Hi Tom, Here are the brief obituaries for Philip Burtscher and his wife. Since they were buried in the St. Wendelin Cemetery in Fostoria, they would not appear in the Seneca County Cemetery Inscriptions book, even if there are tombstones. While most of the city of Fostoria is in Seneca County, the cemetery is located across the county line in Hancock County. I will check for them in the St. Wendelin Cemetery listings when I have a chance and let you know if I find them. The Seneca Advertiser, Tiffin, Ohio, Tuesday, May 3, 1895, 5:4 "Philip Burtscher died in Fostoria Saturday aged seventy-two. He was one of the pioneers of Seneca county, settling near Tiffin in 1845, and coming from St. Wendelin, Prussia. He leaves six sons and three daughters. The funeral takes place at St. Wendelin's Catholic church Wednesday." Tiffin Daily Tribune, Tiffin, Ohio, Thursday, January 8, 1891, 4:5 DIED BURTSCHER- At the family residence, one and one-half miles south of Fostoria, Jan. 6, 1891, Mrs. Philip Burtscher, aged 52 years. {This notice also appeared in The Seneca Advertiser, Tiffin, Ohio, Friday, January 9, 1891, 3:5, with this additional information: Death was due to kidney trouble, and the funeral was January 9 at 10 o'clock at the Fostoria Catholic church.} - ---------------------------- There are longer obituaries for Nicholas Burtscher and Susan (Bair) Burtscher, his wife, in the Fostoria Daily Review. This Nicholas is not the son of Philip, but he may be the N. Burtscher you mentioned in your 10/29/00 posting on OHIO FOOTSTEPS. He was born in Prussia on December 6, 1838, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Burtscher. I don't have time to type the full obituaries of Nicholas and Susan today, but will do so soon. Please feel free to prod me with a reminder if you do not get these obituaries in the next two weeks. I hope this is helpful. Don Rogier