B'ne Zion Cemetery...Many of these stones had been overtumed and broken by a band of vandals and it
was a heart-breaking sight.
Canaan Township Trustee...I would like to express our thanks for doing an excellent job on the Big Darby
Cemetery restoration project. Your work, the complete photo history and printed
history in binders is an excellent documentation of this process. We would gladly
recommend your service to other organizations in the future. Please do not hesitate
to use us a reference.
Elizaville Cemetery Association...We contracted with Helen in the Spring of this year to repair, restore and clean the stones in
our local cemetery at Elizaville. By August the work was finished, the appearance
of the cemetery is now a source of pride to the community once again.
Fall Creek Township Trustee...To preserve our history, we hired Stonehugger Cemetery Restoration as we undertook a
$300,000 restoration project of the nine cemeteries in our care. Helen and her crew did an amazing job
of restoring and repairing hundreds of headstones. Many of these headstones were severely damaged,
with some parts undistinguishable. Stonehugger was able to not only piece them back together, but
clean them so well that they are clearly readable again. The headstones were reset to their proper place
and look practically new again. After each cemetery was completed, we were presented with a binder of
before and after photos, as well as information on each headstone. We have had a lot of feedback from
family members appreciating the work that was done to honor their loved ones.
Henry County Cemetery Commission...I had the pleasure of meeting Helen after she had driven 2 plus hours, to assist Henry County in a time
of need after a vandalism incident in one of our cemeteries here in our county.
Over 80 cemetery markers had been toppled and broken. Immediately I was impressed
with her dedication. She has since volunteered many times to our county, and is
a major force in Our Henry County Day of Caring in Cemetery Restoration Projects.
I can attest that her work is very professionally done, as she is her own worst
critic and strives for perfection.
The Home History FundIt is still hard for me to believe the difference...
Lake View Cemetery Revitalization Project...The hard work and care you put into our stone restoration project was above and beyond what
we expected. There is no way to truly express our gratitude for a job well done.
Memorial Grove Cemetery Restoration Project...Your attention to detail and determination to “make everything right” are above reproach and the intensive manual labor involved was simply mind-boggling, not to mention the twelve and fourteen hour days that you and your crew put in.
Moraine Township...We were impressed with the quality of workmanship and the care your team took in handling the gravestones. Many stones were broken in several pieces, half-buried in the mud and illegible. The team did a remarkable job of finding matches and repairing the markers. Your crew worked in a professional manner by showing respect and sensitivity to neighbors of the cemetery. They kept thejob site tidy, always leaving it clean at the end of the job. They were responsive and knowledgeable when anyone had questions. Your pleasant manner and timely updates allowed for easy planning for your team's visits. We appreciate your honoring the original quote even though the start of the project was delayed a few years. The photo and print binder of the stones is an excellent resource for our Township. You brought it all together, documented each stone and organized them alphabetically, including extra information you found online. Thank you for making us proud of Daggitt Cemetery. We are pleased to give you and your team the highest recommendation....
Riverside Cemetery Association...The transformation of Riverside Cemetery over the past three years has been unbelievable.
What once was an area of broken, tilted, and dirty pioneer tombstones is now a pristine
tribute to our area’s pioneer settlers. This is due to the professional efforts
of Helen and her proper restoration techniques. I am constantly receiving compliments
on how nice Riverside now looks. I would recommend Helen Wildermuth of Stonehugger
Cemetery Restoration to anyone wishing to have their cemetery restored or just have
a few stones repaired. You will be pleased with the end results.
Trueblood Family Cemetery...All my life I had heard about the Trueblood Cemetery, but had never been able
to even find it. ...My father was saddened it had fallen into such a state of disrepair...
Union Township Trustee, Montgomery Co., INHelen Wildermuth, Stonehugger Cemetery Restoration, has been restoring 14 cemeteries
for Union Township, Montgomery Co., Indiana. She has been careful not to use any
chemicals on the stones to restore them, close to their original state.
Union Township Trustee, Tippecanoe Co., INHelen Wildermouth started restoring cemeteries in Union Twp, Tippecanoe County in 2006.
Since then she has restored 4 more. Her excellent work, paying attention to details, has caused
more favorable comments toward the Township than anything we have done...
White Lick Cemetery Committee...Please accept the appreciation of our Cemetery Board for the excellent work accomplished
on our behalf. We compliment you both on the thoroughness of your work and the fact
that it was completed more quickly than set out in the original proposal. The professionalism
of you and your staff is obvious by the results obtained. | |
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At Parting,
“Tis hard, beloved, to say, Adieu
And see you march away;
But what true woman in the land
Has heart to bid you stay!
Tis hard to see the pride and flower
Of every loyal State,
Going from true and certain love,
To meet uncertain fate.
But while we cannot stay our tears,
We’ll hush our wild alarms,
And put the treasure of our hearts
From out our tender arms.
We did not know until this day
What love our flag had won,
When we can give our gallant men,
The best beneath the sun.
But God’s deep love out runneth ours
In sweet and gentle care
And His great mercy hath the power
To find you everywhere.
And He alone will help the right,
Have pity on the wrong.
And in the awful field of fight
Make you and keep you strong!”
Marking unknown graves
Arch monument restoration
“The good, the loved are with us
though they die;
We think of them as
angels in the sky;
But the deep firmament
devides us not;
They’re with us
in the densest crowd;
and in the loneliest spot.”
Monument restoration
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