BETHEL UCC CHURCH CEMETERY

Meeme Township, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin

Location: Take Hwy. 42 to County Line Rd., then west 3.4 miles to Pigeon River Road, then north .3 mile to the cemetery. The cemetery is on the west side of the road. This is the new part of the cemetery, the old part is in back of the church on County Line Rd. in Sheboygan county. Oldest stone is 1877. Indexed July 16, 1977 by Manitowoc County Old Cemetery Society.

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


ALTENBERGER:
In memory of Mother Eva Altenberger/1860-1913, ossw:
Annie and Alfred Eckardt and John Scheib.
See ECKARDT
See SCHEIB

ANDRE: Jacob/1880-1949, ossw: John/1878-1932


BOLLMANN: Lydia S. Bollmann/Nov. 1, 1888/June 22, 1972, ossw: Louise C. CONLEY/Mar. 5, 1883/Mar. 14, 1967


CONLEY: See BOLLMANN


DICKMAN: Son Lester E./1933-1958 (war vet flag holder, ossw: Mother Emma/1900-1948, ossw: Father Arno V./1904-___, ossw: Kenneth E./1942-1944, ossw: Harold H./1936-1937, ossw: Marie/Dec. 18-28, 1940, ossw: Almond/April 21, 1935, ossw: Baby/Apr. 21, 1931, ossw: Children of A.V. & E. Dickman


DIRKS: Amanda/1895-1961, ossw: Emil/1888-1976 (b. 6 Mar. 1888/d. Jan. 1976/from SSDI)


ECKARDT: Mother Annie/1904-1970, ossw: Father Alfred/1905-1968 (b. 14 Apr 1905/d. Jul 1968/SSDI), ossw: John Scheib and Eva Altenberger See SCHEIB See ALTENBERGER


EICKHOFF: Son of A. and A. Eickhoff/1933, next to: Darling/Angelina Eickhoff/1929 Fred H./1869-1948, ossw: Helen/1873-1965, ossw: Hugo and Esther Olm and Adelia and Henry Schleunes Footstones: Helen/1873-1965 Fred H./1869-1948 See OLM See SCHLEUNES


GRUNEWALD: Herbert/1912-__, ossw: Florence/1917-__


HAMEISTER: Valentine/1883-1963, ossw: Ida/1888-19__, ossw: Anita I./1915-__, ossw: Paul and Ruth L. Koeller Edwin C./1886-1965, ossw: Emma/1893-1965, ossw: Elizabeth and Henry Neuhaus See KOELLER See NEUHAUS


HARTMANN: Baby Hartmann/1959-1959 (Meiselwitz Funeral Home marker)


HENSCHEL: Elmer Henschel/Feb. 17, 1903-__ Alvina B./June 3, 1880/June 15, 1953, ossw: Charles E./Sept. 26, 1872/Feb. 12, 1958


HUBER: Mother Mary/1881-1942, ossw: Father Oscar D./1877-1957, ossw: Lowenbergh (this side family name only)


KLEMME: Elva Klemme/July 24, 1910/July 25, 1940


KNOENER: Calvin/1913-__, ossw: Lorinda/1917-__ /Married Oct. 23, 1937, ossw: James, Hildegarde and Albert Moioffer and Emma and Ernst Meyer. See MOIOFFER See MEYER


KOELLER: Paul H./1912-1951, ossw: Ruth L./1917-__, ossw: Valentine, Ida and Anita Hameister. SEE HAMEISTER


KRETSCH: John/1872-1942, ossw: Hulda/1874-1960 Judith Kretsch/Feb. 21, 1942/Jan. 11, 1943, next to: Joyce Kretsch/Mar. 6-22, 1939


LORENZ: (Gustav Adolph Lorenz/b. 4 Dec. 1842/d. 11 Feb. 1873/no stone) Name: Lorenz, Gustav Adolph D.: 2/11/1873 B.: 12/4/1842 Reg. D.: 3/1/1873 Sex: M/W Age at Death: 30 Yrs. 5 Mo. 2 Da. B.P.: Sachsen, Germany D.P.: Tn. Cntrvl. Cem.: Tn. Meeme Ch.: Inf. & Address: John Holzapfel Spouse: Katharina Lorenz F.: Carl Lorenz M.: Cause of Death: Accidental Add Info.: Overrun by his team with a load of wood Pg. #: v.1 p.142 (Note: This is only cem. in Meeme twp. with Lorenz surname in it.) Mary/1869-1947, ossw: Adolph/1883-1953, ossw: Gustave/1877-1947, ossw: Alvina/1885-1940, next to: Footstones: Gustave/Alvina


LOWENBERGH: Family name only. ossw: Mary and Oscar Huber. See HUBER


MAHLOCH: Anna/1855-1939, ossw: George/1851-1937, ossw: Lona/1893-1976, ossw: Louis/1891-1976


MEYER: Frieda C./Feb. 21, 1898/Mar. 17, 1950, ossw: Herman H./Dec. 30, 1895- (d. 28 Nov. 1988/SSDI) Emma/1894-__, ossw: Ernst/1889-1976/Married Jan. 17, 1914, (Ernst William Meyer/b. 29 June 1889, Town of Rhine, WI/d. 18 Mar. 1976, Sheboygan, WI/son of Henry Meyer & Bernadine Rietbrock/m. Emma Sinner/from Sheboygan co. death index, v.104 p.299), ossw: See MOIOFFER See KNOENER


MILLER: Mathilde/1896-1969, ossw: Amos/1895-1973, ossw: Eugene/1928-1967


MOIOFFER: James/Dec. 26, 1942, ossw: Hildegarde/1920-__, ossw: Albert/1918-___/Married May 10, 1941, ossw: See KNOENER See MEYER


NENNIG: Erma/1899-19__, ossw: Joseph Sr./1898-1955


NEUHAUS: Baby Neuhaus/1953-1953 (Meiselwitz Funeral Home marker) Esther/1922-1923, ossw: Alma/1897-19__, ossw: Albert/1896-___, ossw: Roland/1931-1954 Mother Elizabeth/1858-1937, ossw: Father Henry/1851-1935, ossw: See Hameister Oscar/1899-1974, ossw: Anna/1906-___, ossw: Terry See HAMEISTER See TERRY


OLM: Hugo/1899-1976, ossw: Esther/1901-__, ossw: See EICKHOFF See SCHLEUNES


RAHN: Magdalene/Apr. 6, 1900/Aug. 31, 1950 Mrs. Hugo F. Rahn Mrs. Hugo F. Rahn, 50, of the town of Meeme, passed away Thursday noon at Memorial hospital in Sheboygan. Formerly Johanna Magdalene Pagel, she was born April 6, 1900, in the town of Mosel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pagel. With her parents she moved to the town of Sheboygan and on May 14, 1927, she was married to Hugo F. Rahn in the town of Herman. The couple lived in the town of Herman until the past eight years when they made their home on a farm in the town of Meeme. She was a member of the Bethel Evangelical Reformed church in the town of Herman near Ada. Survivors are her husband, one sister, Mrs. Arno (Hertha) Grunwaldt, and one brother, Arthur Pagel, both of the town of Herman. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bethel Evangelical Reformed church, town of Herman, with the Rev. W. C. Koehler officiating. The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in Kiel from 1 p.m. Saturday until 11 a.m. Sunday. It may be viewed at the church from noon until the hour of the services. The Sheboygan Press – Friday, September 1, 1950 – P. 6 , ossw: Hugo E./Sept. 18, 1898/Nov. 5, 1974


RAUTMANN: Alvina/1897-1965, ossw: Otto/1892-1951, ossw: Lucille/1920-1951


REICHARDT: Violet Reichardt/Sept. 28, 1919/Sept 1, 1939


REITBROCK: Clara/1882-1950, ossw: Louis/1883-1956, ossw: SCHWESTER/Wilhelmine/Jan. 7, 1852/Oct. 13, 1923, ossw: Vater/Wilhelm/Feb. 24, 1849/Mar. 21, 1932, next to: Mother/Louise/1867-1936, ossw: Father/Andrew/1859-1940, ossw: Infant/1959/Son of V. & L., ossw: Herman/1899-1960, ossw: Viola/1903-___, next to: Infant Dau. of N. & F./1956, ossw: Father Arthur/1887-1971, ossw: Daughter Ellen/1920-1928


ROETHEL: Reinhold/1905-__, ossw: Ida/1904-__, ossw: Alvin, Melitta, etc. Voss See VOSS


SCHEIB: Father John/1856-1942, ossw: See ECKARDT See ALTENBERGER


SCHLEH: Ray/July 26, 1908-__, ossw: Erna/Nov. 27, 1903/Sept. 24, 1946, next to: Infant son of R. & E. Schleh/Mar. 12, 1943


SCHLEUNES: Adelia/1896-__, ossw: Henry/1892-1968, ossw: See EICKHOFF See OLM


SCHNEIDER: Brother/Peter Schneider/July 21, 1849/Sept. 22, 1935, on same lot with: Milton/May 7, 1912-__, ossw: Wilhelmina/June 8, 1916-__, ossw: Emma/Oct. 15, 1873/Nov. 15, 1947, ossw: Ferdinand/Jan. 13, 1871/Jan. 25, 1950


SCHNELLE: Infant Schnelle/1952-1952 (Meiselwitz Funeral Home marker)


SCHROER: Calvin C. Schroer/Oct. 7, 1902/Apr. 27, 1923, next to: Father/Rev. H. William/1863-1929, ossw: Mother/Magdalena/1871-1945, next to: Anna C. Schroer/1870-1954/Sister of Rev. Schroer


SCHWALENBERG: Mother/Katherine/1832-1901, ossw: Father/Herman/1822-1908, ossw: Christian/1862-1877, ossw: Valentine/1860-1945, ossw: Henry/1853-1939, ossw: Dorothy/1860-1941


SCHWESTER: See RIETBROCK


SINNER: Anna/Oct. 15, 1871/May 2, 1933, ossw: William/May 2, 1871/Aug. 20, 1943 See MEYER See ZIMMERMAN


SPINDLER: Minna/1885-1957, ossw: John/1881-1953 Elsa/Apr. 4, 1910/Feb. 20, 1954, ossw: Norman J./Oct. 20, 1909-___ Inf. Dau./1952-1952, ossw: Marilyn/1932-__, ossw: Lester/1927-__, ossw: Wehrmann-Spindler: Louis/1903-1973, ossw: Nelda/1911-__, ossw: Louisa/1888-1976, ossw: Walter/1886-1959 See WEHRMANN


STAUSS: Henry/1907-__, ossw: Marcella/1908-1969, ossw: P.H. Stausz, next to footstones: Louise S./25 Marz 1913/28 Jan. 1927, next to: Mutter/Ida Sophia/12 Mai 1880/31 Aug. 1939, next to: Vater/Phillip P./27 Juni 1865/27 Juli 1936


STAUSZ: See STAUSS


STIEGHORST: Louis Stieghorst/1885-1950 Louis Stieghorst, 64, of route 1, Newton, died Saturday evening at the Elm Convalescent home, 1101 Clara avenue, after a lingering illness. Born Dec. 21, 1885, in the town of Mosel, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stieghorst, he attended district schools and was employed as a Sheboygan street department employee for several years. He was unmarried. For the past 20 years, Mr. Stieghorst had made his home with a nephew, Arthur Karsteadt, on a farm near Osman, in Manitowoc county. Only immediate survivor is a brother, Jacob, Sheboygan. Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ballhorn Funeral chapels, with the Rev. Alben Bode, pastor of St. Peter and St. John Lutheran church, Cleveland, officiating. Burial will be made near Ada. The Sheboygan Press – Wednesday, September 27, 1950 – P. 16 ************* Funeral services for Louis Stieghorst, 64, who died Saturday at the Elm Convalescent home, 1101 Clara avenue, were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at the Ballhorn Funeral chapels. The Rev. E. M. Bode, pastor of St. Peter and St. John Lutheran church, Cleveland, officiated. Burial was made in the Bethel Evangelical and Reformed cemetery near Ada. Pallbearers were Frederick and Edward Stieghorst, Clarence Schuette, Roland Goeke, Lester Schnell and John Goedeke. During the services, Mrs. C. E. Witte and Mrs. L. L. Vogel sang two duet selections, “Rock of Ages” and “Abide With Me”. The Sheboygan Press – Friday, September 29, 1950 – P. 6


TERRY: Warren/1917-__, ossw: Selma/1918-___, ossw: SEE NEUHAUS


VOSS: Margaret Voss/1864-1956, next to: Richard Voss/1895-1966(b. 10 Apr. 1895/d. July 1966/SSDI) Father/William/Mar. 7, 1867/June 23, 1937 William Voss, Town Meeme, Dies Following Short Illness William Voss, 70, life-long resident of the town of Meeme, passed away Monday at his home after an illness of about 3 weeks. He was born on the Voss homestead in the town of Meeme, on March 7, 1867, and on March 5, 1889 he was united in marriage with Miss Emma Schwalenberg, and the couple, after living for two years on the homestead, moved to the present residence. Thirteen children were born to them, one of which died in infancy. Survivors are the widow; five daughters, Mrs. Edward Dickmann, Mrs. Arthur Rietbrock of Sheboygan, Mrs. John Kaun and Mrs. Ernest Anderson of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Ray Schleh of Chilton; seven sons, William of the town of Meeme; Arvin, Herbert, Edgar and Henry, all of Milwaukee, and Arthur and Raymond at home; one brother, John of the town of Schleswig, and nineteen grandchildren, and one great- grandchild. Fueral(sic) services were held this Thursday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the home, and at 2 o'clock services were held at the Bethel Reformed church near Ada, with the Rev. William Bollmann officiating. Burial was made in the church cemetery. - 1937 ossw: Mother/Emma/June 8, 1869/Sept. 16, 1950 Mrs. William Voss, 81, a former resident of the town of Meeme, died early today at St. Nicholas hospital, where she had been a patient for the past three weeks. Nee Emma Schwalenberg, the deceased was born June 8, 1869, in Manitowoc county and was married to William Voss on March 5, 1889. The couple resided on a farm in the town of Meeme until Mr. Voss’ death on June 28, 1937. For the past 13 years Mrs. Voss had been making her home with her children. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Edward Dickmann of Kiel, Mrs. Otto Kohlberg of Sheboygan, and Mrs. John Kaun and Mrs. Ernest Anderson of Milwaukee; and seven sons, William of Millhome, Arvin and Henry of Milwaukee, Herbert of Farmington, Wis., Edgar of Sheboygan, Arthur of the town of Meeme, and Raymond of Cleveland. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Louis Voss of the town of Meeme, Mrs. Ida Arnold of Kiel and Mrs. Herman Zill of Sheboygan. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bethel Evangelical and Reformed church near Ada. The Rev. W. C. Koehler, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, from Monday noon until 11 a.m. Tuesday, and at the church from Tuesday noon until the time of the services. The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, September 19, 1950 – P. 8 Marcella L./1919-__, ossw: Arthur J./1905-1969 Alvin/1906-__, ossw: Melitta/1911-__, ossw: Infant Dau./1931, ossw: Russell/1935, ossw: See ROETHEL


WAGNER: Arthur J./June 25, 1901-__ Elizabeth/1878-1954, ossw: Joseph/1875-1934


WEHRMANN: Stone reads: Wehrmann-Spindler: Louis/1903-1973, ossw: Nelda/1911-__, ossw: Louisa/1888-1976, ossw: Walter/1886-1959, ossw: See SPINDLER


WESTPFAHL: Anna Westpfahl/Mar. 25, 1879/Jan. 11, 1958 Carl Westpfahl/Dec. 27, 1874/Jan. 31, 1958


ZIMMERMANN: Norma/1899-1977 (b. 4 Feb. 1899/d. Feb. 1977/SSDI) (d. 15 Feb. 1977 in Sheboygan, WI/dau. of Louis Voss & Albertina Schwalenberg/wife of Alvin Zimmermann/from Sheboygan co., WI death index, v.105 p.606), ossw: Alvin/1897-1973 (b. 27 Oct. 1897/d. Oct. 1973/SSDI) (b. Town of Rhine, WI/d. 5 Oct. 1973, Sheboygan, WI/son of John W. Zimmermann & Helene D. Sinner/husband of Norma Zimmermann/from Sheboygan co., WI death index)


Note: this cemetery has many stones with two and three family names on them.