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St. Johns United Church Cemetery is located along the Northern boundary and a little West of the center of Section 3, Flint River Twp. To locate the cemetery go North on Highway US #61 five miles from the intersection of Mt. Pleasant and Roosevelt Streets in Burlington, Iowa. Make a left turn to the West on a gravel road for 1.1 miles, it is on the South side of the road.

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St. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CEMETERY
Transcribed by Karen McAtlin, 15 Oct 2012.

The church and cemetery is inside a chain linked fence. The church lawn and cemetery was nicely mowed and well trimmed. The cemetery lies to the South side of the church and is in two sections, the Southeastern and Northwestern. The cemetery was copied by starting on the eastern side, in rows starting from the north end. There were many old stones, some were broken, some unreadable, and many unmarked graves. Many German people are buried here.
St. Johns United Church of Christ was formerly known as St. John's E(vangelical) and R(eformed). The church was organized in 1852. Some of the former residents refer to it as "The Steeple Church" from the high steeple that used to adorn it.
The cemetery was copied and checked by the Des Moines County Genealogical Society, Burlington, Iowa. Oct 1978. Surnames with asterisks indicate veterans.

       

Burials listed below are recent or unknown
Last Name First & Maiden Birth Death Notes
Breuer Fern Elizabeth (Johnson) 02/14/1925
Burlington, IA
12/27/2014
Burlington, IA
Obituary
Wife of Kenneth Edward Breuer
Breuer Kenneth Edward 04/01/1923
Burlington, IA
11/08/2006
Des Moines Co., IA
Obituary

 

 

 

Southeastern Section

SURNAME

GIVEN NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

AGE

NOTES
ROW 1
RiepeAlbert H.25 Apr 185221 Jul 1930  
RiepeCaroline K.10 Dec 18655 Oct 1947  
ROW 2
ThieAmalie C.1 Jul 18705 Feb 1965  
ThieFrederick H.10 May 186810 Jan 1949  
ThieMildred A.22 Jan 190613 Oct 1918 Dau of F. H. & Amalie.
RiepePeter18241909  
RiepeAnna18341900 Wife.
RiepeHenry18531928 Their son.
EllerhoffViola M.189919__ Amer. Legion.
* EllerhoffGeorge H.18871953 IOOF.
EllerhoffFrederick C.8 Apr 18312 Jul 1899  
EllerhoffKatherine A. Bruer15 Jul 18502 Sep 1940 Wife.
ROW 3
ThieDorothee18651936  
ThieCharles F.18651936  
RiepeAugust W.1 Aug 186914 Dec 1945  
EllerhoffHenry W.18841970  
* EllerhoffFrank C.18861957 Am. Legion.
ROW 4
ThieHenrich18 Feb 183413 Jun 1917  
ThieChristina17 May 184317 Jun 1905 Wife.
RiepeHerman8 Aug 18288 Jun 1804 (Yes 1804).
RiepeAnna M.13 Nov 183014 Oct 1908 Wife of H.
BreuerMary L.15 Oct 18492 Jul 1937  
BreuerCharles H.15 Jun 184323 Mar 1930  
HalliwillKatherine L.29 May 18883 Jan 1974  
ROW 5
ThieBertha18941941  
* ThieCarl18901970  
ThieMatilda Christina24 Jan 187014 Apr 190434y 2m 21dWife of Henry W.
ThieHenry W.30 Nov 186310 Dec 192259y 10d 
ROW 6
ThieEmil H.19021970  
ThieEdith L.1905____  
FahleE. L. Sebein 18 Jan 189783yWife of Herman.
FahleHerman 25 Feb 189696y 
FinkeHenry A.18 Nov 18638 Sep 1946  
FinkeCaroline Riepe31 Aug 188426 Dec 1910 Wife of Henry.
FinkePauline W. Heinrich26 Mar 186618 Sep 1883  
RiepeJohn Henry7 Jan 18365 May 1907  
RiepeJuliana Breuer W.5 Sep 184624 Sep 1925  
RiepeJosphine M.18681940  
WischmeierAlpha M.4 Nov 188416 Jun 1969  
ROW 7
ThieKenneth?? 21 Jan 1930 (one date).
JungHenry 8 Mar 1891 (No other date).
JungBertha M. 13 Nov 1905 Wife (no other date).
JungPhillip 9 Sep 1882 (No other date).
JungRitta 3 Apr 1951 (No other date).
JungJacob 7 Oct 1973 (No other date).
GerbelingEdward H.19 Jul 187724 Jan 1959  
GerbelingCarrie M.18741954  
ROW 8
GerbelingHenry J.27 Nov 182025 Jul 1901  
GerbelingKatherine E.W.13 Jan 18333 Apr 1909  
GerbelingHerman H.18571936  
RiekeAnna2 Dec 186712 Nov 1889  
RiekeHenry J., Sr. 16 May 190991y 1m 12d 
RiekeRosena13 Jul 18301 Apr 1913 Wife.
ROW 9
AbelTillie K.18721948  
AbelHenry C.1 Jan 186227 Apr 1948  
AbelCharles H.18701937  
AbelChristian F.17 Aug 18282 Jan 1890  
AbelLouisa22 Oct 183918 Oct 1920 Wife.
??   Stone unreadable – badly deteriorated.
WischmeierHeinrich14 May 180817 Apr 1888  
WischmeierHenry12 Sep 18386 Jan 1924  
WischmeierMary Boesch184420 Feb 1921 Wife.
MohlerFrieda E.18991968  
MohlerJohn Wm.18971973  
HeimMrs. Gertrude6 Dec 182415 Oct 1894  
SaftigJohn22 Feb 185522 Dec 1908  
SaftigMary16 Sep 18603 Dec 1937 w.
SaftigMinnie27 Jan 189613 Dec 1896 Dau of J. & M.
SmithAnna   No dates.
SchwebelEdna18831928  
SchwebelEdward22 Jan 184712 Aug 1914  
SchwebelElizabeth22 Feb 185417 Apr ? w.
* SchwebelEdward   Co. A 137 Ill. Inf. ?
McPakeJohn J.8 Feb 185726 Jan 1910  
McPakeAnna L.2 Jan 18581 Apr 1949  
??   Funeral marker not legible.
KorschgenFrederick10 Apr 187724 Nov 1962  
KorschgenAnna J.10 Jan 18765 Mar 1955  
DukeFred, Sr.15 Feb 189217 Oct 1955 Father.
DukeMayme J.27 Jul 18891 Jun 1946 Mother.
* SniderJohn   Co. F 153 IA Inf. No dates.
Snider? 22 Jul 18441 May 1920 Mother (no name).
WertherbachFred W.23 Jul 190313 Nov 1974  
WertherbachMabel ?? Jan 1904?  
?Albin J.18?19? Father.
?Josephine C.1892  Mother (no death date).
?Dorothy M.19131915  
Lutterleger?Joseph18631950 Father.
Lutterleger?Marie18681948 Mother.
KubischJoseph18671951  
KubischEmilie18731958  
?Horace B.18911961  
* MartinJack Byron16 Feb 191630 Aug 1963 IA 52 USMR WWII.
BaumanSophia A.30 Nov 187911 Oct 1951  
BaumanAntone J.20 Oct 187817 Jul 1955  
ElliottErma H.24 Dec 1901  No death date.
ElliottEdward G.15 Nov 188911 Apr 1961  
ElliottRobert F.18581931 Father.
ElliottMary A.18611923 Mother.
FlorenceMartin4 Oct 185128 Jun 1926  
FlorenceLena14 Oct 184918 Jun 1919 w.
ByrneElizabeth O'Loughlin6 Jun 186913 Mar 1949 Mother.
ByrneHarlan19041962  
LietschMilburn19011960  
LietschClara190319__  
WardMary A.18591947  
WardWilliam I.18581922  
RocheJames A.20 Sep 189222 Sep 1892 s of ?.A. & E.G.
MaherArnold E.9 Oct 18968 Apr 1898 s of E. & A.
KienlenJoseph 9 Dec 18965ms of F.C. & B.A.
GlutzEmma 12 Dec 189510y 3m 13ddau. Of L. & L.
LefflerLena A.19 Aug 187719 Mar 1961  
LefflerJohn E.27 Dec 186724 Mar 1963  
LefflerLouise27 Oct 19019 Aug 1916  
Michael    Headstone.
MurrayCatherine18381902 w of Patrick.
MahoneyJohn31 Jul 186626 Apr 1927  
DavookJohn18621954 (Funeral marker leaning against next stone).
MahoneyJohnAug 182_16 Mar 1901 (No month date on birth).
MahoneyMargaret 27 Jul 191180yw.
?John G.18721956  
?Augusta14 Nov 184218 Feb 1927  
?Philip 24 Jan 189964y 8m 22d 
PfadenhauerPeter22 Apr 183015 Jul 1909  
PfadenhauerCeclilia4 Aug 184325 Dec 1894 Wife of P.
??   Cement cross – no name.
HookJoseph12 May 18163 Jan 1896  
HookChrystale 7 Jun ?8 Jun 1921  
McMahanJames 1903 No other dates.
McMahanMary 1901 No other dates.
McMahanMike18671897  
WelchM. P.   No dates.
CullenF.   No dates.
MurphyMargaret17 Feb 185617 Mar 1895  
MurphyAndy18731929  
?Camelia Hogus26 Feb 185028 Jun 1916 w of G.W.
BookWalter C.22 Mar 1903  No death date.
BookRuby M.24 Jul 190514 May 1953  
BookJosephine10 Apr 187611 Nov 1957  
BookOscar E.12 Feb 187615 Jan 1944  
BookWilliam6 Jul 184920 Feb 1913  
BookElizabeth4 Jul 185128 Sep 1918  
AllweinP.J.8 Mar 187425 Jan 1922  
SuntropJohn18271910  
HigginsWilliam20 Oct 183417 Mar 1911  
HigginsHazel19061927  
HerrmannFrank H.18771955  
HutchinsonWilhelmena23 Mar 18877 Jun 1907 w of Ray.
HerrmannHattie Bauman18831916  
MahoneyDavid18831955  
MahoneyMary Ellen18801945  
MahoneyElizabeth18621945  
MahoneyCelia M.   Headstone – no dates.
MahoneyGeorge   Headstone – no dates.
HelmanJennie15 Jan 186228 Feb 1919  
BirdJohn W.19241925  
BirdJoseph J.F.19211930  
??   Unmarked grave.
DrausMary Dec 1949 (Only one date).
SmithJohn Joseph14 Mar 190715 Sep 1909  
StodtJohn23 Dec 183921 Apr 1921  
StodtMary A.8 Aug 184124 Jun 1939  
* ?Alfred A.23 Sep 191716 Sep 1963 Ia. Tec 4, Co A. 746 RY Ovr Bn TC WWII.
MurphyMargarett 6 Feb 190477y 
MurphyJames 5 Feb 190467y 
HigginsLaura L.11 Aug 187424 Apr 1943  
HigginsEdward A.13 Jan 187723 Dec 1955  
ROW 10
LaueLouise Bectha16 Apr 18922 Jul 1899  
ROW 11
RiepeAnna W.17 Jan 188617 Aug 1934  
RiepeWilliam18751954 FM (Foot marker?)
ROW 12
LaueHermann27 Nov 183727 Feb 1917  
LaueMaria9 Sep 183614 Jul 1903 Wife.
LucasIda Laue18731954  
LucasFred W.18651949  

Northwestern Section Starting east side, north end by NE gate.

SURNAME

GIVEN NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

AGE

NOTES
ROW 1
RoweRuth Alpha11 Oct 192412 Nov 1972 M 26 Aug 1949.
RoweRichard J.N.24 Apr 191730 Jul 1970 M 26 Aug 1949.
ROW 2
LucasIda May1910____  
LucasRudolph C.19071966  
ROW 3
DrebenstedtSelma190119__  
DrebenstedtWalter189919__  
HummerEsther19041970  
HummerPerry18991950  
LuthAdella M.16 May 1897____  
LuthWalter C.13 Jun 1891____  
LuthKatherine A.27 Dec 1898____  
LuthRalph J.9 Feb 189731 Dec 1976  
ROW 4
LuthWilliam H.19381938 son of H. & C.
LuthHarry H.18951971  
LuthClara H.1899____  
BreuerChristinek19531964  
ROW 5
ArchArthur S.4 Nov 189617 Feb 1977  
SchmeiserEsther M.18941966  
SchmeiserBenj. W.18961967  
BreuerAlma M.8 Nov 190617 Feb 1908 dau of F.E. & Millie.
ROW 6
BreuerHenrietta B.14 Oct 189029 Jun 1977  
BreuerArthur J.20 Sep 188526 Jun 1970  
BreuerHarold L., Jr.19451945Infant. 
BreuerNellie L.19041935  
BreuerMartin G.19031931  
BreuerFred W.7 Feb 18555 Mar 1918  
BreuerMatilda A.21 Jul 186030 Dec 1934 Wife.
BreuerAlvina A.30 Dec 189827 Apr 1912  
BreuerOllie L.A.25 Sep 188914 Aug 1896  
ROW 7
ThieAbner6 Nov 190218 Oct 1973  
ThieGrace4 Mar 19031 Aug 1967  
HueholtMartha18691949  
HueholtJerry18711937  
LofgrenClara Riepe10 Oct 187828 May 1960  
LofgrenPaul H.7 Aug 18765 Apr 1935  
LofgrenHenry24 Jun 184817 Jun 1929  
LofgrenIda C.27 Oct 184821 Jan 1923 Wife.
FeldmanLouise B.14 Mar 186831 Mar 1951  
FeldmanChristian3 Oct 185714 Feb 1911  
FeldmanJohann D.2 Aug 18246 Apr 1900  
FeldmanMaria27 Oct 183426 Feb 1891  
LuthClarence14 Nov 19003 Jun 1901  
LuthAnna W.26 Apr 187727 Jan 1951  
LuthJohn N.8 Apr 186415 Dec 1954  
ROW 9
MeyerSophie M.20 Jul 187627 Aug 1955  
MeyerJ. F. W.18 Oct 183610 Mar 1892  
MeyerMary D. Stoudtmeister3 Nov 184126 Sep 1925 Wife.
MeyerWilliam1 Mar 188128 Mar 1886 Son of J.F.W. & M.D.
RiepeOliver N.18871887  
VahleSernak (?) Her?rick (?)11 Apr 187927 Nov 1888 (Very hard to read).
VahleFrederick Wilhelm10 Aug 188811 Jun 1889  
VahleAnna18501898  
VahleWilliam18481918  
RiekeMary18661903  
RiekeHenry18601910  
ROW 10
BreuerHenry18381922  
BreuerMary18451929 Wife.
BreuerMary Anna18761929 Their dau.
BreuerCarrie L.18811968 Their dau.
BreuerHenry18651957  
BreuerJohn H.18701950  
BreuerEdward J.18851936  
BreuerMabel C.M.31Jul 189920 Aug 1945 Wife of W.S.
BreuerWilliam S.24 Dec 18787 Oct 1972  
BreuerLuise Christina24 Dec 188111 Apr 1917 Wife.
BreuerDororthy Marie22 Jan 19112 Sep 1913  
FeldmanFrederick H.28 Dec 18681 Aug 1885  
VahleZacharias18 Oct 191822 Nov 1885  
SchierbaumAnna Maria Buldermann1824Oct 1886 Wife of Heinrich.
SchierbaumHeinrich K.Oct 182224 Dec 1900  
LuthFred18521945  
LuthHannah18581932 Wife.
LuthAlma L.18901894  
LuthLouise M.19001900  
ROW 11
KassauAnna Marie18911972 Dau.
KassauCarolina W.M.18571925 Mother.
GeslingHerman20 Jan 183714 Sep 1916  
GeslingRebecca2 Sep 184718 Apr 1936 Wife.
RiepeAlbert18031877 Grandfather.
FeldmanElizabeth M.31 Jan 186323 Jun 1880  
WitteSimon H.18051880  
WitteSophia18221908 Wife.
GoesslingHerman H.24 Sep 18051 Oct 1882  
GoesslingAnna Katharine8 Aug 180817 Nov 1886  
RiepeHanna F.15 Aug 182425 Mar 1883 Wife of Peter.
HeitmeierHenry20 Jun 18399 Nov 1924  
HeitmeierHannah F.18 Jan 184223 Dec 1883 Wife.
ROW 12
GerbelingAnna K.18651877  
BreuerSophia Lidia6 Jun 187326 Dec 18785y 5m 20d 
ThieEduard3 Oct 187812 May 1880  
MieierCarl W. Eduard10 Apr 187818 Jun 1880  
BreuerKarl Heinrich15 Jul 187321 Jun 18806y 11m 6d 
GoesslingAnna Laura6 Oct 187914 Jul 1880  
ROW 13
KrugerMarie14 Mar 18515 Sep 1852  
EllerhoffHeinrich W.30 May 18348 Aug 1873  
WischmeierChristineJune 1810June 1874  
MillerChristana L. 20 Jul 187562y 4mWife of H.
ROW 14
RiepeElisabeth30 Jan 186220 Feb 1863  
KrugerMarie C.21 May 186416 Nov 1865  
KuhlenbeckAlbert C.   No dates.
ROW 15
WischmeierJ.F.19 Apr 181316 Sep 1863  
LutzChristof   No dates.
LutzWilhelm   No dates.
ROW 16
WitteHenry W.10 Sep 1843June 1859  
WitteWilliam21 Jun 1847June 1859  
KrugerAlbert16 Dec 185516 Sep 1861  
MillerWilliam H. 7 Aug 18729dSon of C.F. & L.
RiepeEmma B.18721872  
RiepeNellie K.18731875  
MeyerLuise F.29 Dec 187030 Apr 1875  
MeyerLinsm8 Jul 187921 Jul 1879  

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