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Hannah d. 1845
Hannah d. 1845...
A tombstone for our mother, the woman Mrs. Chana [Hannah] wife of 
the honorable rabbi Mordechai Kirshtein 
during the year of mourning, after our father was taken, death did not
spare her offspring who moan for their misfortune, they are together, 
they went to their everlasting resting place and their sons shed tears like
water died 16 Second Adar 5605 by the abbreviated era [25 March 1845]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by (smages@comcast.net)
A tombstone for...
Here lies
your resting place will glow in the heavens, 
you supported the poor and the baggers with your right arm,
you followed the righteous path during your life, 
surely this is a man, honest and just, pure and innocent, 
the honorable rabbi Zev Wolf  Marovitch? of blessed memory 
died with a good reputation on 19 Second Adar 5605 by the abbreviated era [28 March 1845]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies your...
Urjus Gerber d. 29.05.1855
Urjus Gerber d....
Urjus Gerber d. 29.05.1855
Urjus Gerber d....
Here lies a trustworthy man righteous in his ways,
honest in his deeds, the glory of his sons, the supreme  
elderly who lived over the age of 80, the honorable rabbi
Moshe [Moses] Yehudah [Judah] son of the honorable
Mordechai Danzinger a slaughterer and examiner of the holy
community of Mattenbuedene,  died on Thursday morning 
24 Tamuz [5 July 1877] and was buried on the eve of the holy Sabbath 25 of the
month [Friday 6 July 1877] 5637 May his rest be graceful
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a tru...
Blume Michelsohn maiden Wollf d. 03.09.1865

Here lies the beloved modest woman
Mrs. Blume daughter of Reb Zev died with a
good reputation on 12 Elul 5625 by the abbreviated era 
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Blume Michelsoh...
Blume Michelsohn maiden Wollf d. 03.09.1865
Blume Michelsoh...
Here lies a modest woman Mrs. Beila daughter of the member Reb
Mordechai HaCohen died 28 Tevet [14 January 1839]
and was buried on the 29
of it 5599  May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a mod...
Two hands with outspread fingers indicated that the dead man was descended from priestly stock (Kohanim) who blessed the people in this fashion.

Here lies.
You the man who passes by see the grave of the man who is buried
within, died at half of his life and did not leave sons, surely he is
Yehudah [Judah] Leib son of Reb Gabriel HaCohen died 5 Iyar 5605 by the abbreviated era [12 May 1845] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Two hands with ...
Here lies the honest simple young man Yitzchak [Yitschak, Icchok]   
son of ? Elhanan Moshe of blessed memory, died  suddenly to the
grief and the weeping of his mother and his relatives on the eve of the holiday of Shavuot 5594 [5 Sivan – 12 June 1834] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net
Here lies the h...
…Ms. Buna daughter of Shemuel, her holy soul left on the first light Sunday
and was buried on the next day 12 Elul  5564 [19 August 1804]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
…Ms. Buna...
A hundred year old.
A respected old man full of days died of old age,    
his righteous heart was honest with people and with
the Lord in the heavens, died and returned to a merciful world with
a happy soul and a willing spirit, with a pure heart and without disgrace 
and blemish on Nisan 5608 [17 April 1848] on the fourteen of the month and was buried on the sixteen of it YOEL [the remainder is missing] 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A hundred year ...
…surely he is the honorable rabbi Alexander Berl died 26 Shevat 5605 by
the abbreviated era [3 February 1845]  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
…surely h...
Here lies
the widow Rivka [Riwka] daughter of the honorable Meir
wife of R’ Avishai Winberg [Vinberg] died on Ta’anit
Ester [13 Second Adar-22 March 1845] and was buried on Shushan Purim [14 Second Adar-23 March 1845] 5605 by the abbreviated era May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies the ...