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Cemetery Index

 


Union Cemetery

33476 Littleport Rd., Edgewood
Parcel ID #14-36-402-001
Lot 1 NE SW, Lot 1 NW SE & SW SW NE Sec. 36, SE/SW
1.33 acres
Cox Creek twp.

To reach Union cemetery, take Littleport Rd. (X-21) south from Littleport, traveling about a mile to the cemetery.


Union cemetery - photograph by Phyllis Peterson

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Obituaries for some of the people buried in Union Cemetery have been posted ... look for them in the Clayton Co. Obituary Index

Legal description, map & photo - provided by D. Matthew, deputy Clayton co. Assessor. Clicking on "Map" on the top menu will change the view to a birdseye view of the cemetery (opens a new window).

Sources:
1. Gravestone inscriptions on IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project & Find-a-Grave (off-site, open in new windows)
2. Research of Phyllis Peterson, contributed by her for Clayton co. IAGenWeb
3. WPA cemetery records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour
4. Obituaries
5. Iowa Death Certificates (familysearch.org & ancestry.com)
6. Other sources as credited


Name Birth Death Comments
Hart, Ella Belle nee Nading 07/24/1893 12/09/1918 w/o William; d/o James & Minnie (Easton); died of acute nephritis just 7 wks after giving birth
Hedrick, Doris Naomi Gossman nee Corson 1927 1978 see entry for Doris (Corson) Gossman - Hedrick, this cemetery
Helgerman, Charles 'Carl' 03/24/1827 12/01/1915 h/o Elizabeth
Helgerman, Elizabeth nee Schmitz 10/151836 04/19/1911 w/o Charles
Hendricks, Catherine nee Stout 09/21/1827 02/14/1858 lot 32, death date from WPA
Hertoz, Patricia E. 09/07/1931  
Hildebrand, Beverly Ann 11/20/1939 11/29/1931 infant d/o Vallie & Ethel
Hildebrand, Charles 1879 198? h/o Emma
Hildebrand, Christian 02/02/1850 08/07/1936 lot 23; h/o Katherine; s/o Fred
Hildebrand, Emma nee Klink 1884 1954 w/o Charles
Hildebrand, Ethel M. nee Hochhaus 07/25/1907 03/23/1996 w/o Vallie
Hildebrand, Iona Marie 12/21/1910 02/16/1911 d/o Charles & Emma
Hildebrand, Katherine nee Hilgerman 10/27/1867 12/07/1935 lot 23; w/o Christian; d/o Charles & Elizabeth (Schmidt)
Hildebrand Richard L. 10/26/1930 02/22/2017 2nd h/o Lucille Watson Spragg (d. 2017, bur. Buchanan co. IA w/1st husb); s/o Vallie & Ethel
Hildebrand, Vallie C. 1906 1979 h/o Ethel; s/o Charles & Emma
Hochhaus, son 01/01/1962 01/01/1952 s/o Dean & Mavis
Hochhaus, Fred Wilhelm 10/19/1866 09/19/1938 h/o Sophia; s/o Fred & Otille
Hochhaus, Gretchen Winona nee Taylor 08/17/1914 10/14/2008 w/o Raymond; d/o George & Nancy (Williams)
Hochhaus, Madge Irene nee Bush 09/05/1896 05/22/1975 w/o Roy; d/o Edwin & Fannie (McLaughlin)
Hochhaus, Raymond George 07/27/1910 08/12/1999 h/o Gretchen; s/o Fred & Sophia
Hochhaus, Roy Frederick William 09/17/1898 01/17/1989 h/o Madge; s/o Fred & Sophia
Hochhaus, Sophia Barbara nee Stemmer 05/24/1871 04/04/1957 w/o Fred; d/o Mathias & Katherine (Beeh)
Homann, Fred F. 01/03/1858 06/24/1941 h/o Ida; s/o Karl & Henrietta Haman
Homann, Ida nee Rohn 1863 1900 w/o Fred
Howes, Sarah Ann nee Nading 07/24/1846 10/14/1874 w/o Willis; d/o John & Margaret (Quigley)
Hughes, Amos Wilson 04/04/1849 03/04/1932 lot 31; h/o Margaret; s/o James & Margaret (Stevens)
Hughes, George Walter 'Burrous' 10/06/1859 06/24/1937 lot 31; h/o Viola; s/o James & Margaret (Stevens)
Hughes, Margaret Isabelle nee Marshall 01/25/1856 08/25/1931 lot 31; w/o Amos; d/o Andrew & Sarah
Hughes, Mary Louise nee Haker 12/08/1892 08/29/1988 w/o Ray; d/o Frank
Hughes, Ray 08/13/1885 05/31/1964 h/o Mary; s/o Amos & Margaret
Hughes, Viola nee McLane 03/05/1859 07/16/1948 w/o George 'Burrous'; d/o Elliott & Emeline (Taylor)
Ingles, Arthur R. 02/20/1914 05/23/1986 h/o Vivian E.; s/o George & Mildred (Lamphiere)
Ingles, Deloyas 11/13/1934 02/22/1935 d/o Arthur & Vivian; Notes: Death Cert = Delores, home-made stone = Deloyas
Ingles, Luela 08/18/1919 03/07/1920 d/o George & Mildred (Lamphiere)
Ingles, Samuel 'Sam' 09/22/1837 03/14/1928 GAR star next to home-made headstone w/o dates; GAR records = buried Littleport; has gravestone w/wife Mary J. Bolsinger in Bolsinger cem., but no DOD engraved; Co. F, 145th PA inf.
Ingles, Vivian Evelyn nee White 1916 09/26/1972 w/o Arthur R.; d/o Nelson & Elsie (Minger)
Johnson, George Marion 05/20/1881 11/09/1958 h/o Mary; s/o Jacob & Margret (Bonnell)
Johnson, Mary nee Welch 01/21/1882 04/03/1967 w/o George; d/o Harvey & Catherine (Smith)
Kafer, Elsie M. nee Hakert 11/26/1893 10/17/1973 w/o Paul; d/o Carl & Caroline (Thiede)
Kafer, Paul 10/15/1887 02/18/1970 h/o Elsie; s/o Anton & Katerina; U.S. Army, France, WWI
Kellogg, Bernard Francis 11/08/1915 11/26/2000 h/o Elinor; s/o Ralph & Millie (Nading)
Kellogg, Elinor Agnes 'Sissy' nee Sylvester 01/15/1916 09/17/2006 w/o Bernard; d/o Frank & Margaret (Sheppard)
Keys, Janice nee Ruegnitz 03/29/1936 11/03/2012 d/o Roy & Elise (Waterman)
Kill, Beatrice nee Nading 07/06/1914 09/29/2004 w/o Raymond; d/o Flouris & Hattie (Miles)
Kill, Raymond 07/17/1906 05/11/1984 h/o Beatrice; s/o John & Lizzie (Lemke)
Kleih, Gertrude Irma Olive nee Liddy 03/01/1907 10/22/1975 w/o William; d/o Frederick & Louise (Pust)
Kleih, William Carl 03/23/1902 01/06/1973 h/o Gertrude; s/o Christian & Linna
Kuehl, Bertha Augusta nee Lau 01/24/1882 10/05/1961 w/o Charles; d/o Theodore & Wilhelmina (Helm)
Kuehl, Charles E. 09/06/1878 08/23/1960 h/o Bertha; s/o Joachim & Dorothy (Zacher)
Kuehl, Clarence G. 02/01/1902 03/14/1978 h/o 1st Edna M. Scovel (divorced), 2nd Gladys; s/o Charles & Bertha; has both a military stone & the other shared with Gladys; U.S. Navy, WWII
Kuehl, Earl Henry 11/09/1905 11/29/1960 h/o Leta; s/o Charles & Bertha
Kuehl, Elmer William 11/08/1903 01/26/1954 h/o Madge; s/o Charles & Bertha
Kuehl, Gladys Louise nee Pust 01/25/1900 03/19/1987 w/o Clarence; d/o Christian & Caroline (Ambruster)
Kuehl, Irma Mae nee Nading 02/02/1909 10/07/1998 w/o LeRoy; d/o John & Minnie (Schuldt)
Kuehl, LeRoy Frederick 04/02/1905 07/26/1982 h/o Irma; s/o William & Emma (Lau)
Kuehl, Leta Leona nee Rieck 01/13/1905 09/19/1983 w/o Earl; d/o Henry & Anna (Nightingale)
Kuehl, Madge Irene 'Maze' nee Stone 08/07/1901 06/16/1970 w/o Elmer; d/o Charles & Dorcus (Curran)
Kuehl, Sandra Faye 08/14/1948 10/01/1948 d/o LeRoy & Irma
Larson, Marie Lucille nee Rieck 11/27/1916 05/13/2011 w/o Avery; d/o Henry & Anna (Nightingale); funeral home marker
Latteyer, John 02/17/1897 10/09/1978 h/o Laura; s/o Semon & Anna (Papke)
Latteyer, Laura Matilda Hansel nee Willie 08/30/1906 06/25/1988 w/o 1st Leroy Hansel (d. 1932, bur. Mt. Harmony cem), 2nd John; d/o Michael H. & Emma M. (Waterman)
Lenth, LeeAllen Louis Wilbert 01/15/1938 10/12/2023 h/o Verna J. Hass; s/o Wilbert SR & Viola (Gruel); Veteran
Liddy, Donald F. 09/28/1911 04/26/1972 h/o Roselyn; s/o Fred & Louise; U.S. Army, WWII
Liddy, Frederick Joseph 'Fred' 11/10/1882 03/17/1953 h/o Louise; s/o John & Minnie (Wegener)
Liddy, Harold Henry 'Bud' 12/11/1904 02/12/1971 h/o Mary; s/o Fred & Louise
Liddy, Louise nee Pust 02/05/1878 09/08/1942 w/o Fred; d/o Henry & Sophia (Peick)
Liddy, Mary Regina nee Thillman 05/16/1902 11/14/1994 w/o Harold; d/o John & Susan (Diederich)
Liddy, Roselyn Amanda nee Kurdelmeyer 11/02/1912 05/13/2005 w/o Donald; d/o George & Caroline (Ihde)
Maier, Alvin Traugott 04/09/1928 03/06/2022 s/o Emil & Anna
Maier, Anna Marie nee Schaub 04/27/1885 02/21/1980 w/o Emil; d/o Traugott & Minna (Neubecker)
Maier, Anna Mae Lydia 03/08/1924 03/05/1998 d/o Emil & Anna
Maier, Arthur George 11/01/1919 02/17/2014 s/o Emil & Anna
Maier, Emil Carl Henry 11/21/1870 08/09/1933 h/o Anna; s/o Jacob & Mary (Lundt)
Maier, Fred Henry 06/09/1866 11/11/1945 s/o Jacob & Mary (Lundt); no gravestone found
Maier, George Emil 11/25/1917 05/24/2014 s/o Emil & Anna; Funeral home marker; U.S. Army 6th Div., WWII
Maier, Grace Minnie 11/07/1915 09/19/2008 d/o Emil & Anna
Maier, Marvin Jacob 04/02/1912 03/29/1926 s/o Emil & Anna
Maier, Verda Minnie Wilhelmina 02/21/1914 04/26/1996 d/o Emil & Anna
Maier, Viola Alvina Marie 10/06/1904 02/09/1981 d/o Emil & Anna
McGinty, Dorothy Jane nee Sylvester 12/27/1936 11/06/2013 d/o Dale & Hazel
McMahan, Carl Richard 06/20/1907 08/09/1907 Death Certificate = infant s/o James H. & Sarah (Cooper); died in Honey Creek twp., Delaware co. IA of Broncho Pneumonia, contributory Whooping cough; burial Union cem. Note: father & brother Clarence are buried Pleasant Grove cem.
Meese, Anna Christiane nee Bente 03/13/1878 10/09/1971 w/o Edward; d/o Wm & Margaret (Kress)
Meese, Dorothea 'Dora' nee Steubing / Struberg 03/16/1849 01/25/1913 w/o Fred
Meese, Edward Henry 05/24/1879 06/02/1943 h/o Anna; s/o Fred & Dora
Meese, Elizabeth Mathilda nee Hildebrand 04/11/1881 03/08/1976 w/o William; d/o Christian & Katherine (Helgerman)
Meese, Friedrich 'Fred' 08/03/1845 06/12/1927 h/o Dora
Meese, Mildred Ida Elizabeth 'Millie' 03/17/1910 06/07/1932 d/o Edward & Anna
Meese, William Carl 07/07/1881 04/27/1924 lot 3; h/o Elizabeth; s/o Fred & Dora
Meier, August William 09/18/1867 01/26/1931 h/o Minnie; s/o John & Elizabeth
Meier, Duglos Fritz Heinrich 04/28/1908 10/21/1909 s/o August & Minnie; Note! Death certificate gives Communia cemetery as burial place, but he has a stone in Union cem.
Meier, Elizabeth nee Pust 09/??/1836 02/03/1911 w/o John
Meier, John 04/10/1826 04/28/1908 h/o Elizabeth; s/o Christian
Meier, Minnie M. nee Kafer 08/19/1887 08/22/1960 w/o August; d/o John & Mary J. (Stone)
Meier, Zwingly Johann Heinrich 03/08/1906 08/24/1906 s/o August & Minnie
Merritt, Victoria Ann Nading nee West 10/30/1958 06/24/2021 w/o Wm Nading, 2nd unkn Merritt; d/o Gene E. & Janice J. (Zapf)
Meyer, Alice Angeline nee Chester 10/05/1885 12/21/1955 w/o Frank; d/o Eufrates & Eve (Joy); she met her husband at the Iowa School for the Deaf
Meyer, Anita D. 02/06/1915 08/01/1917 d/o Frank & Alice
Meyer, Beatrice 1912 1912 d/o Frank & Alice; has an old stone engraved 'Daughter', and a newer one as Beatrice
Meyer, Emma nee Hawker 06/12/1890 10/16/1970 w/o George; d/o Charles & Amelia (Steinkopf)
Meyer, Frank Sylvester 04/05/1886 06/02/1977 h/o Alice; s/o Wm & Wilhelmina (Kafer); he & his wife met at the Iowa School for the Deaf
Meyer, Friedericke nee Schwab 05/01/1823 02/15/1905 lot 4; w/o Henry
Meyer, George Henry 08/11/1890 03/22/1970 w/o Emma
Meyer, Heinerich 'Henry' 10/??/1813 07/31/1891 lot 4; h/o Friedericke
Meyer, Henry 02/23/1860 12/13/1928 lot 4; s/o Henry & Friedericke; twin of William; died at county hospital
Meyer, Julia nee Bowman / Bauman 11/13/1864 01/31/1940 w/o William E.; d/o Geo & Marie (Maier)
Meyer, William Ernest 02/23/1860 10/12/1934 lot 4; h/o Julia; s/o Henry & Friedericke; twin of Henry
Middleton, Alvina 'Vera' Thompson nee Esbolt 08/28/1887 07/07/1938 w/o 1st Thos Thompson, wnd Dale E. Middleton; d/o Christian & Eva (Freimann); died car accident
Miersen, Bertha nee Greve 10/17/1865 03/21/1913 lot 27; w/o John; d/o Wm & Fredericka (Possehl)
Miersen, Dale Lewis 07/24/1921 01/24/2001 s/o Otto J. & Hulda; U.S. Navy, WWII
Miersen, Donald Kent 05/14/1925 07/06/1999 s/o Otto J. & Hulda; U.S. Army, Korea
Mierson, Doris Evelyn nee Yearty 09/23/1926 08/24/2001 w/o John O.
Mierson, Hulda Emma Henrietta nee Fritz 11/27/1895 08/01/1931 w/o Otto J.; d/o Ludwig & Gusta (Waterman)
Mierson, Ivanola I. 08/19/1914 11/12/1963 d/o Otto J. & Hulda
Miersen, John 02/17/1864 09/02/1911 lot 27; h/o Bertha
Miersen, John Otto 03/11/1919 03/20/2007 h/o Doris; s/o Otto J. & Hulda; U.S. Army, WWII
Miersen, Kenneth Ray 07/18/1926 06/12/1992 s/o Otto J. & Hulda
Miersen, Otto John 04/05/1893 08/10/1965 h/o Hulda; s/o John & Bertha
Mohr, Joseph F. 03/08/1924 12/04/1996  
Mohr, Leona nee Corson 05/03/1920 10/23/1997  
Moss, Henry 12/31/1837 07/28/1918  
Moss, Sophia 01/01/1832 07/18/1905  
Nading, Alta Avis nee Scovel 04/06/1904 06/10/1949 w/o Raymond; d/o Walter & Jessie
Nading, Carrie 04/20/1904 04/20/1904 d/o James M. & Carrie C.
Nading, Carrie C. nee Connor 1882 04/??/1904 1st w/o James M.; d/o Charles & Ida (Rohn)
Nading, Charley Gilbert 08/28/1900 11/12/1957 s/o Jasper & Emeline
Nading, Corintha nee Metcalf 08/20/1850 07/26/1898 lot 35; w/o William J.; d/o Frederick & Ruyhanna (Perry); she may have died in childbirth (see Ruben Nading's entry)
Nading, Donald 10/28/1906 11/09/1906 age 12d; s/o Frank & Lillian
Nading, Emeline Jesse nee Galer 07/29/1876 08/11/1930 w/o Jasper; d/o Wm & Lucy (Robbins)
Nading, Evelyn Raye 10/18/1925 07/15/1949 d/o Raymond & Alta; DOB from Death Cert., gravestone = 1926
Nading, Flossie Belle nee Kellogg 08/04/1893 04/30/1937 w/o Henry M.; d/o Alfred & Nellie (Pugh)
Nading, Flouris Arthur 04/14/1884 12/24/1947 h/o Hattie; s/o Corinta & William
Nading, Forest Elmer 02/15/1877 05/29/1954 s/o Corintha & William
Nading, Frank Edward 08/22/1885 04/30/1935 1st h/o Lillian Goud (see Lillian Gardner entry); s/o James & Minnie
Nading, Greta Colista nee Miller 09/20/1915 03/18/1998 w/o Irvin; d/o Leonard & Anna (Torrey)
Nading, Harlan W. 04/041925 11/03/2000 h/o 1st Charlotte Stocks, 2nd Helen Allen Landis, 3rd Kay Lindbert; s/o William A. & Ida; U.S. Army WWII
Nading, Harrison H. 01/10/1869 08/03/1944 h/o Lena M.; s/o Corintha & William
Nading, Hattie Alice nee Miles 08/22/1884 08/07/1867 w/o Flouris; d/o Frank & Mary (Bachtell)
Nading, Helen Marie 09/28/1912 07/04/1930 d/o Merritt & Martha
Nading, Henry Myrton 12/01/1889 02/21/1920 h/o Flossie; s/o W.J. & Corintha
Nading, Ida Grace nee Sylvester 12/24/1900 09/10/2000 w/o William A.; d/o Frank & Margaret (Sheppard)
Nading, Irvin Wesley 06/22/1909 05/10/1989 h/o Greta; s/o Flouris & Hattie
Nading, James Madison 06/17/1857 12/09/1919 lot 24; h/o Minnie; s/o John W. & Margaret (Quigley)
Nading, James M. 10/10/1879 10/24/1961 h/o 1st Carrie C., 2nd Maggie A.; s/o Corintha & William
Nading, Jasper John 06/04/1870 03/25/1943 h/o Emeline; s/o Corintha & William; his wife's obit names him as Kasper
Nading, Jessie James 12/17/1882 12/07/1945 s/o James M. & Minnie; died at Fayette County Home
Nading, John William 10/11/1816 03/19/1892 lot 17; h/o Margaret
Nading, John E. 05/25/1860 12/25/1928 h/o Clara Shroff (divorced); s/o John & Margaret; death certificate = divorced
Nading, John Edward 02/20/1882 06/13/1941 h/o Minnie; s/o William & Corintha
Nading, Lena Marion nee Stalnaker 08/11/1871 03/20/1950 w/o William H.; d/o Wm & Sarah (Hughes)
Nading, Leonard Kenneth 'Len' 02/12/1912 11/05/1913 s/o Jasper & Emeline; died of burns in a brush fire
Nading, Maggie Ann nee Thurber 10/01/1877 07/15/1959 2nd w/o James M.; d/o Justin & Florilla
Nading, Maggie M. 08/30/1893 03/08/1916 d/o Harrison & Lena
Nading, Malinda 04/26/1850 02/09/1855 d/o John W. & Margaret
Nading, Margaret nee Quigley 11/15/1824 07/01/1894 lot 17; w/o John; d/o Dennis & Charity (Spoor)
Nading, Martha Marie nee Rieck 10/26/1881 01/05/1975 w/o Merritt; d/o Henry & Maria (Steffens)
Nading, Melvin Uranus 08/27/1910 12/06/1947 s/o Merritt & Martha
Nading, Merritt Uranus 10/03/1874 11/24/1944 h/o Martha; s/o Corintha & William
Nading, Minnie nee Schuldt 03/07/1875 07/10/1950 w/o John E.; d/o Franz & Marie (Dahling)
Nading, Minnie May 06/12/1903 11/11/1904 d/o James & Minnie; died after drinking lye
Nading, Minnie Belle nee Easton 07/01/1866 01/01/1934 lot 24; w/o James M. SR; d/o Joshua & Caroline (King)
Nading, Raymond Harrison 11/24/1895 07/04/1931 lot 15; h/o Alta; s/o William H. & Lena; Pvt, 352nd Inf. 88th Div., World War I
Nading, Ruben 07/26/1898 07/26/1898 w/o Wm J. & Corintha; his motherpossibly died giving birth to him, he may be buried w/her; no gravestone
Nading, Rubert Anton 04/25/1893 11/03/1930 h/o Lytle Steefer; s/o Wm J. & Corintha
Nading, William John 05/05/1848 02/17/1932 h/o Corintha; s/o John & Margurite
Nading, William Allen 03/27/1894 05/15/1947 h/o Ida G.; s/o Jasper & Emeline; Veteran WWI
Nightingale, Herman Ernest 08/16/1895 10/21/1986 h/o 1st Lucy, 2nd Mabel Reynolds; s/o Ferdinand & Louise (Sauerbry); U.S. Army WWI
Nightingale, Lucy Irene nee Nading 02/25/1896 10/09/1951 1st w/o Herman; d/o Jasper & Emeline (Galer)
Nightingale, Richard Eugene 01/03/1922 05/04/2005 h/o Virginia Heuser; s/o Herman & Lucy; U.S. Navy, WWII
Olinger, Charlotta A. Ortman nee Liddy 1891 1965 buried w/1st husband; see ORTMAN below
       
Ortman & Ortmann may be interchanged in some records - spelling used below is per gravestone
Ortman - Olinger, Charlotta Agnes 11/11/1891 09/23/1965 w/o 1st George C., 2nd John Olinger; d/o John & Minnie (Wegener)
Ortmann, Clara A. nee Ruegnitz 02/25/1884 04/26/1974 w/o Louis; d/o George & Augusta (Blanchaine)
Ortman, George Carl 03/19/1888 05/13/1946 1st h/o Charlotta; s/o Henry & Sophia
Ortman, Glen Karl 12/21/1912 05/26/1993 h/o 1st Leona Corson, 2nd Ruth Benschneider; U.S. Army, WWII
Ortmann, Henry 08/27/1852 09/21/1931 lot 4; h/o Sophia; s/o John & Mary (Babzier)
Ortmann, Ione D. nee Rieck 02/07/1907 09/02/1992 w/o Karl; d/o Henry & Anna (Nightingale)
Ortmann, Karl C. 10/30/1895 05/14/1964 h/o Iones/o Henry & Sophia; U.S. Army, 168th Inf., Rainbow Div., WWI
Ortman, Lloyd George 05/22/1915 10/15/1964 2nd h/o Winifred 'Joyce' Conner (see entry of Joyce Rieck); s/o George & Charlotta; U.S. Navy WWII
Ortmann, Louis John 03/28/1882 10/01/1936 lot 4; h/o Clara A.; s/o Henry & Sophia; died in Cedar Rapids, IA
Ortmann, Sophia nee Musfeldt 02/07/1858 06/11/1940 w/o Henry; d/o Fred & Sophia (Winkstern)
Ortman, Zirtia S. Irma 06/18/1910 09/21/1924 d/o George C. & Charlotta

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