St. Johns United Church Cemetery is located along the Northern boundary and a little West of the center of Section 3, Flint River Twp. To locate the cemetery go North on Highway US #61 five miles from the intersection of Mt. Pleasant and Roosevelt Streets in Burlington, Iowa. Make a left turn to the West on a gravel road for 1.1 miles, it is on the South side of the road.

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The church and cemetery is inside a chain linked fence. The church lawn and cemetery was nicely mowed and well trimmed. The cemetery lies to the South side of the church and is in two sections, the Southeastern and Northwestern. The cemetery was copied by starting on the eastern side, in rows starting from the north end. There were many old stones, some were broken, some unreadable, and many unmarked graves. Many German people are buried here.
St. Johns United Church of Christ was formerly known as St. John's E(vangelical) and R(eformed). The church was organized in 1852. Some of the former residents refer to it as "The Steeple Church" from the high steeple that used to adorn it.
The cemetery was copied and checked by the Des Moines County Genealogical Society, Burlington, Iowa. Oct 1978. Surnames with asterisks indicate veterans.

Burials listed below are recent or unknown

Last Name	First & Maiden	Birth	Death	Notes
Breuer	Fern Elizabeth (Johnson)	02/14/1925 Burlington, IA	12/27/2014 Burlington, IA	Obituary Wife of Kenneth Edward Breuer
Breuer	Kenneth Edward	04/01/1923 Burlington, IA	11/08/2006 Des Moines Co., IA	Obituary

Southeastern Section

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	AGE	NOTES
ROW 1
Riepe	Albert H.	25 Apr 1852	21 Jul 1930
Riepe	Caroline K.	10 Dec 1865	5 Oct 1947
ROW 2
Thie	Amalie C.	1 Jul 1870	5 Feb 1965
Thie	Frederick H.	10 May 1868	10 Jan 1949
Thie	Mildred A.	22 Jan 1906	13 Oct 1918		Dau of F. H. & Amalie.
Riepe	Peter	1824	1909
Riepe	Anna	1834	1900		Wife.
Riepe	Henry	1853	1928		Their son.
Ellerhoff	Viola M.	1899	19__		Amer. Legion.
* Ellerhoff	George H.	1887	1953		IOOF.
Ellerhoff	Frederick C.	8 Apr 1831	2 Jul 1899
Ellerhoff	Katherine A. Bruer	15 Jul 1850	2 Sep 1940		Wife.
ROW 3
Thie	Dorothee	1865	1936
Thie	Charles F.	1865	1936
Riepe	August W.	1 Aug 1869	14 Dec 1945
Ellerhoff	Henry W.	1884	1970
* Ellerhoff	Frank C.	1886	1957		Am. Legion.
ROW 4
Thie	Henrich	18 Feb 1834	13 Jun 1917
Thie	Christina	17 May 1843	17 Jun 1905		Wife.
Riepe	Herman	8 Aug 1828	8 Jun 1804		(Yes 1804).
Riepe	Anna M.	13 Nov 1830	14 Oct 1908		Wife of H.
Breuer	Mary L.	15 Oct 1849	2 Jul 1937
Breuer	Charles H.	15 Jun 1843	23 Mar 1930
Halliwill	Katherine L.	29 May 1888	3 Jan 1974
ROW 5
Thie	Bertha	1894	1941
* Thie	Carl	1890	1970
Thie	Matilda Christina	24 Jan 1870	14 Apr 1904	34y 2m 21d	Wife of Henry W.
Thie	Henry W.	30 Nov 1863	10 Dec 1922	59y 10d
ROW 6
Thie	Emil H.	1902	1970
Thie	Edith L.	1905	____
Fahle	E. L. Sebein		18 Jan 1897	83y	Wife of Herman.
Fahle	Herman		25 Feb 1896	96y
Finke	Henry A.	18 Nov 1863	8 Sep 1946
Finke	Caroline Riepe	31 Aug 1884	26 Dec 1910		Wife of Henry.
Finke	Pauline W. Heinrich	26 Mar 1866	18 Sep 1883
Riepe	John Henry	7 Jan 1836	5 May 1907
Riepe	Juliana Breuer W.	5 Sep 1846	24 Sep 1925
Riepe	Josphine M.	1868	1940
Wischmeier	Alpha M.	4 Nov 1884	16 Jun 1969
ROW 7
Thie	Kenneth	?	?		21 Jan 1930 (one date).
Jung	Henry		8 Mar 1891		(No other date).
Jung	Bertha M.		13 Nov 1905		Wife (no other date).
Jung	Phillip		9 Sep 1882		(No other date).
Jung	Ritta		3 Apr 1951		(No other date).
Jung	Jacob		7 Oct 1973		(No other date).
Gerbeling	Edward H.	19 Jul 1877	24 Jan 1959
Gerbeling	Carrie M.	1874	1954
ROW 8
Gerbeling	Henry J.	27 Nov 1820	25 Jul 1901
Gerbeling	Katherine E.W.	13 Jan 1833	3 Apr 1909
Gerbeling	Herman H.	1857	1936
Rieke	Anna	2 Dec 1867	12 Nov 1889
Rieke	Henry J., Sr.		16 May 1909	91y 1m 12d
Rieke	Rosena	13 Jul 1830	1 Apr 1913		Wife.
ROW 9
Abel	Tillie K.	1872	1948
Abel	Henry C.	1 Jan 1862	27 Apr 1948
Abel	Charles H.	1870	1937
Abel	Christian F.	17 Aug 1828	2 Jan 1890
Abel	Louisa	22 Oct 1839	18 Oct 1920		Wife.
?	?				Stone unreadable – badly deteriorated.
Wischmeier	Heinrich	14 May 1808	17 Apr 1888
Wischmeier	Henry	12 Sep 1838	6 Jan 1924
Wischmeier	Mary Boesch	1844	20 Feb 1921		Wife.
Mohler	Frieda E.	1899	1968
Mohler	John Wm.	1897	1973
Heim	Mrs. Gertrude	6 Dec 1824	15 Oct 1894
Saftig	John	22 Feb 1855	22 Dec 1908
Saftig	Mary	16 Sep 1860	3 Dec 1937		w.
Saftig	Minnie	27 Jan 1896	13 Dec 1896		Dau of J. & M.
Smith	Anna				No dates.
Schwebel	Edna	1883	1928
Schwebel	Edward	22 Jan 1847	12 Aug 1914
Schwebel	Elizabeth	22 Feb 1854	17 Apr ?		w.
* Schwebel	Edward				Co. A 137 Ill. Inf. ?
McPake	John J.	8 Feb 1857	26 Jan 1910
McPake	Anna L.	2 Jan 1858	1 Apr 1949
?	?				Funeral marker not legible.
Korschgen	Frederick	10 Apr 1877	24 Nov 1962
Korschgen	Anna J.	10 Jan 1876	5 Mar 1955
Duke	Fred, Sr.	15 Feb 1892	17 Oct 1955		Father.
Duke	Mayme J.	27 Jul 1889	1 Jun 1946		Mother.
* Snider	John				Co. F 153 IA Inf. No dates.
Snider?		22 Jul 1844	1 May 1920		Mother (no name).
Wertherbach	Fred W.	23 Jul 1903	13 Nov 1974
Wertherbach	Mabel ?	? Jan 1904	?
?	Albin J.	18?	19?		Father.
?	Josephine C.	1892			Mother (no death date).
?	Dorothy M.	1913	1915
Lutterleger?	Joseph	1863	1950		Father.
Lutterleger?	Marie	1868	1948		Mother.
Kubisch	Joseph	1867	1951
Kubisch	Emilie	1873	1958
?	Horace B.	1891	1961
* Martin	Jack Byron	16 Feb 1916	30 Aug 1963		IA 52 USMR WWII.
Bauman	Sophia A.	30 Nov 1879	11 Oct 1951
Bauman	Antone J.	20 Oct 1878	17 Jul 1955
Elliott	Erma H.	24 Dec 1901			No death date.
Elliott	Edward G.	15 Nov 1889	11 Apr 1961
Elliott	Robert F.	1858	1931		Father.
Elliott	Mary A.	1861	1923		Mother.
Florence	Martin	4 Oct 1851	28 Jun 1926
Florence	Lena	14 Oct 1849	18 Jun 1919		w.
Byrne	Elizabeth O'Loughlin	6 Jun 1869	13 Mar 1949		Mother.
Byrne	Harlan	1904	1962
Lietsch	Milburn	1901	1960
Lietsch	Clara	1903	19__
Ward	Mary A.	1859	1947
Ward	William I.	1858	1922
Roche	James A.	20 Sep 1892	22 Sep 1892		s of ?.A. & E.G.
Maher	Arnold E.	9 Oct 1896	8 Apr 1898		s of E. & A.
Kienlen	Joseph		9 Dec 1896	5m	s of F.C. & B.A.
Glutz	Emma		12 Dec 1895	10y 3m 13d	dau. Of L. & L.
Leffler	Lena A.	19 Aug 1877	19 Mar 1961
Leffler	John E.	27 Dec 1867	24 Mar 1963
Leffler	Louise	27 Oct 1901	9 Aug 1916
Michael					Headstone.
Murray	Catherine	1838	1902		w of Patrick.
Mahoney	John	31 Jul 1866	26 Apr 1927
Davook	John	1862	1954		(Funeral marker leaning against next stone).
Mahoney	John	Aug 182_	16 Mar 1901		(No month date on birth).
Mahoney	Margaret		27 Jul 1911	80y	w.
?	John G.	1872	1956
?	Augusta	14 Nov 1842	18 Feb 1927
?	Philip		24 Jan 1899	64y 8m 22d
Pfadenhauer	Peter	22 Apr 1830	15 Jul 1909
Pfadenhauer	Ceclilia	4 Aug 1843	25 Dec 1894		Wife of P.
?	?				Cement cross – no name.
Hook	Joseph	12 May 1816	3 Jan 1896
Hook	Chrystale	7 Jun ?	8 Jun 1921
McMahan	James		1903		No other dates.
McMahan	Mary		1901		No other dates.
McMahan	Mike	1867	1897
Welch	M. P.				No dates.
Cullen	F.				No dates.
Murphy	Margaret	17 Feb 1856	17 Mar 1895
Murphy	Andy	1873	1929
?	Camelia Hogus	26 Feb 1850	28 Jun 1916		w of G.W.
Book	Walter C.	22 Mar 1903			No death date.
Book	Ruby M.	24 Jul 1905	14 May 1953
Book	Josephine	10 Apr 1876	11 Nov 1957
Book	Oscar E.	12 Feb 1876	15 Jan 1944
Book	William	6 Jul 1849	20 Feb 1913
Book	Elizabeth	4 Jul 1851	28 Sep 1918
Allwein	P.J.	8 Mar 1874	25 Jan 1922
Suntrop	John	1827	1910
Higgins	William	20 Oct 1834	17 Mar 1911
Higgins	Hazel	1906	1927
Herrmann	Frank H.	1877	1955
Hutchinson	Wilhelmena	23 Mar 1887	7 Jun 1907		w of Ray.
Herrmann	Hattie Bauman	1883	1916
Mahoney	David	1883	1955
Mahoney	Mary Ellen	1880	1945
Mahoney	Elizabeth	1862	1945
Mahoney	Celia M.				Headstone – no dates.
Mahoney	George				Headstone – no dates.
Helman	Jennie	15 Jan 1862	28 Feb 1919
Bird	John W.	1924	1925
Bird	Joseph J.F.	1921	1930
?	?				Unmarked grave.
Draus	Mary		Dec 1949		(Only one date).
Smith	John Joseph	14 Mar 1907	15 Sep 1909
Stodt	John	23 Dec 1839	21 Apr 1921
Stodt	Mary A.	8 Aug 1841	24 Jun 1939
* ?	Alfred A.	23 Sep 1917	16 Sep 1963		Ia. Tec 4, Co A. 746 RY Ovr Bn TC WWII.
Murphy	Margarett		6 Feb 1904	77y
Murphy	James		5 Feb 1904	67y
Higgins	Laura L.	11 Aug 1874	24 Apr 1943
Higgins	Edward A.	13 Jan 1877	23 Dec 1955
ROW 10
Laue	Louise Bectha	16 Apr 1892	2 Jul 1899
ROW 11
Riepe	Anna W.	17 Jan 1886	17 Aug 1934
Riepe	William	1875	1954		FM (Foot marker?)
ROW 12
Laue	Hermann	27 Nov 1837	27 Feb 1917
Laue	Maria	9 Sep 1836	14 Jul 1903		Wife.
Lucas	Ida Laue	1873	1954
Lucas	Fred W.	1865	1949

Northwestern Section Starting east side, north end by NE gate.

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	AGE	NOTES
ROW 1
Rowe	Ruth Alpha	11 Oct 1924	12 Nov 1972		M 26 Aug 1949.
Rowe	Richard J.N.	24 Apr 1917	30 Jul 1970		M 26 Aug 1949.
ROW 2
Lucas	Ida May	1910	____
Lucas	Rudolph C.	1907	1966
ROW 3
Drebenstedt	Selma	1901	19__
Drebenstedt	Walter	1899	19__
Hummer	Esther	1904	1970
Hummer	Perry	1899	1950
Luth	Adella M.	16 May 1897	____
Luth	Walter C.	13 Jun 1891	____
Luth	Katherine A.	27 Dec 1898	____
Luth	Ralph J.	9 Feb 1897	31 Dec 1976
ROW 4
Luth	William H.	1938	1938		son of H. & C.
Luth	Harry H.	1895	1971
Luth	Clara H.	1899	____
Breuer	Christinek	1953	1964
ROW 5
Arch	Arthur S.	4 Nov 1896	17 Feb 1977
Schmeiser	Esther M.	1894	1966
Schmeiser	Benj. W.	1896	1967
Breuer	Alma M.	8 Nov 1906	17 Feb 1908		dau of F.E. & Millie.
ROW 6
Breuer	Henrietta B.	14 Oct 1890	29 Jun 1977
Breuer	Arthur J.	20 Sep 1885	26 Jun 1970
Breuer	Harold L., Jr.	1945	1945	Infant.
Breuer	Nellie L.	1904	1935
Breuer	Martin G.	1903	1931
Breuer	Fred W.	7 Feb 1855	5 Mar 1918
Breuer	Matilda A.	21 Jul 1860	30 Dec 1934		Wife.
Breuer	Alvina A.	30 Dec 1898	27 Apr 1912
Breuer	Ollie L.A.	25 Sep 1889	14 Aug 1896
ROW 7
Thie	Abner	6 Nov 1902	18 Oct 1973
Thie	Grace	4 Mar 1903	1 Aug 1967
Hueholt	Martha	1869	1949
Hueholt	Jerry	1871	1937
Lofgren	Clara Riepe	10 Oct 1878	28 May 1960
Lofgren	Paul H.	7 Aug 1876	5 Apr 1935
Lofgren	Henry	24 Jun 1848	17 Jun 1929
Lofgren	Ida C.	27 Oct 1848	21 Jan 1923		Wife.
Feldman	Louise B.	14 Mar 1868	31 Mar 1951
Feldman	Christian	3 Oct 1857	14 Feb 1911
Feldman	Johann D.	2 Aug 1824	6 Apr 1900
Feldman	Maria	27 Oct 1834	26 Feb 1891
Luth	Clarence	14 Nov 1900	3 Jun 1901
Luth	Anna W.	26 Apr 1877	27 Jan 1951
Luth	John N.	8 Apr 1864	15 Dec 1954
ROW 9
Meyer	Sophie M.	20 Jul 1876	27 Aug 1955
Meyer	J. F. W.	18 Oct 1836	10 Mar 1892
Meyer	Mary D. Stoudtmeister	3 Nov 1841	26 Sep 1925		Wife.
Meyer	William	1 Mar 1881	28 Mar 1886		Son of J.F.W. & M.D.
Riepe	Oliver N.	1887	1887
Vahle	Sernak (?) Her?rick (?)	11 Apr 1879	27 Nov 1888		(Very hard to read).
Vahle	Frederick Wilhelm	10 Aug 1888	11 Jun 1889
Vahle	Anna	1850	1898
Vahle	William	1848	1918
Rieke	Mary	1866	1903
Rieke	Henry	1860	1910
ROW 10
Breuer	Henry	1838	1922
Breuer	Mary	1845	1929		Wife.
Breuer	Mary Anna	1876	1929		Their dau.
Breuer	Carrie L.	1881	1968		Their dau.
Breuer	Henry	1865	1957
Breuer	John H.	1870	1950
Breuer	Edward J.	1885	1936
Breuer	Mabel C.M.	31Jul 1899	20 Aug 1945		Wife of W.S.
Breuer	William S.	24 Dec 1878	7 Oct 1972
Breuer	Luise Christina	24 Dec 1881	11 Apr 1917		Wife.
Breuer	Dororthy Marie	22 Jan 1911	2 Sep 1913
Feldman	Frederick H.	28 Dec 1868	1 Aug 1885
Vahle	Zacharias	18 Oct 1918	22 Nov 1885
Schierbaum	Anna Maria Buldermann	1824	Oct 1886		Wife of Heinrich.
Schierbaum	Heinrich K.	Oct 1822	24 Dec 1900
Luth	Fred	1852	1945
Luth	Hannah	1858	1932		Wife.
Luth	Alma L.	1890	1894
Luth	Louise M.	1900	1900
ROW 11
Kassau	Anna Marie	1891	1972		Dau.
Kassau	Carolina W.M.	1857	1925		Mother.
Gesling	Herman	20 Jan 1837	14 Sep 1916
Gesling	Rebecca	2 Sep 1847	18 Apr 1936		Wife.
Riepe	Albert	1803	1877		Grandfather.
Feldman	Elizabeth M.	31 Jan 1863	23 Jun 1880
Witte	Simon H.	1805	1880
Witte	Sophia	1822	1908		Wife.
Goessling	Herman H.	24 Sep 1805	1 Oct 1882
Goessling	Anna Katharine	8 Aug 1808	17 Nov 1886
Riepe	Hanna F.	15 Aug 1824	25 Mar 1883		Wife of Peter.
Heitmeier	Henry	20 Jun 1839	9 Nov 1924
Heitmeier	Hannah F.	18 Jan 1842	23 Dec 1883		Wife.
ROW 12
Gerbeling	Anna K.	1865	1877
Breuer	Sophia Lidia	6 Jun 1873	26 Dec 1878	5y 5m 20d
Thie	Eduard	3 Oct 1878	12 May 1880
Mieier	Carl W. Eduard	10 Apr 1878	18 Jun 1880
Breuer	Karl Heinrich	15 Jul 1873	21 Jun 1880	6y 11m 6d
Goessling	Anna Laura	6 Oct 1879	14 Jul 1880
ROW 13
Kruger	Marie	14 Mar 1851	5 Sep 1852
Ellerhoff	Heinrich W.	30 May 1834	8 Aug 1873
Wischmeier	Christine	June 1810	June 1874
Miller	Christana L.		20 Jul 1875	62y 4m	Wife of H.
ROW 14
Riepe	Elisabeth	30 Jan 1862	20 Feb 1863
Kruger	Marie C.	21 May 1864	16 Nov 1865
Kuhlenbeck	Albert C.				No dates.
ROW 15
Wischmeier	J.F.	19 Apr 1813	16 Sep 1863
Lutz	Christof				No dates.
Lutz	Wilhelm				No dates.
ROW 16
Witte	Henry W.	10 Sep 1843	June 1859
Witte	William	21 Jun 1847	June 1859
Kruger	Albert	16 Dec 1855	16 Sep 1861
Miller	William H.		7 Aug 1872	9d	Son of C.F. & L.
Riepe	Emma B.	1872	1872
Riepe	Nellie K.	1873	1875
Meyer	Luise F.	29 Dec 1870	30 Apr 1875
Meyer	Linsm	8 Jul 1879	21 Jul 1879

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