Woodlawn Cemetery - Lima Ohio

09/18/2025

Edwin W. Cook founded the Globe Machine Co., later know as the Globe Cigar Box Co., located on S. Main St. immediately north of the river, in 1879. His mausoleum was built on his death in 1928, and various members of his family rest there. His son, Fred W. Cook, died in 1968, and will be remembered for purchasing the Old National City Bank on W. High St., changing the name to Cook Tower, and then attempting to donate it to the City of Lima as a new city building. It now houses Chase Bank.

09/11/2025

The C**t family were farmers in Erie County, PA before coming to Lima, where they were active in the gas and oil wells in this area and in Kansas. Brothers Burt H. C**t died in 1916, and Mack P. C**t was buried here in 1948. A dignified memorial stone marks their family plot.

09/11/2025

09/05/2025

This is a fascinating photo of Woodlawn Cemetery in 1955. Thanks for sharing, Allen County Museum and Historical Society!

This week’s features an aerial shot of the water treatment plant and Woodlawn Cemetery in 1955.

09/04/2025

William H. Glover's memorial was completed in 1912 in the classical style prevalent at that time to house the remains of his wife, Currence A. (Winters) Glover, who died the previous year. Mr. Glover, a Canadian, was founder of Glover & Winters Millinery. He died in 1917 and the store ceased operations shortly after that time. The couple had no children.

08/21/2025

The Wohlgemuth-Erlanger-Simmons Mausoleum was built for those intertwined families. Jonas Wohlgemuth took over the Feldman's ready-to-wear department store from his brother Bert in 1909. Jonas' first wife passed away in 1913, and his brother in 1916. He then married Lenora (Hershberg), who had three sisters surviving: Minnie Simmons, Bertha Simon, and Rose Erlanger. The mausoleum was erected by Jonas in 1927. Minnie's husband, Samuel Simmons, was the first to die in 1935, then Rose's husband, Wm. B. Erlanger in 1938. Lenore died in 1941, and not too long afterward, Jonas married the widowed Rose. Jonas lived until 1954 and his wife Rose died in 1961. Her sister, Minnie Simmons, had died in 1957. Rose and her first husband had a son, Robert Erlanger, who died in 1967 and his here as well, with his wife Rose. The Hershberg mother, brothers, and remaining sister Bertha are nearby, as are Jonas' first wife, brother, and his family. Mr. Hershberg was buried in Piqua.

08/07/2025

Miner A. Atmur will be remembered as a trustee of Woodlawn Cemetery, as a well-known attorney, and as a trustee of various financial institutions. He died in 1947, and his wife, Henrietta (Hageman) Atmur, two years later. A beautiful memorial of four columns marks the burial place of his family, including his son Loren and wife Lucie (Van Tyne), who died at very early ages in an automobile accident in 1932.

07/31/2025

J.D.S. Neely was one of the Pennsylvania oil men who came to drill for Lima's oil in 1885 and stayed on. He built the mansion at 620 W. Spring Street which much later became the Senior Citizens' Center. He was also president of the Lima Trust Co. in 1911. While on business in Oklahoma, he was shot and killed. An impressive granite monument marks his grave and that of his wife, Elizabeth (Yingling) Neely.

07/25/2025

An impressive mausoleum with iron grillwork guards the Prather-Dalzell family. It was erected in 1903 and contains the earthly remains of Francis M. Prather, his wife, Isabell (McKinley) Prather, their daughter, Francis (Prather) Dalzell, her husband, Carson Dalzell, and the second Mrs. Dalzell. F.M. Prather had been a steamboat captain on the Ohio River before coming to Lima to work at the L.E. & W. coach shops. Mrs. Prather died in 1901, her husband in 1905, their daughter in 1907, and their son-in-law in 1943.

07/17/2025

Dr. Shelby Mumaugh was highly esteemed by Allen County residents, but perhaps even more so after 1915. He and his wife Amanda (Ertel) were struck by a west-bound Pennsylvania express. She was killed outright, and he was gravely injured. However, Dr. Mumaugh directed his own care as well as the retrieval process for his wife before allowing himself to be transported. An ornate memorial erected in 1916 with the Jean Paul Richter quotation: "each departed friend is a magnet that attracts us to the next world" marks her burial site. Dr. Mumaugh subsequently remarried, to Catherine Elizabeth Shull of Beaverdam, and she survived him by four years, dying in 1941. Dr. Mumaugh lies between his two wives beside the elaborate sculpture.

07/10/2025

The McCauley family came to Lima from Hancock County. The father, Joseph, was a miller who died here not too many years after their arrival. His widow Ruth (Reed) continued on, raising their large family alone. Sons Frank, George and Albert remained in Lima. At Albert's death in 1916, George had the classical mausoleum erected for the family, removing their parents there. George had been a local grocer for 25 years, with his store located at 930 E. High Street; however, at the time of his death in 1931, he was service manager for Timmerman Motor Company. Albert was a milliner, and Frank worked in a falx mill. Brother Edward moved to Phoenix.