Deuel County
Pioneer Cemeteries
BIG SPRING CEMETERY
BEREA LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY
Altmanshofer, Joseph b 1886 d 1940
Altmanshofer, Hubert J. b 1869 d 1941
Lovell, Charles b 1847 d 1937
Lovell, Minnie b 1861 d 1940
Lovell, Anthony J. b 18961 d 1973
Lovell, Flossie b 1897 d 1969
Lovell, Grace Ann b 1926 d 1939
Radke, Janet d 1938
Radke, Mary d 1939
Radke, Rodney Leo b 1944 d 1944
Rubado, Thomas H. b 1880 d 1960
Rubado, Ella M. b 1884 d 1934
LUTHERAN CEMETERY
Location: SE ¼-S20-T14-R42
Emerson, Anna Louise b 1913 d 1913
Infant daughter of RW & EH
Emerson, Frederick E. b 1909 d 1909
Infant son of RW & EH
Gehrke, Frederick W.H. b 1897 d 1905
Gehrke, August b 1855 d 1926
Gehrke, Wilhemina A, b 1859 d 1933
Hediemann, Fred John b 1886 d 1954
Heideman, Ida b 1894 d 1923
Heidemann, Baby No dates
Heldemann, Melvin No dates
Heidemann, Twin Baby b 1919 d 1919
Heidemann, Herman D b 1900 d 1968
Heidemann, Anna b 1869 d 1961
Hein, William b 1907 d 1907
Kallsen, James Henry b 1877 d 1979
Kallsen, Louise A. b 1884 d 1976
Kallsen, Helen & Ellen No dates
Twin daughters of Henry & Louise
Kechley, Gilbert L. b 1920 d 1921
Keuhne, Herman b 1858 d 1958
Keuhne, Wilhelmina b 1856 d 1926
Leder, William b 1852 d 1931
Leder, Anna b 1851 d 1919
Leder, Alfred J. b 1893 d 1964
Leder, Henry b 1890 d 1932
Leder, John b 1886 d 1969
Leder, Herman b 1888 d 1932
Rahe, Frida C b 1915 d 1917
Rochlitz, Cecil Henry b 1923 d 1926
Rochlitz, Infant b 1927 d 1927
Son of W.H. Rochlitz
Rochlitz. William b 1888 d 1973
Rochlitz, Werdine b 1892 d 1942
Schumacher, William F. b 1871 d 1921
Schumacher, Helen I. b 1918 d 1920
Schutt, John William b 1840 d 1912
PROSPECT
VALLEY (DAY) CEMETERY
Location: NE ¼-S15-T14-R-42
Allen, George b 1848 d 1925
Allen, Rhoda L. b 1850 d 1922
Allen, Dayton T. b 1886 d 1910
Allen, Robert L. b 1873 d 1887
Buttle, John b 1824 d 1892
Condy, Infant b 1913 d 1913
Child of A.A. & M.C.
Danhauer, Lydia b 1884 d 1926
Danhauer, Inman E. b 1910 d 1915
Dilley, William b 1866 d 1939
Dilley, Belle b 1867 d1924
Essex, Augusta b 1835 d 1908
Estabrook, Mary J. b 1826 d 1902
Hagerman, Infant No dates
Hatterman, Anton Wm b 1850 d 1910
Hatterman, Minnie b 1852 d 1923
King, George b1846 d 1915
Mauser, Infant Girl b 1902 d 1902
Mauser, Infant Girl b 1903 d 1903
Mauser, Emil d 1890
Mauser, Helen d 1910
McCormick, Annie d 1897
Wife of Cal McCormick
Pindell, Charles A. b 1862 d 1898
Remington, Hattie d 1938
Riter, Jacob b 1846 d 1916
Riter, Sarah b 1856 d 1892
Robb, William b 1865 d 1929
Robb, Rebecca b 1873 d 1955
Sherman, Josephine J. d 1900
Wife of Ernest C. Sherman
Shundlmeyer, Sarah Spillman b 1816 d 1891
Spillman, Henry b 1841 d 1889
Spillman, Hannah b 1850 d 1918
Spillman, Homer b 1873 d 1942
Spillman, Grace b 1872 d 1944
Spillman, Hazel M. b 1898 d 1976
Steward, Jesse H. b 1888 d 1889
Steward, Infant b 1898 d 1898
Son of John C & Sarah M
Steward, Mellvene b 1874 d 1890
Steward, Bertha A. b 1880 d 1890
Taylor, Robert b 1841 d 1927
Taylor, Minerva b 1852 d 1936
Taylor, Frona b 1890 d 1892
Waterman, Wallace W. b 1851 d 1934
Waterman, Elizabeth H. b 1848 d1936
About
¼ mile east of this cemetery is a marker. “On this site stood
the first church in Deuel County,
built
of sod by the Methodist pioneers of 1887.” Erected in memory
of Gottlieb and Anna Mauser
The above informationn comes
from the Deuel County History book, published in 1964 by the
Deuel County Historical Society. Printer was Hansen Printing,
Inc.of Des Moines, IA. Our thanks to the ladies that walked
the cemeteries, Clora Becker and Rosanna Nash from Chappell in 1983.
A copy of these transcripts are in the Chappell library for public use.
Deuel County, Nebraska, submitted
by
Clora A. Becker & Rosanna Nass.
Thank you.
Nebraska Ancestree Spring 1988
Issue Vol. 10, No. 4 pg. 142 - 143
Extracted from Nebraska Ancestree by Kathie Harrison,
permission granted by the Nebraska
State Genealogical Society.
Thank you.
William Delmer BECKLER – b. 1904 d. 1979 married 1926
Gladys M. BOOTH – b. 1913 d. 1965 Mother
Darlene Bessie BUSS – b. 1929 d. 1974 Mother
Lyle GINGERICH – b. 27 Mar. 1918 d. 29 Mar. 1918
infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Joe GINGERICH
Sarah Ann HOWITT - b. 12-9-1851 d. 3-8-1910
William KUHNS – b. 1878 d. 1945
Susie KUHNS – b. 1882 d. 1951
Dennis D. MAST – b. 1939 d. 1939
2 unidentifiable markers – son of Dennis MAST
Lyle W. MAST – b. 1930 d. 1931
1 unidentifiable marker – son of Lyle MAST
Aaron C. OSWALD – b. 1895 d. 1978
Mattie K. OSWALD – b. 1895 d. 1962
ROTH – Merle D. b. 1919 d. 1980 Brother
George D. b. 14 Apr. 1927 d. 24 Jan. 1977 married 31 July 1955
Rosa b. 1891 d. 1964
Edward b. 1869 d. 1951
Emma b. 1869 d. 1946
Polly b. 18 Jan. 1851 d. 15 Apr. 1927 wife of Nicholas C.
Nicholas C. b. 13 Jan. 1848 d. 17 June 1928
ROTH -Leah b. 1897 d. 1919 wife of Abe ROTH
Ada b. 1898 d. 1919 wife of N. E. ROTH
Nick b. 1894 d. 1981 married 1924
Chester L. b. 14 Jan. 1928 d. 12 Dec. 1957
Mary G. b. 1899 d. 1930 Mother
Marjorie F. b. age 11 months d. 21 Mar. 1919 daughter of M. E. & Ada
ROTH
SCHROCK – Magdalena b. 28 Apr. 1859 d. 11 May 1916 wife of Aaron SCHROCK
Frank b. 1881 d. 1957
Aaron b. 1851 d. 1919 Father
STUTZMAN – Frank b. 1885 d. 1972
Ida b. 26 Mar. 1868 d. 21 Jan. 1919
Clara b. 1889 d. 1960
Raymon b. 22 Sept. 1916 d. 2 July 1974
Wesley C. b. 1883 d. 1948
Joe b. 1895 d. 1948
STUTZMAN – Adam b. 1861 d. 1921
Amanda b. 1861 d. 1947
2 unidentified small markers – east of Leah & Ada ROTH
STUTZMAN – Emanuel b. 1901 d. 1966
Barbara b. 1905 d. 1983
Julia Ann b. 1941 d. 1942
Glenn b. 19 Apr. 1910 d. 6 Dec. 1910
2 unidentified small metal markers – son of Glenn STUTZMAN
STUTZMAN – Abraham b. 13 Feb. 1825 d. 17 June 1898
Magdalena b. 6 Dec. 1831 d. 1 Sept. 1908
William b. 1859 d. 1929
Daniel A. b. 1863 d. 1929
Anie b. 1873 d. 1918 wife of D. A. STUTZMAN
Illegible cement marker – son of Anie STUTZMAN
STUTZMAN – infant b. 29 Aug. 1916 d. 1916 son of Wesley & Emma STUTZMAN
STUTZMAN – infant b. (blank) d. 21 Oct. 1933 daughter of Joe & Cora STUTZMAN
WHITE – Walter H. b. 1910 d. 1975
Dorothy Irene b. 1913 d. 1959
YODER – Christian b. 1853 d. 1930 Father
Anna b. 1858 d. 1949 Mother
Jesse E. b. 1886 d. 1965
Sarah b. 1888 d. 1969
Millard A. b. 28 Oct. 1919 d. 16 Nov. 1943 Son
Laura B. b. 26 Aug. 1930 d. 5 Dec. 1949 Daughter
One stone with the following inscribed on a bronze plaque at West End of cemetery.
In Memory Of Infants of pioneers who lie buried here in unmarked graves,
| PARENTS | INFANTS | DEATH DATES |
| John Stutzman | George | 1887 |
| Nick Roth | Bennie | 1887 |
| Jack Lehman | Jacob | 1888 |
| Wm. Miller | William | 1888 |
| D. J. Davis | John | 1889 |
| Chris Sutter | Unnamed | 1890 |
| Wm. Stutzman | Unnamed | 1890 |
| Ed Roth | Nora | 1898 |
Louise, wife of John Stutzman and infant son buried near Mt. Vernon, Nebraska 1899
"Sleep on, pioneer babes,
tucked safely in your cradles of earth,
Day by day prairie winds croon your lullabies and
zephyrs of the night lisp prayers
to your heavenly Father in whose care you are.
Sleep on pioneer babes, sleep on!"
S. C. Yoder
Listed here are names of those persons still living 9 June 1983, whose markers are in place at the Mennonite Cemetery.
STUTZMAN – Elizabeth 1894
ROTH – Garnett E. 27 April 1935
BOOTH – Irwin E. 1915
STUTZMAN – Thelma B. 15 Oct. 1919
STUTZMAN – Emma 1891
STUTZMAN – Cora 1899
ROTH – Evadne 1905