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Cemetery Sleuth, Case #2 Mystery Cache

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-allenite-: As there has been no response from owner regarding my previous note, I'm archiving this cache. Please note that if geocaches are archived by a reviewer or Geocaching HQ for lack of maintenance, they are not eligible for unarchival.

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Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:



Cemetery Sleuth, Case #2 - Missing at North Lake
The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but it's nearby.

The coordinates will bring you to the entrance of North Lake Cemetery, located on Riker Road just a few miles north of Chelsea. Once at the cemetery, find the exact spot where the photograph below was taken. Then identify which gravestone is missing from the picture and use the information found on that stone to complete the final coordinates for the cache.

The cache is not located on or connected to any grave site or marker. Please be respectful of the cemetery grounds and visitors. If there are people at the cemetery, honor their privacy over a smiley and consider trying the cache at another time.


 
If you are caching paperless, don't forget to take this photo with you.

 

 
Calculate the final coordinates of the cache, as follows:

1. Find the last name that appears on the missing gravestone.

2. Using A=1, B=2, ... Z=26 translate each letter of the last name into its numeric equivalent.

3. Subtract the sum of the 1st and 4th letter values from the last three digits of the posted longitude.

4. Add the sum of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th letter values to the last three digits of the posted latitude.

 
The inspiration for this cache was peach107's What's Missing? series in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Excellent ideas are worth transplanting!

** Congratulations to woolsox who was first to find on 14-Jul-2010 **

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf ABG ybpngrq va be arne n ubhfr ba gur fbhgu fvqr bs Evxre Eq. Vs lbhe TCFe vf cbvagvat gurer, erpnyphyngr lbhe pbbeqvangrf!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)