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Elmer Stetler

Birth	:	21 Oct 1883 Howard County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	15 Sep 1969 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Barnett Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4757830, -86.2618590
Inscription	:	Capt US Army World Wars I and II
Description	:	Written by grandaughter Janet Jones GRANDPA WAS IN 2ND U.S. INFTY., 1903-1906, SGT. STATIONED IN OHIO, WYO., KANS., OKLA. AND COLORADO. TO PHILLIPPINES VIA SAN FRANCISCO, PRE QUAKE AND FIRE,, HAWAII AND GUAM. AS EXPERT RIFLEMAN COVERED P. I. FOR NORTHERN LUZON TO SOUTHERN MINDANAO. HOME VIA NAGASAKI, JAPAN, WAKE ISLAND, HAWAII AND SAN FRANCISCO (AFTER QUAKE AND FIRE). VALPARAISO UNIV. 1 YEAR, PURDUE UNIV. 1911, CIVIL ENG., WWI MAY 1918 TO JUNE 1919; WWII MAY 1942-1944; CAPT. ENGRS. RET. RES. OFFR. WITH PANAMA CANAL 33 YEARS. CONST. OF FORTIFICATIONS, PACIFIC SIDE UNTIL CANAL OPENED IN... Read More	Written by grandaughter Janet Jones GRANDPA WAS IN 2ND U.S. INFTY., 1903-1906, SGT. STATIONED IN OHIO, WYO., KANS., OKLA. AND COLORADO. TO PHILLIPPINES VIA SAN FRANCISCO, PRE QUAKE AND FIRE,, HAWAII AND GUAM. AS EXPERT RIFLEMAN COVERED P. I. FOR NORTHERN LUZON TO SOUTHERN MINDANAO. HOME VIA NAGASAKI, JAPAN, WAKE ISLAND, HAWAII AND SAN FRANCISCO (AFTER QUAKE AND FIRE). VALPARAISO UNIV. 1 YEAR, PURDUE UNIV. 1911, CIVIL ENG., WWI MAY 1918 TO JUNE 1919; WWII MAY 1942-1944; CAPT. ENGRS. RET. RES. OFFR. WITH PANAMA CANAL 33 YEARS. CONST. OF FORTIFICATIONS, PACIFIC SIDE UNTIL CANAL OPENED IN 1914; THEN TO MARINE DIV. AS ADMEASURER. RET. 1945 AS CHF. ADMEASURER (THEY DETERMINE TONNAGE AND TOLLS OF ALL VESSELS TRANSITING THE CANAL) NOTE: GRANDPA WROTE THE BOOK ON WEIGHTS AND TONNAGE AND HOW TO FIGURE IT WHICH IS STILL USED TODAY) HIS HOBBIES WERE, HUNTING, FISHING, BOATING, FIREARMS, TAXIDERMY, VISUAL ASTRONOMY, ROCKS, SEA-SHELLS, GOLF, AND FURNITURE BUILDING. HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BALBOA UNION FOR 4 YRS. HE WAS A DEVOTED MEMBER OF THE JUDSON BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR DUN-ROLLING, THEIR HOME AFTER RETIREMENT FROM THE PANAMA CANAL, GRANDPA AND GRANDMA CAME TO VISIT US IN EL PASO BEFORE THEY BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON THEIR HOME IN KOKOMO, WELL, BETWEEN BURLINGTON, IND. AND KOKOMO. IT WAS SUCH A NICE VISIT BUT AS ALWAYS GRANDPA WAS IN A HURRY AND DEPARTED TOO QUICKLY. THEY LIVED IN A TRAILER WHILE THEY CLEARED THE 80 AC. FARM LAND INHERITED BY GRANDMA. ALL THE WOOD CUT WAS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE, FROM FLOORS TO CEILINGS. GRANDPA SAID HE WAS BORN WITH A HAMMER IN ONE HAND AND A SAW IN THE OTHER. THE PLANS FOR THE HOUSE WERE DESIGNED AND DRAWN UP SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING FROM PURDUE IN 1911 AND HE STUCK TO IT. ALL THE FURNITURE IN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT BY GRANDPA, SOME FROM THE MAHOGONY WOODEN CRATES THAT THEIR BELONGINGS WERE SHIPPED TO THE U. S. IN. ESPECIALLY THE DINING TABLE AND HUTCH AND GRANDMA NEEDLEPOINTED THE CHAIRS. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF DUN-ROLLING. MY DAD, JOHN EDWARD STETLER ALSO HELPED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION LIVING IN A SMALL BEDROOM ABOVE THE GARAGE AFTER IT WAS BUILT

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Where is Elmer Stetler's memorial?
Elmer Stetler's memorial is located at: Barnett Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, USA.
When did Elmer Stetler death?
Elmer Stetler death on 15 Sep 1969 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Elmer Stetler's memorial?
Latitude: 40.4757830
Longitude: -86.2618590

Family Members:

Parent

John Michael Stetler

(1856 - 1943)

Selinda Angeline “Angie” Crumbaugh Stetler

(1865 - 1944)

Spouse

Mazie Ethel Johnson Stetler

(1888 - 1985)

Siblings

Bertha Alice Stetler Rinehart

(1889 - 1918)

Clarence Ray “Ray” Stetler

(1892 - 1983)

Children

John Edward Stetler

(1913 - 1958)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 40.4757830, -86.2618590

2. Price Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4748360, -86.2642600

3. Shiloh Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4895250, -86.2411520

4. Twin Springs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4641280, -86.2244470

5. Friends Cemetery
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6. Stringer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4859610, -86.2037270

7. South Union Cemetery
Kokomo, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4745670, -86.3290160

8. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4531110, -86.3245450

9. Young Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4753500, -86.1881940

10. Russiaville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4196880, -86.2762570

11. Puckett Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4878006, -86.1868210

12. Miller Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.4643936, -86.3377228

13. Maria Regina Mater Monastery
Kokomo, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4936400, -86.1863820

14. North Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5372780, -86.2805810

15. Old Taylor Cemetery
Russiaville, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4103000, -86.2640000

16. Rush Cemetery
Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5400009, -86.2435989

17. Smith Cemetery
Forest, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4203610, -86.3188500

18. Bassett Cemetery
Poplar Grove, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5374200, -86.3065300

19. Pete's Run Cemetery
Ervin Township, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4907960, -86.3565140

20. Coleman Cemetery
Kokomo, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4764100, -86.1544800

21. Alto Baptist Cemetery
Kokomo, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4383940, -86.1653910

22. Mound Cemetery
Poplar Grove, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5264015, -86.3535995

23. Prairieville Cemetery
Groomsville, Tipton County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3960152, -86.2158279

24. Sunset Memory Garden
Kokomo, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4393120, -86.1578320