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An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Gitel Ledner

A marker
A young, delicate beloved woman.
Mrs. Gitel Ledner.
You left the land of the living, your days were not completed, 
they didn’t reach their end, you rose to dwell in the heavens, 
you parents can
An acrostic poe...
Here lies a man upright and honest who walked
in the way of integrity, surely he is the honorable
rabbi Aron [Aharon Shlezinger, died on ? 
[the remainder is below ground]     
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a man...

...
Here lies an important woman Ms. Miriam
Goldberger ? ? ?
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life     
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net
Here lies an im...
Here lies an old man honorable in his ways,  Hanoch son of  ? ?  died at the age of 103 years, on the ? day of Hanukah [the remainder is illegible]    Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies an ol...
Here lies a woman, important and praised, of many years, Mrs. Beyola Ratner daughter of the honorable rabbi Avraham [Abraham] Richeraner?  of blessed memory wife of R’ Yedida May his
light shine, died on the holy Sabbath 5 Elul in the year 
? by the abbreviated era  
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a wom...
Ester Rachel [Ruchel]
Ester Rachel [R...
Cacilie Jakubsohn

A woman of valor the glory of her husband,
extended her hand to the needy, Mrs. Zifra, died on ?
Tishrei 5675?  by the abbreviated era  
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Cacilie Jakubso...
Here lies an honest woman young in days, Ms. Mindek daughter of R’
Shelomo ? of blessed memory …..[the remainder is illegible]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies an ho...
Here lies a man honest and upright the honorable rabbi
Shlomo Hertzka son of the honorable rabbi Yohanan [Yochanan]  
of blessed memory…….died ? Elul ? 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a man...
Salamon Herzka
Salamon Herzka...
Here lies.
For that your soul cry bitterly. for an upright young man, twenty five years old……his soul left….son of Reb Moshe…[the remainder is missing] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies. For...
Here lies the young man Shlomo Braner [or Bragner]
son of the honorable rabbi Yakov [Jacob] of blessed memory
died ?  Shevat   ?
by the abbreviated era.  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies the y...