Rumbarger Cemetery

The Honor Guard playing Taps.

The Soldiers Circle-December 14, 2013.

Thanks Petee, our board members all have their own niche. It works because we all have different interests. Some are into the genealogy, some are into the civil war veterans and the other veterans, some are into the landscaping and flower part of the cemetery, some like to mow, some photograph our projects and this journey, plus we even have an attorney that helps us with any legal matters. Most of us have no one buried there, but we felt the need to make the area look better and honor the people buried there, since most of them have no family alive anymore. We are all volunteers and do as much as we can after work and on weekends.

Thank you beadbabe, we have a great group of dedicated volunteers on our board.

RESTORING THE CHILDS FAMILY MAUSOLEUM Making badly needed repairs and renovations to the 120 year old structure, undoubtedly the most severely ravaged by time, the Childs Mausoleum got a badly needed recasing of block and a new beautiful hand made wrought iron door. FINISHING TOUCHES COMPLETE THE RESTORATION Preservation Society Board member Mel Amrhein replaced the black metal piping around the mausoleum this summer. The piping had been stolen over the years and Mel replaced it so it looks like it did when the mausoleum was first built. Board member Melanie McGinnis landscaped the mausoleum with Hostas and Day Lilies this summer, along with help from Zack Ball and Erick Carpino from Landscape One. Brian Coakley of Treasure Lake volunteered to help Melanie make borders around the mausoleum to keep the mulch in. Thanks so much to Scott Farrell, Ron Miknis, Ed Wells and Greg Vida from the City of DuBois. They volunteered after work to appy a coat of cement to the crumbling mausoleum at Rumbarger Cemetery as part of an ongoing effort to restore the historic site. Zack Farrell also helped out with the project. Zack will use the time he volunteered towards his community service for school. Thank you all for helping out. We really appreciate your time and efforts. Marty Hrin of Hrin Masonry put the blocks back on the sides of the mausoleum. He did a great job putting the sandstone blocks back on after they sat for over 20 years stacked up by the building.

Thank you Lavender! Here is another urn we planted this year.

One of the 11 urns we planted this year. Some are over 100 years old. They are cracked and crumbling, but still hold flowers. We found 11 urns buried under high grass and weeds when we started in 2010. We have planted the 11 urns the past two years to add some color.

Thank you to Brian Coakley and Joey Mazza for volunteering to help out at Rumbarger Cemetery yesterday. The guys weedeated, planted grass and planted 8 new velvet boxwood bushes in the Soldiers Circle.

The huge Knarr monument being set on top of the hill at Rumbarger.

The newly refinished Soldiers Circle. Our summer help and our board members have been working all summer to restore and spruce up the Soldiers Circle. It received a badly needed face lift. The cannons were painted, the GAR letters were replaced, the entire Soldiers Circle was landscaped with red, white and blue flowers and plants. We added flags, the seven graves in the Circle have geraniums, the white circle was freshly painted, the white stones were removed and new grass now surrounds the Circle. Korb Monuments removed the bronze plate and had it restored and shined up. They also had the GAR stone sandblasted and brought back to it's original look.

Thanks to RCPS board member Mel Amrhein for painting the GAR cement and replacing the letters. Our summer help painted the cannons and Mel painted the gold bands on the cannons.

Yes, they did a great job and they had a rough summer to work up there. The hot muggy days and all the rain made it a tough job this year. Great group of young men and women, we were lucky to have them!

This is a very old picture of the Knarr monument that sits at the very top of Rumbarger. What beautifully manicured grounds and the fence was nice too. There is nothing left today except a set of steps in front of the monument.

Many Yuccas are blooming now in the cemetery. Take a walk through on a nice day and check out all the different wild flowers growing. We have a botanical paradise right on Main street.

One of 11 urns we planted this year. This one has the name "Stage"on it.

The front flower bed on Main street.

The front flower bed on Main street is doing well thanks to all the rain.

The Soldiers Circle was recently planted with new landscaping.

We would like to thank all the people that have planted flowers on graves this year. It's so nice to see so many flowers all around the cemetery. Most of the people buried at Rumbarger have no family alive to care for their graves. Having different people just plant one random grave has brightened up the cemetery a lot. Some people have even planted three and four graves or a family. Rumbarger has a large array of different wild flowers, roses and plants blooming now until winter. Some are over 100 years old. It's amazing how the wind carries seeds and flowers grow. Take a walk through and check out all the flowers, butterflies and plants.

With a generous donation from the VFW, we were able to have the road paved to the Soldiers Circle.

Thank you to Erick Carpino and Zack Ball from Landscape One. They volunteered to finish up and plant some landscape projects we had going. They worked hard for hours and did a great job!

Front flower bed is planted with some plants. We will add flowers when the chance for frost is gone.

Soldiers Circle 2013. Erick Carpino and Zack Ball from Landscape One volunteered after work yesterday and finished up and planted some landscape projects we had going. Thank guys, you did a great job!

We would also like to thank Tom Prontock from Prontock Beer for supplying water and soda for the volunteers on Earth Day 2013 at Rumbarger.

Many thanks to the FedEx employees and James Burkholder of Yard Works for volunteering at the cemetery on Earth Day 2013. They all worked hard and their efforts truly made a difference! In the group photo from left to right are: Jenny Ross, Dan Stewart, Scott Smith, Nick DiGilarmo, Bernie Ashenfelter, Andrew Burns, Ryan Morrison, Andy Daughtery, James Burkholder, Roger Knepp, Jeff Greenman, Jeff Butterworth, Dennis Vasbinder, Paul Potts, Lynnette Aljoe, Justin Marchiori, John Geist. Thank you all!