[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF WOODVALE CEMETERY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 6, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 
Woodvale Cemetery on the occasion of its dedication as an Ohio 
Historical Marker.
  The Woodvale Cemetery was established in the early 1800s after Mr. 
Fred G. Klink donated a half acre of land to be utilized as a burial 
ground. It was not until 1876 that the cemetery was named by Frank M. 
Stearns who proposed the unnamed cemetery be identified for the scenic 
wooded vale it abuts. In 1931, the Woodvale Cemetery covered 35 acres 
and was designated as a non-profit cemetery. Today the Woodvale 
Cemetery is owned by the cities of Middleburg Heights and Berea and 
spans nearly 50 acres.
  The Woodvale Cemetery hosts some of Ohio's most historic and 
important graves. The oldest marked grave, dated 1858, is that of Fred 
G. Klink, the patron of the cemetery. Other notable sets of graves 
include those of John Baldwin and James Wallace's, the founders of 
Baldwin Wallace College.
  There are also hundreds of veterans from every U.S. war buried in 
Woodvale Cemetery. There are entire areas dedicated to the graves of 
soldiers of the U.S. Civil War. Additionally, the first Ohioan to be 
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, World War I veteran Albert E. 
Baesel, is buried in the cemetery.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognition of the 
Woodvale Cemetery on the occasion of its dedication as an Ohio 
Historical Marker.

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