OLD ST. MARY'S CEMETERY

Manitowoc Rapids Township., Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin

Location: 0.4 miles south of Hwy. JJ on Hwy. 141 to Ellis St., then west on Ellis St. for about 200' to unmarked dirt road on the north side of Ellis St. About 300' down the dirt road is the cemetery entrance. The cemetery is visible from Hwy. 141. Indexed in June, 1975. ("WC" = wooden cross)

This cemetery was in very bad shape until Alyce Zietlow took it upon herself to clean it up and through much research, constructed wooden crosses for the stones that should be and are in the cemetery. There is no longer a dirt road, but a mowed grassy area leading to the cemetery located by a red fire hydrant on Ellis road.

Names in [Brackets] were from info from the tombstone pics taken 24 June 2001 by Shari.
If the person's first name is underlined, it is a link to the obituary.

OSSW = ON SAME STONE WITH
SSDI = SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX

BAUER:
Baby Bauer (WC) Wooden Cross


BAUMAN:
Joe Bauman Wooden Marker


BAUMAR:
Josephus Baumar/1867-1877 Wooden Cross


BOLLEN:
1816 Barbara Bollen 1875 Wooden Cross


BREI:
John Brei/1864-1874 Wooden Cross


CARIVEAU:
Maggie/Wife of/Frank Cariveau/Born Dec. 25, 1869/Died Sept. 27, 1898 Tombstone


CONYD:
Catharina/Gattin des/Cyril Conyd/gestorben/8 Mai 1887/Alter 68 Jahre Tombstone


COURTON:
Abraham Courton 1875-1875 Wooden Cross


EISNER:
1826-1911/Barbara/Eisner Wooden Cross


ENDRIES:
1805 Peter Endries 1875 Wooden Cross


FISHER:
Alois Fisher Wooden Cross


GANTERER:
Kate/Ganterer/born/Dec. 1, 1875/died/Oct 20, 1891 Tombstone
Matthias/Ganterer/Born Mar 8, 1817/Died Jan 27, 1892, ossw:
Francis/Ganterer/Born Mar 9, 1836/Died Feb 28, 1907 Tombstone Matthias/Francis


GATTIN:
Catharina Gattin/1893 Wooden Cross
Maria Gattin/1893 Wooden Cross


GUDEWER:
Lena Gudewer/Toch von J.E. Gudewer/Geb 26 Jul 1895/Gest 13 Oct 1896 Tombstone
J.E. Gudewer/Geb 16 Oct 1898/Gest 10 Oct 1899 Tombstone
Christian Gudewer/1886 - 1900 Tombstone


HARTMAN:
Louisa Hartman/geb/in Mai 1858/gest/im Ockt. 1861 Tombstone


HAUSER:
Hauser/no other information Wooden Cross


HEINDAL/HEINDL:
1867 Dionysius Heindal 1877 Wooden Cross
   (co. index, Dionysius Heindl/son of Wolfgang Heindl and Barbara Braunreiter/
    d. 8 Oct. 1877/age 10 yrs./cause: hydropsia/parents in cem.#7, St. Michael Cath. 
    cem. Cato twp./Dionysius is in #7 also.)
(Note: I believe the lady who renovated this cemetery mistakenly put this child in 
this cemetery. His death record says he is buried in the Cato Catholic graveyard (#7))


HEINRICH:
Mary Heinrich Wooden Cross


HEINRICHS:
Margaret/Heinrichs/Sept 13, 1840/Nov 30, 1892
   Wooden Cross Tombstone
Mary Heinrichs (nothing else)
(Maria Katharina Heinrichs/b. 12 May 1805, Germany/d. 15 Apr. 1877, Manitowoc Rapids)


HEUSER:
See SPECHT


JAGEMANN:
George Jagemann/June 11, 1937/Jan 11, 1942 Tombstone


JANVEIRE:
Edward Janveire/1877 Wooden Cross


JOHANEK:
M. Johanek Wooden Cross


KLEIN:
Catherine Klein/1854 Wooden Cross


KUGLER:
Mother/Katherine/Wife of/Frank Kugler/Aug 12, 1877/June 1, 1915 Tombstone


KUHNEMUND:
1800 Philip Kuhnemund 1877 (WC)


KULANEK:
1807 Matt Kulanek 1876 Wooden Cross


LACOUNT:
Modest/LaCount/died/April 26/1895/Age 83 Y Tombstone
Josephine/LaCount/died/May 8, 1904/Aged/84 years Tombstone
footstone: J.L.


LAMBR??:
????????? Lambr??/18?? - 18?8 (1878?)
_________  _______/1871  1879
(I believe the two above are these two:)
Johann Lambries/b. 3/24/1878/d. 2/21/1879/
Katharine Lambries/b. 6/26/1871/d. 4/14/1879
 


LAMBRIES:
Lambries/Peter 1863-1875 Wooden Cross
John 1878-1879 Wooden Cross
  (Note: The lady who made these crosses seemed to have erred. This cross has the
   dates for John and the name Michael)
Catherine/Lambries/1871-1879 Wooden Cross 
Peter/Lambries/1863-1875 (wooden marker)
Dominick Lambries/Jan 25, 1830/Feb 9, 1911 
Wooden Cross  Tombstone
Agnes/Lambries/Mar 1, 1835/Aug 2, 1913 
Wooden Cross  Tombstone
(Michael Lambries/b. 14 Feb. 1874/d. 29 Apr. 1879/no stone)


LAURERER:
B. Laurerer Wooden Cross


LENNEVILLE:
1812 Francis Lenneville 1897 Wooden Cross
(Lydia Lenneville/d. 24 Feb. 1857/no stone)


MARCIN/MROTEK:
Top of stone:Marcin. Face of stone: Mrotek/ur da/19 Maja. Ro. 1887/um dn/21 Kwiet. ro 1889
   Wooden Cross/Stone is gone


MARTIN:
Catherine/wife of/J. Martin/born/Sept. 6, 1817/Died/Nov. 5, 1878 Wooden Cross, ossw:
John Martin/Born June 11, 1811/Died/Oct. 10, 1880 Wooden Cross
   Tombstone
(John misspelled on wooden cross)


MEEHA:
Meeha 1876-1878 Wooden Cross


MERTEN:
Jhon Merten (like that on stone, no other information)
(Katharina Merten/b. 8 Sept. 1817, Biegenbach Germany/d. 5 Nov. 1878, Manitowoc Rapids)
   Wooden Cross
   (The person who made this cross apparently transposed 1817 to 1871)


MINES:
Cornelius Mines/died/Apr 30, 1876/Aged 48 years Tombstone


MOECKEL:
1809 Joseph Moeckel 1876 Wooden Cross


MROTEK:
Top of stone:Marcin. Face of stone: Mrotek/ur da/19 Maja. Ro. 1887/um dn/21 Kwiet. ro 1889
   Tombstone Wooden Cross
Margaret Christine Mrotek Wooden Cross


NAUMANN:
B. Naumann (WC)
Baby Naumann Wooden Cross
The following are a group of Naumann graves. Mother & Father are on
   one stone, to the right of that stone, are 4 wooden crosses:
Naumann/Mother/Mary/1871-1941, ossw:
Father/William/1871-1955 Tombstone Mary/William
Baby Naumann (WC)
Mayme Naumann Wooden Cross
Fredrick Naumann Wooden Cross
Herbert Naumann Wooden Cross
Note: I'm putting the following here as there are no Naumann surnames in the other
      Manitowoc Rapids cemeteries.
(From Der Nord Westen, 15 Apr. 1897:
   Thurs. 15 Apr - Death on Sat of a 10-mo. old child of 5th Ward resident 
   Wm. Naumann of a lung illness.  The burial took place Wed. in Manitowoc 
   Rapids.)
(Death Wed. of the 1-yr. old child of local resident Wilhelm Naumann at the home of 
  the child's grandfather in Manitowoc Rapids during a visit by the mother. The burial 
  will take place Sat. in Manitowoc Rapids. From Der Nord Westen, 14 Sep. 1899)



NICKOLAI:
Anna Maria/Nickolai/geb/26 Apr 1835/gest/12 Mai 1869 Wooden Cross
   Tombstone


NUHS:
Henry Nuhs (iron cross with wood nameplate) Iron Cross
(Mrs. Mary Nuhs/d. 27 June 1897/age 38-1/2/from obit-no stone)
Adam Nuhs/1841-1933 Tombstone
John Nuhs/Feb 8, 1843 - Jan 21, 1917, ossw:
Pauline Nuhs/Apr 30, 1845 - Dec 11, 1928 Tombstone John/Pauline
Twins/Christina/Dec 25, 1873/June 17, 1874 Wooden Cross, ossw:
Margaret/Dec 25, 1873/June 30, 1874/Children of J. & P. Nuhs Tombstone


NUHS?:
Small stone A.M.N. located 3' left of stone of Christina & Margaret Nuhs


O'BRIEN:
Mary O'Brien Wooden Cross


OURADA:
Baby/Ourada Wooden Cross


POH:
1858 Henry Poh 1875 Wooden Cross
  (Note: cross redone and misspelled)


REIF:
Anna Maria/Reif/Mutter von/Mathias Reif/geb 1700/gest 1856


REINERT:
Mary/wife of/M. Reinert/Aug 20, 1874/Nov 30, 1906 Tombstone


REITER:
Mary Reiter/1875/1875 Wooden Cross


RIPP:
1820 Adam Ripp 1878 Wooden Cross


ROCK:
1833 Mary Rock 1880 Wooden Cross


ROEMER:
Margaretha/Roemer/geb 14 Juni 1813/gest 28 Sept 18?3 (possibly 1863 or 1883) 
   Tombstone
(Katharina Roemer/b. 1 Aug. 1820, Croev, Prussia/d. 1 Aug. 1879/no stone)
    Wooden Cross (Name misspelled on wooden cross)


RUH:
Eva Ruh/1804 - 1879 Wooden Cross


RUNDHAMMER:
Marie Rundhammer/1847 - 1878 Wooden Cross


SCHMITT:
Friedrich Schmitt/geboren/18 April 1872/gestorben/23 Sept 1872 Tombstone
   Wooden Cross


SCHMITZ:
A. Schmitz Wooden Cross


SEHA:
Joseph Seha  1873-1875 Wooden Cross


SENKBEILL:
Charles/Senkbeill/1880-1950 Tombstone


SIMMER:
Elizabeth Simmer/1879 Wooden Cross


SPECHT:
Catharina/Gattin von/A. Specht/Geb'ne HEUSER/Gest/10 Nov 1893/Alter/33 Jahre
   Wooden Cross
Maria C./Gattin von/J. Specht/gest/20 Feb. 1893/Alter/70 Jahre Wooden Cross
   (Stone is gone)


STEFFES:
1877 Barbara Steffes 1879 Wooden Cross
1818 Susanna Steffes 1877 Wooden Cross


TAUSCHER:
Frances Tauscher/1876-1876 Wooden Cross


UNKNOWN:
Wooden Cross
Wooden Cross
Tombstone
Tombstone
Tombstone
Tombstone 1790-1850(?)
Wooden Cross
Footstones ?


VAN FON:
Anne Van Fon/1867 - 1868 Wooden Cross


VANZON:
Elise/Vanzon/born/Sept 15, 1874/died/May 23, 1891 Wooden Cross
Martin/Vanzon/born/Jan 19, 1814/died June 2, 1889
   Wooden Cross 
   Tombstone Martin and Elise are on same stone.
Catherine/Vanzon/Born/May 4, 1835/Died/June 15, 1903
   Tombstone


WELLNER:
1802 Margaret Wellner 1880 Wooden Cross


WELNA:
John Welna/1873-1875 Wooden Cross
Edward Welna/1878-1911 Wooden Cross
Katie Welna/1882-1908 Wooden Cross


WICKERT:
Katie/1882-1908, ossw:
Edward/1878-1911 Tombstone Katie/Edward


ZAMBUREK:
George Zamburek Wooden Cross
John Zamburek Wooden Cross
Mary Zamburek Wooden Cross
Wenzel Zamburek Wooden Cross


ZIMMER:
Anna/Zimmer/1816/1875 Wooden Cross


Note: There were 3 wooden crosses with nothing on them and 2 more in the front by the
gate with no inscription. More information may be available from early Catholic church 
records.(St. Mary's & St. Boniface).