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8351 BURIAL: Section 38 Lot 38 With his Grandma and Grandpa Ohms Stamer, Henry George (I1167)
 
8352 BURIAL: Section 4A Grave 175 Stamer, Anna Elizabeth (I1069)
 
8353 BURIAL: Thersia; 1838 - 1906 Klem, Theresia (I35213)
 
8354 BURIAL: Thomas H., son of Gebhard & Elizabeth; d Feb. 19, 18** æ 28y Schantz, Thomas Heinrich (I35262)
 
8355 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Mary F Renner
Name: Mary F Renner
Veteran's Rank: SGT
Branch: US Army
Relation Name: Albert Renner
Relationship: Wife
Last known address: 11800 Se MT. Scott Boulevard Portland, OR 97266
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1917
Death Date: 6 Apr 1972
Interment Date: 11 Apr 1972
Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery
Buried At: Section U Site 408
Cemetery URL:
Relationship Notes: Wife of Renner, Albert



DEATH: Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 Record about Mary F Renner
Name: Renner, Mary F
County: Multnomah
Death Date: 06 Apr 1972
Certificate: 72-06155
Age: 55
Birth Date: - Jun 1917
Spouse: Albert 
Opferkew, Mary F. (I37126)
 
8356 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Raymond J Friesz
Name: Raymond J Friesz
Veteran's Rank: PFC
Branch: US Army
Last known address: 1825 46th Street Mandan, ND 58554-0000
Birth Date: 16 May 1928
Death Date: 18 Oct 2002
Veteran Service Start Date: 7 Dec 1950
Veteran Service End Date: 7 Sep 1952
Interment Date: 21 Oct 2002
Cemetery: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery
Buried At: Section E Site 421 
Friesz, Raymond J. (I38169)
 
8357 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Glen H Walter
Name: Glen H Walter
Veteran's Rank: 2ND LT AIR FORCES
Branch: US Army
Last known address: 5201 South Southwood Springfield, MO 65804
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1919
Death Date: 13 Aug 2003
Veteran Service Start Date: 1 Feb 1945
Veteran Service End Date: 25 Oct 1945
Interment Date: 18 Aug 2003
Cemetery: Missouri Veterans Cemetery / Springfield
Buried At: Section G Row 03 Site 0147 
Walter, Glen Herman (I39287)
 
8358 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Ralph C Brown
Name: Ralph C Brown
Veteran's Rank: SC2
Branch: US Navy
Last known address: 1825 46th Street Mandan, ND 58554-0000
Birth Date: 7 May 1917
Death Date: 10 Feb 2004
Veteran Service Start Date: 24 Mar 1944
Veteran Service End Date: 19 May 1946
Interment Date: 17 Feb 2004
Cemetery: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery
Buried At: Section E Site 487 
Brown, Ralph C. (I38211)
 
8359 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Anton Renner
Name: Anton Renner
Veteran's Rank: CPL AIR FORCES
Branch: US Army
Last known address: 11800 Se MT. Scott Boulevard Portland, OR 97266
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1920
Death Date: 7 Jul 2000
Veteran Service Start Date: 29 Mar 1943
Veteran Service End Date: 23 Dec 1945
Interment Date: 13 Jul 2000
Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery
Buried At: Section T Site 2652



CENSUS: 1930:
Name: Anton Renner Home in 1930: Strasburg, Emmons, North Dakota Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1920 Relation to head-of-house: Son Father's Name: Nickademus Mother's Name: Momia 
Renner, Anton (I37123)
 
8360 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Edward B Eckart
Name: Edward B Eckart
Veteran's Rank: SF2
Branch: US Navy
Last known address: 3698 South Sheridan Boulevard Denver , CO 80235
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1920
Death Date: 31 Jan 2004
Veteran Service Start Date: 3 Nov 1942
Veteran Service End Date: 22 Oct 1945
Interment Date: 5 Feb 2004
Cemetery: Ft. Logan National Cemetery
Buried At: Section 25 Site 449 
Eckart, Edward B. (I33564)
 
8361 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Frederick B Seibert
Name: Frederick B Seibert
Veteran's Rank: SN1C
Branch: US Navy
Last known address: P.O. Box 4968 Pass Road Biloxi, MS 39535
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1927
Death Date: 4 Jan 1988
Veteran Service Start Date: 15 Jan 1945
Veteran Service End Date: 15 Jul 1946
Interment Date: 7 Jan 1988
Cemetery: Biloxi National Cemetery
Buried At: Section F Site 363 
Seibert, Frederick Bernard W. (I32107)
 
8362 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Albert J JR Towers
Name: Albert J JR Towers
Service Info.: Y3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 2 May 1926
Death Date: 9 Oct 2005
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2900 Sheridan Road St. Louis, MO 63125
Buried At: Section 1v Site 182 
Towers, Albert Joseph (I43234)
 
8363 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about August Huss
Name: August Huss
Service Info.: TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1921
Death Date: 4 Apr 1998
Cemetery: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Cemetery Address: 3227 Dixie Highway Erlanger, KY 41018 
Huss, August (I38938)
 
8364 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Frank A Bindner
Name: Frank A Bindner
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1894
Death Date: 17 Apr 1960
Interment Date: 20 Apr 1960
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 4701 Brownsboro Road Louisville, KY 40207
Buried At: Section D Site 220 
Bindner, Frank A. (I41386)
 
8365 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about George E Fishel
Name: George E Fishel
Service Info.: CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1919
Death Date: 22 May 2002
Cemetery: Mears Park Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Mears, MI 49436 
Fishel, George Edward (I27622)
 
8366 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about John Jacob JR Doeller
Name: John Jacob JR Doeller
Service Info.: A/1C US AIR FORCE KOREA
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1932
Death Date: 26 May 2000
Service Start Date: 1 Dec 1952
Service End Date: 2 Sep 1956
Interment Date: 30 May 2000
Cemetery: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1900 Buchanan Blvd. Boulder City, NV 89005
Buried At: Section M Site 184 
Doeller, John Jacob (I40833)
 
8367 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Kenneth E Iiams
Name: Kenneth E Iiams
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1927
Death Date: 22 Nov 1999
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2834 N Spokane St Post Falls, ID 83854 
Iiams, Kenneth Eugene (I18353)
 
8368 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Norman A Hoffman
Name: Norman A Hoffman
Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1917
Death Date: 15 Aug 2004
Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Operations Center 2450 Dewey Ave Rochester, NY 14615 
Hoffman, Norman A. (I13959)
 
8369 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Sylvan B Coburn
Name: Sylvan B Coburn
Service Info.: SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1896
Death Date: 19 Feb 1984
Cemetery: St Mary's Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 225 S Sycamore St Ravenna, OH 44266

DEATH: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1944 and 1958-2002 about Sylvan B Coburn
Name: Sylvan B Coburn
Birth Date: Est. 1897
Birth State: Ohio
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence County: Portage
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 19 Feb 1984
Hospital of Death: Alliance City Hospital
City of Death: Alliance
County of Death: Stark
Certificate: 014298
Age at Death: 87
Certifier: Physician
Social Security Number: 291-18-4124
Marital Status: Married 
Coburn, Sylvan B. Bissler (I13053)
 
8370 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Anna M Toennessen
Name: Anna M Toennessen
Service Info.: HA1 US NAVY
Birth Date: 8 May 1904
Death Date: 22 Jun 1994
Relation: Wife of Toennessen, Leonard Sebastian
Interment Date: 27 Jun 1994
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166
Buried At: Section P Site 2098 
Voelker, Anna Marie (I43132)
 
8371 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Arlene R Doeller
Name: Arlene R Doeller
Service Info.: A/1C US AIR FORCE
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1931
Death Date: 4 Mar 2003
Relation: Wife of Doeller, John Jacob Jr
Interment Date: 7 Mar 2003
Cemetery: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1900 Buchanan Blvd. Boulder City, NV 89005
Buried At: Section M Site 184 
Resch, Arlene Ann (I40832)
 
8372 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Paul J Lambrix
Name: Paul J Lambrix
Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1913
Death Date: 14 Jun 2003
Cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 5930 Mullen Rd SE Lacey, WA 98503 
Lambrix, Paul J. (I41822)
 
8373 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 Record about Frank J Vahue
Name: Frank J Vahue
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY KOREA
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1928
Death Date: 22 Jan 1998
Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2450 Dewey Ave-Operations Ctr Rochester, NY 14615 
Vahue, Frank J. (I39695)
 
8374 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 Record about Ralph P Forest
Name: Ralph P Forest
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 30 Dec 1924
Death Date: 5 May 2004
Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Geneseo, NY 14454 
Forest, Ralph C. (I18630)
 
8375 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Leonard Sebasian Toennessen
Name: Leonard Sebasian Toennessen
Service Info.: HA1 US NAVY WORLD WAR I
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1897
Death Date: 28 Mar 1953
Service Start Date: 25 Apr 1918
Service End Date: 22 Aug 1919
Interment Date: 1 Apr 1953
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166
Buried At: Section P Site 2097 
Toennessen, Leonard Sebastian (I43131)
 
8376 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Rowlan Benjamin Stutzenberger
Name: Rowlan Benjamin Stutzenberger
Service Info.: CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1917
Death Date: 6 Jul 1994
Service Start Date: 14 Jul 1941
Service End Date: 23 Sep 1945
Interment Date: 11 Jul 1994
Cemetery: Long Island National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
Buried At: Section 2w Site 4374 
Stutzenberger, Rowlan Benjamin (I42153)
 
8377 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Albert C Wesseln
Name: Albert C Wesseln
Service Info.: SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1921
Death Date: 26 Nov 2001
Cemetery: Sacred Heart Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Du Quoin, IL 62832 
Wesseln, Albert Carl (I12574)
 
8378 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Leo J Buschschulte
Name: Leo J Buschschulte
Service Info.: CPL US ARMY KOREA
Birth Date: 12 May 1932
Death Date: 30 Nov 2003
Cemetery: St Bruno Catholic Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Pinckneyville, IL 62274 
Buschschulte, Leo Joseph (I12626)
 
8379 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Edgar R Eisenhauer
Name: Edgar R Eisenhauer
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1918
Death Date: 19 Mar 2000
Cemetery: Old Du Quoin Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Du Quoin, IL 62832 
Eisenhauer, Edgar Raymond (I10206)
 
8380 BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Vernon Lee Munie
Name: Vernon Lee Munie
Service Info.: SP4 US ARMY KOREA
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1932
Death Date: 24 Nov 1998
Cemetery: Valhalla Gardens of Memory
Cemetery Address: 1406s 59th St Belleville, IL 62223 
Munie, Vernon Lee (I44888)
 
8381 BURIAL: Zum Gedenken D1316495

BURIAL: Nachname: Leidner
Vorname: Michael
Dienstgrad: Infanterist
Geburtsdatum:
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 13.04.1918
Todesort:
Michael Leidner ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Langemark (Belgien) . Endgrablage: Kameradengrab 
Leidner, Michael (I30366)
 
8382 BURIAL: Zum Gedenken M1111125

BURIAL: Nachname: Christmann
Vorname: Alfred
Dienstgrad: Oberschütze
Geburtsdatum: 11.02.1920
Geburtsort: Oberschlottenbach
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 26.11.1941
Todesort: Sidi Areiz
Alfred Christmann ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Tobruk (Libyen) .Endgrablage: auf diesem Friedhof. Tobruk. Mit Hilfe der einheimischen Bevölkerung bargen die Mitarbeiter des Volksbunds von November 1951 bis November 1953 bei der Feldgrabsuche 98 Prozent der in Libyen gefallenen deutschen Soldaten aus der Wüste. Die Regierung des damaligen Königreiches Libyen unterstützte die Arbeiten in jeder nur möglichen Weise und gewährte dem Volksbund die kostenlose Ausbeutung von zwei Steinbrüchen. Der Reisende, der sich vom Osten her der Stadt Tobruk nähert, wird schon von weither auf der Höhe oberhalb der Stadt einen Bau erkennen, der in den Formen und der Farbe seines Mauerwerkes mit dem Charakter der libyschen Landschaft harmoniert. Es ist ein Gebäude von 40 mal 40 Metern Grundfläche und einer Höhe, die ? je nach dem Geländeverlauf ? zwischen zwölf und 14 Metern beträgt. Die Ecken werden von vier Rundtürmen ? mit einem Durchmesser von sechs Metern ? flankiert. Hinter den Seitenmauern ruhen in einer Gruft in einzelnen Sarkophagen 6.026 Gefallene des libyschen Kampfraumes. Von dem schmalen Eingang in der Mitte der Vorderseite tritt der Besucher zunächst in den gewölbten Gedenkraum und erblickt ein drei Meter hohes Kreuz aus Eisenguss. Zu beiden Seiten des Kreuzes steht in Bronzebuchstaben: Über gezeichnetem Haupt Die nackte Gewalt des Gestirnes, Ward der Kampf uns verhängt, Und wir ertrugen die Glut. Namen nennen euch hier den Ort, Wo wir kämpften und fielen. Wüste heißt dieser Ort, Erde, spurloser Sand. Wüstenwind hüllte uns ein, Die Leiber versengend, die Herzen. Schicksalsturm löschte das Licht Unseres irdischen Tags. Was wir gewesen, ihr seid?s! Und was nun verhängt war, bedroht euch. Lernt aus verwehter Spur! Sorgt, dass die Wüste nicht wächst! Auf dem Boden vor dem Hochkreuz liegt eine von einem Kranz umrahmte Gedenkplatte mit der Inschrift: ?Das deutsche Volk seinen in Libyen gefallenen Soldaten und ihrem Feldmarschall Rommel?. Aus diesem Raum führen rechts und links zwei Zugänge in die Arkadenumgänge und damit in den Ehrenhof. In der Mitte des Ehrenhofes liegt die unterirdische Gruft, von drei Seiten von Arkadenumgängen umschlossen, während die vierte Seite Nischen von geringer Tiefe aufweist. Auf jeder Seite liegen fünf der insgesamt 20 Nischen. Drei der Nischen mit Reliefschmuck zeigen auf Diabasplatten ? in altägyptischer Technik stilisiert ? jeweils drei Soldaten des ehemaligen Deutschen Afrikakorps, insgesamt also neun Figuren, die gleichsam trauernd vor dem Grabe ihrer Kameraden stehen. 15 Arkaden-Nischen tragen an ihren Rückwänden in Mosaiksetzung die Namen der in der Gruft beigesetzten Gefallenen. Das zentrale Mal besteht aus einer von vier Engeln getragenen Feuerschale. Der Besucher kann über die Treppe in einem der Türme zum oberen Terrassenumgang emporsteigen. Von hier aus hat er einen weiten Blick über die karge Landschaft, die einst Schauplatz der erbitterten Kämpfe um Tobruk war. Die Kriegsgräberstätte wurde am 20. November 1955 eingeweiht. 
Christmann, Oberschütze Alfred (I26666)
 
8383 Burkhardt Emilie 23 Rickol John -- 07/30/1885 11 353 Family (F36132)
 
8384 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
caburk@comcast.net

In 1900, farmer John (47) and Emma E. Nauer (37) lived in Seneca Twp., Monroe Co., OH. with their children Philomena (17), Josephine (14), Alma T. (13), Cecelia C. (11), Frank J. (8) , Mary F. (7), Marsella M. (5), George A. (3), and John S. (1). Only Josephine, Alma and Cecelia attended school. Also living in the house was John's unmarried brother Phillip (49). Neighboring households in the census were those of Andy Burkhart and [David Theobald] Burkhart . In 1910, John Nauer (56) lived in Seneca Twp. with his wife of 28 years, Emma (47), and children Celia C. (21), Frank (18), Mary (17), Marcella (15), George (13), and John (11). Adjacent farms in the census belonged to Clement Weisend and widow Mary Hook. According to an article in The Zanesville Signal on 10 Aug 1926, John Nauer of near Burkhart , Ohio was a guest in the home of his son, Frank Nauer of Kuhn, Ohio for a Crum-Nauer reunion . See Frank Nauer for full text of article. At the time of hte 1930 census, John Nauer (76) lived with the family of his son Frank in Seneca Twp. According to the census, Frank could not read or write. 
Nauer, John (I23703)
 
8385 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
CABurk@comcast.net 
Zwick, John (I22177)
 
8386 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
CABurk@comcast.net 
Burkhart, Bertha Barbara (I22178)
 
8387 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
caburk@comcast.net 
Burkhart, Johannes Thomas (I23651)
 
8388 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
caburk@comcast.net 
Burkhart, Johannes Michael (I23653)
 
8389 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
caburk@comcast.net 
Kuntz, Maria Otillia (I23654)
 
8390 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
caburk@comcast.net 
Burkhart, Franz Joseph (I23655)
 
8391 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 11742 Updated: Fri Apr 2 21:59:03 2004 Contact: Charles Burkhardt
caburk@comcast.net 
Burkhart, Anna Maria (I23706)
 
8392 Burkhart - Monroe Co. , Ohio
Entries: 14632 Updated: 2006-04-15 23:05:07 UTC (Sat) Contact: Charles Burkhardt
CABurk@comcast.net 
Family (F11899)
 
8393 BURKHART-TAYLOR The marriage of. Miss Hilda Burkhart and Mr. Vernon Taylor;both ofBarnesville, will be solemnized in the Church of the Assumption Sat­urdaymorning, Nov. 13, at 9 o?clock, Father Jerome Rojewski officiating. MissEleanor Brock- neck of Columbus and Mr. Waiter Reischmn of this place will be the attendants and immediately following the cere- mony a weddingbreakfast will be served by the bride?s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Poulton,west of town. The bride is a graduate of the Barnesville schools and has been employedin Columbus recently. Mr. Taylor is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylorof North Chestnut street and is employed in the elec­trical department ofthe Watt Car Wheel Company. They will go to housekeeping in the upstairsCook apartment on North Chestnut Street.
(Copied from 1937 Barnesville Enterprise) 
Family (F39346)
 
8394 Burks Family
Entries: 3580 Updated: Fri Dec 31 09:08:14 1999 Contact: Larry Burks pappy3403@aol.com

Social Security Death Index
Name: William Sheets SSN: 372-03-5592 Last Residence: 48161 Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States of America Born: 13 Nov 1914 Died: Feb 1977 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) 
Sheets, William Frederick (I11095)
 
8395 Buske, Rose, Stephens Family
Entries: 3312 Updated: 2005-08-08 19:11:02 UTC (Mon) Contact: Helen Crowder
HSC1022@houston.rr.com 
Aschbacher, Joseph (I25741)
 
8396 Buske, Rose, Stephens Family
Entries: 3312 Updated: 2005-08-08 19:11:02 UTC (Mon) Contact: Helen Crowder
HSC1022@houston.rr.com 
Wustenbart, Bertha Amelia (I25742)
 
8397 By Doug Page
Staff Writer
ENGLEWOOD — Some 80 years after it was built to promote river recreation, the low-water dam on the Stillwater River at the Englewood Reserve is gone.
Workers armed with heavy equipment removed the remaining vestiges of the dam last week as part of a $1.5 million project to restore the river to its original state. Rather than create a pool in the river for fishing and boating, the dam became a silt trap and a killer.
Since 2003, three people have drowned in the roiling waters downstream of the dam. The last were Craig and Patricia Wenner on Christmas Day 2006 when they attempted to save their puppy who had fallen into the swift waters. Craig Wenner had worked for MetroParks for 24 years and was the original project manager for the restoration.
A 2-foot-deep notch was cut in the 150-foot-long concrete dam last summer, along with bank restoration and work on nearby Englewood Lake, also choked with silt. The dam was to be removed this summer after the silt upstream of the dam settled.
Joe Zimmerman, project manager for Five Rivers MetroParks, said a dry spell was needed before removal of the dam could be completed.
“I wasn’t sure we’d get any of this done this year,” Doug Dever, site manager for Cincinnati-based Water Quality Systems, said last week as a trackhoe sat in the middle of the river breaking up the dam. “It’s stayed pretty wet.”
The company will be placing desk-sized riprap stones along the river banks between the former dam site and the huge earthen Englewood Dam.
In addition, the company will be checking on rock caissons upstream of the former dam site. Those structures halt bank erosion, curtail silting and provide riffles for canoeists and deep holes for fishermen, Dever said.
Over the decades, silt choked the river upstream of the dam and reduced the lake depth to less than 1 foot in places. Downstream of the dam, the small-mouth bass fishery is excellent. Upstream for more than a mile, fishing is poor to lousy.
Zimmerman said workers would monitor river and lake conditions to see if any adjustments are needed. 
Wenner, Craig Lawrence (I319310)
 
8398 Seibert, William S. (I13269)
 
8399 C537391 Kinsky, Anna Laura (I14636)
 
8400 C537391 Kinsky, Josephine (I38559)
 

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