John Ballard Kirsch

Marker Image/Sketch

Notes/Comments

Very unusual grave. Headstone flat with iron plate - tokens around edge/chain enclosure; grave is built up with local igneous stone on all sides; 3 large sage bushes on top of grave. Military footstone. Many grave goods, flowers, geodes, worked obsidian, trinkets - mason jar, light flowers, flag, ceramic bowl on grave with bone/antler/and stones inside. On top of grave - worked obsidian chunks in the shape of a cross 20pcs average 6-8 inches in length, wooden bench next to grave. Another WWII marker next to Kirsch footstone mounded. 9ft long - 6ft wide, 18 pieces unwokred obsidian around headstone ranging from small flakes to medium sized chunks.

• Recorder Information

  • Recorder Name: RLS
  • Date Recorded: September 6th, 2016
  • Time Recorded: 10:05 AM

• Grave Location

• Deceased

  • Names

    • John Ballard Kirsch Born: 7/8/1918 Died: 5/12/2002

  • Inscriptions

    This marker has 1 inscribed surface.

    • Surface #1: John Ballard Kirsch; July 8 1918 - May 12 2002; Buffalo, NY - Sheridan, MT; Priest - Biologist - Rancher - Teacher; Incarnational Ecologist - Mystic - Friend; "The Universe is sacred and; entirely filled with the Divine"
  • Gender(s): Male
  • Ethnicitiy: n/a

• Dimensions & Measurements

  • Grave Length: 108 inches
  • Grave Width: 72 inches
  • Marker Width: 21 inches
  • Marker Height: 21 inches
  • Marker Thickness: 3 inches

• Grave Marker Info

  • Marker ID: Section 7: John Ballard Kirsch
  • Grave Condition: Mint
  • Marker Orientation: ⇒ East
  • Footstone Inscription: John B Kirsch S Sqt US Army Air Force WWII July 8 1918 May 12 2002
  • Type of Stone: Limestone
  • Type of Masonry: Concrete
  • Type of Metal: Brass?
  • Other Materials: Cocrete Base - Limestone with Metal Plaque
  • Style of Grave Marker: Tablet; Government Issue; WWII
  • Marker Symbols: Animal, Cross, Other
  • Other Marker Symbols: Elk and Horse
  • Marker Artifacts: Silk flowers, Other
  • Other Artifacts: worked obsidian in shape of cross, American Flag; obsidian and geodes around plaque, mason jar, beaded sun made from copper, ceramic bowl with worked stone and animal bones/horns.
  • Stonecutter Name: n/a
  • Stonecutter City: n/a
  • Location of Stonecutter's Mark: n/a

• Grave Enclosure

  • Style of Enclosure: Fence
  • Enclosure Material(s): Iron, Other
  • Other Enclosure Material(s): Chain
  • Vegetation: Shrubbery, Grass

• Grave Marker Condition

  • Erosion Condition: Pristine
  • Sinking/Titled Condition: Pristine
  • Exfoliation Condition: Pristine
  • Delamination Condition: Pristine
  • Voids/Losses Condition: Pristine
  • Staining Condition: Pristine
  • Moss/Lichen Condition: Mild
  • Broken Pieces: 0