GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO - Chester Township Cemetery Files (Chester Township: Section C, Lots 363 - 455) *********************************************************************** 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 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CLARK David E. CS Chester Township C 363 17 Mar 1909 23 Oct 1981 NO 1/2 lot CLARK Louise M. CS Chester Township C 363 28 Dec 1914 25 Dec 1990 NO LUSHER Elizabeth W. CS Chester Township C 363 1911 (22 Dec) 1987 (76y) NO Nancy BIRCH (bp has Anne W. LUSHER) OPPENHEIM Robert S. CS Chester Township C 363 8 Aug 1945 31 Jan 1992 NO Carolyn SCHWAN BIRCH Nancy (deed for LUSHER) CS Chester Township C 363 NO Site 3, 5 Feb 1988 SCHWAN Carolyn (deed for OPPENHEIM) CS Chester Township C 363 NO Carolyn SCHWAN HORVATH Elizabeth CS Chester Township C 364 1917 (14 Jun) 1990 (73y) NO Don HORVATH, 1/2 lot HORVATH Louis CS Chester Township C 364 1918 (12 May) 1990 (72y) NO BAGARIA Kathryn (deed) CS Chester Township C 364 NO Sites 3 & 4; 15 Jun 1993 STEFANCIN Nicholas (deed) CS Chester Township C 365 NO Nicholas STEFANCIN, Site 4 WONG Ed (deed) CS Chester Township C 366 NO Sites 1, 2, 3 POSEY Lynn (deed) CS Chester Township C 366 NO Site 4, 15 Sep 1994 CHRISTY Charles & Enid (deed) CS Chester Township C 366 NO Site 3, 19 Jan 1989; Site 4 reserved BAKOS Leslie, M.D. ( ) CS Chester Township C 367 (11 Feb 1993) (64y) NO Ann BAKOS, Sites 3, 4 WENZLIK John H. (deed) CS Chester Township C 367 NO Sites 1 & 2; 23 Jun 1993 WENZLIK Helen G. ( ) CS Chester Township C 367 (27 Feb 2000) (76y) NO Sites 1 & 2; 23 Jun 1993 BAKOS Ann (deed) CS Chester Township C 367 NO Ann BAKOS, Sites 3, 4 SPRAFKA Mary CS Chester Township C 368 1905 (cr 4 Apr) 1981 NO SPRAFKA Joseph CS Chester Township C 368 1900 (cr26 Dec) 1980 NO LUCAS Ethel M. CS Chester Township C 368 1918 (cr 30Jan) 1985 NO w/o Andy LUCAS Andy CS Chester Township C 368 1917 (25 Nov 1999) (81y) NO husb ARP Ida M. CS Chester Township C 369 1911 (5 Oct 1995) (84) NO ARP John V. CS Chester Township C 369 1910 (19 Jun) 1992 (81y) NO Mason KREMM Elizabeth ( ) CS Chester Township C 369 (9 Dec 1995) (89y) NO Site 4, 5 Apr 1993 KREMM Walter, Jr. (deed) CS Chester Township C 369 NO Site 3, 17 Oct 1991 KREMM Walter (deed) CS Chester Township C 370 NO Site 1, 5 Apr 1993 PARKIN Richard (deed) CS Chester Township C 370 NO Deed paid by HERMAN, Site 2 PARKIN Amy (deed) CS Chester Township C 370 NO Deed paid by HERMAN, Site 2 HERMAN William John, Jr. CS Chester Township C 371 28 Jul 1930 NO HERMAN Elaine Francis CS Chester Township C 371 5 Jun 1930 NO HERMAN William John IV CS Chester Township C 371 14 Jan 1991 21 Jul 1993 NO (cremains) HERMAN William John III CS Chester Township C 371 15 Feb 1963 NO HERMAN Carolyn Julia CS Chester Township C 371 8 Dec 1964 NO KOVACS Arthur W. (deed) CS Chester Township C 371 NO Sites 2 & 3, 16 May 1997 WILSON Geraldine H. CS Chester Township C 372 1925 (16 Jan) 1989 (63y) NO m Gary WILSON, Site 1 REYNOLDS Dorothy D. CS Chester Township C 373 1913 NO with Kenneth who is buried in Lot 372 DURST Joyce A. CS Chester Township C 373 1938 NO DURST William H. CS Chester Township C 373 7 Sep 1937 2 Jul 1993 61 US Air Force Sites 2 & 3 He has two stones. TOTH James A. (deed) CS Chester Township C 373 NO Site 4, 31 Dec 1987 TRI-COUNTY Cremation Service CS Chester Township C 374 1983 1990 NO Tri County Cremation Service-Gattozzi Mass burial of urns. MATHEWS Ann Susan CS Chester Township C 374 20 Jan 1940 8 Jun 1988 NO Roger MATHEWS, Site 3 Teacher Sue (cremains) BALAZS Paul A. ( ) CS Chester Township C 374 (10 Jun 1994) (58y) NO Rosemary BALAZS (cremains bur 14 Jun 1994) BAILEY Richard D. (deed) CS Chester Township C 374 NO Site 1 TRI-COUNTY Cremation Service CS Chester Township C 375 1991 1994 NO Tri-County Cremation Service Sites 1,2 Child's vault buried 30 Aug 1994. Doll basket, Birthday card. SCHUTZ James J. CS Chester Township C 375 8 May 1927 4 May 1992 41 US Marine Corps WWII cremains OREN William ( ) CS Chester Township C 375 (6 Nov 1994) (56y) NO Rita OREN, Site 3 MAURICE Joseph F. CS Chester Township C 376 28 Jan 1920 25 Nov 1984 41 Sgt US Army WW II Cindy HIRSCHFELD, Site 4 KOSTER Gerald F. CS Chester Township C 376 1913 (24 Sep) 1991 (78y) NO Site 1 by Kenneth BUTLER Room for another name on stone. (cremains) KOSTER Dorothy L. CS Chester Township C 376 1914 (14 Aug) 1992 (77y) NO Site 1 by Kenneth BUTLER Room for another name on stone. (cremains bur 20 Aug 1992) KLATKA Lana S. CS Chester Township C 376 1959 (14 Apr) 1988 (28y) NO Kenneth BUTLER, Site 3 KLATKA Joseph S. ( ) CS Chester Township C 376 (21 Nov 1996) NO Kenneth & Sarah BUTLER, Sites 1 & 2 HIRSCHFELD Cindy (deed for MAURICE) CS Chester Township C 376 NO Cindy HIRSCHFELD, Site 4 BUTLER Kenneth (deed for Lana KLATKA) CS Chester Township C 376 NO Kenneth BUTLER, Site 3 KUNDTZ George N. CS Chester Township C 377 5 Aug 1926 23 Mar 1995 41 US Navy KUNDTZ Keith R. CS Chester Township C 377 29 Aug 1951 16 Jun 1956 NO Transferred from White Haven Cemetery 1 Apr 1976. FARKAS Margaret CS Chester Township C 377 28 Jun 1897 6 Oct 1976 NO KUNDTZ George KUNDTZ MASTRANGELO Darrell Herbert ( ) CS Chester Township C 378 (23 Jun 1995) (46y) NO Douglas BOSS gave lot to family DOWDLE Tex Oran CS Chester Township C 378 5 Jun 1947 15 Jul 1971 61 OH Sgt US Marine Douglas BOSS Corps Vietnam HUDSON L. Wayne ( ) CS Chester Township C 379 (17 Oct 1996) (69y) 50 Kinney Rec. Site 4, 28 Oct 1996; Mildred (ashes bur 21 Oct 1996) BLACKFORD Esther Mary ( ) CS Chester Township C 379 (7 Oct 1996) (89y) NO Site 3, 15 Oct 1996, DeWitt BLACKFORD WHITCOMB Richard G. ( ) CS Chester Township C 379 (19 Jan 1996) (23y) NO Faith & Richard WHITCOMB, Sites 1 & 2 BARTH James Neal ( ) CS Chester Township C 380 (6 Apr 1996) (33y) NO SHIPLETT Margaret M. ( ) CS Chester Township C 381 (15 Jan 1997) (73y) NO R. & C. LINN LINN Robert (deed) CS Chester Township C 381 NO Site 1, 10 Feb 1997 for SHIPLETT SHIPLETT William F. ( ) CS Chester Township C 381 (7 Sep 1921) (5 Oct 1998) 41 Army R. & C. LINN GAMBINO Virginia M. (deed) CS Chester Township C 381 NO Site 2, 21 Oct 1998 HOLLIDAY Norman T. CS Chester Township C 382 27 Aug 1937 17 Aug 1998 61 Navy Site 1, 28 Aug 1998, Carol HOLLIDAY VARGO Carole F. (ashes) CS Chester Township C 382 (26 May 2000) (67y) NO Site 4, 9 Jun 2000, David VARGO HOLLIDAY Carol (deed) CS Chester Township C 382 NO Site 2, 19 Nov 1999 WIDO Michael (deed) CS Chester Township C 383 NO Sites 1 & 2; 9 Aug 1999 WHITING Robert W. ( ) CS Chester Township C 385 (23 Aug 1999) (60y) NO Sites 1 & 2,10 Sep 1999, Marilyn WHITING GAFFNEY Ralph W. (deed) CS Chester Township C 386 NO Sites 3 & 4, 25 Apr 1997 GALBA Irene (deed) CS Chester Township C 386 NO Site 2, 11 Aug 2000 BROOKS Elbridge J. (deed) CS Chester Township C 387 NO Site 1, 15 Oct 1996 RARICK Timothy ( ) CS Chester Township C 391 (2 May 2000) (28y) NO Site 1, 11 May 2000, Thomas RARICK SPENCER Doretta J. ( ) CS Chester Township C 392 (22 Dec 1998) (76y) NO Site 1, 31 Dec 1998, Roger SPENCER CAMPBELL William (deed) CS Chester Township C 394 NO William CAMPBELL; 3 & 4, 24 Jul 1997 VARGO Rose Barbara ( ) CS Chester Township C 395 (15 Jun 1997) (85y) NO William & Dorothy CAMPBELL (cremains bur 3 Jul 1997) CAMPBELL William (deed for VARGO) CS Chester Township C 395 NO William CAMPBELL; 1 & 2, 22 Dec 1995 WERMELSKIRCHEN Louis M. ( ) CS Chester Township C 396 (19 Dec 1924) (22 May 1995) (70y) 41 Kinney Rec. Site 2, 23 Sep 1996, Dorothy (cremains bur 12 Sep 1996) SIEGENTHALER Ralph J. ( ) CS Chester Township C 396 (15 May 1983) (82y) NO Site 3, 16 Aug 1996 (cremains bur Aug 1996) SIEGENTHALER Ralph J., Jr. ( ) CS Chester Township C 396 (28 Jul 1996) (63y) NO Site 3, 16 Aug 1996 (cremains bur Aug 1996) SIEGENTHALER Irma E. ( ) CS Chester Township C 396 (8 Jul 1990) (82y) NO Site 3, 16 Aug 1996 (cremains bur Aug 1996) CHAMBERS James P. ( ) CS Chester Township C 396 (3 Jun 1929) (22 Feb 1996) (66y) 50 Army Site 1, 23 Apr 1996; Joanne FERGUSON Allan J. (deed) CS Chester Township C 397 NO Site 3, 14 May 1999 FERGUSON Carol P. ( ) CS Chester Township C 397 (28 Oct 1998) (61y) NO Site 4, 6 Nov 1998, Allan FERGUSON LARKINS Marrian Grace ( ) CS Chester Township C 398 (25 Nov 1998) (81y) NO Marrian LARKINS; 1 & 2, 24 Jul 1997 bp has Marian Grace LARKINS Albert ( ) CS Chester Township C 398 (20 Feb 1909) (8 Jul 1997) (88y) 41 Army Marrian LARKINS; 1 & 2, 24 Jul 1997 SHINGARA Edward S. ( ) CS Chester Township C 398 (1 Mar 1998) (74y) 41 Kinney Rec. Site 3, Micki R. SHINGARA, 20 Mar 1998 ashes HAHN Joseph R. (deed) CS Chester Township C 399 NO Sites 3 & 4, 19 May 2000 KENNEDY Charles R. ( ) CS Chester Township C 400 (14 Nov 1997) (65y) 50 Kinney Rec. Charles & Bertha KENNEDY HUMMER John ( ) CS Chester Township C 400 (30 Nov 1997) 74y 41 Kinney Rec. (h/o) (Lois) Mayfield Hts. OH CLOONAN James D. & Carol (deed) CS Chester Township C 407 NO Sites 1,2,3,4; 14 Aug 1996 JABONI Peter L., Jr. ( ) CS Chester Township C 408 (30 Dec 1999) (61y) NO Site 3, 18 Jan 2000, Julie JABONI ashes bur 4 Jan 2000 ARMSTRONG Robert C. ( ) CS Chester Township C 413 (9 Oct 1996) (80y) 41 Kinney Rec. Site 2, 28 Oct 1996, Geraldine (cremains bur 14 Oct 1996) LONG James K. (deed) CS Chester Township C 413 NO Site 1, 8 Jul 1996 RANNEY Paul R. (deed) CS Chester Township C 415 NO Site 4, 31 Jul 1998 RANNEY Thomas M. ( ) CS Chester Township C 416 (19 Jul 1948) (30 Jun 1998) (49y) 61 USAAF Sites 1 & 2, 31 Jul 1998 YOUNG David & Mary (deed) CS Chester Township C 416 NO Sites 3 & 4, 31 Jul 1998, Paul RANNEY DAILEY William A. (deed) CS Chester Township C 417 NO Site 1, 16 May 1997 DOUBLER Leo F. (deed) CS Chester Township C 420 NO Site 4, 28 Aug 1998 FARONE Josephine (deed) CS Chester Township C 421 NO Sites 3 & 4, 14 Feb 2000 FARONE Josephine (deed) CS Chester Township C 421 NO Sites 1 & 2, 9 Nov 1999 FARONE Robert C. ( ) CS Chester Township C 421 (24 Oct 1999) (61y) NO Sites 1 & 2, 9 Nov 1999 PORTER Austin E. (deed) CS Chester Township C 424 NO Sites 1 & 2, 22 May 1998 FARONE Josephine (deed) CS Chester Township C 437 NO Sites 3 & 4, 14 Feb 2000 CAPPELUCCI Charles P. ( ) CS Chester Township C 438 (22 Nov 1999) (78y) NO Site 3, 3 Dec 1999, Edith Cappelucci ashes LABODA Jennifer (deed) CS Chester Township C 447 NO Sites 3 & 4, 11 Sep 2000 LABODA Thomas ( ) CS Chester Township C 447 (17 Sep 1999) (66y) NO Sites 1 & 2, 24 Sep 1999, Mary LABODA DERAMO Carolyn (deed) CS Chester Township C 454 NO Sites 3 & 4, 3 May 2000 DERAMO Paul H. ( ) CS Chester Township C 454 (b25 Apr 2000) NO Sites 3 & 4, 3 May 2000 KRISTO Donald (deed) CS Chester Township C 455 NO Sites 1 & 2, 23 Jun 2000