Renate Powdermaker – Tombstone Tuesday January 20, 2009
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.1 comment so far
Renate Daine Powdermaker
December 13, 1940
May 24, 2006
Loving mother, grandmother
and friend
Forever in our hearts
Renate Powdermaker, who along with her husband, Alan Powdermaker (an executive with Canada Dry), relocated to Flower Mound, Texas from the eastern seabord and started up the Circle “R” Ranch – located along FM 1171 in Flower Mound. The “R” in the Ranch name is for Renate. The couple divorced in 1997.
Having been born in Germany, she came to the United States in 1951 and graduated from FIT Fashion Institute of New York. Renate spent the last few years of her life in Santa Fe, New Mexico and attended Cathedral Catholic Church. She was survived by three children – David, Jill and Karin; and three grandchildren.
Renate is buried at Round Grove Cemetery in Lewisville, Denton County, Texas.
Tombstone Tuesday – Silk January 6, 2009
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.Tags: Denton County, Lewisville, Round Grove Cemetery, Silk, Tombstone Tuesday
add a comment
Minnie S. Silk Wm Otho Silk
1905 – 1942 1902 – 1974
Buried in Round Grove Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas.
After Minnie died, William married Jimmie Lee Miller in Denton County, Texas on March 18, 1967. When William died in Dallas County, Texas, on Nov. 21, 1974 he was single.
The 1920 Census for Justice Precinct #3 in Tarrant County, Texas shows Otho (born Texas) living in the household of his parents, Frank L. (born Georgia) and Annie (born Alabama), at age 17. Others in the household include his siblings: Floyd (21), Olga (8), and Charles (2 years and 8 months).
Digital Photo taken on November 1, 2008 by Wendy Littrell. Digital Photo owned by Wendy Littrell (address for private use).
Here Lies Leslie C. Bingel December 17, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.Tags: Bingel, Lewisville, Round Grove Cemetery, Uecker
add a comment
In this post I posted a photo of this grave stone.
Leslie C. Bingel was born in New Jersey on December 31, 1897 to August Bingel (spelled Bengel on Leslie’s death certificate) and Hattie Cozzens. He was a Bus Driver with the San Antonio Transit Company. According to the coroner, Mr. Bingel died of acute myelogenous leukemia at 6:30 p.m. on January 20, 1944 at M&S Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. His place of burial is listed as Roselawn Burial Park in San Antonio. His wife, Malinda, was the informant of record.
So how did his gravestone (with the assumption that he is as well) end up at Round Grove Cemetery in Denton County, Texas? Did his wife or children move to this area and decide that Leslie should be moved as well?
Malinda Bingel (nee Nieman) apparently moved to the Denton County area sometime prior to her death on March 31, 1975. She lived in Lewisville and had a connection with the Round Grove community. Her sister, Hannah Uecker, had married into one of the founding families of Round Grove United Church. Malinda died of acute heart failure at Brookhaven Nursing Home in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas after being a patient for three months. She was buried also at Round Grove Cemetery.
Mystery solved!
Tombstone Tuesday – Thiede December 9, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.Tags: Denton County, Lewisville, Round Grove, Thiede, Tombstone Tuesday
add a comment
THIEDE
MOTHER FATHER
M.M. Thiede W.M. Thiede
Apr. 22, 1874 Dec. 7, 1866
July 16, 1963 Mar. 17, 1929
Rest in Peace He has gone from his dear
ones
His children, His wife
Whom he willingly toiled
for,
And loved as his life.
Buried in Round Grove Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas.
Photographed by Wendy Littrell, Nov. 2, 2008
Digital photo in possession of Wendy Littrell (Address for private use)
Tombstone Tuesday – Phelps December 2, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.Tags: Denton County, Lewisville, Phelps, Round Grove, Texas, Tombstone Tuesday
4 comments
Charles “Chuck” Phelps
Jan. 14, 1947 Oct. 4, 2006
Loving Husband and Father
“Bad Moon Rising”
Interred at Round Grove Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas
Photographed by Wendy Littrell, Nov. 2, 2008
Digital photo owned by Wendy Littrell (Address for Private use)
Memorializing Those Interred November 28, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, Lewisville.Tags: Denton County, Lewisville, memorial, other stones, Round Grove Cemetery
1 comment so far
If Tears Could Build A
Stairway, And Memories
A Lane, I’d Walk Right Up
To Heaven And Bring
You Home Again.
Memorial Stone in front of the burial location of R.E. Randy Miertschin, b. Mar. 22, 1930 d. Sept. 19, 1991. This is a dual stone with his wife – who is still living.
Memorial Bench next to the burial location of Ruma Mata b. 3-14-1963 d. 2-2-2008.
There are also bricks placed around the head area with the name on each brick. A lovely crucifix stands above the gravestone.
“If Love Could Have Saved You,
You Would Have Lived Forever.”
Stone next to the grave of Micah Beth Vaughn b. June 10, 1988 d. March 8, 2007 (age 16). The gravestone also has the inscription:
A LIFE SO YOUNG RELEASED TO HEAVEN
LEFT ON EARTH, WE WONDER WHY
SOME ARE SENT AMONG US BRIEFLY
SOME HAVE SPIRITS MEANT TO FLY.
There is also a picture of the deceased on the gravestone.
All burials at Round Grove Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas.
Tombstone Tuesday – Gonzalez November 25, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.Tags: Jacinto, Lewisville, Round Grove Cemetery, Texas, Tombstone Tuesday
add a comment
Jacinto Gonzalez S.
Aug. 17, 1923
Aug. 12, 2006
Querido Esposo, Padre, Lito
Buried at Round Grove Cemetery, Lewisville, Texas (Denton County)
Digital photo taken and owned by Wendy Littrell, (Address for private use)
Head Stones and Foot Stones November 13, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, Lewisville.Tags: foot stone, head stone, Lewisville, Round Grove Cemetery, Wolters
1 comment so far
The photo above was taken on November 1, 2008 while I was visiting and exploring Round Grove Cemetery in Lewisville, Texas. This plot is owned by the Wolters family. The head stone reads:
Herbert A. Arnold R.
Sohn von Sohn von
F.W. & T.W. F.W. & T.W.
WOLTERS WOLTERS
geb Jan. 18, 1907 geb Sep. 23, 1905
gest Mai. 29, gest Nov. 19,
1907 1905
OUR
DARLINGS
Der herr hat euch gegeben
Der han nahm euch dahin.
The head stone rests in the center of the plot and on either side are two stones for each boy. One is the stone lying at the head and the other at the foot.
Head stone (above) and Foot stone (below) for Herbert.
Head stone (above) and Foot stone (below) for Arnold.
Notice that the Foot stones only have the initials instead of full names.
Close up of the marker.
All digital photos taken and owned by Wendy Littrell (Address for private use).
Tombstone Tuesday – Dollgener November 11, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.Tags: Dollgener, German, gravestone, head stone, Lewisville, Round Grove
1 comment so far
Gravestone for J. Dollgener and Auguste J. Dollgener at Round Grove Cemetery, Lewisville, Texas.
Stone reads:
VATER
Hier Ruhet in Gott
J. DOLLGENER
1863 – 1929
Wir hoffen dasz dein Seelenfreund
Der ewig treue Hirt
Ders hier so wohl mit dir gemeint
Dich schoen empfangen wird.
MUTTER
Hier Ruhet in Gott
AUGUSTE J.
1863 – 1926
So left nun wohl ihr meine Lieben
Der Tod hat mich von euch vertrieben
Nach kurzen Trennungs schinerz
und Weinen Wird Christus
Wieder uns veremen
J. Dollgener’s inscription roughly translated:
FATHER
Here Rest in God
We hope that your soul friend
The forever loyal shepherd
That here so probably with you meant
You will nicely receive.
Auguste’s stone roughly translates:
MOTHER
Here Rest in God
So left now probably
you my love death have me of you driven out
after short separation
ski mink and wines
becomes Christ Unite again us.
The Dollgener’s were a founding family of the Round Grove United Church and the Round Grove German community. The stone with the German inscriptions is in keeping with the German background of this family.
Round Grove Cemetery – Symbols November 6, 2008
Posted by graveyardrabbitsdc in cemetery, headstones, Lewisville.Tags: cemetery, Lewisville, Round Grove, Round Grove Cemetery, symbols
1 comment so far
This gravestone at Round Grove Cemetery is for Arlene Irene Dorn who died just shy of two years old. The lamb lying down on the stone symbolizes purity and innocence as well as denotes that this the deceased was a Christian.
Leslie C. Bingel was a member of the Amalgamated Associaton of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America, Division No. 694. According to Google Books this union was formed in 1892 in Indianapolis. In July 1964 it became the Amalgamated Transit Union. The graphic on the stone symbolizes this union.
The Dove carved into this head stone for the Infant Daughter of Otto P. and Martha Duwe symbolizes purity and innocence of a child who died very young. This infant was probably stillborn as no name is given on her stone.
Cruz Gonzales’ stone shows the Praying Hands in Sunlight. The sunlight seems Heaven sent bathing the clasped hands.
This stone has two distinct symbols – the Book which represents the Bible or the Book of Life – and the Gates of Heaven. This woman’s husband’s stone has the same symbols.
