East Side Cemetery
Estherville, Estherville Township
Emmet County, Iowa

The East Side Cemetery is probably the oldest cemetery in Emmet County. It is located within the northeast part of the city limits of Estherville, Iowa.  It was platted and established on July 14, 1866 in Section 11 of Estherville Township. The physical address is: 1303 - 5th Avenue North.  The first burial recorded is an infant Annie Jenkins 8-19-1867.

Submitted by Letty Hurlburt, March 2003.  Back to Emmet County Main Cemetery Page.

East Side Cemetery:  A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

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Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Notes/Inscriptions Additional Info
Bahr George Rogers 9/19/1912 7/2/1958 h/o Lucille; SGT CO C 361 INF SS-BSM IA WWII  
Bahr Linda L. 5/14/1962 1/19/1992 d/o Albert & Marlene  
Bahr Lucille Olga 7/1/1915 1/8/1989 w/o George; p/o Albert, Trudy, Jolene  
Baird Andrew W. 1862 1951 h/o Ida M.  
Baird Carol 1894 1983 w/o Donald  
Baird Donald 1892 1961 h/o Carol  
Baird Ida M. 1866 1949 w/o Andrew W.  
Baker Blanch W. 1910 1997 w/o S. Eugene  
Baker S. Eugene 1903 1969 h/o Blanch W.  
Baker John F. 1878 1963 h/o Sylvia  
Baker Leona 1900 1985 w/o Sheldon J.  
Baker Sheldon J. 1881 1964 h/o Leona; Odd Fellows  
Baker Sylvia 1883 1987 w/o John F.  
Baker Thelma M. 6/20/1918 9/19/1989 Mother  
Baldwin Joyce M. 1950 1992 w/o Lloyd E.; M: 5-8-1970  
Baldwin Lloyd E. 1937 1989 h/o Joyce M.; p/o William, Greg, Jeff, Gail, Jody  
Ballah Anna M. 1905 1991 w/o William  
Ballah William J. 1900 1977 h/o Anna  
Ballard Ezra 1796 1870    
Ballard Ezra H. 1838 1900    
Barbas Louis K. 1896 1970 h/o Pauline D.  
Barbas Pauline D. 1897 1978 w/o Louis K.  
Barbas Theodore K. 6/24/1900 8/1/1959    
Barber Beulah 1884 1963 w/o Harry A.  
Barber Eva I. 1903 1970 w/o Frank C.  
Barber Frank C. 4/1/1892 3/21/1967 h/o Eva I.; CPL US ARMY IL WWI  
Barber Harry A. 1872 1945 h/o Beulah  
Barber Rhonda infant 3/24/1966 d/o Russel & Darlene  
Bardo Elsie V. 1889 1979 w/o Ray C.  
Bardo Ray C. 1888 1965 h/o Elsie  
Barfoot Beatrice Hattie 12/24/1906 10/17/1983 w/o Earl L.  
Barfoot Earl Luverne 9/3/1889 2/16/1972 h/o Beatrice H.; PFC 254 AERO SQ IA WWI  
Barlow Elma G. 1910 1980 w/o Milton J.  
Barlow Milton J. 1896 1981 h/o Elma G.  
Barrett Albert 1886 1938 h/o Bessie  
Barrett Bessie 1900 1938 w/o Albert  
Barrett Carolyn M. 1895 1986 w/o Leonard  
Barrett Dorothy M. 1920 1992 w/o John O.; M: 2-8-1947  
Barrett Frank W. 1885 1957 h/o Johanna  
Barrett Harland 1897 1898 s/o Otis & Mary E. Gravestone Photo 
Barrett Hiram 1823 1896 h/o Mary J.; Father Gravestone Photo 
Barrett Johanna 1890 1952 w/o Frank W.  
Barrett Leonard A. 1888 1967 h/o Carolyn  
Barrett Mary E. 1866 1942 w/o Otis D. Gravestone Photo  
Barrett Mary J. 1839 1918 w/o Hiram; Mother Gravestone Photo 
Barrett Otis D. 1861 1948 h/o Mary E. Gravestone Photo  
Bartels John 1915 1997 h/o Esther M.  
Bartleman Elma 1910 1975 w/o Lyle  
Bartleman George 1885 1963 h/o Johanna  
Bartleman Johanna 1886 1962 w/o George  
Bassett Avis M. 1893 1975 w/o Roy B.  
Bassett Roy B. 1882 1971 h/o Avis M.  
Bauman Bertha K. 1904 1993 w/o Harry M.  
Bauman Harry M. 1902 1992 h/o Bertha K; p/o Mary  
Bauman Harry St. 1872 1955 h/o Ida M.  
Bauman Ida M. 1878 1953 w/o Harry  
Be(?)dahl Ole 1874 1943    
Beatty Clyde W. 1880 1975 h/o Lucille M.  
Beatty Lucille M. 1891 1962 w/o Clyde W.  
Beaver Howard R. 1913 1986 h/o Lora Belle  
Beaver Mary N. 1905 1969 w/o Myri; Mother  
Beaver Myri 1897 1985 h/o Mary N.; Father  
Beaver Viola M. 7/27/1906 1/5/1985 w/o Wm McKinley; M: 2/19/1974  
Beaver Wm. McKinley 3/4/1901 no date h/o Viola M.  
Bebernes Fred / Fritz 1899 1996 h/o Margaret; p/o Daryl & Eugene  
Bebernes Margaret 1901 1992 w/o Fred  
Bebo Vinal L. 1919 1972 h/o Tillie  
Beck Harry L. 1906 1954 h/o Leona G.; Masonic  
Beck Leona G. 1919 1969 w/o Harry L.  
Bedvin Ragnvald 5/28/1889 11/14/1936 CPL 25 BN US GUARDS MN WWI  
Beebe Barrett infant 3/6/1953 s/o Robert & Hilda  
Behrens Cotta K. 1894 1978 w/o William F.  
Behrens William F. 1885 1970 h/o Cotta K.  
Beitharz Debbie 1889 1941 w/o George  
Beitharz George 1875 1951 h/o Debbie  
Bell Clara T. 1899 1984 w/o James L.  
Bell James L. 1905 1974 h/o Clara T.  
Bemis Bertha J. 1883 1976 w/o Sidney Gravestone Photo 
Bemis Claudie W. 1869 1871 d/o Simon & Eliza; 2Y1M18D Gravestone Photo
Bemis Daughter infant 7/26/1909 d/o Sidney & Bertha  
Bemis Daughter infant 9/27/1910 d/o Sidney & Bertha  
Bemis Eliza M. 1845 1925 w/o Simon E.; Mother Gravestone Photo
Obituary
Bemis F. Perl 1881 1925 d/o Simon & Eliza; Daughter Gravestone Photo
Bemis Hazel L. 1887 1966    
Bemis Sidney E. 1878 1967 h/o Bertha J. Gravestone Photo
Bemis Simeon E. 11/4/1839 12/22/1896 h/o Eliza; GAR Mason; 57Y1M19D Gravestone Photo
Obituary
Benda Ben Bruce 5/30/1892 7/8/1972 h/o Oma; CPL US ARMY IA WWII  
Benda Oma D. 12/19/1898 4/24/1984 w/o Ben  
Bender Murlin R. 1892 1946 h/o Nellie M.  
Bender Nellie M. 1888 1944 w/o Murlin  
Bendixen Roy V. 2/13/1926 8/3/1970 PFC HQ 820 MILITARY POLICE IA WWII  
Benesh Frank J. 1900 1958 h/o Hazel C.  
Bentley Earl W. 1893 1974 h/o Janet C.; WWII  
Bentley Janet C. 1902 1988 w/o Earl W.  
Bepchaus Melvin Lyle 12/25/1916 2/17/1917 s/o H. E. & Jessie  
Berchenbriter Eloise A. 1919 1989 w/o Harry C. Jr.; p/o Edward, Grace Floyd, David, Kenneth  
Berchenbriter Harry 1896 1986 h/o Lewella; WWI  
Berchenbriter Harry C. Jr. 10/9/1921 12/19/1992 h/o Eloise A.; TEC 4 US ARMY WWII  
Berchenbriter Lewella 1897 1964 w/o Harry; IOOF, Amer.Leg. Aux.  
Berdahl Jessie T. 3/29/1898 1/17/1913 on one stone with John H. & Una Gravestone Photo 
Berdahl John H. 8/7/1887 8/13/1911 on one stone with John H. & Una Gravestone Photo 
Berdahl Martin O. 6/21/1889 4/30/1958 PVT US ARMY IA WWI  
Berdahl Una 6/3/1853 12/20/1911 km Gravestone Photo 
Berg Anna C. 1882 1951    
Bergeson Curtis Quentin infant 9/30/1968    
Bergeson Lester K. 1910 1988 h/o Muriel M.  
Bergeson Russell L., Sr. 4/7/1916 2/13/1983 TEC 5 US ARMY WWII  
Berryhill Chad Barry infant 9/12/1974 Son  
Berven Marie 1883 1982    Obituary
Berven Martin L. 6/19/1908 2/16/1987    
Best Berdie T. 1894 1950 w/o William P.  
Best William P. 1889 1959 h/o Berdie T.  
Biery Jennie R. 1908 1976 w/o Robert R.; M: 12-10-1950  
Biery Robert R. 1920 1991 h/o Jennie R.  
Billings Donald 1904 1965 h/o Susan P.  
Billings Susan P. 1911 1983 w/o Donald  
Birch Dora E. Barrett 3/1/1870 9/22/1889 w/o Lew Birch; 19Y6M22D Gravestone Photo 
Bixby A. R. 1884 1971 h/o Lillian H.  
Bixby Albert G. 1872 1892 w/o Arby Gravestone Photo 
Bixby Alice A. 1862 1945 h/o Alice  
Bixby Arby A. 1863 1938 h/o Eva M.; Husband & Father  
Bixby Charles D. 12/27/1879 10/26/1961    
Bixby Christina (MacLean) 8/4/1864 6/23/1922    
Bixby Cora B. 1870 1873 d/o L. L. & E .M. Gravestone Photo 
Bixby Cora E. 1874 1886 d/o L. L. & E. M Gravestone Photo 
Bixby Eva M. 11/11/1891 8/27/1946 w/o Charles D.; Wife & Mother  
Bixby Faye H. 1915 1984 w/o Kenneth W.; American Legion Aux.  
Bixby Kenneth W. 1913 2001 h/o Faye H.  
Bixby L. L. 4/5/1839 12/2/1905 CIVIL WAR  
Bixby Lillian H. 1887 1953 w/o A. R.  
Bixby Luman J. 1862 1932 h/o Silence D.  
Bixby Migie G. 1888 1899   Gravestone Photo 
Bixby 1842 1924 Mother  
Bixby Roswell 1860 1941    
Bixby Silence D. 1862 1917 w/o Luman J.  
Blair Victor Robert 2/5/1923 1/1/1983 h/o M. Elaine; COX US NAVY WWII  
Blass Herman 1888 1966 h/o Marie  
Blass Marie 1893 1978 w/o Herman  
Blazer Alice M. 1881 1947 w/o Roy K.; Eastern Star  
Blazer Roy K. 1881 1963 h/o Alice M.; Mason & Shriner  
Blom Christopher 4/25/1896 12/14/1957 h/o Hannah M.; PVT HQ CO 161 INF IA WWI  
Blom Hannah M. 1903 1986 w/o Christopher  
Blom James H. 9/28/1954 1/18/1988 h/o Diane; p/o Kati & Erick  
Boggess Linda Jane 1954 1972 d/o Woodrow & Iva  
Boggess Woodrow W. 12/29/1918 1/14/1998 h/o Iva H.; p/o Mary, Jean, Kay, Linda, Sue, Kathy  
Boicourt Bridget infant 1978    
Bolty Annabelle J. 4/19/1923 8/20/1993 w/o Glen L.  
Bolty Glen L. 5/2/1920 4/4/1995 h/o Annabelle  
Bombarger Barton C. 1853 1930 h/o Mary F.  
Bombarger Carlo 1889 1960    
Bombarger Cora S. 1899 1981    
Bombarger Flo 3/28/1893 8/4/1922    
Bombarger Mary F. 1851 1933 w/o Barton C.  
Bonnicksen Doris E. 1919 1984 w/o Eldon  
Bonnicksen Eldon A. 8/28/1919 5/25/1965 h/o Doris E.; SSGT CO A 2755 ENGR CBN IA WWII  
Book Donald D. 1/17/1912 4/4/1993 s/o Ira & Goldie  
Book Earl L. 1906 1986 h/o Edith  
Book Edith V. 1905 1972 w/o Earl  
Book Ethan G. 9/11/1901 3/13/1987 s/o Ira & Goldie  
Book Goldie May 1878 1953 w/o Ira  
Book Ira Bruce 1877 1944 h/o Goldie  
Boone Daniel L. 9/6/1924 2/25/1945 s/o Lloyd & Marie; WWII IA PFC 405 INF 102 INF  
Boone Lloyd N. 1887 1950 h/o Marie H.  
Boone Marie H. 1891 1977 w/o Lloyd N.  
Boone Ralph E. 11/24/1919 9/8/1987 h/o JoAnn; WWII SGT USMC  
Borlaug E. P. Gerhard 1893 1965 h/o Ede; WWI  
Borlaug Ede Sophia 1896 1982 w/o E. P  
Borlaug Mabel S. 1896 1995    
Bormann Evelyn T. 10/13/1911 3/11/1962 Mother  
Bowen Burtis LeRoy 1/24/1904 6/18/1978 h/o Mary M.  
Bowen Clarence 1902 1966 h/o Jane H.; WWII  
Bowen Leo L. 2/28/1907 2/15/1964 s/o Leo & Jane  
Bowen Leo LeGrand 2/15/1951 6/17/1956 Mother  
Bowen Mamie M. 1880 1963    
Bowen Mary M. 1905 1986 w/o Clarence  
Bowman George W. 1866 1945   Gravestone Photo 
Bowman Helen L. 1845 1921 w/o Jacob Gravestone Photo 
Bowman Jacob C. 1834 1869 h/o Helen L.; CIVIL WAR/Back of stone says Thomas Gravestone Photo 
Bowman Lydia A. 1868 1941   Gravestone Photo 
Bowman Mary E. 1894 1900   Gravestone Photo 
Bradley Gerald L. 10/9/1930 2/24/1972 PVT USMC IA WWII  
Bradshaw Emmet W. 1886 1965 h/o Mary C.  
Bradshaw Glen Edward 9/22/1927 7/13/1983 F2 US NAVY WWII  
Bradshaw Mary C. 1887 1954 w/o Emmet W.  
Bradshaw Vernon 2/10/1945 1/30/1949 s/o Everett & Inez  
Brady Darold Dean infant 8/23/1948    
Brady Mabel 9/14/1902 2/14/1985 Mother  
Brandt Edward G. 5/22/1919 11/15/1966 GM2 US NAVY IA WWII  
Brandt Ivar 1885 1948 h/o Lydia  
Brandt Lydia 1894 1972 w/o Ivar  
Brandt Sally Jean 6/11/1951 10/18/1951 d/o George & Dorothy  
Brannan Iva J. 1881 1948 d/o George & Etta  
Brannan Ray I. 1883 1961    
Brazee Harold E. 1915 1997 h/o Margaret M.  
Brazee Margaret M. 1917 1977 w/o Harold E.  
Breevaart John 1912 1994    
Bright Bessie M. 1892 1975 w/o William F.  
Bright William F. 1888 1967 h/o Bessie M.  
Bringle Arthur T. 4/1/1884 4/27/1962 h/o Lois M.; SGT 12CO COAST ARTY WWI  
Bringle Claire R. 8/11/1918 4/2/1972 h/o Norma; TEC 5 US ARMY IA WWII  
Bringle Lois M. 10/7/1903 3/14/1997 w/o Arthur T.  
Broadle Bessie M. 1898 1985 w/o Roy F.  
Broadle Roy F. 1891 1968 h/o Bessie M.  
Brobst Alice V. 9/17/1914 3/18/2001 w/o Harold E.; Mom  
Brobst Gregory Alan 1/28/1960 3/12/1960 s/o Don & Donna  
Brobst Harold E. 1913 1972 h/o Alice V.; Dad  
Brood Floyd I. 07/05/24 05/21/25 s/o Leonard & Anna; No year - just last two digits  
Brood John C. 08/20/16 06/23/23 s/o Leonard & Anna; No year - just last two digits  
Brood Leonard Jr. 11/27/21 09/08/23 s/o Leonard & Anna; No year - just last two digits  
Brosh Jodi Lynn 10/6/1969 10/11/1969    
Brown Andrew M. 1866 1948 h/o Gertrude  
Brown Beverly Beryl 11/16/1922 8/10/1942 d/o Clyde & Elsie; Daughter  
Brown Bobby Duane infant 1927 s/o Clyde S. Gravestone Photo 
Brown Chester Harold 2/21/1905 4/7/1989 PFC US ARMY WWII  
Brown Clyde Simeon 8/28/1901 12/2/1975 h/o Elsie; Father  
Brown Clyde, Jr. 2/16/1925 12/21/1972 s/o Clyde & Elsie; Son / WWII  
Brown Elsie 6/22/1901 1/28/1960 w/o Clyde; Mother  
Brown Ethel P. 1894 1981 w/o Harry L.  
Brown Fred L. 1870 1949 h/o Grace A.; Father Gravestone Photo 
Brown Gertrude 1878 1950 w/o Andrew M.  
Brown Grace A. 1873 1925 w/o Fred L.; Mother Gravestone Photo 
Brown Harry L. 1895 1977 h/o Ethel P.  
Brown Margrette W. 1908 1979    
Brown Maurice 1901 1975    
Brown Max S. 1926 1985 s/o Harry & Ethel  
Brown Robert Floyd 9/2/1915 11/20/1965 h/o Ruth Marie; S1 USNR IA WWII  
Brown Russell Harvey 6/3/1934 10/8/1961    
Brown Ruth Marie 2/17/1920 1/30/2000 w/o Robert F.  
Brown S. Bernice 12/30/1909 8/9/2001 w/o Vernon T.; Mother  
Brown S. W. 4/2/1830 3/2/1892 61Y 11M Gravestone Photo
Obituary
Brown Verlyn 12/7/1919 1/18/1980 TSGT US ARMY WWII  
Brown Vernon T. 8/28/1909 3/10/1989 h/o S. Bernice; Father  
Brown Wallace A. 1902 1977 h/o Zelma M.; p/o LeRoy, Rose Marie, Kathleen, Russell, David, Ronald  
Brown Zelma M. 1908 1988 w/o Wallace A.; M: 7-21-1927  
Brunskill John P. 1940 1988 h/o Norma J.  
Bryan Herbert J. 1887 1973 h/o Mable E.  
Bryan Lila C. 1918 2993 w/o Wayne H.; M: 11-6-1937  
Bryan Mable E. 1891 1973 w/o Herbert J.  
Bryan Wayne 1/27/1914 10/6/2005 Obituary
Bryantt W. Howard 1910 1989 h/o Helen; p/o Gale, Joann, Betty, Larry  
Buck Alexander 1873 1924 h/o Carrie  
Buck Andrew W. 1873 1938 h/o Frances  
Buck Carrie (Gustafson) 1886 1942 w/o Alexander  
Buck Eldon W. 1914 1991 h/o Ruth M.; Father  
Buck Frances 1865 1944 w/o Andrew  
Buck Ruth M. 1913 1997 w/o Eldon W.; Mother  
Bucy Asias 1833 1907 h/o Eliza Gravestone Photo
Obituary
Bucy Eliza J. 1837 1916 w/o Asias Gravestone Photo
Bugg Tena S. 1894 1983    
Buhr Henry J. 2/10/1888 1/13/1960 h/o Mary E.; PH IA PVT CO D 165 INF WWI  
Buhr Mary E. 1910 1983 w/o Henry J.  
Bulis Ada Merle 5/19/1887 5/14/1888 s/o John & Elva; twin to Ethel; 11M25D  
Bulis Ethel Gay 5/19/1887 5/14/1888 d/o John & Elva; twin to Merle; 11M25D  
Bunge Allen R. 1950 1975    
Bunge Leland F., DVM 1922 1969 h/o Dorothy L.; WWII  
Bunnell Agnes I. 1901 1968    
Burdorf Kara Ann infant 1978    
Burge Nellie H. 1900 1962    
Burge Ralph V. 6/4/1937 10/22/1991 Father  
Burgess Ardella M. 7/20/1925 5/13/2002 w/o Gilbert; p/o Randie, Diane, Janet, Donald, Thomas, Robert  
Burgess Gilbert Purl 4/18/1913 2/24/1993 h/o Ardella M.; PFC US ARMY PURPLE HEART WWII  
Burkart Clarence infant 1948    
Burkart Elmer W. 1903 1988 h/o Lorinda  
Burkart Lorinda 9/27/2005 Obituary
Burns Edwin "Ted" J. 1899 1973 h/o Ethel M.  
Burns Ethel M. 1896 1987 w/o Edwin "Ted"  
Burns Frances W. 1902 1982 h/o Susan E.  
Burns Jeffrey J. 6/23/1967 1/2/1994 s/o Daryl & Barbara  
Burns Susan E. 1893 1983 w/o Frances W.  
Burrill Alfred 8/28/1887 4/4/1960 h/o Zella E.; SSGT CO F 313 ENGR  
Burrill Zella E. 1892 1967 w/o Alfred  
Burris Mary E. (Jackson) 5/25/1916 3/23/1991 w/o Ross  
Burris Ross V. 12/22/1910 3/9/1987 h/o Mary E.; SSGT US ARMY WWII  
Burt James Glen 2/7/1929 11/12/1986 h/o Jackie; SFC US ARMY KOREA VIETNAM  
Burton William 1872 1963    
Bush Jessica Ann 5/5/1979 4/13/1982    
Bush John W. 1892 1975 h/o Nancy J.  
Bush Lester C. 7/4/1918 10/25/1971 s/o John & Nancy; LT COL US AIR FORCE IA WWII  
Bush Marcus A. 5/11/1924 4/23/1926 s/o John & Nancy  
Bush Nancy J. 1894 1981 w/o John W.  
Butcher Myrtle B. 1893 1979 w/o Wilson C.  
Butcher Wilson C. 1874 1960 h/o Myrtle B.; Mason Lodge  
Butler Effie 1896 1988 w/o Henry W.; p/o Bill, Audrey, Marjory, Henry, Dick, Ben  
Butler Henry W. 11/19/1887 6/13/1958 h/o Effie; PFC US ARMY WWI  
Butler Judy R. 1940 1978 w/o Benjamin  

 

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