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St. Luke's Cemetery, Fairville
Fairville - St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery - 1895
Fairville Cemetery & Church (Missouri Synod) is located in Palo Alto County,
Fairfield Township, Section 11, OR at 5652 - 340th Street - Cylinder, Iowa
The Church & Cemetery were known as St. John's from 1895 to 1934 when the name was changed
to St. Luke's as there were two St. John Churches on the Cylinder mail route.
The Pillars are a memorial to Mrs. William Bruhn. The gates are a gift from Mr. & Mrs. Louis Wegener.
The Plot Map incasement is in memory of Alfred Bruhn.
The black rod iron fence is in memory of Alfred Bruhn, Connie Wiener and O.M. Knudson.
The Cemetery's tombstones were recorded and documentation submitted by Letty Hurlburt. July 2003
Surname Given Name DOB DOD Notes/Inscription Age Inscriptions/Notes
Bahmann Carl 1873 1906
Bahmann Emilie 1872 1906
Baldwin Donna J. (Bleckwenn) 4/13/46 5/23/00 w/o Henry E.
Beck Carl H. 1902 1988 h/o Sidonia E.
Beck Larry G. 1952 1953 s/o Carl & Sidonia
Beck Malinda (Fischer) 1912 1939 w/o Carl
Bell Colin M. 11/9/54 9/23/94 s/o Richard & Carmen CTO2 US NAVY
Bell Ian William Infant 4/27/87 s/o Craig
Bell Kurt William Infant 8/19/51 s/o Richard
Bell Richard W. 1927 1967 h/o Carmen B.
Bell Zachariah Richard Infant 6/10/84 s/o Craig
Bierstedt Alfred L. 1909 1959 h/o Lucinda A.
Bierstedt Alvin F. 1911 1934
Bierstedt August J. 1871 1953 h/o Elizabeth
Bierstedt Brandon Charles 9/7/76 9/15/76 s/o George & Karen
Bierstedt Charles L. 1883 1922
Bierstedt Delores A. (Leek) 12/24/41 10/23/00 w/o James W.
Bierstedt - HauckDora 1892 1977 w/o Herman Haack
Bierstedt Elizabeth 1878 1961
Bierstedt Ella 1903 1906
Bierstedt Esther 12/10/15 12/1/98 Daughter
Bierstedt Fred W. 1/14/1882 5/20/72 h/o Lena
Bierstedt Gustave C. 1/23/18 1/17/77
Bierstedt J.Herman 1869 1961
Bierstedt Lena 5/4/1883 4/1/33 w/o Fred W.
Bierstedt Louis 1901 1902
Bierstedt Pauline (Hedrich) 1870 1931 w/o J.Herman
Bierstedt Sharon Rose (Eden) 1947 1981 w/o Kenneth
Bierstedt Stella (Randa) 1911 2002 w/o Wilfred
Bierstedt Suzanne Nadine Infant 1946 d/o Wilfred & Stella
Bierstedt Wilfred 1916 1999 h/o Stella
Bleckwenn Albert D. 1893 1962 h/o Lena A.
Bleckwenn Alice 1901 1958 w/o Arthur
Bleckwenn Anna S. (Twait) 1905 1969
Bleckwenn Arthur 1902 1983
Bleckwenn Baby Infant 2/4/02
Bleckwenn Catherine H. 5/27/1833 1/13/20
Bleckwenn Charles H. 1859 1948 h/o Wilhelmina
Bleckwenn Clare Theodore Infant 10/28/35 s/o E.C.& A.
Bleckwenn Daniel 2/18/1820 4/29/00
Bleckwenn Daniel C. 1904 1960 h/o Anna
Bleckwenn Daughter Infant 3/8/29 d/o Albert & Lena A.
Bleckwenn Daughter Infant 8/17/26 d/o Albert & Lena A.
Bleckwenn Dorothy (Staver) 1937 1976 w/o Virgil
Bleckwenn Ella (Fischer) 1903 1988 w/o Robert
Bleckwenn Emma 11/5/1894 12/20/07 d/o Theodore & Therese
Bleckwenn Harold W. 9/15/11 2/5/49 PFC CORPS OF MIL POLICE WWII IA
Bleckwenn Lena A. (Wegener) 1897 1984 w/o Albert D.
Bleckwenn Lloyd W. 6/14/18 7/29/82 h/o Evelyn SGT US ARMY WWII
Bleckwenn Paul W. 2/11/26 7/22/92
Bleckwenn Robert 1895 1966 h/o Ella
Bleckwenn Rudolph 1893 1921
Bleckwenn Son Infant 1941 s/o Albert & Lena A.
Bleckwenn Son Infant 6/1/21 s/o Albert & Lena A.
Bleckwenn Sophie 1/16/1884 4/26/87 w/o Theodore
Bleckwenn Theodore 1/20/1862 10/7/29
Bleckwenn Theodore J. 1923 1979 s/o Albert & Lena A.
Bleckwenn Therese (Epple?) 12/14/187 4/10/04 w/o Theodore
Bleckwenn Wilhelmina 1867 1945 w/o Charles H.
Bley Alfred 1/13/17 1/3/23
Bohn H. Fredrick 1898 1944
Bohn Herman G. 1865 1938
Bohn Hugo W. 1897 1918
Bohn Juliana K. 1902 1906
Bohn Maria C. 1873 1951
Bollinger Allan J. 1901 1986 h/o Clarinda T.
Bollinger Clarinda T. 1902 1987 w/o Allan J.
Bollinger Joan F. (Cushing) 9/4/40 7/30/90 w/o Norman
Bollinger Susan L. 4/25/67 11/8/86 d/o Norman & Joan F.
Bolte Delond G. 1927 2002 VETERAN
Bolte George L. 1892 1952 h/o Viola
Bolte-Hiatt Viola (Gremmels) 1902 1986 w/o George L.
Braatz Harold 1920 1935
Braatz Ida (Huellen) 1877 1926
Braatz Robert C. 1872 1936
Bruhn Alfred C. 1907 1980 h/o Hilda
Bruhn Alvina C. (Bleckwenn) 1898 1980 w/o Henry G.
Bruhn Amanda H. 1/3/00 5/31/88 w/o Ferdinand Carl
Bruhn Doris L. (Meyer) 10/18/12 1/4/93 w/o Ervin
Bruhn Edward H. 1896 1969 h/o Susan
Bruhn Erwin C. 2/26/06 10/3/73 h/o Doris
Bruhn Ferdinand Carl 10/29/189 6/11/70 h/o Amanda H. PVT CAS DET 1258 DEMOB GP WWI IA
Bruhn Henry G. 1898 1974 h/o Alvina C.
Bruhn James A. 9/16/28 4/10/85 CPL US ARMY WWII
Bruhn Johana 1831 1917
Bruhn Justin Dean Infant 3/4/74 s/o William & Janice
Bruhn Mary (Baas) 11/14/186 6/21/38 w/o William
Bruhn Sandra (Theesfield) 9/6/37 5/11/00 w/o Howard
Bruhn Son Infant 12/22/27 s/o F.C. & A.
Bruhn Susan (Hantelman) 1895 1981 w/o Edward H.
Bruhn William 5/19/1867 2/5/28 h/o Mary
Buck John C. 5/17/1854 10/15/29 h/o Lina Born in Germany / Died in Tipton, IA
Buck Lina 12/20/185 4/12/09 w/o John C.
Buck Willie J. 4/4/1892 7/13/16 s/o J.C.& C.
Dacken Brenda Sue 3/6/74 3/23/81 d/o Ron & Delana
Dieter Melinda (Hantelmann) 1904 1998
Eischen Julie Renae 1954 1973
Engholm Dorothy M. Infant 4/15/21
Fischer Amanda no dates no dates
Fischer Baby Infant 1924
Fischer Lena 7/10/187311/17/1895
Fischer Louisa no dates no dates w/o William
Fischer Wilhelm 1872 1958
Frink Clara M. 1881 1944 w/o Clifford M.
Frink Clifford M. 1881 1961 h/o Clara M.
Frink Fred J. 1910 1990 h/o Grace
Givens Dena (Wehrspann) 1882 1931
Gohr Appolonia 1851 1929 Mother
Gohr Howard 6/15/31 SGT Q.M. CORPS IA
Greinert Edward 1879 1953 h/o Mathilda
Greinert Elmer J. 8/28/14 1/14/87 h/o Florence CPL US ARMY WWII
Greinert Evelyn M. 1922 1991 w/o Fred W.
Greinert Fred W. 1922 2001 h/o Evelyn M.
Greinert Janice Infant 1949 d/o Elmer & Florence
Greinert Mathilda 1879 1968 w/o Edward
Greinert Son Infant 1951
Gremmels Arthur 11/13/04 6/14/07 s/o George & Clara 2Y7M2D
Gremmels Blanche M. (Mayer) 1907 1994 w/o Erwin R.
Gremmels Christine (Bartels) 7/7/1865 3/10/1907?w/o Fred 41Y8M4D
Gremmels Clara (Schallin) 1875 1959 w/o G.W.
Gremmels Emma A. 1887 1966 w/o Julius T.
Gremmels Erwin R. 1910 1993 h/o Blanche M.
Gremmels Fred 10/9/1884 1/16/01 h/o Christine
Gremmels G.W. 1868 1936 h/o Clara
Gremmels George 5/24/1868 11/5/36
Gremmels Julius T. 1880 1951 h/o Emma A.
Gremmels Lesette 3/19/188510/20/1885d/o Fred & Christine 7M2D
Gremmels Otto 4/10/188211/17/1894s/o Fred & Christine 12Y7M8D
Gurske Augusta 1874 1919 w/o Fred
Gurske Fred 1851 1929 h/o Augusta
Hauck Dora 1892 1977 w/o Herman Haack
Haack Herman 1883 1956 h/o Dora
Haack Lyle Wayne 7/2/29 5/4/72 h/o Joyce L. CPL SVC CO 351 INF KOREA IA
Hannover Edna E. (Bruhn) 3/8/11 3/6/98 w/o Rudolf W.
Hannover Rudolf W. 1/13/11 12/20/84 h/o Edna E.
Hantelman Arnold R. 2/8/08 6/18/77 h/o Caroline
Hantelman Caroline (Frink) 1909 1941 w/o Arnold R.
Hantelman Edna 11/18/04 7/15/01
Hantelman Gerhard 10/29/83 5/13/88 CPL US ARMY WWI
Hantelman Verdelle (Peterson) 6/29/21 w/o Arnold
Hantelmann Christine 1873 1949 w/o William
Hantelmann Daniel F. 1859 1937
Hantelmann Delphine 1905 1988 w/o Martin C.
Hantelmann Edna 1905 1992
Hantelmann Margaret 1875 1961
Hantelmann Marie 1911 1920
Hantelmann Martin C. 1898 1967 h/o Delphine
Hantelmann Norman 1914 1915
Hantelmann Salina 1908 1996
Hantelmann William 1866 1946 h/o Christine
Hengel Jacob J. 1870 1934 h/o Linda W.
Hengel Linda W. 1867 1948 w/o Jacob J.
Johnson Ervin K. 1898 1976 h/o Esther M.
Johnson Esther M. 1899 1971 w/o Ervin K.
Johnson Harlan James Infant 6/9/28 s/o E.K. & E.M.
Kerber Winston B. 9/8/20 2/11/92 h/o Donna CPL US ARMY AIR CORPS WWII
Knudson Clarence 1897 1997 h/o Halla
Knudson Halla 1898 1952 w/o Clarence
Knudson Jean 1924 2000 w/o Clarence
Krough David R. 3/7/61 9/6/93
Kucker Leonard 5/14/04 8/6/04
Lauck Kevin L. 6/1/59 8/5/95 s/o Melvin & LaVonne
Lenning Omar 4/13/16 4/26/96 h/o Shirley J.
Lenning Shirley J. (Siems) 6/2/27 8/8/78 w/o Omar
Malone Kent 1957 2001 s/o Orville & Vivian Wiener
Miller Arthur Albert 2/17/18973/25/1897 s/o Henry & Mary
Miller Ervin H. 1906 1916 s/o Henry & Mary
Miller Henry 1867 1935 h/o Mary
Miller Laurenetta D. (Wegene 6/20/03 9/4/95 w/o Will F.
Miller Mary 1873 1952 w/o Henry
Miller Ole 12/17/189 2/7/01
Miller Will F. 12/27/189 9/6/57 h/o Laurenetta D.
Pettit Elvira (Wehrspann) 1913 1987 w/o H.R.
Pettit Joe E. 1940 1997 h/o Lorraine
Pettit H.R. 1910 1989 h/o Elvira
Preston Carolyn Kay Infant 1952 d/o Richard & Arlene
Priebe Mervin E. 8/14/21 3/20/69 h/o Mary Ann
Schendel Albertina 1864 1956 w/o Ferdinand
Schendel Emil 1894 1982 s/o Ferd & Albertina
Schendel Ferdinand 1857 1929 h/o Albertina
Schendel Julius 1896 1980 s/o Ferd & Albertina
Schmeling Elsa (Rambath) 1904 1997 w/o Erwin
Schmeling Erwin 1902 1976 h/o Elsa
Schmeling Richard Dale 1933 1934 s/o Erwin & Elsa
Schmeling Wayne Harry 7/23/37 5/10/96 h/o Patricia A. SGT US ARMY
Schneider No first Name 10/10/02 10/14/05
Schneider No first Name 4/7/05 7/9/05
Schwentzer Maria Dorothea 4/2/1831 1/29/15
Siems Fredaricka 1889 1983 w/o George
Siems George 1891 1951 h/o Fredaricka
Stigman Erna H. 1885 1928 w/o G.H.
Sundermeyer Arnold J. 3/7/20 3/16/20
Sundermeyer Augusta 1844 6/7/05 w/o Henrich 61Y
Sundermeyer Christina H. 2/23/187010/6/1895 25Y7M12D
Sundermeyer Henrich 11/8/183610/26/1896h/o Augusta 59Y11M19D
Sundermeyer Son Infant 3/3/12 s/o Fred
Sundermeyer Wilfred 1926 1927
Tietz Clara (Bruhn) 1911 1991 w/o Edwin
Tietz Edwin 1906 1971 h/o Clara
Voigt Geneva Dorothy 4/4/24 5/21/24
Votteler Ernest R. 12/3/1899 4/24/73 h/o Lillian
Votteler John 1884 1935
Votteler Katherina A. 1862 1950 w/o Robert J.
Votteler Lillian E. (Drew) 2/10/01 4/28/78 w/o Ernest R.
Votteler Marie E. 1891 1900
Votteler Robert E., Dr. 5/8/21 9/12/77 s/o Ernest & Lillian
Votteler Robert J. 1860 1942 h/o Katherina
Votteler Rosa 1895 1914
Votteler Thomas E. 10/31/52 9/10/90
Walz Jakob 7/14/1858 12/9/22 h/o Sophia
Walz Sophia 7/29/1860 5/7/24 w/o Jakob
Walz William T. 2/19/1892 4/5/18 s/o J.& S. COM 349 REG US INF
Webster Nathaniel Wilhelm 10/10/79 9/27/90 s/o David & Patricia (Bolte)
Wegener Alvina 1877 1936 w/o John
Wegener Caroline 1850 1931 w/o Fredrich
Wegener Fredrich 1847 1932 h/o Caroline
Wegener Henry 1872 1938 h/o Katherine
Wegener Henry 1872 1938
Wegener John 1870 1947 h/o Alvina
Wegener John R. 1925 1987 h/o Arlene M.
Wegener Katherine 1877 1973 w/o Henry
Wegener Katherine 1877 1973
Wegener Lillian 1901 1952 w/o Walter
Wegener Lois A. (Zinnel) 12/3/31 10/21/94 w/o Eugene W.
Wegener Louis 1852 1941 h/o Minnie
Wegener Minnie 1860 1951 w/o Louis
Wegener Ottilie 1901 1997
Wegener Ottilie Augusta 1892 1918 w/o R.J.
Wegener Robert H. 9/11/25 5/21/83 s/o Robert J. & Ottilie PFC US ARMY KOREA
Wegener Robert J. 1887 1976 h/o O.A.
Wegener Walter 1899 1961 h/o Lillian
Wehrspann Adolph no dates no dates
Wehrspann Clara 1887 1981 w/o Rudolph
Wehrspann Herman 3/5/1847 6/17/19
Wehrspann Katherine 4/17/1851 3/14/32
Wehrspann Louis H. 1895 1968 h/o Sarah
Wehrspann Rudolph 1887 1938 h/o Clara
Wehrspann Ruth Ann Infant 11/16/30
Wehrspann Sarah 1892 1984 w/o Louis H.
Whitman Daughter Infant 1/20/17 d/o F.A.
Whitman Son Infant 12/29/19 s/o F.A.
Wiener Connie L. 1946 1975 d/o Orville & Vivian
Wiener Orville J. 1914 1996 h/o Vivian C.
Witte Friederike 1844 1919 w/o Friedrich
Witte Friedrich 2/23/1839 5/31/09 h/o Friederike
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