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Sodtown Cemetery is a public cemetery and is accessible from the road.
On Hwy. 10, travel 3 1/2 miles south of Pleasanton or 13 miles north of Kearney,
to Grand Island Road. Turn east and go 14 miles to Range Road and turn north
and travel for 3 more miles.
From Ravenna, you can go 5 miles east on Hwy. 2, then 3 miles south on Range Road.
Read by Randy and Jeri Jones, 2001, updated from obituariesAultz, Dorsey B., Died May 30, 1904 - Aged 31ys 5ms 19ds; "Farewell my wife and children all, from yon a father Christ doth call. Mourn not for me, it is in vain to call me to your sight again" Bachmann, David, Died Sep 16, 1889 - Aged 61y 2m 10d; Anna, Died Feb 27, 1908 - Aged 74yrs; (Separate "Mother" and "Father" markers beside stone and a Veteran 1861-1865 marker. A small white stone behind this stone reads Lebanon, Helle 1111, Hill. F11, Albert. 11) Baker, Judeth, "Mother", 1829 - 1913 (Small stone beside this reads: Mother, Born Jun 12, 1856 - Died Aug 10, 1934) Basnett, Otto J., July 13, 1896 - Oct 5, 1983; Esther S., Apr 21, 1898 - Feb 15, 1981; Married Mar 12, 1919; Our children, Marvin, Lorraine, Dorothy, Glendoris, Berdean, Elva, Robert, Luella (Flat marker behind this stone has the same names and dates as Otto & Esther) Beilke, Albert L., May 4, 1896 - Aug 18, 1987; Alice R., Feb 8, 1905 - Jan 8, 1984 Beilke, Arthur E., Jan 25, 1898 - July 22, 1989 Beilke, Albert W., Mar 15, 1862 - May 24, 1923; Lena, Feb 19, 1860 - May 12, 1945 Beilke, Herman C., June 5, 1901 - Apr 26, 1961 Bernet, Antony A., "Father", 1872 - 1925 Bernet, Meta M., "Mother", 1878 - 1932 Bernet, Paul H., 1903 - 1904 Bernet, Elsie E., 1902 - 1902 Bernet, Oliver S., 1899 - 1983 Bernet, Ella Muhlbach, Jan 20, 1905 - Aug 30, 1995 Bernet, Florence, "Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bernet", Born May 8, 1885 - Died Jan 17, 1887; "Gone but not forgotten" Bernet, Elizabeth, "Wife of Paul Bernet", Died Dec 23, 1896 - Aged 51ys 6ms 14ds Bramer, Clarence C., Oct 24, 1895 - Dec 20, 1918; Benjamin H., Feb 8, 1894 - Dec 19, 1918 Bramer, Katherine, "Mother", Oct 5, 1865 - Aug 15, 1922 Bramer, Charles F., "Father", Mar 18, 1863 - Apr 13, 1960 Bramer, Bertha M., "Mother", Jan 23, 1863 - Nov 10, 1903 Bramer, Fred C., "Father", 1866 - 1930; Ricka S., "Mother", 1868 - 1944 Bromley, Caroline, "Wife of A. Bromley", Died May 24, 1881 - Aged 26yrs 8ds Bromley, Joseph, 3mo & 24d; Willie, months; "Children of A. & C. Bromley"; (This stone has been repaired with cement and parts of it are unreadable) Brukner, Olive M., "Dau. of J. C. & R. J. Brukner", Died April 24, 1883 - Aged 8ms 2ds Brumwell, Edna B., "Dau. of C. E. & Viola Brumwell", Died Dec 10, 1895 - Aged 1mo 1day; "Asleep in Jesus" Campbell, Roy Welcome, "Son of Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Campbell", Oct 4, 1902 - Oct 10, 1902 Charron, Harold W., Oct 22, 1926 - Dec 14, 2013 Cone, Tyler James, Feb 22, 1988 - Feb 16, 2014 Coverly, Arthur T., "Son of G. E. & J. E. Coverly", Sep 18, 1890 - Aged 6ms 4ds; Lily F., "Dau. of G. E. & J. E. Coverly", Feb 26, 1892 - Aged 1yr 12ds; Welch, Ervy R., "Son of R. J. & J. E. Welch", Sep 8, 1882 - Aged 3ms 14ds (This Welch child was on the same stone with the Coverlys.) Cowell, Mary L., Born in Baden Germany Feb 5, 1858 - Died Dec 1, 1902; John, Born Oct 17, 1888 - Died Nov 9, 1888; Flossie, Born Jan 3, 1890 - Died Oct 5, 1890; Josephine, Born Aug 9, 1891 - Died Sep 21, 1892; Thomas F., Born Jul 22, 1893 - Died Apr 29, 1894; William, Born Jun 21, 1900 - Died Jan 24, 1901 Demaray, Danforth D., Born Oct 22, 1826 - Died Jan 15, 1884; Araminta D., "Wife of D. D. Demaray", Born Apr 15, 1837 - Died May 13, 1894; "In memory of Father and Mother" Farr, Rulluf, 1884 - 1920 Farr, Ruluff W., "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Farr", 1923 - 1923 Farr, Cecil, "Son of Mr. & Mrs. R. Farr", Jul 25, 1915 Farr, Dora, "Dau. of E. H. & E. Farr", Died Aug 2, 1880 - Aged 5 months Farr, Mary F., "Dau. of E. H. & E. Farr", Died Jul 29, 1879 - Aged 10 months Farr, Emily L., "Mother", 1858 - 1923 Farr, Ernest H., "Father", 1857 - 1919 Farr, Ruluff, Died July 15, 1887 - Aged 54yrs 11mos 22das Farr, Mary C., "Wife of R. W. Farr", Died Oct 17, 1904 - Aged 66ys 2ms 7ds Farr, Levi, "Father", 1875 - 1906; Mamie, "Mother", 1875 - 1954; Erma, 1898 - 1898; Ray, 1901 - 1901; (Smaller stones in front have the first names Levi J., Ray W., Erma M.) Ferguson, David William, Dec 14, 1948 - Jul 23, 1986 Fieldgrove, William H., "Father", 1864 - 1929 Fieldgrove, Rosie A., "Mother", 1869 - 1926 Fieldgrove, Hurbert E., "Our Darling Baby - Son of W. H. & R. A. Fieldgrove", Born Jul 25, 1899 - Died Nov 8, 1899 Fisher, Infant Son of Frank and Bertha C. Fisher, Died Sep 13, 1899 - Aged 1mo 2ds Gill, Rolf, 1864 - 1892 Goehring, Wilhelm Ernst, Geb 18 Marz 1825 - Gest 29 Dec 1892; Caroline, Geb 6 Nov 1828 - Gest 28 Marz 1911 Goehring, Marie Helene, November 18, 1867 - February 1, 1939 Gross, Clara, "Mother", 1871 - 1964 Gross, Fred, "Father", 1862 - 1927 Gross, Albert H., PVT US Army World War II, Jan 22, 1899 - Jun 30, 1991 Gross, Roland, (No Dates); Twins, Dale & Dean, Aug 1932; Glenora Ann, Dec 1931 Hankins, Rose R., "Wife of Fred E. Hankins", 1885 - 1929 "My beloved wife, safe with Jesus" Hankins, Fredrick E., 1883 - 1963 Hankins, Gilbert M., Died Apr 26, 1898 - Aged 50ys 3ms 29ds; "Co. A 53 Reg. Ohio Vet. Vol. Inft."; (GAR marker beside stone) Mary C., Died Mar 28, 1901 - Aged 49ys 1mo 15ds; Hankins, Flora B., 1877 - 1966 Hankins, Martha J., 1827 - 1879 Harris, Charlotte P., "Wife of H. Harris", Died Dec 9, 1887 - Aged 59yrs 1mo 19das; Henry, Died Jan 9, 1894 - Aged 71yrs 2mo 12ds (Another stone behind this one has the same names and a verse: "Our dear mother is in heaven, and her sufferings all are over, But our mother stands there waiting over on the golden shore, ready to receive us when this life is o'er." This stone is newer than the one in front.) Harris, James G., "Father", Nov 14, 1854 - July 5, 1931; Flora L., "Mother", Sept 20, 1866 - July 31, 1927 Harris, Otto W., "Son of W. H. Harris", 1898 - 1919 Hauschild, August C. F., Born Jul 26, 1831 - Died Feb 12, 1895; Christiana W., "Wife of August C. F. Hauschild", Born Jul 8, 1836 - Died March 21, 1887 Hendrickson, Emma, 1876 - 1902 Hendrickson, Samuel, 1868 - 1889 Hendrickson, "Father", 1846 - 1922 (Civil War marker beside stone) Hendrickson, "Mother", 1841 - 1910 Hendrickson, Johnie, "Son of J. & M. A. Hendrickson", Died Feb 14, 1881 - Aged 6yrs 3mos 14days Hetrick, Amy, Born Nov 5, 1901? - Died June 5, 1905 (Cement marker - very hard to read) Hetrick, Frank L., Born July 15, 1884 - Son (Cement marker - couldn't read the rest) Hetrick, Sarah Jane, 1861 - 1938 Heusel, William G., Nov 16, 1905 - Apr 1, 1973 Heusel, Sophie K., "Mother", Sep 5, 1862 - Jun 15, 1952 Heusel, William C., "Father", Nov 8, 1858 - Sep 15, 1923 Heusel, Gustav, Oct 16, 1896 - Oct 18, 1896; Rosie K. F., Oct 21, 1898 - Feb 14, 1899; "Son & Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Heusel" Highland, Elsie Maria, Born Sept 24, 1888 - Died March 14, 1889 "Forever With The Lord" Hunsberger, Mary G., Jun 23, 1873 - Mar 5, 1951 Hunsberger, Abraham, Nov 30, 1858 - Aug 16, 1914 Hunsberger, Leslie, Apr 2, 1934 Hunsberger, Allen, May 13, 1899 - Aug 7, 1966 Hunsberger, Loren, Feb 18, 1935 - Feb 20, 1986; Luise, Dec 11, 1935 - _______; Married Mar 13, 1959; (Government plaque on the back of stone reads: Loren W. Hunsberger, Sgt. US Army, Feb 18, 1935 - Feb 20, 1986) Hunsberger, Mabel Blanche, Sep 23, 1913 - Jan 11, 1914 Hunsberger, Edwin, Aug 28, 1886 - Jul 10, 1948; Mattie L., Jun 29, 1889 - Aug 24, 1939 Jenkins, Charles W., Jul 4, 1859 - Jan 17, 1941; Alice A., Jan 9, 1862 - Aug 21, 1954 Johnson, Earl Louis, Mar 7, 1925 - Mar 20, 1925 Kast, Victoria G., 1842 - 1934; Simon, 1829 - 1907; Pioneers of Nebr. since 1862. Klinkacek, Alvin J., Dec 23, 1927 - Mar 11, 2000 (Korean War marker beside stone) Kluge, August, May 13, 1843 - Aug 16, 1898 Lineback, Jacob, Born Oct 25, 1805 - Died Jan 31, 1881 "Our father and mother are gone, they lie beneath the sod; Dear parents though we miss you much, we know you rest with God" Lineback, Mary, "Wife of Jacob Lineback", Born March 7, 1814 - Died May 31, 1885; "Rest mother, rest in quiet sleep, while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep, and here their heartfelt offerings bring, and near thy grave their requiem sing." Link, J. Jacob, "Father", Born Jul 14, 1825 - Died Aug 28, 1885; Maria M., "Mother", Born Aug 31, 1831 - Died May 22, 1917 Link, Sheila Lee, Dec. 23, 1931 - March 28, 2013 (dau of William and Ruby) Luth, Clifford L., Sept 18, 1920 - Oct 17, 1995; L. LaRhae, July 8, 1925 - July 23, 1989 Luth, George, 1884 - 1977; Hilda, (New burial for Hilda who died June 2000 - no dates on stone yet) Luth, Max, Nebraska PFC Cas Det 900 Demob GP, World War I, Sept 18, 1891 - Feb 19, 1970 Luth, Henrich, "Father", 1851 - 1933 Luth, Margaretha O., "Mother", 1858 - 1927 Luth, Peter, "Son of Henry & Margaretha Luth", Born Feb 2, 1878 - Died Mar 24, 1904 McKinney, Walter, "Son of E. & C. McKinney", Died Jan 8, 1884 - Aged 19yrs 9mos McKinney, E., Born Feb 8, 1821 - Died Dec 20, 1903; Christena, Born Nov 10, 1825 - Died Dec 29, 1908 McKinney, Otto, "Son of Wesley & Letha McKinney", Sep 21, 1891 - Oct 21, 1891 McKinney, John, "Son of Wesley & Letha McKinney", Mar 28, 1893 - Sep 14, 1893 McKinney, Jeanette, "Inft. Dau. of Asa & Laura McKinney", Nov 15, 1911 - Dec 1, 1911 McKinney, Mable A., Born Jan 7, 1884 - Aged 3ys 10ms 27ds; Ottie M., Born Jun 21, 1887 - Aged 1yr 8das; "Daughters of Alvin & Anna McKinney"; (The stone does say "Born" in front of the dates, not "Died") Mead, Janette E., Died Aug 4, 1888 - Aged 45 years "Gone but not forgotten" Miller, Otto H. F., "Son of A. & Frieda Miller", Jul 4, 1892 - Oct 11, 1892 Miller, John G., "Father", Jun 23, 1825 - Oct 4, 1896 Miller, Mary A., "Mother", Oct 31, 1838 - May 14, 1912 Miller, Theodore L., Dec 11, 1859 - Dec 8, 1898 Muhlbach, Oscar M., Apr 25, 1895 - Apr 12, 1982; Susie L., Apr 27, 1903 - Feb 3, 1995 Muhlbach, F. Moritz, "Father", 1862 - 1932; Louise M., "Mother", 1869 - 1929 Muhlbach, Harry O., June 5, 1901 - July 25, 1931 Musil, Leo W., Sept 18, 1923 - Feb 23, 1991; Esther L., Feb 24, 1925 - _______; Parents of Larry, David, Rex, Joann Ondrak, Henry F., Nebraska PVT Cas Det 1031 Demob GP, World War 1, June 19, 1892 - Nov 25, 1966 Ott, Sofia, "Wife of Fred Ott", Born Sep 15, 1831 - Died Mar 21, 1904 (Verse in foreign language) Ott, Fred, Born Dec 17, 1829 - Died Aug 28, 1905 Paape, Herman, Born in Germany Oct 27, 1830 - Aug 3, 1909 (GAR marker beside stone) Paape, Maria, "Wife of Herman Paape", Died Feb 16, 1908 - Aged 69ys Paul, Chester, Died Jun 6, 1895 - Aged 45yrs 12ds Pope, Robert, July 3, 1883 - Aug 27, 1942 Pope, William, Aug 28, 1876 - Oct 3, 1940 Pope, Chris, Jan 2, 1868 - Nov 1, 1919 Pope, Arthur J., Febr 1, 1901 - Mar 18, 1970 Pope, Edwin H., Jun 30, 1895 - Nov 4, 1964 Pope, Lela, 1896 - 1897; Martha, 1904 - 1904; Louise, 1866 - 1945; Herman, 1862 - 1945 Post, Maud, "Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bernet - Wife of J. A. Post", Died Feb 5, 1899 - Aged 21ys 11ms; "Husband and child I must leave you, leave - yes leave you all alone; but my blessed Saviour calls me - calls me to a heavenly home" Puchert, Thersa, "Our Sister", Ar 24, 1878 - Nov 11, 1905 Puchert, George, "Our Brother", May 22, 1875 - Sept 18, 1892 Robinson, Barbara A., "Wife of Silas Robinson", Died Feb 18, 1890 - Aged 46y 10m 14d Robinson, Silas, 1853 - 1918 Robinson, Elmer, Apr 20, 1896 - Aug 30, 1987 Robinson, Granville, "Bro. of Silas", 1848 - 1937 Rowedder, Jacob Claus, Dec 30, 1867 - Jan 10, 1936 Rowedder, Emma Elizabeth Bernet, Nov 21, 1869 - May 9, 1966 Schroeder, Feb 7, 1887 - Dec 26, 1928 Scott, Eleanor, Nov 18, 1869 - Jun 2, 1901 "Gone but not forgotten" Smith, N. F., (No Dates) Smith, George A., PFC US Army, World War II, Mar 7, 1905 - Aug 19, 1985 Spahr, Lena M., "Daughter of Mary & Fred Spahr", Sept 20, 1893 - Oct 16, 1912 Spahr, Mamie F., "Wife of William G. Spahr", Mar 16, 1888 - June 31, 1940 Spahr, William G., "Son of Mary & Fred Spahr", Jan 9, 1885 - Febr 15, 1955 Spahr, Maria, "Mother", Sep 10, 1859 - Apr 17, 1939 Spahr, Fredrick, "Father", Oct 10, 1857 - Sept 1, 1923 Spahr, Esther B., "Wife of Fred C. Spahr", Jul 15, 1893 - Dec 11, 1979 Spahr, Fred C., "Son of Mary & Fred Spahr", Sept 17, 1891 - July 29, 1975 Spahr, Sophia Catherena, Nov 15, 1886 - Mar 27, 1887 Sperry, Sophie W., 1890 - 1970 Storer, Roby, "Son of R. P. & S. B. Storer", Died March 16, 1891 - Aged 3ms 1da Stuber, Kate M., Oct 18, 1848 - May 12, 1927 Stuber, John, Mar 25, 1837 - Dec 9, 1917; "Co. D 33 O. Inf."; (GAR marker beside stone) Stuber, Benjamin C., Jun 19, 1884 - Jan 2, 1887 Stuber, Harvey J., Jul 22, 1902 - Jan 15, 1999; Minnie A., Wilks, Jul 19, 1906 - _______; Parents of Charles and Mona Swenson, Pete Edward, April 25, 1945- Dec 5, 2010 Thun, Dorathea, "Wife of Henry Thun", Died Feb 18, 1901 - Aged 64ys 18ds; Henry, Apr 30, 1840 - Dec 24, 1920; (Separate "Mother" and "Father" markers beside stone.) Timm, Baby, June 28, 1906 - July 2, 1906; "At Rest" Timm, August F., 1876 - 1961; Helen E., 1878 - 1959 Trinkle, Sofie Margaretha, 1852 - 1883 Unger, August F., 1854 - 1930; Catharina A., 1867 - 1957 Urwiller, Wayne H., April 21, 1929 - March 22, 2010 Urwiller, Henry C., "Father", 1884 - 1952; May L., "Mother", 1889 - 1965; "Parents of Evelyn, Pearl, Mearl, Mabel, Gordon, Blanche, Kenneth, Henry, Richard Urwiller, Samuel F., "Father", June 5, 1867 - Nov 11, 1942; Fredericka C., "Mother", Apr 7, 1872 - Oct 10, 1958 Urwiller, Irvin G., June 20, 1900 - Oct 25, 1992; Bernice E. Wilks, June 11, 1904 - Jan 11, 1992; Married Aug 4, 1926; Parents of Vivian, Wayne and Leola Urwiller, Jacob F., June 30, 1869 - May 6, 1941; Bertha A., Apr 23, 1871 - Dec 11, 1959 Urwiller, Jacob, 1840 - 1927; Rosa, 1841 - 1914 (Small stones in front read "Mother" and "Father - Co. E 6 Mich. Inf. 1861 - 1865") Urwiller, Frederick T., "Father", 1871 - 1937; Harriett E., "Mother", 1876 - 1942 (Small stone beside this one reads: Hazel E., 1912 - 1913) Urwiller, Harvey, Jan 24 - Jul 10, 1895; John, Mar 18, 1896 - Feb 14, 1897 Urwiller, Jacob, Born Jul 4, 1809 - Died Dec 23, 1890; Aged 81ys 5ms 19ds; Elizabeth, "Wife of Jacob Urwiller", Died Jun 19, 1884 - Aged 74 years Urwiller, Fred, 1849 - 1927 Urwiller, Navada, 1852 - 1917 Urwiller, Elizabeth, 1847 - 1883 Urwiller, Samuel, 1844 - 1935 Urwiller, Emma, 1845 - 1931 Urwiller, Russell, 1894 - 1894 Urwiller, Dora B., 1885 - 1891 Wagner, Wilhelmine, "Mutter", Geb 24, Dec 1850 Gest 28 Sept 1907; Martin, "Vater" Mar 24, 1840 - Feb 18, 1913; Born in Holstein Suizdorf Germany Weidner, Max R., 1871 - 1954; Anna L., 1880 - 19__ Weidner, Louis, Oct 27, 1845 - Jan 11, 1924; Frederike, Jan 16, 1844 - Nov 26, 1912; Oscar, Jul 9, 1884 - May 22, 1907 Weidner, Emilie, Geboren Mai 2, 1841 - Gestorben Nov 8, 1901 Welch, Ervy R., "Son of R. J. & J. E. Welch", Sep 8, 1882 - Aged 3ms 14ds (See Coverly, above) Welch, Flora A., "Dau. of A. G. & A. Welch", Died Dec 16, 1886 - Aged 9yrs 3ms 6das Welch, Reuben J., Died Nov 3, 1884 - Aged 29ys 2ms; "Rest, Father, rest in quiet sleep, while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep." Zulauf, Mary A., Born April 15, 1816 - Died Jul 28, 1898; Aged 82yrs 3mos 13das Zulauf, John, Born Sep 9, 1809 - Died Dec 16, 1881; Aged 72y 3m 7dThe Fort Kearney Genealogical Society may have additional names and/or information from the cemetery record book.
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