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Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery - Volga City


aka School House yard cemetery

12819 Cass St., Volga, Sperry twp. Section 4 SE SE 4-92-6
1 acre

Volga City - Sacred Heart Cemetery - Sperry twp.

East of Volga City a short distance on Cass St., the cemetery is on the north side of the road, directly across from Hillcrest Cemetery.

 

birds-eye photo of Sacred Heart - Volga City cemetery
Birds-eye photo from Bing maps


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There are 3 Sacred Heart cemeteries in Clayton co. Please check all 3 of these cemeteries & confirm questionable burials with additional sources. Corrections & additions are welcome. Email the Clayton co. coordinator.

Gravestone photos have been contributed for this cemetery - View gravestone photos for Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery - Volga City or browse the list below.

Obituaries have been contributed for some of the people buried in this cemetery: search the
Clayton Co. Obituary Index

Sources:
1) Gravestone inscriptions
2) WPA cemetery records as transcribed by Phyllis Montour; Note: Lot numbers are from WPA records
3) Obituaries
4) Iowa Death Certificates

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Name Birth Death Comments
Baker, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' nee Strukhoff 05/01/1871 10/14/1962 w/o Joseph; d/o Werner & Margaret (Lamping)
Baker, Eva Elnora 03/15/1902 09/09/1943 unmarried d/o Joseph & Elizabeth; Note: Obit gives DOB 3/15/1904, graveston 3/15/1902
Baker, Frank Henry 12/11/1895 02/23/1982 unmarried s/o Joseph & Elizabeth; U.S. Army, WWI
Baker, Joseph H. 'Joe' 04/04/1867 08/10/1949 h/o Elizabeth; s/o John & Jane (King)
Baker, Margaret Jane 12/29/1898 01/24/1982 unmarried d/o Joseph & Elizabeth
Belden, Gordon D. 1929 1995 h/o Zola D.
Belden, Gordon D. Jr. 08/08/1953 06/30/1972 s/o Gordon & Zola
Benson, Francis D.   05/15/1984 age 85y
Bergan, mother      
Bergan, infant 11/08/1908 11/09/1908 s/o Thomas & Julia; death cert: died of aspiration pneumonia/suffocation
Bergan, Catherine / Katherine 'Kate' nee Minihan 12/29/1869 10/29/1940 w/o James; d/o Patrick & Mary (Gaynor)
Bergan, Elizabeth nee Scully 08/31/1833 01/26/1913 w/o Patrick H.
Bergan, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' 09/12/1876 1962 w/o John J.
Bergan, Harold W. 1912 1957 s/o Thomas & Julia
Bergan, James 07/27/1863 1951 h/o Catherine; s/o Patrick & Elizabeth
Bergan, John Joseph 10/29/1865 06/12/1932 h/o Lizzie; s/o Patrick & Elizabeth
Bergan, John A. 01/16/1907 05/04/1941 unmarried; s/o Thomas & Julia; death cert: died of epileptic seizure due to cerebral hemorrage & other (feeble minded)
Bergan, Julia A. nee Shea 11/15/1871 1957 w/o Thomas F.
Bergan, Mae Josephine 05/29/1905 02/23/1981 d/o Thomas & Julia
Bergan, Michael 10/14/1861 04/04/1933 h/o Nellie; s/o Patrick & Elizabeth
Bergan, Nellie nee Corcoran 01/29/1861 03/19/1945 w/o Michael
Bergan, Patrick H. 1822 10/25/1900 h/o Elizabeth
Bergan Patrick Henry 05/18/1860 06/03/1913 h/o Mayme Mae Monnahan; s/o Patrick & Elizabeth
Bergan, Thomas Francis 12/07/1868 04/02/1938 h/o Julia A.; s/o Patrick & Elizabeth
Berse, Billyray Nicklaus 07/30/1934 04/1?/1936 s/o Edwin & Eva
Berse, Edwin Henry 'Ed' 12/09/1888 1972 h/o Eva; s/o John & Mary (Berns)
Berse, Eva May nee Morse 1897 1962 w/o Edwin; d/o Wm & Mildred (Campbell)
Boenish, Frances nee Berloznik 11/22/1891 05/21/1980 w/o Paul; d/o Franz & Maria
Boenish, Paul John 02/02/1894 10/19/1991 h/o Frances; ?Veteran
Boland, James M. 04/07/1907 07/05/1995 h/o Viola; s/o Christopher M. & Mary A. (Bergan); Veteran
Boland, John M. 06/02/1905 08/20/1975 U.S. Army WWII
Boland, Raphael T. 'Ray' 10/03/1914 03/15/1986 h/o Marjorie M. Risch (later Kolsto); s/o Christopher M. & Mary A. (Bergan);
Boland, Viola Agnes nee Champlin 02/12/1907 04/20/1989 w/o James M.; d/o George & Louise
Burns, Bridget nee Sullivan 09/15/1855 06/26/1925 w/o John
Burns, Daniel 01/26/1881 11/17/1920 s/o John & Bridget
Burns, Grace nee Rinkert 1889 1955 w/o John J.; d/o John & Mary E. (Roach)
Burns, John J., DDS 11/29/1882 01/28/1921 h/o Grace; s/o John & Bridget
Burns, John 03/06/1849 07/20/1918 h/o Bridget; s/o Michael & Mary
Burns, Mary nee Fitzgerald 12/23/1821 03/29/1902 83y
Burns, Stella Christine 06/13/1893 02/20/1921 d/o John & Bridget
Clinton, Addie nee Burns   01/??/1943 w/o George; d/o John
Conboy, daughter 02/24/1913 02/26/1913 d/o John & Anna; born & died West Union, IA, burial here likely, but should be confirmed
Conboy, infant 1921 1921 child of Thomas & Eva
Conboy, Ann nee Curler / Curley 11/05/1845 01/20/1930 w/o Thomas; d/o John & Bridget (Keegan); died Fayette, IA
Conboy, Anna 12/13/1883 07/19/1971  
Conboy, Anna nee Samp 02/1885 1948 w/o John
Conboy, Anna Agnes nee Glennon 04/15/1874 01/05/1924 'Mother'; 1st w/o Michael J.; d/o Timothy
Conboy, Catherine May 06/12/1909 08/17/1909 d/o Thomas & Eva
Conboy, Cecil   04/??/1904 s/o Gertie (Massey) Conboy
Conboy, Earl Joseph 10/09/1911 10/10/1921 s/o Michael & Anna
Conboy, Eva Maud nee Tenney 03/24/1881 01/15/1974 w/o Thomas E.
Conboy, Francis 'Frank' 05/04/1886 06/1971  
Conboy, Gerald Eugene 05/19/1911 10/25/1931 s/o Thomas E. & Eva; unmarried
Conboy, Gladys A. nee Schrampfer living living ssa William L.
Conboy, John 08/09/1875 09/03/1965 h/o Anna; s/o Thomas & Ann
Conboy, John Dale 08/25/1914 1993 h/o Stella
Conboy, Mary Elizabeth Rinkert nee Roach 03/27/1867 08/01/1949 w/o 1st John Rinkert (see his entry below), 2nd Michael J. Conboy; d/o John & Mary (Fitzgerald)
Conboy, Michael J. 02/01/1870 05/24/1957 "Father"; h/o 1st Anna A., 2nd Mary E.; s/o Thomas & Ann
Conboy, Peter 'Pete' 01/13/1867 05/07/1932 s/o Thomas & Ann; died Milwaukee, WI
Conboy, Stella Elizabeth nee Debes 1912 05/21/1996 w/o John D.
Conboy, Thomas SR 07/21/1843 03/20/1906 h/o Ann; s/o Michael & Ann (Cavanaugh)
Conboy, Thomas Edward 06/15/1873 10/20/1956 h/o Eva M.; s/o Thomas & Ann
Conboy, Verinica 1873 05/03/1891 WPA = no town given - researcher should verify
Conboy, William Luke 03/09/1908 12/1985 ssa Gladys A.
Conboy, William 1877 03/15/1902  
Corkery, Harold J. 03/10/1901 06/10/1939 h/o Marguerite Fettkether; s/o James & Sarah
Corkery, Irene Julia 03/08/1897 01/12/1975 d/o James & Sarah
Corkery, James Edward 06/12/1864 01/13/1939 h/o Sarah; s/o John & Ellen (Barrett)
Corkery, Loretta Anna 04/16/1908 11/22/1929 unmarried d/o James & Sarah; died in Chicago
Corkery, Sarah Isadore nee Barton 02/20/1874 01/14/1943 w/o James; d/o Thomas & Julia
Cox, Andrew James 10/24/1887 06/19/1973 h/o Katherine; s/o Timothy & Kate
Cox, Catherine 'Kate' nee Cassidy 04/09/1861 07/26/1909 w/o Timothy
Cox, Catherine 'Katie' nee Minihan 04/29/1890 05/??/1947 w/o Andrew; d/o Maurice & Mary
Cox, Florence Marie nee Feeney 02/14/1898 08/14/1975 w/o Frank T.; d/o John & Mary (Madden)
Cox, Frank Timothy 12/02/1891 02/26/1975 h/o Florence; s/o Timothy & Kate
Cox, Katie     d/o Timothy & Kate
Cox, Timothy 04/04/1852 12/08/1936 h/o Kate; s/o Timothy & unkn.; Note: obit DOB Sept 1852
Crane, James S.      
Crane, Mary A.      
Cunningham, Harley C. 'Jack' 12/02/1889 02/13/1954 died Dillon, MT
Cunningham, Henrietta Halzer / Holzer 11/16/1877 04/28/1956 2nd w/o John; d/o Henry & Elizabeth (Schori)
Cunningham, Joshua M. 'John' 11/18/1864 04/16/1937 h/o 1st Mary E. Cleary, 2nd Henrietta; s/o Joseph A. & Matilda E. (Price); Sp-Am War veteran
Direen, Edward 03/17/1838 01/06/1912 Born in Kilkenney, Ire.
Dorsett, Catherine Gladys nee Glennon 04/21/1902 02/07/1989 is not buried here, she died & is buried in California
Doweiller, Infant      
Dureen, Nellie      
Durin, Nellie      
Epps, Franklin M. 'Frank' 12/17/1889 10/28/1930 s/o Lemuel & Mary; drowned in MO (see obit); WWI veteran
Epps, Mary nee Tripp 12/15/1859 03/26/1932 w/o Lemuel (he's buried in Hillcrest); d/o William
Ernst, Mary Ann      
Feeney, Mrs. Jeremiah      
Finley, Emma      
Finley, Matthew S. 09/01/1900 02/02/1928  
Finley, William      
Fleming, Donna M. nee Koch living living w/o & ssa Lester J. 'Joe'
Fleming, Lester Joseph 'Joe' 04/05/1940 10/29/2009 ssa Donna M.
Frayer, Mary nee Conboy 11/05/1865 03/14/1943 w/o William; d/o Thomas; lived in Fayette after marriage
Frayer, William   05/1?/1943 81y; h/o Mary
Glennon, Catherine M. nee Wiley 11/16/1916 01/13/1987 w/o Cecil J.
Glennon, Cecil Joseph 05/22/1908 03/16/1987 h/o Catherine M.
Glennon, Leo Alphonse 10/19/1905 11/16/1906 s/o Peter & Mary
Glennon, Mary V. nee Molumby 01/??/1867 1941 w/o Peter B.
Glennon, Peter B. 07/28/1869 02/17/1936 h/o Mary V.; s/o Timothy & Anna
Glennon, Rose Anna nee Shea 03/26/1873 1956 w/o William J.; d/o Wm & Mary (Cormick)
Glennon, William James 05/15/1874 1946 h/o Rose Anna
Grant, Dr. Raymond E.      
Grant, Shirley J.      
Hannon, Anna 'Ann' nee Sweeney 03/12/1847 04/11/1928 w/o James; WPA=lot 44
Hannon, Anne      
Hannon, James 03/15/1836 03/11/1924 h/o Anna; WPA=lot 44
Hannon, Martin J. 06/18/1889 02/25/1907 WPA=lot 43
Hannon, Michael J.      
Hansel, Robert A.      
Hetherington, Father Alex      
Hulderson, Mary Cox      
Humbert, Forrest H.      
Humbert, Zita      
Hurley, Alice nee Seybert     w/o Joseph ; d/o Fred
Hurley, Anna      
Hurley, Evelyn     d/o John M. & Anna Hurley
Hurley, Joseph -- 06/17/1981 h/o Alice
Hurley, Kathryne      
Hurley, Kenneth J. 04/07/1945 07/14/2007 h/o & ssa Rosalyn M.
Hurley, Martin   12/25/1943 s/o John M. & Anna Hurley; died in San Francisco, CA, body returned to Volga City
Hurley, Rosalyn M. nee Walz living living ssa Kenneth J.
Hurley, William Frederick 04/03/1942 04/15/1942 s/o Joseph & Alice
Ivory, John 1831 06/14/1904 born in Kilkenny, Ire
Ivory, Margaret nee Direen 1832 03/31/1863 w/o John
Jurgens, Kenneth L. 1964 1984  
Jurgens, La Vern      
Jurgens, Leon 1963 1969  
Jurgens, Mary Jane      
Kenn, Willard J. 01/14/1935 10/19/1989 SN US Coast Guard
Konzen, Flossie Leete      
Konzen, Karl John 1894 1932  
Koons, Gary M. 11/04/1947 11/04/1947 s/o Julian & Dorothy (Berse)
Krieg, Anna Marie      
Krieg, Hannah R. nee Roach 08/03/1871 06/02/1923 w/o William; d/o John & Mary (Fitzerald)
Krieg, Harold G.      
Krieg, Leo F.      
Krieg, William L.      
Lamphier, Mabel nee Staffenhagen     w/o Oscar
Lamphier, Oscar Peter 10/25/1876 11/23/1959 h/o Mabel; s/o Lyman & Betsy (Page)
Leahy, Agnes Sarah nee Quinn 11/21/1903 02/06/1929 WPA=lot 6; w/o John R.; d/o Lawrence & Kathryn
Leahy, John R. 05/24/1886 11/15/1931 note: obituary gives burial place as Hill Crest cemetery
Lette, Don W.      
Lette, Lucy      
Lewis, William 'Pete'   08/31/1945 77y; obit=no known survivors
Little, Christina Anna nee Hurley 10/17/1884 07/30/1968 w/o John
Little, Glen William 04/04/1896 01/12/1958 ssa Hilda L.; also has a military gravestone: PVT Co C 325 Inf. WWI
Little, Hilda Luella nee Klingman 11/16/1898 08/18/1982 ssa Glen W.
Little, James Alexander 06/05/1868 12/17/1954 ssa Mary; gravestone shared by Albert & Maud Meyers; military marker
Little, John J. 1904 1975 s/o John & Christina Little
Little, John Joseph 05/18/1875 01/08/1960  
Little, Joseph 07/12/1834 12/14/1902 h/o Mary; U.S. Navy, Civil War
Little, Leo J. 09/10/1894 12/07/1993 military gravestone: PVT US Army, WWI
Little, Luke R. 08/21/1905 11/03/2004  
Little, Mary Jane nee Shea 04/08/1864 10/24/1960 ssa James; gravestone shared by Albert & Maud Meyers
Little, Mary nee Feeley 09/06/1830 09/21/1910 w/o Joseph; d/o James & Bridget (Winn)
Manning, Rosella nee Little 12/29/1905 10/22/1994 d/o James & Mary Little
Martin, Michael      
Martin, Vera      
Martin, William      
Martin, William Gerald      
Meyers, Albert 02/09/1882 01/05/1955 ssa Maud; gravestone shared by James & Mary Little
Meyers, Baby      
Meyers, Dorothy L.      
Meyers, Howard F.      
Meyers, Maud nee Little 04/12/1892 02/21/1965 ssa Albert; gravestone shared by James & Mary Little
Minihan, Agnes      
Minihan, Ella Van Bosien      
Minihan, Irene   02/12/1964 67y; d/o Maurice & Mary
Minihan, Martin H. 09/16/1891 01/25/1961 h/o Mildred; s/o Maurice & Mary; WWI veteran
Minihan, Mary Agnes nee Sheehan 04/03/1861 05/16/1919 Lot 10; w/o Maurice; d/o John & Bridget
Minihan, Maurice 04/09/1858 01/28/1914 Lot 10; h/o Mary; s/o Patrick & Kate (Curran)
Minihan, Maurice Francis 09/09/1890 05/05/1944 s/o Maurice & Mary; A.E.F., 88th Div. WWI
Minihan, Michael J. 08/17/1886 10/11/1925 Lot 10; s/o Maurice & Mary; unmarried
Minihan, Mildred G. nee Ovens     w/o Martin
Minihan, Patrick 'Pat'     s/o Maurice & Mary
Molumby, Anne nee Freeman   11/16/1901 aged 36y; 1st w/o Joseph
Molumby, Catherine nee Murphy 08/20/1830 04/12/1900 2nd w/o David
Molumby, David SR 12/04/1822 03/23/1909 Lot 40; h/o 1st Katherine O'Brien (d. ca1863), 2nd Catherine Murphy; s/o Maurice & Marguerita (Broadrick)
Molumby, Joseph D. 04/2?/1865 11/18/1934 Lot 40; h/o 1st Anna, 2nd Mrs. Mary Beaman
Newton, Evelyn M.      
Newton, Lawrence A.      
O'Brien, Alo Tenney nee White 08/21/1892 03/08/1981 w/o Arthur V.
O'Brien, Arthur Vincent 12/15/1889 10/01/1958 h/o Alo; s/o John J. SR & Julia (Leonard)
O'Brien, Cecile Mary nee White 12/15/1895 11/08/1989 w/o Frank
O'Brien, Claire Lamae nee Krogman 11/21/1927 12/29/2001  
O'Brien, Duane Francis 'Sox' living living  
O'Brien, Frank Leonard 02/17/1892 1945 h/o Cecile M.; s/o John J. SR & Julia (Leonard)
O'Brien, Joan Patricia 09/16/1936 09/16/1936 d/o Arthur V. & Alo
O'Brien, Nellie 03/13/1878 08/06/1943 d/o Michael & Margaret; Note! Obit states she was buried in Sacred Heart - Volga City, but she has a gravestone in Sacred Heart - Cox Creek
Orr, Bridget      
Orr, Frances E.      
Orr, Fred C.      
Orr, Josephine E.      
Orr, Patrick J.      
Orr, Raphael      
Orr, William J.      
Peck, Dora      
Quinn, Catherine      
Quinn, Eileen Iowa 10/09/1908 07/21/1937 WPA=lot 61; d/o Lawrence & Katherine; twin sister of Jack E.
Quinn, Jack Edward 10/09/1908 03/09/1991 s/o Lawrence & Katherine; twin brother of Eileen I.
Quinn, Katherine nee O'Brien 12/27/1876 06/26/1951 w/o Lawrence
Quinn, Katheline 09/06/1905 12/28/1907 d/o Lawrence & Katherine
Quinn, Lawrence Sylvester 07/26/1870 12/04/1929 WPA=lot 61; h/o Katherine; s/o Robert & Sarah (Carroll)
Rinkert, John 12/15/1860 03/27/1929 WPA=lot 8; 1st h/o Mary Roach; s/o George & unkn (Kaiser)
Rinkert, Lewis 'Lew' 07/08/1887 12/09/1918 WPA=lot 8; s/o John & Mary; Death cert = 7/3/1887-12/10/1918
Rinkert, Mary nee Roach     1st w/o John; see Mary (Roach) Rinkert Conboy above
Schaeffers, George      
Schaeffers, Leona      
Schmidt, Alfred      
Schmidt, Alice      
Scully, Agnes M. 06/11/1889 1960 'Sister'; ssa Michael J.; sister of Michael J.
Scully, Catherine nee McNeill 01/1862 02/02/1943 ssa Michael
Scully, Daniel Dominick 06/03/1884 05/1974 ssa Lucille A.
Scully, Katie J. 09/11/1896 09/06/1923 d/o Michael & Catherine
Scully, Lucille A. nee Connelly 03/03/1909 10/1982 ssa Daniel D.
Scully, Michael 1827 11/10/1900 WPA=lot 41; ssa Catherine
Scully, Michael J. 03/13/1881 1961 'Brother'; ssa Agnes M.; brother of Agnes M.
Shea, Donald J. 1912 1968  
Shea, Ella Sarah nee Hannon 08/10/1883 1970 w/o John
Shea, Eva May 1904 1964  
Shea, Harold 06/12/1899 07/19/1900 s/o Martin & Louise
Shea, John J. 1875 1964  
Shea, Joseph 'Jim' 04/28/1928 02/05/1999 PFC Korea; ssa Patricia A.
Shea, Louise M. nee Herwig 11/27/1877 1955 ssa Martin P.
Shea, Loy J. 10/12/1915 01/1985  
Shea, Marguerite A. 05/1909 1993 d/o John & Ella
Shea, Martin P. 02/20/1868 1934 WPA=lot 54; ssa Louise M.
Shea, Mary nee Cormick 01/01/1837 06/22/1907 'Mother'; w/o William Shea SR
Shea, Mary Cecelia 1898 1957 d/o William SR & Mary
Shea, Patricia nee Bennington living living ssa Joseph 'Jim'
Shea, William SR 08/15/1832 03/28/1907 WPA=lot 55; 'Father'; h/o Mary
Shea, William Henry 07/21/1869 1941 'Son'; s/o William SR & Mary
Smith, Margaret E. 1876 11/05/1921 WPA=lot 29
Spielbauer, Delores Mary nee Wilker 06/03/1929 07/07/2012 w/o Joseph; d/o Wm & Rosena (Lenth)
Stahl, Marguerite Mary 'Peggy' nee Little 10/26/1904 11/13/1980 w/o Thomas Bernard Curran and Lester Stahl
Thompson, Ellis W.      
Thompson, Mary C.      
Thyne, Emmett      
Weber, Della      
Weber, Donald      
Weber, Genevive      
Weber, Harold      
Weber, Rachel Nicole      
White, Harley Gordon 'Kid' 10/01/1875 07/24/1928 h/o Rose; s/o Thomas D. & Celinda (Clark); died in Nebraska
White, infant daughter 06/05/1924 06/05/1924 newborn d/o Harley & Rose; buried w/mother
White, Rose Alice nee O'Brien 03/30/1887 06/05/1924 w/o Harley; d/o John J. SR & Julia (Leonard); died in childbirth
Whittle, Emmett Francis 03/18/1888 11/06/1957 h/o Rosemary; s/o John & Julia; U.S. Army Co. M 352nd Inf., WWI
Whittle, Rosemary 'Lucille' nee Brenner     w/o Emmett; Note! Her burial place is not verified
Whittle, Rosemary Lucille 04/28/1930 11/25/1930 infant d/o Emmett & Rosemary
Wolf, Magdalene M.      
Wolf, Marilyn Wenger      
Wolf, Peter A.      
Wolf, R.C. (Bud)      
Wolf, Salley E.      
Zapf, Callista 02/05/1903 02/1973 ssa Callista
Zapf, Clarence A. 05/03/1900 08/1977 ssa Callista

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