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oretta Tussing/Fussing.
Supposedly a ghost in Dunkirk cemetery, Lorena Tussing/Fussing was born about 1917 and lived with her parents, Harry E. & Ida Tussing and her brothers and sisters; Glen E., Cleda, Florence, and Naomi. Harry was a local farmer. Unless proven otherwise, it is assumed that the following information is about Lorena.
The Legend of Loretta Tussing and Dunkirk cemetery in Hardin county is the alleged roaming ground of a distraught lover who took her life near the cemetery. Accoring to local legend, a woman attending the funeral of her dead lover became so overcome with greif, so walked away from the grave site and wandered onto the nearby freeway. The woman, Loretta Tussing, waited near the shoulder until a vehicle approached, then raced out into the roadway. She was struck by the vehicle and died a short time later. Locals say that the young woman can be seen standing near the shoulder of the roadway, ready to race out in front of on-coming traffic. Several motorists passing by the cemetery have reported seeing a Miss Tussing standing under the arch that stands at the graveyard’s entrance, only to watch her disappear suddenly. She has even been sighted by mourners attending another burial in the cemetery. In most reports, she is described as a young woman, dressed in a long black dress and wearing dark, elbow length gloves.
The Shadowseekers investigated the legend of Loretta Tussing in September of 2004.1
We took photographs and video recordings, and placed three audio recorders in various positions throughout the cemetery. We also took EMF readings. Two Seekers were equiped with digital thermometers. As an interesting note, 36 digital photographs and one roll of 35mm film were taken at the cemetery. Oddly, none of the photographs we took of Tussing’s lover’s stone were able to be retrieved. Also of note, abnormal EMF readings were detected near the site of the tombstone. Both incidents could indicate the possibility of paranormal activity.
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1It appears that this site is related to ghost hunting and the parnormal investigation. Additional material can be found at http://www.shadowseekers.org/dunkirkcemetery.html.