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GUIDE TO QUARRY CHAPEL CEMETERY

Friends of the Quarry Chapel, PO Box 849, Gambier, Ohio 43022-0849

College Township Cemetery is located at Quarry Chapel and the

intersection of Quarry Chapel Road and Monroe Mills Road,

Gambier, Ohio, 43022.

Quarry Chapel was dedicated in January 1863. The earliest

confirmed grave site is Joseph Dale, who died from a fall from a

tree at age11 in1872. However, there are three gravesites from

the 1860’s in the left rear of the cemetery, one a 16 year old girl.

Her mother may be buried nearby.

There are two graves of veterans of the Civil War.



The College Township cemetery is active but Quarry Chapel no

longer serves a religious purpose, it is a public venue available

for weddings, funeral, memorial services, etc.

The Friends of the Quarry Chapel is responsible for the

enhancement and maintenance of the Chapel.

For additional information visit our website:

www.quarrychapel.com

If you are related to a family buried in

Quarry Chapel Cemetery

Please contact us

[email protected]

Information compiled 10/18/ 2013 by T J Hoffmann from

College Township Records, Trustee Jim Ingerham letters,

Quarry Chapel records, www.ancestery.com,

www.findagrave.com, obituaries, personal correspondence with

family descendants, and personal observations, with the

assistance of Emily Klesner.

The typical legal disclaimers regarding the truth and accuracy of

the information apply. All information is taken from published

records. Corrections and additions are encouraged and welcome.

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LAYOUT

There are 56 lots, 55 with 5 grave sites per lot. Grave sites are

number 1 to 5 starting from the North/ Quarry Chapel Road. Lot

51 has 15 grave sites for cremated burials. Sites (A) to (C) and

(V) to (Z) are outside the layout border but in the cemetery.

Possible expansion is marked “-“.

West/Rear

(V) (W) (X) (Y) (Z)

54 53 52 51 50 49 -

43 44 45 46 47 48 -

42 41 40 39 38 37 -

31 32 33 34 35 36 -

- Path Path Path Path Path Path

- Path 20 21 22 23 24

- Path 17 16 15 14 13

- Path 8 9 10 11 12

- Path 5 4 3 2 1 (C)

(B) (A)

Quarry Chapel/Front



GRAVES

(A) Joseph Dale b. 1861 d. 26 February 1872

(B) Private Corporal John West b. 1823 d. 6 April 1874

(C) Mary Jordan Estabrook 1805-28 May 1891

William E. Estabrook 1806- 23 August 1881

1 (1) Emanuel Sternberger Daneman 8 Sept 1884-19 Sept 1981

(2) Emanuel Adams Daneman 11 Oct 1924-6 Sept 1984

2

3 (1) LTJG Agnes Allan Keane 24 August 1917-3 January1994

4 (1) Martha Holmes Breithaupt 31 August 1925-16 October 1986

(2) George Lemert Breithaupt 6 December1920-15 June 1994

5 (1) Teresa Lynne Kunkel 10 Nov. 1955-20 Nov.1955

(2)Margaret A. Kunkel 23 October 1934-7 April 2003

(3) James C. Kunkel 15 April 1932-7 May 2010

6 and 7 Access

8 (2) Brian Alan Forthofer 5 March 1997- 6 March 1997

9

10

11



12

13

14 (2) Thad A. Wainwright 28Sept. 1963-25 Oct. 2011

15

16

17

18 and 19 Access

20

21 (1) Mary Alice Parker Johnson 1912-2009

(2) Dan. G. Johnson 1911-1986

22 (1) Evelyn W Rowley 1919-2013

(2) James P Rowley 1918-1999

23

24 (1) Sarah Lewis Rowley 1909-2004

(3) Richard C Rowley 1914-1993

(4) Lucile E. Rowley 1900-1982

(5) George A. Rowley 1903-1982

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Access

31 (1) Vera L Rowley McCoy 15 Sept. 1916-12/15 Dec. 1998



(2) Durward McCoy 1 May 1906-1 April 1991

32 (1) Jane E. Smail 14 September 1941-21 November 2013

33

34 (1) Helen V. Burch 4 April 1918 – 28 July 2002

(2) Sgt. Harold J. “Babe” Burch 25 February 1915-5/23/2008

(3) Nancy B Chalker 1919-

(4) Sgt. Osborne Russell. “Ossie” Chalker 1913-1996

35

36 (1) Jean S. Briggs 1921-

(2) Gordon B. Briggs 20 December 1912-23 October. 1998

37

38

39 (4) Timothy David Leech 1 December 1961-3 September 1969

(5) Charles R. Leech, Jr. 29 July 1930-17 May 2013

40

41

42

43

44 (1) Dorothy L. Blight 27 February 1920-14 December 1981



(2) Sgt. William C. Blight 4 October 1924-12 November 1974

45

46 (1) Barbara Susan Logan November 1940-2 December 2007

47

48 (1) Vonetta Lee Sheasby 30 September 1928 -

(2) Daniel Sheasby 31 May 1930-

49 (3) Phyllis Sheasby Baldeschwiler 1921-

(4) Leo Frederick Baldeschwiler 8 July 1918-15 February 1997

(5) William Carl Baldeschwiler 5 May 1948-2/28 February 1985

50 (4) Mary E. Sheasby Meikle 30 August 1923-17 July 1998

(5) Thomas Bryce Meikle 28 June 1919-11 January 1998

51 (1) Lawrence Hanna Toland 1908-1997

(4) Arthur M. Cox, Jr. 10 June 1918-29 August 2000

(5) Beatrice P. Cox 4 November 1923-

(13) James C. Bertschy 1933-

(14) Jean N. Bertschy 1935-

(15) Guy H. Bertschy 12 September 1964- -- January 1998

52

53



54

(V) Margaret B. McKenzie Age at Death: 16 1852-5 Feb. 1868

(W) Sarah G. Porter -20 July 1869

(X) Orin C. Porter 1836-14 February 1882

(Y) Eugene Garwood Sewell 24Dec. 1879-28 March 1948

(Z) (1) Alfred Sheasby 1867-1941

(2) Emma Maycock Sheasby 1856-1920

(3) Alfred Victor Sheasby 1895-1936



Where are the grave locations in the cemetery?

Loraine C. Porter 1849-20July 1860

Thomas Estabrook 3 December 1877-22 October 1878

James Estabrook 1885-21 February 1990

Sarah Nixon Parker 1823- 18 Feb. 1897

Where are they buried or funerals only?

Mrs. Richard Wallis -4 January 1872

Norman Winchell -25 October 1876

Henry C Winchell -4 February 1877

Mrs. Sylvia Porter -28March 1878

Mrs. Ann McKenzie -20 February 1879

Mrs. Eliza Parker -11 March 1886



(A) Joseph Dale 1872

When Joseph Dale was born in 1861in England, his father, Lewis, was

32 and his mother, Eliza, was 30. The family arrived in the US in 1868.

He had three brothers. He died as a child of age 11 on February 16,

1872, in Gambier, Ohio, and was buried there. His death was the result

of falling from a tree on the family farm. His obit was in the 1872

February edition of the Democratic Banner.

(B) Private Corporal John West 1874

His will was read 4 days after death on April 6, 1874; he only mentioned

a friend named Peter Parker, and was a resident of College Twp.

John West was a Private in the 8th

Ohio Infantry Regiment Company D

and 55th

Ohio Infantry Regiment Company E during the Civil War.



John West 38 Corporal 1 October 1861 23 July 1863 On 10/1/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. OH 55th Infantry He was discharged for disability on 7/23/1863 at Alexandria, VA

Would indicate he was born in 1823. “Official Roster of the Soldiers of

the State of Ohio”

(C) William and Mary Jordan Estabrook 1881 1891

The surname of this family has evolved from Eastabrook to Estabrook to

Brooks.

William Estabrook was born in 1807 in Okehampton, Devon, England to

Thomas Eastabrook (1777- ) and Sarah Westlake ( - ).

He married Mary Jordan (1805-1891) in Okehampton, Devon, England

They arrived in the USA in 1857 or 1958 with seven children all born in

England. George was 55 years old at the time the chapel was

constructed.

They had seven children:

George Eastabrook (1833-1915)

John Estabrook (1839-1882)

Thomas Estabrook (1841- )

Mary Estabrook (1843-1917)

Philip Eastabrook (1847-1885)

Elizabeth Estabrook (1848- )

Samuel Estabrook (1853- )



William died on August 23, 1881 and is buried in Gambier, Ohio. His

obituary is in the August 1881 Democratic Banner. Mary died on May

28, 1891 and is buried with her husband.

1(1) Emanuel S. Daneman 1981

Emanuel S. Daneman, 97, 107 Wiggen Street, Gambier, died Saturday

afternoon at his home.

Born Sept. 8, 1884 in Germantown, to the late Aron and Ella

(Sternberger) Daneman, he was a former resident of Cincinnati and had

lived in Gambier for the past three years.

Mr. Daneman was a deacon of the Walnut Hills Christian School,

Cincinnati.

He was a 59 year member of the Avon Lodge No. 542 F.&A.M., a 49

year member of the Scottish Rite, and a 49 year member of the Syrian

Temple Shrine, all of Cincinati.

Mr. Daneman was also a 30 year member of the Cincinnati Club.

Surviving are two sons, Dr. E. Adams Daneman of Gambier, with whom

he made his home, and Joseph Aaron Daneman of Houston, Texas; 10

grand-children; and several great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Richard Harbour will officiate for a graveside service at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in the Quarry Chapel Cemetery.



(2) Emanuel Adams Daneman 1984



He was a doctor, married several times, 3 daughters and 1 son, made

many gifts to Kenyon (money and science etc.), had a lab in Mt

Vernon, went to the U. of Cincinnati and transferred to Kenyon; lived

in what is now Gambier House B & B.

3(1) LTJG Agnes Allan Keane 1994

Agnes Allan was born 24 August 1917 in Bayonne, New Jersey. Her

mother’s maiden name was Phinney. In 1940 she was unmarried,

working as a registered nurse in Highland Hospital in Ashville,

Buncombe, North Carolina. She had graduated from high school and had

three years of college.

She married a Mr. Keane.

She served in the Navy as Agnes Keane from 9 May 1944 to 01 June

1946.

She died at age 76 on 3 January 1994 at a nursing home in Mount

Vernon, Knox, Ohio.

4 (1) Martha Breithaupt 1986

GAMBIER - Martha Holmes Breithaupt, 61, died Thursday morning

in her home on Gambier Road after a long illness. She was born in

Columbus to Kathryn Conard Holmes and G.W. Holmes. She

graduated from Ohio State University with honors, receiving a fine

arts degree. She married George L. Breithaupt in 1947.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by four sons, George L. ill

of New York City, John F. of Malden, Mass., James L. of Charlotte,

N.C., and David C. of New York City.

There are no calling hours. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday



in the Church of The Holy Spirit, Kenyon College, Gambier.

4(2) George Breithaupt 1994

MOUNT VERNON – George L. Breithaupt, 73, of 201 N. Main L

St. died June 15, 1994, in Knox County Community Hospital. He

was born on Dec. 6, 1920, in Dresden Frederick H and Helen

(Bender) Breithaupt. He was a member of the United Methodist

Church. For many years, he was a practicing attorney in Knox

County and had been a director of the Peoples Bank in Gambier. He

was a former chairman of the Knox County Democratic Party, and

was an Army veteran of World War II.

He is survived by four sons, George Breithaupt Jr. of New York, N.

Y., John Breithaupt of Wakefield, Mass., James Breithaupt of

Phoenix, Ariz., and David Breithaupt of Gambier; two

grandchildren; and one sister, Virginia Helbling of Dresden.

The funeral will Monday at 2 p.m. in the North-Dilley Funeral

Home, where friends may call from noon until service time. The

Rev. Donald Rogan will officiate. Burial will be in Quarry Chapel

Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Interchurch

Social Services, 114 E. Gambier St., Mount Vernon 43050.

5(2) Margaret A. Kunkel 2003

Margaret A. Kunkel, 68, of Gambier died April 7, 2003, at her

residence. She was born Oct. 23, 1934, in Mount Vernon to Paul J. and

Mary Catherine (Colwill) Peterson. She was a member of St. Vincent de

Paul Catholic Church. Her active career began over 40 years ago with

the Peoples Bank, starting in a teller position and eventually becoming



CEO, and after her retirement she was voted president of the board of

directors of the bank. She had worked in the accounting department at

Kenyon College and served on the board of directors for the Salvation

Army, Knox-Ho-Co and Hospice of Knox County. She had been very

active in community involvement by serving on various other boards,

Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce, and Mark the

Private Industries Council, for many years. She was a bingo caller at St.

Vincent de Paul, Hospice of Knox County, the Knox County Humane

Society, and was a sub for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She is survived by

her husband, James C. Kunkel, to whom she had been married 50 years;

a daughter, Terry Kunkel of Gambier; a son, John (Billie Jo) Kunkel of

Mount Vernon; two grandsons, Joey and J.J. Maglott; her mother, Mary

Catherine Peterson of Gambier; two sisters, Janet (Fuzz) Weis of

Maumee and Rosemary Jo Henley of Louisville, Ky.; and several nieces

and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul J. Peterson.

5 (3) James C Kunkel 2010

James C. “Jim” Kunkel, age 78, of Gambier, died unexpectedly on May

7, 2010 in the Emergency Room at Knox Community Hospital. He was

born on April 5, 1932 in Mount Vernon to Ivan and Marguerite (Frye)

Kunkel. Jim was a 1950 graduate of Gambier High School. He was

employed at the Bridge Shop prior to its closing. He was then employed

by Cooper Bessemer until his retirement in 1997 after 30 plus years. He

was a charter member of the Gambier Volunteer Fire Department and

was the first Fire Chief of the College Township Fire Department from

1961-1962. Jim was a 60 plus year member of the Gambier fishing club,

a past Trustee of the College Township, a member of Pleasant Grange

677 for 62 years, and a member of the Civil Defense. Jim was an avid



fisherman, dog lover, John Deere lover and collector, and enjoyed

traveling the back roads with his fishing partner, close cousin and

partner in crime, Paul Frye. He is survived by his daughter, Teresa Terry

Kunkel of Gambier, two brothers, Charles E. (Sharon) Kunkel of

Ashland, KY and Harold (Linda) Kunkel of Mount Vernon, sisters-in-

laws, Rosemary Henley of Crestwood, KY and Janet (Fuzz) Weis of

Maumee, close nephew John (B.J.) Kunkel, and several nieces and

nephews. Jim was preceded in death by his parents Ivan Kunkel and

Marguerite Kunkel Payne and his wife of 50 years Margaret Ann

(Peterson) Kunkel in 2003.

8 (2) Brian Alan Forthofer 1997

GAMBIER Brian Alan Forthofer infant son of Glenn and

Elizabeth Forthofer of 400 E. Woodside Drive, Gambier died

March 6, one day after birth at Grant Hospital, Columbus.

He is survived by his parents, brother, Daniel J. and sister, Kara

M. Forthofer; maternal grandparents, Charles and Josephine

Rice of Gambier; paternal grandparents, Alan and Ruth

Forthofer of Durham, N .C.; nine aunts, seven uncles, and many

loving cousins.

A graveside service will be held at Quarry Chapel cemetery,

Gambier at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12.

21 (1) Mary Alice Parker Johnson 2009

When Mary Alice Parker was born on June 19, 1912, in Gambier, Ohio,

her father, Harry, was 33 and her mother, Emma, was 24. She had one



daughter with Daniel G. Johnson. She died in 2009 in her hometown, at

the age of 96.

21 (2) Daniel G Johnson 1986

Daniel G. Johnson was born on January 3, 1911, in Ohio, the only child

of Harry Newton and Iva Pearle. He had one daughter with Mary Alice

Parker. He died in August 1986 in Huntington, West Virginia, at the age

of 75.

Mr. Dan Johnson, 75, of Huntington, W.Va., died Thursday, Aug. 21,

1986, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Huntington, by the Rev. Robert L.

Thomas. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Quarry Chapel Cemetery,

Gambier, Ohio. He was born Jan. 3, 1911, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, a

son of the late Harry and Pearle Johnson. He was chief of the

Engineering Division in the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, serving 35 years and retiring in 1970. He was a member of

Professional Engineers Society; Engineers Club; Masonic Lodge at

Mount Vernon, Ohio; and Elks Club. He received degrees from Kenyon

College and Ohio State University. Surviving are his wife, Mary

Johnson; two daughters, Judith Enck of Newington, Conn., and Patricia

Macel of Huntington; one son, Robert Johnson of Atlanta; and six

grandchildren, Allyson and Adrienne Enck, Aimee and Amanda Macel

and Parker and Sarah Johnson. In lieu of flowers, the family requests

that donations be made to Hospice of Huntington or Trinity Episcopal

Church.



22 (1) Evelyn M Rowley 2013

When Evelyn M. Woolard was born on November 2, 1919, in Newark,

Ohio, her father, Herbert, was 23 and her mother, Sarah, was 21. She

had one son with James P. Rowley. She died on March 10, 2013, at the

age of 93.

22(2) James P Rowley 1999

James P. Rowley was born on October 5, 1918, in Knox, Ohio, the only

child of Charles Albert and Stella May. He had one son with Evelyn M.

Woolard. He died on July 26, 1999, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, at the age

of 80.

James P. Rowley, 80, of 28 Woodberry Drive, Mount Vernon, died July

26, 1999, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born

Oct. 5, 1918 in Gambier to Charles A. and Stella May (Parker) Rowley.

He was employed as Branch Sales Manager for Motorist Insurance in

Cincinnati for 25 years. Following his retirement, he returned to

Gambier and developed the family farm into Tomahawk Golf Course.

He was a member of the Harcourt Parish, Church of the Holy Spirit

Episcopal Church in Gambier and was a 40-year member of the

Bladensburg Masonic Lodge.

Surviving are his wife, Evelyn (Woolard) Rowley, a son, Terry Rowley

of Cincinnati; a daughter, Marilyn Chabot (Lance) of Niceville, Fla.;

three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.



Friends may call Thursday from at the Flowers-Snyder Funeral Home in

Mount Vernon, where funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. Burial

will be in Quarry Chapel Cemetery near Gambier.

Kenyon class of 1940

24 (1) Sarah Lewis Rowley 2004

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Sarah L. Rowley, 95, a former Mount Vernon

resident, died Dec. 14, 2004, in Titusville, Fla. She was born Aug. 10,

1909, in Ross County to William L. and Amanda (Gault) Lewis. She

was a member of the New Life Christian Fellowship Church in

Titusville. She and her husband, Dick, were the former owners of the

Tomahawk Golf Course.

She is survived by a son, Rex L. Rowley of Englewood, Fla.; two

daughters, Rebecca Miller of Englewood, Fla., and Virginia Side of

Titusville, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two

sisters, Dorothy West of Washington Court House and Virginia Lewis of

Mount Vernon. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her

husband, Richard C. Rowley, in 1993; and two sisters, Martha Lewis

and Clarabelle McKinley.

24 (2) Richard C Rowley 1993

When Richard C. Rowley was born on January 24, 1914, in Knox, Ohio,

his father, William, was 35 and his mother, Alice, was 33. He had one

son and one daughter with Sarah Lewis Rowley between 1909 and 1939.

He died on March 14, 1993, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, at the age of 79.



24 (4) Lucile E Rowley 1982

Lucile E. Rowley was born in 1900 in Ohio. She had one daughter with

George A. Rowley on December 5, 1923. She died in 1982 in Gambier,

Ohio, at the age of 82.

24 (5) George A Rowley 1982

When George A. Rowley was born in 1903 in Ohio, his father, William,

was 24 and his mother, Alice, was 22. He was a Kenyon College

graduate, Class of 1925. He had one daughter with Lucile E. Rowley on

December 5, 1923. He died in 1982 in Gambier, Ohio, at the age of 79.

31 (1) Vera L McCoy 1998

MOUNT VERNON-Vera L. McCoy, 82, of Yauger Road died Dec. 15, 1998, at Knox Community Hospital following a long illness. She was born Sept. 15, 1916, in Gambier, the daughter of William Schenk and Alice Maude Mary (Allen) Rowley and had been a Gambier-area resident most of her life. Mrs. McCoy had been a member of the custodial staff at Kenyon College for many years and was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church and the Happy Harmony Club in Gambier. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon (Larry) Asire of Coshocton; a stepdaughter, Barbara (Mark) Miller of Butler; a stepson, Carroll (Linda) Walters of Fredericktown; three grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren; and a brother, William S. (Pearlene) Rowley of Arizona. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, William Walters and Durward McCoy; two brothers, Richard Rowley and George Rowley; and a stepson, Fred Walters.



The service will be held at the Epworth United Methodist Church, Gambier. The Rev. James Ellison will officiate. Burial will be at Quarry Chapel Cemetery.

31(2) Druward D. McCoy 1991

MOUNT VERNON – Durward D. McCoy, 84, of East Chestnut Street, Mount Vernon, died on April 1, 1991, in Northside Manor Living Center after an extended illness. Born on May l, 1906, in Knox County, he was the son of Harry and Else May (Maxwell) McCoy, and had been a Knox County resident most of his life. He had attended the Gambier United Methodist Church and had been a member of the National Guard. He is survived by his wife, Vera (Rowley) McCoy; a daughter, Mrs. Mark (Barbara Anne) Miller of Butler; two sons, Ronald and Donald McCoy, both of Fresno, Calif.; seven grandchildren; two great grandsons; four sisters, Hazel Hurst of Vallejo, Calif., Mrs. John (Madeline) Breckenridge and Mrs. Robert (Florence) Tell, both of Lewistown, Pa., and Mrs. Harold (Fern) Casner of Kingman, Ariz. He was preceded in death by three brothers, four sisters and a son, Robert. The family will receive friends at the family home, 802 E. Chestnut, Mount Vernon, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings until 10 p.m. Memorial service will be conducted at a later date.



32 (1) Jane E Smail 2013

Jane (Erdmann) Smail, age 72, of Gambier passed away on Thursday

November 21, 2013 at the Autumn Health Care in Mount Vernon

surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Evansville, IN., to the late Theodore and Mildred

(Neumaster) Erdmann on September 14, 1941. Jane was a member of

the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Mount Vernon.

She was employed at Kenyon College as an Adjunct Instructor of

Piano in the Department of Music from 1978 to 1999. She also worked

in the department of Art History for Kenyon as Collections Librarian

in the mid to late 70’s.

She was a graduate of Evansville Reitz High School in Indiana, class

of 1959. After three years of undergraduate study at the DePauw

University School of Music in Greencastle, Indiana (1959-1962), Jane

transferred to Indiana University (Bloomington), graduating in 1965

with a double major in piano and philosophy.

She enjoyed her service with the Quarry Chapel Restoration

Committee as Secretary/Treasurer from the mid 70’s to the early 80’s.

Jane was also involved with the children’s program for the First

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Congregational United Church of Christ. Some of her hobbies

included Reading, Sewing and Music but most of all she loved her

family.

Jane is survived by her husband J. Kenneth Smail, a Professor of

Anthropology (Emeritus) at Kenyon College; they were married on

June 13, 1964 in Elberfeld, Indiana; two sons, Stephen (Jessica

Young) Smail of Nashville, TN., Eric (Monica Hodes) Smail of San

Diego, CA; two grandchildren, Wesley and Clara Smail of Nashville,

TN.

Jane was diagnosed with the slow progressive form of multiple

sclerosis some 36 years ago (1977) and has resided in assisted living

for the past eleven years. Her family wishes to thank the staff at

Autumn Health Care for the compassionate care she received during

that period.

A memorial service will take place at a later date.

Memorial Contributions may be made to: Friends of the Quarry

Chapel, Box 849, Gambier, Ohio, 43022, or to a charity of one’s

choice.

34(1) Helen V Bland Burch 2002

Helen Bland was born 26 April 1918 to Isaac T. Bland and Sarah E.

Spitzer.

On 1 February 1941 at age 22 she married Harold J. Burch in Akron,

Summit, Ohio.

She died in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio on 28 July 2002 at age 84 in a



nursing home in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio.

34(2) Sgt. Harold J. “Babe” Burch 2008

Harold J. "Babe" Burch, age 93, of Gambier, died on May 23, 2008 at

Summerville at Hillenvale. He was born on February 25, 1915 in

Gambier to the late George and Viletta (Mills) Burch. He graduated

from Gambier High School in 1933.

A World War II Veteran, he entered the Army Air Force in 1943 and

served until September 1945. A Recipient of the Purple Heart for

being wounded in England by a bomb fragmentation in 1944. He

returned to Gambier to begin farming.

He was a substitute mail carrier for 22 years, College Township

Trustee for 16 years, school bus driver for 24 years. He is a member of

the Grove Church of Christ, American Legion, 40 and 8 and the

D.A.V., past member of the Gambier Fishing Club, Tomahawk

Seniors Golf League and Past Chairman of the Quarry Chapel

Restoration Committee.

He is survived by his loving family; son, Gary (Nancy) Burch of

Bellville; daughter, Nancy (Chuck) Peugh of Mount Vernon, four

grandchildren John (Sue) Burch, Yvonne (Matt) Mercer, Chris (Lisa)

Brooks and Mandy (Tommy) Craze. Five great grandchildren;

Danielle Burch, Ben Burch, Rachel Mercer, Ryan Mercer, and David

Brooks; sister Nancy Burch Chalker and brother Ray (Dorothy) Burch;

and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years Helen V. Burch,

brothers William, Paul, Fred, and Dale Burch, step-mother Pearl

Burch.



Friends may call on Tuesday from 5-8 PM at the Dilley-Lasater

Funeral Home, 212 N. Main Street, Mount Vernon. Funeral Services

will be held on Wednesday 11 AM at Grove Church of Christ, 7740

Grove Church Rd., Gambier, with Evangelist Jerold Tear officiating.

Burial with military honors conducted by the Knox County Joint

Veterans Council will follow in Quarry Chapel Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Knox County,

17700 Coshocton Rd., Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050 or to the Quarry

Chapel Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 849, Gambier, Ohio 43022

34 (4) Sgt. Osborne Russell “Ossie” Chalker 1996

Osborne Chalker was born 17 March 1913 in Connecticut to Howard

Russell Chalker and his wife Ida Goodison Chalker. From 1930 to 1945

he was living in Meridian, New Haven, Connecticut.

He served in the Air Force from 23 July 1943 to 16 March 1946.

He died 22 January 1996 at age 82 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina.

36 (2) Gordon B. Briggs 1998

Gordon B. Briggs, age 85, of 6190 Chadwick Road, Gambier, died

October 23, 1998, at his residence.

He was born Dec. 20, 1912 in Sharon Center, Ohio to Ward and Juvia

(Bell) Briggs. He was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church, the

Alpha Zeta Fraternity and the Ohio Guernsey and Limousin Cattle

Association. He was an Army Air Corps Veteran of WW II serving in



North Africa and Italy He has been a lifelong farmer in Knox County

and retired in 1977 from the Gambier Post Office.

He will be greatly missed by his wife, Jean (Sommers) Briggs, to whom

he had been married 52 years; 3 sons, Greg (Pat) Briggs of Aspers, Pa.,

Doug Briggs of North Salem, Ind., and Eric (R0se) Briggs of Castile,

N.Y.; 2 daughters, Ann (Bob) Buermann of South Hero, Vt., and Jane

(Dave) Braddock of Fredericksburg, Ohio; grandchildren, Laura and

Molly Buermann and Caroline and Andy Braddock; 2 brother, Louis

(Joanna) Briggs of Frazeyburg, and Robert (Janice) Briggs of Seville,

Ohio.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Tom,

Warren, Willis and Ivan Briggs.

Burial with military honors will be in Quarry Chapel Cemetery.

39 (5) Charles R. Leech, Jr. 2013

Charles R. Leech, Jr, 82, of Gambier, Ohio passed away May 17, 2013

at OSU Hospital East. An attorney for many years and a partner in the

Toledo, Ohio, law firm of Fuller & Henry Ltd, Mr. Leech was a native

of Newcomerstown, Ohio. As a graduate of Newcomerstown High

School, he knew Cy Young, who lived on a nearby farm and who was a

close friend to Mr. Leech’s father. In 1952, he received his

undergraduate degree cum laude from Kenyon College. He was a

member of the Collegian staff, the International Relations Club, the Beta

Theta Pi fraternity, the football team, and the athletic association.

In1974, he was awarded the colleges Gregg Cup. This award is given

annually to a Kenyon graduate who has done the most for the college in



the preceding year. From 1974 to 1980, he served as a trustee to the

college. In 1955, he received his law degree from The Ohio State

University. At Ohio State, he was a member of Phi Delta Phi legal

fraternity, managing editor of the Ohio State Law Journal, and vice-

president of the student bar association. He was a life member of the

Ohio State Alumni Association. He was also an avid Buckeye football

fan, especially during those many years when Woody Hayes was the

Buckeye coach. Coach Hayes, of course, was an earlier graduate of

Newcomerstown High School. In1955, he was admitted to the Ohio Bar,

and also began military service in the Far East with the U.S. Navy.

In1957, he became associated with the Toledo, Ohio law firm of Fuller,

Harrington, Seney & Henry; a predecessor of Fuller & Henry Ltd. He

later became a partner in the firm. He was a special counsel for the Ohio

attorney general in the late 1960s. Over the years, he represented many

clients in Toledo and elsewhere. In addition to being admitted to practice

before the courts of the state of Ohio, he was also admitted to practice

before several federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United

States. In1997, he and his wife moved to Gambier. They attended the

Church of the Holy Spirit on the campus of Kenyon College where they

were members of Harcourt Parish. Until 2000, he continued to serve as

counsel to the Toledo law firm where he actively practiced law for

almost 40 years. After his retirement as counsel, he was able to publish

two books relating to his family’s history: A Leech Family of

Newcomerstown, Ohio (2002) and Three John Brothers in the Civil War

(2005). Surviving Mr. Leech is his wife of almost 60 years, Patricia Ann

(Tubaugh) formerly of Cleveland, son, Charles R Leech III, and

daughter-in-law, Monica of Logan, and daughter, Wendy Leech Wolfe,

and son-in-law, Michael L. Wolfe of Gambier. Another son, Timothy



David Leech preceded Mr. Leech in death on September 3, 1969. He is

also survived by two grandchildren, Elizabeth Harper Johnson and

Maxwell Leech Wolfe. There will be a private burial at Quarry Chapel

in Gambier.

44 (1) Dorothy Chandler Blight 1981

Dorothy L. Blight. 61, of Fort Myers, Florida died Sunday evening after

a short illness. Born Feb. 27, 1920, in Springfield, MO to Levi and Edna

T (Boals) Chandler, she was a member of the Church of the Holy Spirit,

Gambier. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William C

Blight, in 1974, who taught at Kenyon College. They moved to Gambier

in 1961. Mrs. Blight is survived by one daughter, Cathy Sturges of

Mount Vernon; two sons, Alan of Fort Myers, Florida and Bill of

Huntington, Mass., and two grandchildren. The funeral was in Fort

Myers, Florida.

44 (2) Sgt. William Blight 1974

Dr. William C. Blight, 50, 205 Kokosing Drive, Gambier, died Tuesday

at 9:25 p.m. in Mercy Hospital after a long illness. He was professor of

genetics at Kenyon College for seven years where he retired in 1969 due

to ill health. He received his undergraduate degrees at Southwest

Missouri State College and his doctorate from Washington University,

St. Louis, Mo. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the

Church of the Holy Spirit in Gambier. Dr. Blight is survived by his

wife, Dorothy; a Daughter, Mrs. Cathy Sturgess, Mount Vernon; two

sons, William C. of North Adams, Mass., and Alan F. at home; and one

grandchild. The Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p .m. in the Church of the

Holy Spirit, the Rev. Richard Harbour officiating. Burial will be in



Quarry Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p .m. Friday in

the North Funeral Home.

He was born in Detroit Michigan. Served 17 May 1943 to 26 April 1946

46 (1) Barbra Susan Logan 2007

Mabel Flecknoe Sanislo (Mother) and Fanny Flecknoe Sheasby (Dan

Sheasby Mother) were sisters.

49 (4) Leo Frederick Baldeschwiler 1997

MOUNT VERNON - Leo F. Baldeschwiler, 78, of Mount Vernon died

Feb. 15, 1997 at Knox Community Hospital following a brief illness.

He was born in Newark on July 8, 1918, to Fred and Anna (Hoffman)

Baldeschwiler. He was a member of St. Vincent de Pau l Catholic

Church and Knights of Columbus. He was a retired accountant for

Continental Can Co. after 33 years. He was a World War II Navy

veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Sheasby) Baldeschwiler; a son, Fred

Baldeschwiler of Mount Vernon; a daughter, Mrs. James (Elizabeth)

Zeyon of Dayton; three grandchildren; and a sister, Margaret

Baldeschwiler of Newark.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, William Carl

Baldeschwiler, on Feb. 25, 1985; and two brothers, Otto and Bernard

Baldeschwiler.



The funeral Mass will be read Tuesday at 10 a .m. in St. Vincent de Paul

Catholic Church. A private burial will be at Quarry Chapel Cemetery.

Grobe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.

50 (4) Mary E Sheasby Meikle 1998

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. Mary E. Meikle, 74, died July 17, 1998, after a

long illness at the home of her daughter, Pat Troyer, in Brooksville, Fla.

She was born in Mount Vernon Aug. 30, 1924, to William and Fannie

(Flecknoe) Sheasby.

She is survived by one son; James Troyer of Zanesville; four daughters,

Pamela (Dennis) Thomas of Maumee, Penny (Roger) Le May of

Temperance, Mich., Peggy (Philip) Helbrand of Hudsonville, Mich. and

Pat Troyer of Brooksville, Fla. 14 grandchildren; one great-grand child;

two brothers, Dan Sheasby of Howard and Lloyd Sheasby of Danville;

and two sisters, Phyllis Baldeschwiler of Mount Vernon and Doris Smith

of Silver Spring, Md.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bryce,

who died in January 1998; and a brother, William F. Sheasby.

A burial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Quarry Chapel Cemetery,

Gambier. The Rev. Steve Carlsen of the Church of the Holy Spirit,

Gambier, will officiate.

51 (1) Lawrence Hanna Toland 1997

Memorial services for Lawrence Hanna Toland, 69, retired

manufacturer’s representative, will be at the Federated Church, 76 Bell



St., Chagrin Falls, tomorrow at 3 p.m. Mr. Tolland collapsed and died

Tuesday at this home in Chagrin Falls. He retired in 1973 as a

representative for forging and foundry industries, a business he started in

1953. He also worked as a purchasing agent in the coach and aircraft

division of White Motor Company in sales a purchasing for Thompson

Products Inc.

In World War II he was a laboratory technician in a U.S. Army hospital

in England. He was graduated from University School and Kenyon

College.

Surviving are his wife, Janet; three sisters and a brother.

51 (4) Arthur M. Cox, Jr. 2000

Arthur M. Cox, Jr. Alumni leader Art Cox '42 is dead at eighty-two

Arthur M. Cox '42, a long-time Kenyon volunteer, died of cancer on

August 29, 2000. He was eighty-two and a resident of Manchester

Township, New Jersey.

As a student, Art was active in many areas of College life. He joined

Delta Tau Delta and participated in the Aeronautics Club, the Dramatic

Club, the Kenyon Singers, the Philomathesian Society, the Photography

Club, and the Moving Picture Committee.

After service in the U. S. Army during World War II, Art became an

agent for the Chicago, North Shore, and Milwaukee Railroad. He later

went on to a long and distinguished career in public relations in Chicago,

Illinois, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newark, New Jersey, working with



Railway Age magazine, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the New Jersey

Chamber of Commerce, from which he retired in 1985.

As a resident of Leisure Village West (LVW) in Manchester Township,

Art served as chair of the advisory council to the LVW trustees. He was

also chair of the LVW Resident Service Division and station manager of

KLVW, the village's closed-circuit television station.

Art's devotion to the College was expressed in many ways. From

secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Alumni Association in 1946-47, to

class agent and member of the Kenyon Fund Executive Committee in

recent years, Art handled his varied roles as correspondent and

fundraiser with great seriousness and success. His name was familiar to

many Bulletin readers as a frequent contributor to the magazine. Art also

made many and varied contributions to Kenyon's library, ranging from

rare books and magazines to videos of such early films as Wings.

In May 2000, just three months before his death, Art received the Gregg

Cup for 2000, Kenyon's highest alumni accolade. The award was given

in recognition of his life-long devotion to Kenyon and the many

contributions he made over the years. Because Art was too ill to travel to

Gambier at the time, Lisa Dowd Schott '80, executive director of alumni

and parent relations and annual funds, presented the award in his home.

He had previously received the Distinguished Service Award from

Alumni Council in 1997.

Art is survived by his wife, Beatrice Parker Cox, a Gambier native

whose great-grandfather was the head stonemason hired by Philander

Chase to build Old Kenyon; a daughter, Carol Hartman; a son, Edward

P. Cox; four grandchildren; and a brother, Kendall Cox.



Memorial contributions may be made to the Kenyon Fund, Office of

Alumni and Parent Relations and Annual Funds, Kenyon College,

Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623, or to the General Fund of the Illinois

Railroad Museum, Box 427, Union, Illinois 60180.

51 (15) Guy H. Bertschy 1998

Guy H. Bertschy age 34, of Minford, died in Scioto County. He was

born Sept. 12, 1964 in Silver Spring, MD. He was a graduate of Mount

Vernon High School in 1982 and Muskingum Tech in 1984.

He is survived by his parents, James C. and Jean N. (Donaldson)

Bertschy of Gambier; 2 brothers, Robert Bertschy of Mount Vernon and

Jay Bertschy of Kansas City, KS; maternal grandmother, Margaret

Donaldson of Swansea, MA; paternal grand-mother, Emily Bertschy of

Dover MA; special friend, Kim Lotspeich of Minford.

The family will observed private services.

(V) Margaret B. McKenzie 1868

This is one of the mysteries of the cemetery. Chapel records show a

Burial for Mrs. Ann McKenzie on February 20, 1879 but there is no

gravestone. There is a gravestone for Margaret B McKenzie born in

1852 and died on February 5, 1868 at the age of 16. Can we assume they

were mother and daughter? Records find an Ann Kerr born in Scotland

in 1811 who married Hector McKenzie in Scotland on March 9, 1837 at

the age of 26. Hector died in Scotland in 1860 at age 51.Ann would have

been 68 at the time of her burial or funeral at the Chapel.



Did mother and young daughter come to Gambier from Scotland after

the death of Hector, which is after 1860 and before 1868? Why?

X Orin C. Porter 1882

Orin (Orrin) was born 1836 in Rochester, Monroe, New York to George

Anson Porter and Sarah E. Warren Porter.

In 1850 he lived in New Castle, Coshocton, Ohio

He married Sophia Wallace on 23 October 1856 in Knox, Ohio.

Enlisted in Company C, Ohio 32nd Infantry Regiment on 31 Aug 1861,

promoted to Full Corporal on 18 Jan 1864, promoted to Full Sergeant on



Jan 1865, mustered out on 20 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.

Occupation was a stone mason in 1870 and 1880.

Died 14 February 1882

Y Eugene Garwood Sewell 1948



Eugene Garwood Sewell, 68, died in Mercy Hospital Friday at 3 p.m.

following a brief illness.

A retired bookkeeper and former resident of Savannah, Ga., Mr. Sewell

resided with his sister, Mrs. Rosalie Roege, two miles east of Gambier,

for the past four months.

Beside his sister he is survived by one niece, Mrs. D. H. Chevalier of

Gambier.

The funeral will be Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Church of the Holy Spirit

with the Rev. R. Emmett Gribben officiating. Burial will be in the

Quarry Chapel Cemetery in Gambier.

Z (1) Alfred Sheasby 1941

Alfred was born in October 1867 in Southam, Warwickshire, England

with one older brother, Thomas. In December 1885, at the age of 18, he

married 29 year old Emma Maycock in England. Emma had previously

been married to Thomas Allen and they had 4 children. Alfred and

Emma arrived in the USA in 1891 with a stepdaughter and 3 children.

Alice Maude Mary Allen Weymouth (Stepdaughter) 1880-

Alfred and Emma had 3 children:

Ada Emma Sheasby Byerly 1886-1961

William Herbert Sheasby 1887-1960

Confirmed Quarry Chapel April 16, 1903

Alfred Victor Sheasby 1895-1936



Confirmed Quarry Chapel May 17, 1912

His occupation was identified as “farmer”.

Alfred died June 1, 1941 at age 73 and is buried at Quarry Chapel.

Emma died March 26, 1920 at age 64 and is buried alongside her

husband.

Z (2) Emma Maycock Sheasby 1920

Daniel Maycock (1812-1865) and wife Hanna Reach (1807-1873) lived

in Hunningham Warwickshire, England. In 1841 and 1842 his

occupation was listed as agricultural laborer and in 1861 as carter or

porter. The couple had 7 children including Alice (1838-1911). In

1851at the age of 12, Alice was a house servant for the family of Henry

Goff, a blacksmith.

On December 31, 1855, at the age of 17, Alice gave birth to daughter

Emma.

In 1861, at age 5, Emma lived with her grandparents, Daniel and Hanna

Maycock, and had the Maycock surname. Her occupation was listed as

scholar.

Alice’s other children were:

Alfred (1843-1902)

Hiram Hope (1849-1914)

Jane Louise (1870-1928)



In 1897 at age 47, Alice married Edward Hughes and all the children

took the Hughes name.

Alice died in 1911 at age 73 in Dartford, Kent, England.

Z (3) Alfred Victor Sheasby 1936

When Alfred Victor Sheasby was born on March 11, 1895, in College,

Ohio, his father, Alfred, was 27 and his mother, Emma, was 39. He had

one brother and two sisters. He died on April 7, 1936, in his hometown,

at the age of 41, and was buried there.

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