John and Katie Richley

The carved monument to John and Kate Richley at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania

The carved monument to John and Kate Richley at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania.

A carved angel and backdrop for John Richley, teacher and owner of a skating rink in York, Pennsylvania, and his wife, Katie, at Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania.

I was reminded of the Joh monument at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore near my great-grandparents. Similar backdrop, carved name on the monument (Joh, on the front; Richley, on the back). There are differences — the angels are very different — but it’s the similarities I note. Same artist? Same artist’s studio?

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