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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anne,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On several visits to </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Albany</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> I have tried to reach the Riverside
Cemetery Assn., but never with any success.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Here is the address & phone #:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span class=GramE><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Riverside</span></font></span></st1:PlaceName><span
class=GramE><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font></span><st1:PlaceType><span
class=GramE><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Cemetery</span></font></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
class=GramE><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> Assn.</span></font></span><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><st1:address><st1:Street><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'>PO Box 785</span></font></st1:Street><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:City><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Albany</span></font></st1:City><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:State><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>OR</span></font></st1:State><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>97321-0272</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:address><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><br>
541.928.0490<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have better luck than I have had, please let me
know.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I can update the Linn Co.
website if you find any further <span class=GramE>information .</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lisa</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Anne Comer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, May 03, 2003 4:02
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Robert L. Casebeer; OREGON-L@rootsweb.com;
or-roots<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [or-roots] Re:
[OREGON] Re: Fortmiller Funeral Home in Albany</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks, Robert, but printed copies, or easier yet, the
online listing of the burials of a cemetery do not include names of those who
have no stone. The reason why this is so is, because the records are made by
dedicated people who give their time and effort to walk the cemetery and copy
down the information that they can read. If there is nothing to read. . .
nothing can be listed. So, because my grandfather never had a stone, he is not
listed. Sexton's records, on the other hand, should be able to locate the grave
of any person, stone or no stone.<br>
<br>
Riverside has been surveyed twice, <br>
<br>
once by "WPA Linn County Cemetery Survey, researched & prepared by
Leslie L. Haskin on 12-1-1939" <br>
and secondly: "The Riverside Cemetery Directory was compiled in the early
1980s as an Eagle Scout project under the direction of Joel Christensen. Under
Joel's direction, a group of dedicated Boy Scouts recorded the names directly
from the stones in the Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Oregon. The scouts recorded
over 5,100 names. This survey was subsequently formatted for the internet and
is available at Jan Phillips' website."<br>
<br>
Still hopeful, <br>
Anne<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Saturday, May 3, 2003, at 02:17 AM, Robert L. Casebeer wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Anne, have you gotten in touch with the Linn County
Genealogical<br>
Society...they may have printed copies of all the cemeteries in Linn County,<br>
Albany is the county seat. Bob<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Anne Comer <comerslr@mindspring.com><br>
To: OREGON-L@rootsweb.com <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com>; or-roots<br>
<or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us><br>
Date: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:54 PM<br>
Subject: [or-roots] Re: [OREGON] Re: Fortmiller Funeral Home in Albany<br
style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you to each one who responded to my query. I
have the obit, but<br>
what I am really trying to find out is the location of my grandfather's<br>
grave. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Albany but since he has no<br>
stone, the transcriptions of the burials do not include him. I thought<br>
the funeral home records might give a clue.<br>
<br>
Let me try this another way. Does anyone know if there are any sexton's<br>
records for Riverside Cemetery, and how one could get access to them?<br>
<br>
Anne<br>
<br>
<br>
On Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 10:02 PM, Jane wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi, When the Fortmiller Funeral Home was sold out, the
owner keep all<br>
of<br>
the records. He felt they were not pubic records. They have not<br>
surfaced.<br>
The only record would be an<br>
obit that was written up in the newspaper or the death certificate.<br>
This information was told to me by the Fisher Funeral Home who bought<br>
out<br>
Fortmiller.<br>
<br>
----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "Anne Comer" <comerslr@mindspring.com><br>
To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com><br>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 8:09 PM<br>
Subject: [OREGON] Fortmiller Funeral Home in Albany<br style='mso-special-character:
line-break'>
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<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Is the Fortmiller Funeral Home in Albany still in
existence?, and how<br>
can I contact them? And if not, have it's records been preserved<br>
somewhere?<br>
<br>
Thanks, Anne<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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