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Died 3 Menachem Av 5675 by the abbreviated era [14 July 1915]
Here lies
a God-fearing honest woman 
who was modest all of her life, has done good deeds all the days of her life,  
extended her hands to the poor,
from a righteous ancestry,
Ms. Zedsil [Tsedsil] daughter of the late Dov
[The remainder is covered with grass]  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Died 3 Menachem...
Moshe son of a scholar, died 5683?
Moshe son of a ...
Died 3 Menachem Av 5675 by the abbreviated era [14 July 1915]
Here lies
A God-fearing honest woman... 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Died 3 Menachem...
On the first day of the month of  ? 5685 by the abbreviated era.  "Here lies an old man full of days,   enjoyed the toil of his hands. He went every day to the house of study.  It is Shimon [Szimon] son of the late our teacher and rabbi Yehuda of blessed memory.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
On the first da...
Died 14 Tishrei 5686 [2 October 1925] 
Here lies buried

A man modest and humble tender in years, was hospitable and
merciful, left small orphans at the prime of his days,   
Mr. Effraim son of Yitzchak [Yitschak, Icchok] Yehudah [Judah]
HaLevi May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Died 14 Tishrei...
Died 14 Tishrei 5686 [2 October 1925] 
Here lies buried
Died 14 Tishrei...
The crown of priesthood 

Here lies 
a man who earned his living from the labor of his hands,
a man honest and simple who was charitable and merciful,
was trustworthy and earned his living with honesty all of his days,
died on the third intermediate day of Sukkot 5692 by the abbreviated
era, Gad son of Aharon [Aaron] Dov [Dow] HaCohen 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
The crown of pr...
Here lies
a man innocent and honest who followed the righteous path,
feared God all of his life, our teacher and rabbi Asher son of Eliyahu 
died on the eve of the new month of Tamuz 5666 
[23 June 1906] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a ma...
The hands held in benediction are the symbol of the Cohens

Here lies
an honest simple man went to his eternal resting place,
was kind and charitable and sought righteousness all of his life,
was carved from a priesthood ancestry, our teacher the rabbi Zev son of
the late Yehudah HaCohen May he rest in peace died 20 of the 
month of Shevat 5691 [7 February 1931]
 by the abbreviated era May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
The hands held ...
Here lies

a man honest and simple in his deeds, was trustworthy and righteous, earned
his living with honesty all of his days, Yisrael [Israel] Yitzchak [Yitschak, Icchok]   
son of Nathaniel [Nathanel] died 23 Kislev 5683  [13 December 1922] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a ...
Here lies
a man simple and honest in his ways, earned his living
from the labor of his hands all of his life, our teacher
Shlomo son of Yakov [Jacob, Jakow] died 6 Shevat
5662 [14 January 1902] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
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Here lies a ma...
Died 20 Adar 5683 by the abbreviated era
[8 march 1923
Here lies a man, innocent and honest and who followed the righteous path, surely he is our teacher the rabbi Avraham [Abraham]
Eliezer son of the late teacher and rabbi ShalomHaLevi of blessed memory
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Died 20 Adar 56...
Here lies
a man honest and righteous, old and full of days,
enjoyed the labor of his hands, our teacher and rabbi
Neta son of Shelomo died on Lag B’Omer [18 Iyar] 5665 [23 May 1905]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
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Here lies a ma...
Here lies

Bless the one who is buried here with his knowledge,
surely he is the prominent scholar, an old man advance in years
who did not stray from the righteous path 
and taught his sons to be just, 
was curved from a Cohanim ancestry ,
our teacher and rabbi Aharon [Aaron] Shlomo son of   Todros HaCohen died on the second day of the month of Second Adar 5695 [7 March 1935]
 May his soul be bound in the
bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies Bl...
Here lies.
A tombstone for a woman Ms. Chana [Hanna] Leah
daughter of Pinchas died 27 Second Adar 5679 [29 March 1919] 
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies. A t...