Atwater Center in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Atwater Center Veterans & Firefighters Memorial

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1. Atwater Center Veterans & Firefighters Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Atwater Center Veterans and Firefighters Memorial. . In memory of the veterans and firefighters who served their country and community, Vietnam War June 1965 - Jan. 27, 1973. R. Boyd . R. Boyd . D. Chandler . D. Chiles . J. Conley . R. Cottrill . P. Cox . D. Hall . R. Knight . R. Jarvis . W. Jenkins . R. Lanham . D. Loudin . J. Manion . R. Mosser . T. Nellis . R. Pittman . M. Ries . P. Ries . B. Rosenberger . R. Rosenberger . B. Rossow . D. Stewart . P. Wereb . J. White . P. Whittlesey . C. Wiggs . H. Wiggs . L. Wiggs . R. Wilhelm . S. Yost, Donald H. Collison . Amos White, Gulf Wars Iraq, Afghanistan. R. Manion . J. Murray . R. Spencer . D. Roeder, Jennifer Kisner . Joe White, Military Service. Paul Lanham . Ralph Paul . Dave Minear Jr. . Wade H. Beans, All Fire Fighters Memorial Membership Roster 1923. T. A. Alestock . R. A. Bane . R. Baylor . L. Bodenstat . M. W. Briggs . R. A. Brown . I. P. Chapman . D. J. Clites . F. A. Clites . J. C. Clites . G. E. Clouse . D. J. Decrane . L. A. Decrane . M. L. Dietrich . M. D. Dittmer . G. R. Donnelly . R. W. Floyd . B. A. Frame . T. J. Drotar . H. J. Duvall Sr. . D. B. Hall . M. B. Hall . E. Harter . H. H. Hayes . R. B. Hilker . O. Hillyer . H. Horne . L. H. Horning . J. L. Huffman . K. L. Huffman . J. G. Hutchinson . R. B. Jones . A. Klein . D. J. Knapp . G. P. Knapp . L. J. Knapp . R. P. Kovacich . L. L. Kreiger . L. H. Laubert . D. W. Lehman . W. B. Libis . J. A. Lindsay . D. L. Loudin . G. W. Loudin II . F. J. Lynn . F. D. Martz . K. L. Martz . R. D. McCulty . R. McHenry, D. J. Michael . O. F. Miller . J. E. Minier . S. A. Minier . W. J. Minier . E. G. Moff . J. P. Moff . H. K. Mowen . W. D. Mowen . F. Muratore . J. F. Myers . G. F. Nichols . D. L. Pickelsimer . R. F. Pol . G. A. Rach . E. Robertson . R. R. Roeder . Q. R. Rosenberger . W. E. Royer . M. L. Russell . P. E. Schultz Jr. . O. B. Shreve . A. J. Silberger M.D. . G. L. Stahl . E. E. Strong . J. H. Swisher . H. S. Taylor . T. N. Thomas . B. R. Tirbovich . J. Totta . R. L. Totta . M. O. Troutman . M. Van Swearingen . C. Waltenberger . C. Weeks . D. P. Werab . P. J. Werab . D. F. Whittlesey . H. A. Whittlesey . J. A. Whittlesey . L. R. Whittlesey . R. G. Whittlesey . T. L. Whittlesey . C. F. Wiley . D. A. Wiley . G. L. Wiley, Honorary Members. L. E. Burkey . E. Hallock . C. H. Kuntze . J. Miller . W. H. Parkins . G. B. Shields, World War II. Oland Conley . Donald Hall . Joseph Tota, American Revolution July 1776 - Sept. 1783. M. Baldwin . W. Hinman . A. Mather . C. Mattoon . S. McVay . A. Wooley, War of 18 12 June 18, 1812 - Dec. 24, 1814. D. Baldwin . D. Baldwin . A. Blakesley . J. Jones . A. Whittlesey . J. Whittlesey, Civil War April 1861 - April 9, 1865. H. Baldwin . H. Bencler . C. Benjamin . P. Benjamin . H. Bender . R. Brown . E. Butler . R. Butler . J. Chamberlin . A. Cook . L. Craig . D. Crumin . Z. Crunbaugh . L. Dawes . E. Ellison . E. Ellyson . R. Fisher . E. French . J. Grate . E. Haggy . E. Hagy . A. Hall . R. Harding, D. Hillyer . B. Horton . Z. Horton . G. Houck . L. Hutton . W. Hutton . W. Kettering . I. Manfield . O. Martin . S. McNutt . G. Mowen . W. Mowen . S. Pieffer . A. Randall . E. Sharp . O. Sherve . H. Smalley . D. Smith . E. Snyder . J. Snyder . J. Stewart . W. Stone . A. Upson . W. Voorhees . H. Weber . W. Wooward, Spanish Am War April 25, 1898 - August 12, 1898. W. Briceland . G. Colman . E. Derwechter . R. Meeks . S. Snyder . A. Wineman . C. Wymer, world war one April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918. G. Baker . T. Benton . A. Boley . R. Boyd, W. Carlile . C. Collage . J. Cooper . E. Duke . C. Duvail . W. Eye . J. Francis . J. Frease . O. Gamber . R. Garrison . C. Gerstenschlager . W. Grashaber . W. Hampton . L. Henry . E. Hillyer . J. Kennedy . C. Keys . R. Knight . W. Kump . W. Libis . W. Mix . C. Myers . E. Potter . P. Schultz . G. Shields . F. Siddall . G. Stahl . E. Strong . F. Strong . G. Swartz . R. Tabler . E. Weber . T. Webster . S. West . H. White, world war two Dec. 8, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945. C. Alfred . C. Anderson . B. Bansburg . R. Bansburg . F. Bartohl . C. Baylor, R. Baylor . W. Betes . B. Biles . R. Boyd . V. Boyle . R. Briggs, Sr. . C. Broey . R. Broey . A. Carmer . L. Case . C. Chandler . G. Craig . A. Cramer . L. Crites . H. Dietrich . C. Douthitt . R. Duke . H. Duvall . G. Earnest . M. Eno . M. Estabrook . R. Eye . O. Floyd . F. Francis . R. Franks . K. Freshley . F. Fuller . J. Gay . C. Gertenslauger . L. Haenftling . W. Heater . A. Hensley . R. Hilker . W. Holbert . R. Hoover . G. Hudak . W. Hunter . G. Kepler . H. Kepler . D. Knapp . P. Knapp . R. Knapp . F. Kump . W. Kump . C. Leech, W. Lelesch . N. Libis . H. Martz . E. Martz . E. McGregor . C. Miller . F. Moff . M. Monette . M. Moore . D. Mosser . A. Muratore . E. Muratore . F. Muratore . J. Muratore . F. Osborne . F. Osco . J. Osco . J. Osco . P. Osco . V. Osco . E. Patterson . F. Pittman . R. Pol . J. Polozzi . P. Postal . S. Pursak . R. Robinson . C. Romeyn . F. Romeyn . H. Rover . O. Savage . A. Sekel . G. Shields . D. Shope . G. Sivy . P. Stone . D. Strong . K. Strong . W. Strong . L. Timmons . J. Webber . D. Weber . G. Weber . C. Weekly . F. Weinman, W. Westland . R. Whittlesey . J. Woods . J. Yost, Korean War June 30, 1950 - July 27, 1953. R. Berardi . D. Drayer . J. Fahrer . J. Martz . E. McCombs . C. Tymcio . D. Whittlesey, R.M. Dollison . Gerald Long

In memory
of the
veterans
and
firefighters
who served
their
country
and
community

Vietnam War
June 1965 - Jan. 27, 1973
R. Boyd • R. Boyd • D. Chandler • D. Chiles • J. Conley • R. Cottrill • P. Cox • D. Hall • R. Knight • R. Jarvis • W. Jenkins • R. Lanham • D. Loudin • J. Manion • R. Mosser • T. Nellis • R. Pittman • M. Ries • P. Ries • B. Rosenberger • R. Rosenberger • B. Rossow • D. Stewart • P. Wereb • J. White • P. Whittlesey • C. Wiggs • H. Wiggs • L. Wiggs • R. Wilhelm • S. Yost

Donald H. Collison • Amos White

Gulf Wars
Iraq, Afghanistan
R. Manion • J. Murray • R. Spencer • D. Roeder

Jennifer Kisner • Joe White

Military Service
Paul Lanham • Ralph Paul • Dave Minear Jr. • Wade H. Beans

All Fire Fighters
Memorial Membership
Roster 1923
T. A. Alestock • R. A. Bane • R. Baylor • L. Bodenstat • M. W. Briggs • R. A. Brown • I. P. Chapman • D. J. Clites • F. A. Clites • J. C. Clites • G. E. Clouse • D. J. Decrane* • L. A. Decrane* • M. L. Dietrich • M. D. Dittmer • G. R. Donnelly • R. W. Floyd • B. A. Frame • T. J. Drotar • H. J. Duvall Sr. • D. B. Hall • M. B. Hall • E. Harter • H. H. Hayes • R.

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B. Hilker • O. Hillyer • H. Horne • L. H. Horning • J. L. Huffman • K. L. Huffman • J. G. Hutchinson • R. B. Jones • A. Klein • D. J. Knapp • G. P. Knapp • L. J. Knapp • R. P. Kovacich • L. L. Kreiger • L. H. Laubert • D. W. Lehman • W. B. Libis • J. A. Lindsay • D. L. Loudin • G. W. Loudin II • F. J. Lynn • F. D. Martz • K. L. Martz • R. D. McCulty • R. McHenry

D. J. Michael • O. F. Miller • J. E. Minier • S. A. Minier • W. J. Minier • E. G. Moff • J. P. Moff • H. K. Mowen • W. D. Mowen • F. Muratore • J. F. Myers • G. F. Nichols • D. L. Pickelsimer • R. F. Pol • G. A. Rach • E. Robertson • R. R. Roeder • Q. R. Rosenberger • W. E. Royer • M. L. Russell • P. E. Schultz Jr. • O. B. Shreve • A. J. Silberger M.D. • G. L. Stahl • E. E. Strong • J. H. Swisher • H. S. Taylor • T. N. Thomas • B. R. Tirbovich • J. Totta • R. L. Totta • M. O. Troutman • M. Van Swearingen • C. Waltenberger • C. Weeks • D. P. Werab • P. J. Werab • D. F. Whittlesey • H. A. Whittlesey • J. A. Whittlesey • L. R. Whittlesey • R. G. Whittlesey • T. L. Whittlesey • C. F. Wiley • D. A. Wiley • G. L. Wiley

Honorary Members
L. E. Burkey • E. Hallock • C. H. Kuntze •

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2. Atwater Center Veterans & Firefighters Memorial

J. Miller • W. H. Parkins • G. B. Shields

World War II
Oland Conley • Donald Hall • Joseph Tota

American Revolution
July 1776 - Sept. 1783
M. Baldwin • W. Hinman • A. Mather • C. Mattoon • S. McVay • A. Wooley

War of 1812
June 18, 1812 - Dec. 24, 1814
D. Baldwin • D. Baldwin • A. Blakesley • J. Jones • A. Whittlesey • J. Whittlesey

Civil War
April 1861 - April 9, 1865
H. Baldwin • H. Bencler • C. Benjamin • P. Benjamin • H. Bender • R. Brown • E. Butler • R. Butler • J. Chamberlin • A. Cook • L. Craig • D. Crumin • Z. Crunbaugh • L. Dawes • E. Ellison • E. Ellyson • R. Fisher • E. French • J. Grate • E. Haggy • E. Hagy • A. Hall • R. Harding

D. Hillyer • B. Horton • Z. Horton • G. Houck • L. Hutton • W. Hutton • W. Kettering • I. Manfield • O. Martin • S. McNutt • G. Mowen • W. Mowen • S. Pieffer • A. Randall • E. Sharp • O. Sherve • H. Smalley • D. Smith • E. Snyder • J. Snyder • J. Stewart • W. Stone • A. Upson • W. Voorhees • H. Weber • W. Wooward

Spanish Am War
April 25, 1898 - August 12, 1898
W. Briceland • G. Colman • E. Derwechter • R. Meeks • S. Snyder • A. Wineman • C. Wymer

WW I
April 6, 1917 - November 11,

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3. Atwater Center Veterans & Firefighters Memorial

1918
G. Baker • T. Benton • A. Boley • R. Boyd

W. Carlile • C. Collage • J. Cooper • E. Duke • C. Duvail • W. Eye • J. Francis • J. Frease • O. Gamber • R. Garrison • C. Gerstenschlager • W. Grashaber • W. Hampton • L. Henry • E. Hillyer • J. Kennedy • C. Keys • R. Knight • W. Kump • W. Libis • W. Mix • C. Myers • E. Potter • P. Schultz • G. Shields • F. Siddall • G. Stahl • E. Strong • F. Strong • G. Swartz • R. Tabler • E. Weber • T. Webster • S. West • H. White

WW II
Dec. 8, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945
C. Alfred • C. Anderson • B. Bansburg • R. Bansburg • F. Bartohl • C. Baylor

R. Baylor • W. Betes • B. Biles • R. Boyd • V. Boyle • R. Briggs, Sr. • C. Broey • R. Broey • A. Carmer • L. Case • C. Chandler • G. Craig • A. Cramer • L. Crites • H. Dietrich • C. Douthitt • R. Duke • H. Duvall • G. Earnest • M. Eno • M. Estabrook • R. Eye • O. Floyd • F. Francis • R. Franks • K. Freshley • F. Fuller • J. Gay • C. Gertenslauger • L. Haenftling • W. Heater • A. Hensley • R. Hilker • W. Holbert • R. Hoover • G. Hudak • W. Hunter • G. Kepler • H. Kepler • D. Knapp • P. Knapp • R. Knapp • F. Kump • W. Kump • C. Leech

W. Lelesch • N. Libis •

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4. Atwater Town Hall

H. Martz • E. Martz • E. McGregor • C. Miller • F. Moff • M. Monette • M. Moore • D. Mosser • A. Muratore • E. Muratore • F. Muratore • J. Muratore • F. Osborne • F. Osco • J. Osco • J. Osco • P. Osco • V. Osco • E. Patterson • F. Pittman • R. Pol • J. Polozzi • P. Postal • S. Pursak • R. Robinson • C. Romeyn • F. Romeyn • H. Rover • O. Savage • A. Sekel • G. Shields • D. Shope • G. Sivy • P. Stone • D. Strong • K. Strong • W. Strong • L. Timmons • J. Webber • D. Weber • G. Weber • C. Weekly • F. Weinman

W. Westland • R. Whittlesey • J. Woods • J. Yost

Korean War
June 30, 1950 - July 27, 1953
R. Berardi • D. Drayer • J. Fahrer • J. Martz • E. McCombs • C. Tymcio • D. Whittlesey

R.M. Dollison • Gerald Long

Erected 2005 by Atwater Lions.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Military.

Location. 41° 1.296′ N, 81° 8.908′ W. Memorial is in Atwater Center, Ohio, in Portage County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 183 and Waterloo Road, on the right when traveling south on Ohio Route 183. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near

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this postal address: 1219 Route 183, Atwater OH 44201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic of Ohio Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Atwater Cemetery Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Atwater Coal Company Mine Disaster (approx. 0.2 miles away); Deer Creek Quaker Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lexington Quaker Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Deerfield Township War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.