The "Lorain MorningJournal" has published a plea to find families affected by the destruction of the mausoleums at Elmwood Cemetery.
The story was published on Thursday, November 10, 2011.
Click on the newspaper name above to read the story.
Unfortunately, as of November 26, 2011, many were already blocked in with cinder and cement blocks to ensure that further vandalism does not happen. Thus, the mausoleums can no longer be entered by any remaining family members.
Longer shot view of four of the Mausoleums that were broken into and were subjected to varying degrees of damage including removal of iron gate doors. Also several structures sustained removal one way or another of their stained glass windows from the sides.
The ones that had the iron railings over their stained glass windows were spared from being taken. I imagine in some cases, the criminals used the larger windows to gain entrance to the inside so they could work out of view without being as easily detected to remove and steal the doors.
This is the largest mausoleum at Elmwood Cemetery.
It belongs to the Thew family of Captain Richard Thew.
The Nielsen Family mausoleum that was severely damaged at Elmwood Cemetery
Louis and Elizabeth Szanto mausoleum with its removed front door.
Mausoleum of A. T. Grills with door entrance blocked in as a permanent fixture now a part of the structure that renders the opening unaccessible.
Close-up view of the stained glass window on the Szanto mausoleum that was spared during the vandalism attack.
Mausoleum of Harriet and William Little with blocked in front door opening.
