Obviously, this is a cenotaph - officially an empty tomb. This is a monument to a father and brother who died in the old country but are remembered here.
Presumably his daughter is Anna Rempel Enns whose information and her husband's are on the opposite side of the monument. The father's side is west facing.
Presumably his daughter is Anna Rempel Enns whose information and her husband's are on the opposite side of the monument. The father's side is west facing.
Obviously, this is a cenotaph - officially an empty tomb. This is a monument to a father and brother who died in the old country but are remembered here.
Presumably his daughter is Anna Rempel Enns whose information and her husband's are on the opposite side of the monument. The father's side is west facing.
Presumably his daughter is Anna Rempel Enns whose information and her husband's are on the opposite side of the monument. The father's side is west facing.
Inscription
FATHER
PETER REMPEL
BORN IN SOUTH RUSSIA
NOVEMBER 2 (14) 1817
DIED AND BURIED
IN THE SAME PLACE DECEMBER 1869
WAS GOTT THUT DAS IST WOHLGETHAN
WHAT GOD DOES IS WELL DONE
Gravesite Details
There is a correction to the engraving, adding the word "thut".
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