Hollywood Cemetery 412 South Cherry Street Rueger plot, west of Monroe Circle on Monroe Avenue Richmond Virginia 23220
Date:
Early 1900s
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On base of angel:) JULIUS C. LOESTER, SC. (On base of angel:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, N.Y. (On angel's banner, raised lettering:) THEY THAT LIE HERE REST IN PEACE (On platform, raised lettering:) RUEGER (On left panel,incised lettering:) WILLIAM RUEGER/SON OF LOUIS AND/SABINA RUEGER/BORN NOV. 30, 1857/RICHMOND.VA./DIED JUNE 30, 1936/RIGHTEOUS.JUST.BELOVED BY ALL (On right panel, incised lettering:) DOROTHEA W. VOCKE/BELOVED WIFE OF/WILLIAM RUEGER/BORN MARCH 10, 1859/VLOTHO GERMANY/DIED SEPT. 28, 1909/A DEVOTED WIFE, MOTHER AND FRIEND signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
An angel wearing a toga, wings spread, holding a banner. The angel stands on a pedestal, centered before a marker topped with a cornice.
