In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned.
Photo taken by me, October 2012. Click to enlarge.
Top Name: KÄrlis VoldemÄrs LÅ«sis, born September 10, 1914, died September 23, 1933
Middle Inscription: “VÄ“j kam tu elsodams pÅ«t, Mežs, kam tik žēli tu Å¡alc, Å Ä·irÅ¡anÄs sÄpes vai jÅ«ti, Jeb vai mums ardievas nes?” (“Wind, why do you blow with such sobs, Forest, for whom do you rustle with such sadness, Do you feel the pain of separation, or are you bring us farewells?”)
Bottom Names: KarlÄ«ne LÅ«sis (maiden name PÄ“tersons), born June 10, 1883, died February 9, 1939; KÄrlis LÅ«sis, born July 14, 1879, died December 7, 1939.
Location: Meža kapi, Rīga