Pescadero, California: Chainsaw Headstone
In Mt. Hope Cemetery, a chainsaw on a pole serves as a headstone for Tom Klingele, 10-24-1960 to 10-17-2011. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed chopping wood.
Mount Hope Cemetery
- Address:
- 690-1246 Stage Rd, Pescadero, CA
- Directions:
- Mt. Hope Cemetery. North of Pescadero Creek Rd and town, on Stage Rd on right. Back corner of the cemetery on the hill.
- Hours:
- Gated after hours. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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Inside the Mt Hope cemetery on the hill.
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La Honda resident Tom Klingele, 50, was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2011. His obituary noted that he loved to chop wood, so this might have been his chainsaw.