Identification: Wegener family tomb after the burial of G. J. Wegener, who died 25 November 1946.

Notes: The Wegener family tomb is on the main alley in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. Under the leadership of Martin Wegener, the tomb was restored in 1993. A photograph of the restored tomb can be found here. There are no individual names inscribed on the tomb. The family name, WEGENER, appears at the top, and on the tombstone is inscribed a Bible verse: "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God, Hebrews 4:9."

Date: November 1946.

Repository: Concordia Historical Institute, St. Louis, Missouri.

Size of original: 3.5 inches by 5 inches.

Number: W-PHO-0091.

Retrieve: Larger image (jpg - 4,928k).

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