Newberry Cenotaph

In Lakeview Cemetery, there is an interesting monument to the Newberry family. The plot looks like most family plots, with one large family monument surrounded by markers for individuals.

But on the side of the Newberry monument are two cenotaphs of sorts – metal plaques that memorialize members of the family whose remains lie elsewhere.

The first tells us of Roger Cleveland Newberry, who was 26 years old when he died in World War II. According to the records in the Cleveland Public Library Necrology file, Newberry left behind a mother and a brother William Jr. who was also serving in the war when he died in action in 1943. His father, William Belknap Newberry, Sr., had already passed away in 1930.

The second plaque is for Roger’s nephew, John van Winkle Newberry, his brother’s son. John must have been a sailor – the marker tells us that the reason John is not here in Lakeview with the family is because his ashes are somewhere in the ocean.