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Cemetery Index


Eastside Cemetery
aka Elkader City or East Side cemetery
Elkader, Boardman twp. Clayton county, Iowa



O - P - Q
(no Q surnames as of 10/4/2023)

A-C * D-H * I-K * L-N * R-S * T-Z


Note! This burial list & information is being compiled from obituaries, gravestone photos, WPA graves registration, SSDI records, census records, veteran burial records, death certificates & newspaper articles. It is not yet a complete listing & will be updated as additional burials are found. You can help - do you know of a burial in the Elkader East Side cemetery that isn't listed? Dates? Corrections?

*The WPA records were transcribed by Phyllis Montour and have been merged into the burial list.
*Richard O'Brien has contributed names, dates & other info. from the Allamakee county Death Records ACDR and Veterans Affairs records (VAR). Some of the ACDR give funeral home - they are abreviated as follows:
Schultz Funeral home =SFH
Martin Funeral home =MFH

*Gravestone photos have been contributed for this cemetery by many people. Do you have any to share?
View gravestone photos for Eastside cemetery

*Obituaries have been contributed for some of the people in Eastside cemetery. Do you have one to share?
Clayton co. Obituary Index & Allamakee co. Obituary Index

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Name Birth Death Comments
Odell, Elijah 1822 02/26/1875 h/o Rebecca
Odell, Rebecca S. nee Updegraff   06/30/1869 or 07/01/1869 w/o Elijah
Oehring, Charles C. 09/18/1871 03/21/1951 h/o Mary Augusta
Oehring, Mary Augusta nee Ploog 05/12/1881 03/29/1922 w/o C.C.; d/o N.A. & Anna E.; died in Waukesha, WI
O'Farrell, Freddie   1872  
Oglesbee, Hannah nee Parlett 04/11/1812 08/18/1879 w/o Johnathan
Oglesbee, Henry Harrison 09/03/1840 03/0?/1911 h/o 1st Lucy, 2nd Mary, 3rd unkn.; s/o Jonathan & Hannah; Co. I, 3rd MO Inf. & 16th OH
Oglesbee, James S. 1845 08/06/1868 23y 4m; s/o Johnathan & Hannah
Oglesbee, James W. 08/31/1875 03/02/1894 s/o Henry H. & Mary
Oglesbee, Mary C. nee Fuller 09/??/1841 05/02/1885 2nd w/o Henry H.
Oglesbee, Lucy Minerva nee Partch 1847 04/02/1866 19y 10m 7d; 1st w/o Henry H.; d/o Homer H. & Louise (Barnum)
Olson - Aschbrenner, Ada J. nee Leuchtenmacher) 04/13/1901 11/24/1967 w/o 1st Gustav, 2nd Arthur Aschbrenner; d/o John & Lydia (Lindenbauer); buried w/Gustave; Arthur buried in St. Paul Lutheran cem., Sumner, IA
Olson, Edward W. 11/24/1933 08/15/2009 h/o Ruth M. Wayne; s/o Gust & Ada; US Air Force veteran
Olson, Gustave G. 'Gust' 06/16/1885 01/06/1957 1st h/o Ada J.; s/o Gilbert & Laura (Peterson)
Opitz, Bertha 07/04/1884 03/15/1907 d/o Fred & Bertha
Opitz, Bertha nee Planer 03/02/1842 03/27/1916 w/o Fred
Opitz, Frederick 12/31/1836 08/23/1907 h/o Bertha; brother of Louis
Opitz, Louis 07/15/1843 01/30/1900 brother of Fred
Opitz, Sylvia 11/25/1873 01/27/1902 d/o Frederick & Bertha
Osa, Franciska nee Kramer 01/02/1832 05/05/1899 w/o William Osa/Osie (bur. Communia cemetery)
Owen, Dudley A. 1840 1931  
Pahlas, Bertha E. RN 1887 03/21/1960 72y; w/o Henry M.
Pahlas, Celia 07/13/1958 07/15/1986  
Pahlas, Clara Milwina nee Meisner 02/23/1868 01/01/1940 2nd w/o Henry C.; d/o Edw. & Wilhelmina
Pahlas, Clara S. nee Loeseke 03/30/1895 05/10/1964 w/o Julius; d/o William
Pahlas, Frederick   09/??/1880 infant s/o H.C. & Sophia
Pahlas, Grace Lavon nee Crider RN 10/10/1929 05/05/1970 w/o Clark; d/o Dr. Clayton L. & Ruth (Miller)
Pahlas, Henry Carl 06/24/1855 08/20/1936 h/o 1st Sophia, 2nd Clara Meisner; s/o Fred & Amelia
Pahlas, Henry M. MD 1883 06/26/1963 h/o Bertha
Pahlas, Jane Elsa 10/28/1919 12/15/1979 d/o Henry & Bertha; died in Salem, AR
Pahlas, Julius H. 11/19/1894 07/08/1972 h/o Clara; s/o George & Anna (Mueller)
Pahlas, Sophia nee Vogt 04/29/1863 09/07/1905 1st w/o Henry C.; died while on a trip in Denver, CO
Palas, Clifford George 'Pops' 07/05/1924 01/19/2010 h/o Norma Erickson; s/o Lver & Esther (Wilker); US Army Air Corp, WWII
Palas, John Henry 08/16/1927 11/10/1991 h/o Elvera Marmann; s/o Luver & Esther (Wilker); US Army veteran
Palas, LuVern   05/25/1997 h/o Vera
Palas, Vera M. nee Glawe 06/10/1927 01/01/2007 w/o LuVern; d/o Albert & Lucinda (Gottschalk)
Palmer, infant   1895 s/o Emerson & Libbie; burial here assumed, not verified
Palmer, Avice 'Ava' ca1867 08/30/1884 Lot 50; 17y; d/o John & Sophrona
Palmer, Dixie 'Dick' 10/18/1861 04/20/1896 Lot 48
Palmer, Ella 06/??/1865 05/2?/1890 Lot 50
Palmer, Emerson M. 'Archie' 09/19/1852 03/14/1927 Lot 50; h/o Libbie Niblock (d. 1904, bur Mederville); s/o John S. & Sophrona; died at the County Home
Palmer, Julia   02/22/1870 Lot 5; w/o Wm. H.
Palmer, Phoebe   08/05/1879 Lot 50; d/o John
Palmer, Sophrona J. nee Coon   05/??/1872 Lot 50; w/o John S.
Partch, Homer 1812 01/06/1864  
Partch, James Thompson 03/08/1817 03/21/1899 h/o Lucy
Partch, Lucy nee Barnum   01/05/1896 w/o James
Partch, Rachel nee Tollefson 04/20/1853 01/20/1910 w/o Wilbur V.
Partch, Wilbur Valentine 04/28/1848 08/15/1925 h/o Rachel; s/o Valentine P. & Sarah A. (Green); Co. A, 47th IA Inf. & Co. E, 9th IA Inf., Civil War
Patch, Luther 09/21/1799 07/??/1886 h/o Elizabeth
Patterson, Aaron 10/25/1840 03/23/1917 h/o Fanny Christ; died in Ocean Park, CA, his wife survived him
Patterson, Cora Estella 07/10/1871 04/17/1923 d/o Aaron & Elizabeth; died in CA
Patterson, Elise 1876 1908  
Patterson, Elizabeth nee Hatter   1919 w/o Aaron
Patterson, Henry S. MD 06/05/1851 12/23/1928 h/o Sarah; s/o Wesley & Lucy
Patterson, Sarah E. nee Shellhamer 01/01/1850 08/15/1918 w/o Henry S.
Paul, Edward M. 10/12/1845 07/12/1916 h/o Elizabeth; s/o Wm J. & Peace (Sprauge)
Paul, Elizabeth Marion nee Ehrlich 09/12/1857 08/01/1937 w/o Edward; d/o Frederich & Catherine (Fehr)
Peck, Ella   1884  
Peck, Ella T. nee Martin 1860 05/15/1887 w/o Sanford Jr; d/o Stephen & Alvira
Perry, Charles W. 03/25/1855 03/14/1932 h/o Emma; s/o John & Jane
Perry, Emma nee Stahl 12/25/1871 10/15/1929 w/o Charles; d/o Carl & Christina (Heiden)
Perry, Jane nee Humphreys 04/01/1816 12/12/1903 w/o John
Perry, John 06/15/1809 03/07/1895 h/o Jane
Peterman, daughter 09/??/1884 10/2?/1884 infant d/o Solomon & Fannie
Peterman, Fannie J. nee Palmer   09/??/1884 w/o Soloman; d/o John & Sophrona (Coon); obit = "laid beside her friends in Elkader cemetery"; Note: died in/shortly after infant daughter born
Pettit, Charles Lyman 06/15/1915 02/13/1953 1st h/o Peg; Baker 3d Class, U.S. Navy, WWII
Pettit, Elizabeth Ann 'Peg' nee Jeffers 1915 2003 1st h/Charles Pettit, 2nd h/Mr. Bandow
Pettit, James Henry 1887 1970 h/o Mae
Pettit, Mae Etta nee Vandergrift 1889 1968 w/o James
Pittman, Keaton Christopher   01/23/1996 3½ weeks old; s/o Katie
Place, Lucius H. 1841 08/18/1913  
Place, Ranson C. 04/24/1835 05/19/1887 h/o Eunice A. Durkee (died 1882)
Possehl, Dorothy - -  
Possehl, Elmer   04/06/1932 s/o Henry & Louise
Possehl, Henry L.   1978 h/o Minnie
Possehl, Henry Louis 'Red' 07/22/1919 06/09/2010 h/o Loraine Renken; s/o Henry & Louise
Possehl, Henry S.   1969 h/o Louisa
Possehl, Lenora Olive nee Olson 08/06/1914 06/03/2007 w/o Ralph; d/o Ole & Ella (Sorum)
Possehl, Louisa nee Klink 12/03/1972 02/10/1947 w/o Henry; d/o Peter & Elizabeth (Claus)
Possehl, Minnie M. nee Stallbaum 1882 07/24/1912 w/o Henry L.
Possehl, Ralph   1991 h/o Lenora; Veteran
Possehl, Rollin   2013  
Possehl, Rosalyn Marie nee Frieden 04/01/1907 12/20/1989 w/o Rudy; d/o Oscar & Martha (Friederich)
Possehl, Rudy William 06/30/1909 04/17/1993 h/o Rosalyn; s/o Wm & Mabel (Carpenter)
Powell, Bertha   11/??/1963 w/o Sidney
Powell, Claude A. 01/30/1903 12/27/1981 h/o Laura Honn; s/o Wm. & Anna (Foster)
Powell, John Charles 09/26/1856 04/07/1943 h/o Kate; s/o Sidney
Powell, Kate Ella nee Smith 01/29/1861 01/13/1918 w/o John C.; d/o Fred & Harriet
Portwine - Johnson, Doris 1921 1937 see Doris Johnson's entry, this cemetery
Portwine, Elsie P. nee Bolsinger 1892 1974 2nd w/o George (d. 1945, bur. Bethel cem)
Pratt, Frank H.   1910 Note: burial in East Side is not confirmed
Pratt, Minnie nee Boettcher 07/15/1863 01/19/1958 w/o Frank H.; d/o Christian
Preston, Charles   1957 lot 24
Preston, Donna 11/01/1872 05/26/1892 d/o W.A. & Julia L.; Note: burial in East Side very likely, but has not been verified
Preston, Julia Lucinda nee Carlton 12/15/1848 02/03/1933 w/o William A.; d/o Caleb D. & Julia (Hine); raided by Major & Mrs. E.V. Carter; died in Washington, D.C.
Preston, William Alexander 08/07/1839 07/03/1920 h/o Julia; s/o James & Elizabeth (McNabb)
Preston, Willard   1958 lot 24
Price, Filetta Winifred 06/11/1895 03/21/1900 d/o Valmah & Nelly
Price, James R. 'Jimmy' 02/17/1872 05/22/1877 s/o Realto & Sarah
Price, Nelly nee Peery 10/10/1868 02/13/1948 w/o Valmah; d/o Stephen & Emma (Hendrick); admitted to the Iowa bar in 1893, one of the early female lawyers in Iowa; died in San Diego, CA
Price, Realto Exzeque 08/01/1840 01/??/1935 h/o Sarah; s/o Eliphalet
Price, Sarah Filetta nee Stewart 07/05/1844 10/04/1925 w/o Realto; d/o Ezra & Laura (Phinney)
Price, Stewart Realto 10/22/1879 12/24/1932 s/o Realto & Sarah
Price, Valmah Tupelo 10/11/1867 10/26/1931 h/o Nelly; s/o Realto & Sarah
Pupke, Frederick 1829 09/05/1903 h/o Louisa
Pupke, Louisa 09/04/1837 02/27/1924 w/o Frederick
       

There are no Q surnames as of 10/4/2023

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