLING Cecilia D. GOLDFUSS CS Chester Township B 64 1915 (cr 3 Sep) 1977 NO (m. 2, ? GRUMBLING) stone has Cecelia D. GOLDFUSS GRUMBLING SIBERT Michael Paul CS Chester Township B 64 21 Jan 1897 18 Jun 1969 31 Pvt Med Det 332 Maggie KAY Infantry Pennsylvania WW I. OSTERHELD Anna S. ( ) CS Chester Township B 64 (cr 10Dec 1970) NO Carolyn PAGET No Stone. Clerk's record. GOLDFUSS Cecilia D. CS Chester Township B 64 1915 (cr 3 Sep) 1977 NO (m. 1, Harold GOLDFUSS; m. 2, GRUMBLING C. GOLDFUSS PAGET Carolyn (deed for OSTERHELD) CS Chester Township B 64 NO KAY Maggie (deed for SIBERT) CS Chester Township B 64 NO SAVAGE Hattie M. CS Chester Township B 65 1886 (cr20 Sep) 1941 NO m Robert & Grace BARNES BARNES Grace S. CS Chester Township B 65 15 May 1916 13 Oct 1989 NO BARNES Robert L. CS Chester Township B 65 20 Nov 1915 28 Feb 1995 NO POST ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township B 66 NO John POST, Jr. No stone. Clerk's records show no dates. MOSS Charles R. CS Chester Township B 67 1917 (cr 16Jun) 1986 NO Mason MOSS Jean D. CS Chester Township B 67 1919 NO OES BAGARIA Kathryn CS Chester Township B 67 1927 NO Charles & Jean MOSS BAGARIA Frank K. CS Chester Township B 67 1925 (11 Oct) 1983 41 Navy Charles & Jean MOSS BOWSHOT Florence M. CS Chester Township B 68 1920 (cr 9 Jun) 1961 NO dau John TOTH, Jr. TOTH John CS Chester Township B 68 1894 1919 31 OH Pfc 5 Ammo TN 5 Div WW I. TOTH Helen CS Chester Township B 68 1900 (cr23 Mar) 1965 NO m TOTH John ( ) CS Chester Township B 68 (cr 12Aug 1961) NO No stone. Clerk's records. TOTH Donald CS Chester Township B 68 1924 (cr13 Oct) 1984 41 Pfc US Army WW II FERGUSON Nellie Lou CS Chester Township B 69 1885 (cr31 Mar) 1956 NO m FERGUSON Hugh Landis CS Chester Township B 69 1885 (cr28 Feb) 1952 NO f LAW Woodruff R. ( ) CS Chester Township B 70 (cr 6May 1964) NO No stone. Clerk's record. LAW W.R., Mrs. ( ) CS Chester Township B 70 (cr 9 Mar 1951) NO No stone. Clerk's record. HEITCH Johanna ( ) CS Chester Township B 70 NO Woodruff R. and Mrs. LAW No stone. Clerk's record. No dates. VOREL Douglas J. CS Chester Township B 71 1943 (cr27 Sep) 1960 NO son Walter J. VOREL VOREL Irene B. CS Chester Township B 71 1927 (cr25 Feb) 1978 NO (w/o) VOREL Walter James ( ) CS Chester Township B 71 (21 May 1916) (17 Jul 1991) (75y) 41 USAAF Walter J. VOREL No stone. Clerk's record. CAMPBELL George H. ( ) CS Chester Township B 72 (cr 4 Feb 1963 NO No stone. Clerk's records. CAMPBELL Charline ( ) CS Chester Township B 72 (cr 1 Jul)1967 NO No stone. Clerk's records. MANSFIELD Howard L. (deed for 1/2 lot) CS Chester Township B 72 NO ISCHAY Susan E. CS Chester Township B 73 1923 (cr 25 Feb)1958 NO ISCHAY Kenneth H. CS Chester Township B 73 1922 (31 Mar) 1978 41 Navy SHARP Minnie M. CS Chester Township B 74 1892 (cr26 Jul) 1966 NO Alvin R. Sharp SHARP Gordon M. CS Chester Township B 74 1886 (cr 6 Aug) 1952 NO Alvin R. Sharp SHARP Sam ( ) CS Chester Township B 74 (cr 9Dec 1995) NO Alvin R. Sharp cremation SHARP Alvin R. CS Chester Township B 75 17 Aug 1912 25 Aug 1994 NO Alvin R. Sharp Married 18 May 1931. SHARP Elizabeth CS Chester Township B 75 4 Jul 1913 NO Alvin R. Sharp Married 18 May 1931. SHAFFER ? Baby ( ) CS Chester Township B 76 (cr18 Jun 1964) NO Detmer No stone. PODOJIL Edward J. CS Chester Township B 77 1912 (cr24 Oct) 1960 NO f Stone says father and husband. PODOJIL Marie CS Chester Township B 77 1914 (19 Jul) 1995 (80y) NO m Stone says wife and mother. LINDL Anna M. CS Chester Township B 77 1888 (cr 7 Feb) 1980 NO m Marie PODOJIL Stone says mother and grandmother. SOJKA Yaro CS Chester Township B 78 1899 (cr19 Sep) 1961 NO f Rebecca SOJKA DRUMM Edwin L. CS Chester Township B 79 1907 (cr15 Dec) 1961 NO DRUMM Bernice H. CS Chester Township B 79 1907 NO MERK Leokadia CS Chester Township B 79 19 Mar 1900 20 Jan 1963 NO Leonard MERK Under dates is written - MUTTI RUHE SANFT GIVENS Mary E. CS Chester Township B 80 17 Jan 1934 17 Mar 1965 NO m Edgar GIVENS GILLIS Harry A., Sr. CS Chester Township B 80 1892 (cr15 Dec) 1968 31 Army WILSON Josephine CS Chester Township B 81 1909 (cr 2 Jan) 1961 NO m WILSON Bill CS Chester Township B 81 1906 (cr19 Jan) 1970 NO f Mason SMITH Rose Marie ( ) CS Chester Township B 81 (26 Jul 1997) (64y) NO NICKERSON Howard L. CS Chester Township B 82 1888 (cr14 Oct) 1961 NO Mason NICKERSON Edna A. CS Chester Township B 82 1891 (cr2 May) 1979 NO NISTETTER Augustus H. CS Chester Township B 82 1889 (cr29 Oct) 1962 31 Army NISTETTER Alice ( ) CS Chester Township B 82 NO room for her name; not cut RICHMOND Avelda CS Chester Township B 83 1907 (cr 8 Oct) 1985 NO RICHMOND John F. CS Chester Township B 83 1909 (20 May) 1994 (85y) NO MERK Harriet M CS Chester Township B 84 1916 (cr 1 Feb) 1969 NO w/o MERK Leonard CS Chester Township B 84 NO husb WHITE John P. CS Chester Township B 85 19 July 1914 7 Apr 1963 41 OH Pfc HQ Co 65 Inf. WILSON Frederick C. CS Chester Township B 85 1895 (cr14 Mar) 1970 NO . WHITE Delilah H. ( ) CS Chester Township B 85 (23 Jul 1997) (79y) NO LAWS Albert C. CS Chester Township B 86 1918 (cr19 Jan) 1963 NO husb Husband and father. POTTS Doris M. CS Chester Township B 87 (23 Jul) 1915 (6 Jul) 1991 NO OES (cremains bur 15 Oct 1991) POTTS Rene A. CS Chester Township B 87 1910 NO Mason with Doris POTTS Jerry A. CS Chester Township B 87 (cr 2 Mar) 1940 (cr15 Mar) 1966 NO Mason TOTH David McBride CS Chester Township B 87 29 Jul 1947 25 Oct 1967 61 OH SP4 CoB 12 Inf 199 Lt. Inf BDE POT Alfred N. CS Chester Township B 88 1898 (cr22 Apr) 1985 NO POT Tina M. CS Chester Township B 88 1901 (3 Jan) 1991 (89y) NO (cremation as Leontine M.) POT Adolph ( ) CS Chester Township B 88 (cr17 Jan 1970) NO No stone. REYNOLDS Maude I. CS Chester Township B 89 1876 (cr14 Aug) 1948 NO REYNOLDS Frank W. CS Chester Township B 89 1873 (cr22 Sep) 1956 NO f RYBAK Charles CS Chester Township B 89 21 Sep 1891 14 Jan 1953 31 Oh Cpl 365 Co MTC RYBAK Edward CS Chester Township B 90 1898 (cr20 May) 1954 NO RYBAK Ruth CS Chester Township B 90 1903 (cr30 Dec) 1967 NO INKSTER Jerry CS Chester Township B 91 1895 (11 Dec) 1965 31 112 Eng Co D Mason INKSTER Jessie M. CS Chester Township B 91 1903 (cr 9 May) 1986 NO FPLE KLATKA Joseph L. CS Chester Township B 91 1930 (1 May) 1967 50 519 MP Co C KLATKA Ila M. CS Chester Township B 91 1932 NO BROWN Albie Marie ( ) CS Chester Township B 92 (cr11 Jun) 1966 NO BROWN Roy ( ) CS Chester Township B 92 (cr15 Feb) 1971 NO BROWN Marie ( ) CS Chester Township B 92 (18 Apr 1994) (74y) NO (cremains bur 21 Apr 1994) BROWN Earl F. CS Chester Township B 92 29 Dec 1997 79y 41 Kinney Rec. Sandusky OH ashes b. 10 Jan 1998 MILLER Hattie M. CS Chester Township B 93 1886 1952 NO has a single stone in Sec. A, Lot 284 MILLER Rose F. CS Chester Township B 93 1899 (cr10 Oct) 1958 NO MILLER August R. CS Chester Township B 93 1900 (cr13 Aug) 1981 NO GEDDES Paul M. (Marion) CS Chester Township B 93 1908 (cr17 Feb) 1970 41 Army GEDDES Mae G. (Genevieve) CS Chester Township B 93 1908 (cr 8 Mar) 1982 NO KOTA John ( ) CS Chester Township B 94 (6 Oct 1916) (14 Jul 1995) (78y) 41 Nat'l Guard John Kota No stone. WHITAKER Danny B. CS Chester Township B 95 9 Sep 1957 21 Nov 1980 NO son Duane INKSTER Dear Son and Brother INKSTER Duane (deed) CS Chester Township B 95 NO Duane INKSTER ROSS James H. CS Chester Township B 96 (19 Aug) 1927 (9 Oct) 1967 41 Oh SL USNR Also has a Gov't stone. Service Info. came from that. ROSS Dorothy C. CS Chester Township B 96 1930 (cr14 Jan) 1977 NO (m. 1, James ROSS; m. 2, ? TASTE) with James ROSS; bp Dorothy TASTE TASTE Dorothy C. CS Chester Township B 96 1930 (cr14 Jan) 1977 NO (m. 1, James ROSS; m. 2, ? TASTE) with James ROSS HANSON Henry A. CS Chester Township B 97 1900 (28 Jan) 1987 NO HANSON Garnett E. CS Chester Township B 97 1907 (cr 8 Aug) 1962 NO RYAN Daniel P. CS Chester Township B 97 1889 (cr13 Nov) 1963 NO Surname is on Monument. RYAN Anna W. CS Chester Township B 97 1890 (cr14 Feb) 1964 NO WILHELM ( ) Surname is on Monument. DI PENTI Michael (deed) CS Chester Township B 98 NO DI PENTI Michael (deed) CS Chester Township B 99 NO LANNING Walter F. CS Chester Township B 100 1909 (cr16 Oct) 1967 41 Kinney Rec. LANNING Florence E. CS Chester Township B 100 1915 (cr 7 Dec) 1968 NO KOENIG Loretta A. CS Chester Township B 100 1896 (cr 4 May) 1970 NO KOENIG Carl F. CS Chester Township B 100 1894 (cr 1 Mar) 1977 NO TAYLOR Frances L. CS Chester Township B 101 1910 (cr26 Nov) 1971 NO TAYLOR Ernest F. CS Chester Township B 101 1910 (4 Jun) 1991 (80y) NO RYAN George Hilpert CS Chester Township B 102 6 Aug 1919 1 Nov 1969 41 OH AMMF2 USNR RYAN Russell R. CS Chester Township B 102 13 Jun 1947 4 Aug 1974 61 Sgt. US Air Force RYAN Virginia CS Chester Township B 102 1927 (cr26 Oct) 1978 NO DAVIS m FIRST Edith A. CS Chester Township B 103 1900 1988 (no rec.) NO FIRST Arthur J. CS Chester Township B 103 (3 Jun) 1897 (9 Feb) 1970 31 OH Pvt Ambulance Co5 Military information comes from second stone. STEWART Ella May CS Chester Township B 103 10 Apr 1896 28 Dec 1980 NO m STEWART Jennifer Mary CS Chester Township B 103 9 Feb 1998 38y NO cr 11 Feb 1998 PARKER Betty CS Chester Township B 104 17 Aug 1903 1 Oct 1964 NO STEWART Kathleen CS Chester Township B 104 22 Dec 1963 23 Dec 1963 NO STEWART Scott CS Chester Township B 104 28 Aug 1925 28 Mar 1984 41 Sgt. US Marine Corps Military information is on second stone. STEWART Glenva CS Chester Township B 104 11 Jun 1923 NO STEWART Shawn CS Chester Township B 104 17 Dec 1954 7 Aug 1988 NO