JOHNSON COUNTY IAGenWeb Project |
Sharon Center Church Funerals
1888 - 1945
The following records were transcribed from a copy of the original church records. The old records were difficult to decipher so I greatly appreciate the transcription work that Barbara Jensen was able to do for us.
To see a copy of the original record, click here.
Name |
Age |
When |
Where |
By Whom |
Remarks |
Mother
Albright |
70 |
June
1888 |
N.
Bend |
F.
A. Gossman |
|
Sophia
Hetzel |
71 |
Aug
1888 |
Windham |
F. A. Gossman |
|
Arthur
Shulthire |
3 |
Aug
2, 1889 |
Windham |
F. A. Gossman |
|
John
Shulthire |
62 |
Sep
7, 1889 |
Windham |
F. A. Gossman |
|
James |
18
mo |
May
1889 |
Sharon |
F. A. Gossman |
|
Mary
Graham |
33 |
Jan
28, 1890 |
Windham |
F. A. Gossman |
|
Edward
S. Albright |
18
|
Aug
12, 1890 |
North
Bend |
George
L. Kolb |
A
living f |
Eva
E. Hackburt |
11
mo |
Sep
21, 1890 |
Sharon |
George L. Kolb |
|
Wellington
Easley |
91 |
Oct
14, 1890 |
Windham |
George L. Kolb |
|
Elizabeth
Frank |
59 |
Feb
9, 1891 |
Windham |
George L. Kolb |
A
living f |
Samuel
Stimmel |
82 |
May
24, 1891 |
Windham |
C.
E. Sheldon |
A
living fa |
John
Graham |
73
yr 6 mo |
Jul
19, 1891 |
Windham |
C. E. Sheldon |
|
David
R. P. Swartz |
50
yr |
Jan
22, 1892 |
Windham |
C. E. Sheldon |
A
living fa |
Della
Ferrel |
1
yr 8 da |
Apr
25, 1892 |
Windham |
C. E. Sheldon |
Infant |
Matthew
Albright |
76
yr 11 mo 14 da |
Aug
9, 1892 |
North
Liberty |
C. E. Sheldon |
A
living fa |
John
B. Franklin Griffin |
37
yr 8 mo 14 da |
Sep
18, 1892 |
Sharon
M.E. Church |
C. E. Sheldon |
A
living fa |
Christian
Wm. Blitz |
88
y 8 mo |
Mar
18, 1893 |
Sharon |
C. E. Sheldon |
|
Carl
John Ferdinand |
74 |
Oct
23, 1893 |
Sharon |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Elva
May Niffenegger |
4
weeks |
Oct 29, 1893 |
Sharon |
L.
A. Jones |
Infant |
John
M. Yoder |
46 |
Jan
14, 1894 |
Joe
Town |
F.
T. Maxwell |
Assisted
by L.A. Jones |
Grace
B. Albright |
27 |
Jan
17, 1894 |
North
Liberty |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Mildred
F. Albright |
17 |
Feb
22, 1894 |
North
Bend |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Isabella
Stimmel |
80 |
Aug
1, 1894 |
Windham |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Margaret
J. Graham |
70 |
Dec
30, 1894 |
Windham |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Mary
Eva Blitz |
89 |
Jan
4, 1895 |
Sharon
Center |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Christina
Schwinley |
80 |
Jan
30, 1895 |
Sharon
Center |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Addie
Eldora Row |
17 |
Feb
25, 1895 |
Windham |
L.
A. Jones |
|
Daniel
Wilent |
84 |
Jul
5, 1895 |
North
Bend |
J.
W. Hamilton |
|
Sister
Wilant |
84 |
Jan
1897 |
North
Bend |
J.
W. Hamilton |
|
J.
Koser |
|
Mar
8, 1897 |
North
Bend |
J.
W. Hamilton |
|
Minnie
Zager |
74 |
Mar
33, 1897 |
Sharon |
J.
W. Hamilton |
|
Sopheronia
E. Moffitt |
44
yr 19 da |
Apr
20, 1900 |
North
Liberty |
S.
Skogsberg |
|
Imo
Albright |
1
yr 9 mo |
Apr
27, 1900 |
North Liberty |
S.
Skogsberg |
|
Mrs.
Margaret Hardy |
73 |
May
1901 |
North Liberty |
S.
H. Streyffeler |
|
Georgia
Graham |
2 |
Sep
6, 1901 |
Windham |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Mary
Albright |
30 |
Sep
17, 1901 |
North
Liberty |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Peter
Jacobs |
73 |
Nov
29, 1901 |
Sharon
Center |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Margaret
Plank |
1
yr 9 mo |
Feb
3, 1901 |
|
S.
Skogsberg |
|
William
Weeks |
86 |
Mar
2, 1901 |
Frank
Pierce |
S.
H. Streyffeler |
member
Christ Church |
Frederika
Shrader |
75 |
Feb
7, 1901 |
Sharon
Center |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Christian
Shrader |
|
1902 |
|
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Minnie
Winborn |
22 |
Oct
18, 1903 |
Sharon
Center |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Baby
Graham |
8
mo |
Dec
1902 |
Windham |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Baby
Pleasant |
6
wks |
Jan
1904 |
|
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Elizabeth
Niffenegger |
80 |
Dec
24, 1903 |
Sharon
Center |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Hyram
Fuller |
65 |
May
1904 |
Windham |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Boy
Fuller |
6 |
Jan
1904 |
Champion
Hill |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Mother
Hardy |
70 |
Jun
1901 |
North
Liberty |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Irina
Deal |
70 |
Oct
1903 |
Windham |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Mary
Feldman |
77 |
Apr
7, 1904 |
At
Home near Middleburg |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Fanny
Zergfing |
63 |
Apr
23, 1904 |
Windham |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Little
son of Reubens Albright |
2 |
1902 |
North
Liberty |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Anna
Roberts |
87 |
May 7, 1904 |
Welch
? |
S. H. Streyffeler |
Grandma
of Bob Roberts |
Dora
Jager |
26 |
Sep
1904 |
Sharon
Center |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
? |
46 |
Jan
15, 1905 |
Windham |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Halstead |
74 |
Feb 1905 |
Windham |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
Thomas
Siminton |
73 |
Apr7,
1905 |
Sharon
M.E. |
S. H. Streyffeler |
|
B.
W. Robertson |
56 |
Apr
28, 1905 |
Windham |
H.
C. Arok |
No
member |
Agnes
Gramley |
44 |
Jun
1905 |
Sharon |
H. C. Arok |
|
Meyers |
80 |
Sep
1905 |
Sharon
(M.E.) |
H. C. Arok |
No
member |
Clarence
Kesselring |
? |
Oct
1905 |
Sharon |
H. C. Arok |
|
Myrtle
Mary Yoder |
6 |
Sep
18, 1906 |
Sharon |
G.
W. Mullen |
|
Anna
May Johnson |
4 mo |
May
22, 1906 |
Windham |
|
|
Elizabeth
Wagner |
80 yr 8 mo |
Sep
15, 1906 |
Sharon
(M.E.) |
|
No
member |
M.
Stella ? |
1 yr 9 mo |
Oct
3, 1906 |
Hummer |
|
|
Fanny
Ressler |
65 |
Apr
4, 1907 |
Sharon |
|
|
Mrs.
E. E. Mann |
35 |
Apr
1907 |
Windham |
|
No
member |
Mrs.
Philip Beck |
47 |
Apr
11, 1907 |
Frytown |
|
No
member |
LaFayette
De Jerarrce |
82 |
May
26, 1907 |
Frytown |
|
No
member |
Lansa
Dora Miller |
71 |
Jun
2, 1907 |
Sharon
Center |
|
|
Mrs.
Croso |
88 |
Dec
1907 |
Frytown |
|
No
member |
?
S. Stutsman |
29 |
Jan
1, 1908 |
East
Union |
|
|
Mrs.Danzile |
|
1908 |
Frank
Pierce |
S.
H. Ramige |
Member |
Mrs.
Halsted |
|
1908 |
Windham |
S. H. Ramige |
Member |
Mrs.
Deal |
|
1909 |
Windham |
S. H. Ramige |
Member |
William
Shmitters |
|
May
23, 1909 |
Windham |
S. H. Ramige |
Member |
Jothan
Warner |
|
Jun
24, 1909 |
Windham |
S. H. Ramige |
Member |
Mrs.
C. H. Strickler |
80 yr 10 mo 13 da |
Apr
29, 1913 |
Sharon |
Geo.
J. Roths |
A
member, Rev. A. Johns assisted |
U.
Neffenegger |
88 yr 19 da |
Oct
25, 1913 |
Sharon |
Geo.
J. Roths |
A
member, Rev. A. Johns assisted |
Clarence
E. Gilbert |
1 da |
Nov
4, 1913 |
Kalona |
Geo. J. Roths |
|
Jonathan
E. Roberts |
46 yr 2 mo 3 da |
Nov
21, 1913 |
Frank
Pierce |
Geo. J. Roths |
In
Christ Church |
Susana
Blitz Jacob |
73 yr 10 mo 11 da |
Dec
1, 1913 |
Sharon |
Geo. J. Roths |
A
member |
Ella
Johnson Horn |
17 |
Mar
5, 1914 |
Windham |
Geo. J. Roths |
No
member |
Samuel
Plank |
54 yr 9 mo 26 da |
Apr
9, 1914 |
Sharon |
Geo. J. Roths |
A
member |
B.
P. Miller |
74 yr 17 d |
May
1, 1914 |
Sharon |
Rev.
A. Schnomley |
A
member |
Mrs.
Clara Schutshire |
89 yr 9 mo 24 da |
Aug
18, 1914 |
Windham |
G.
J. Roths |
A
member |
Barbara
Northouse |
b. ? |
Jan
8, 1915 |
Sharon
M. E. Church |
G.
J. Roths |
A
member |
Mrs
Adam Schwimley |
|
|
Sharon
M. E. Church |
Rev.
Allie Schwimley |
No
member |
Mr.
George Pring |
|
|
Windham |
G.
J. Roths |
No
member |
Mrs.
George Pring |
|
|
Windham |
G.
J. Roths |
No
member |
Jonathan
Crow |
|
|
Windham |
G.
J. Roths |
No
member |
Bradford
Ferson |
77 yr 1 mo 4 da |
Mar
10, 1916 |
Windham |
G.
J. Roths |
A
member |
Captain
Hall |
|
|
Sharon
M.E. |
Dr.
Wylie Iowa City |
A
member of Presbyt |
Mrs.
Hattie Johnson |
|
|
Windham |
G.
J. Roths |
A
member |
Robertson |
|
|
Windham |
G. J. Roths |
A
child |
Baby
Stimmel |
1 mo 1 da |
|
Windham |
G. J. Roths |
A
child |
Miss
Row |
|
|
Iowa
City |
G. J. Roths |
No
member buried at W |
Alfred
Stimmel |
|
|
Iowa
City |
G. J. Roths |
No
member in I.C. |
Mary
Ferson |
|
|
Iowa
City |
G. J. Roths |
No
member in I.C. |
Gladys
Roberts |
22 |
|
Windham |
G. J. Roths |
A
member |
Phil
Beck |
|
|
Frytown |
G. J. Roths |
Of
Ch Church |
L.
R. Warner |
|
1920 |
Sharon |
CGZ |
|
Child
of Cleave Evans |
|
1920 |
Windham |
CGZ |
|
Ruie
Snider |
|
1921 |
Kalona |
CGZ |
|
Child
of John Moyes |
|
1921 |
Windham |
CGZ |
|
Cousin
of the Hesses |
48 |
1921 |
Bethel
Church |
CGZ |
|
Miss
Ava Warner |
17 yr 10 mo 22 da |
Apr
25, 1923 |
Sharon |
Rev.
M. E. Shank |
Assisted
by Adam Schw |
Mr.
Frank |
|
Jun10,
1923 |
Iowa
City Harmon’s Mortuary |
Rev. M. E. Shank |
In
charge myself |
David
L. Troyer |
63 yr 4 mo 14 da |
Feb
19, 1924 |
Sharon
|
Rev. M. E. Shank |
In
charge myself |
Franklin
Snider |
83 yr 6 mo 23 da |
Mar
19, 1924 |
Christian
Church in Kalona |
Asst.
Dan Fischer |
Interment
in Middleburg |
Noah
Yoder |
68
yr 8 mo 17 da |
Died
Apr 22, 1924 Apr
29, 1924 |
Sharon |
Rev.
M. E. Shank |
Interment
in Sharon Church |
Jonathan
E. Rowe |
83 yr 5 mo 22 da |
June
10, 1924 |
Iowa
City Beckman’s Funeral Home |
|
Interment
in Windham church |
Susan
Snider |
53 yr 0 mo 7 da |
Feb
11, 1925 |
Christian
Church Kalona |
Asst
by D.G. Fisher |
Interment
in Middleburg C |
John
Charles Webster |
69 yr 2 mo 11 da |
May
29, 1925 |
Windham
Ev. Ch. |
Rev
M. E. Shank |
Interment
in Iowa City Church |
Irving
Dale Hartsock |
13 yr 1 mo 28 da |
Jun
21, 1925 |
Sharon
Ev. Church |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Int
in Hummer Chr |
Daniel
N. Troyer |
60 yr 8 mo 19 da |
Jul
1, 1926 |
N.E.
Church in Kalona |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Interment
in Sharon Hill cemetery |
Emery
E. Deal |
29 |
Oct
12, 1926 |
McGovern’s
Funeral Home in Iowa City |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Interment
in Windham church |
? |
88 yr 6 mo 21 da |
Oct
14, 1926 |
Windham
Church |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Interment
in Hammer Cen |
Fred
J. Meer |
53 yr 5 mo |
Jan
23, 1927 |
Sharon
Ev. Church |
Rev M. E. Shank |
And
place of b Assisted
by Prof. G. M.Ludeen |
David
Zerfing |
91 yr 6 mo 12 da |
Jan
29, 1927 |
Windham
Ev. Church |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Interment
In Urin |
Mrs.
Mary Rowe |
|
Jul
2, 1927 |
Beekman’s
Funeral Home |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Interment
In Urin |
Mallisa
Mathilde Strickler |
|
Jan
27, 1928 |
Sharon
M.E. Church |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Cemetery
? |
Ary
Matilda Snider |
85 yr 28 da |
Mar
19, 1928 |
Kalona,
Christian Church |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Interment
in Windham Church |
Jeremiah
Frank |
68 yr 10 mo 11 da |
May
1, 1928 |
At
grave at the Windham cemetery |
Rev M. E. Shank |
Interment
in |
J.
L. Roberts |
|
Sep
8, 1928 |
Windham
Church |
R.
E. Kernez |
Amish |
Ella
Cupp |
|
Jan
7, 1929 |
Grant
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
? |
Frehling
Webster |
|
Jan
16, 1929 |
Windham
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
Iowa
City |
Tillman
Smith |
|
Feb
8, 1929 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
Sharon |
Mrs.
Hill |
|
Apr
11, 1929 |
Funeral
Home I.C. |
R. E. Kernez |
Iowa
City |
Charles
Ressler |
|
Apr
23, 1929 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
Sharon |
Sashi
Cupp |
|
|
|
During
conf or before return |
Ludwig
assisted |
Jacob
Troyer |
|
Aug
26, 1929 |
Sharon
Church |
R.
E. Kernez at grave |
Rob
at church Sharon
Cemetery |
Moses
Miller |
|
Sep
15, 1929 |
East
Union |
R.
E. Kernez |
Maxwell |
Albers
Snider |
|
Nov
23, 1929 |
Christian
Church Kalona |
R. E. Kernez |
Kalona |
Sam
Moore |
|
Dec
10, 1929 |
Frytown |
R. E. Kernez |
Frytown |
Mrs.
Amelia Strickler |
|
|
|
R. E. Kernez |
|
Josh
Beeney |
|
Jul
1, 1931 |
Frytown |
R. E. Kernez |
Frytown |
Godfred
Gundbeeker |
|
Jul
8, 1931 |
Grant
Ch. |
R. E. Kernez |
Grant
Ch |
Babe
Patterson |
|
Oct
29, 1931 |
A
few remarks at grave |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Mrs.
Sarah Beck |
|
|
|
R. E. Kernez |
|
Mrs.
Dan Yoder |
|
May
1, 1932 |
M.E.
Church Iowa City |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Mrs.
Edith Gribbell |
|
Jul
27, 1932 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
|
M.
Schrader |
|
Sep
22, 1932 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Catherine
Schrader |
|
Oct
4, 1932 |
Sharon
Ch |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Means |
|
|
Iowa
City |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Mrs.
Noah Yoder |
|
Dec
29, 1933 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Fred
Kaeffring |
|
Jul
5, 1934 |
At
home |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Mrs.
Ben Evans |
|
Oct
7, 1934 |
Frytown |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Mrs.
J. P. Kinsinger |
|
Oct
24, 1934 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Babe
of Howard Ressler |
|
Nov
2, 1934 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Mrs.
Abe Lackender |
|
Dec
19, 1934 |
Grant
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Joe
Troyer |
|
Feb
19, 1935 |
Sharon
Church |
R. E. Kernez |
|
Isaac
Mann |
|
|
Iowa
City |
Dr.
Ellis |
PEK
Assisted |
Mrs.
Emma Petsel Yoder |
48 yr 5 mo 25 da |
Mar
31, 1936 |
Sharon
Church |
Walter
E. Ulrich Larriques Asst. |
Sharon
Cemetery |
Samuel
Baxter Cupp |
84 yr 10 mo 5 da |
Dec
26, 1936 |
Sharon
M. E. |
Walter
E. Ulrich Assisted by M.E. Shank |
Sharon
Cemetery |
Elmer
Jay Strickler |
31 yr 7 mo |
Feb
7, 1937 |
Iowa
City & Sharon Church |
Walter
E. Ulrich |
G.
J. Pothe asst |
Jakob
P. Kinsinger |
62 |
Jun
18, 1937 |
Sharon
Church |
F.
A. Piefer |
|
Mav.
A. T. Winborn |
|
Aug
27, 1937 |
Sharon
Church |
F. A. Piefer |
Asst
by Rev. Rothe |
Mrs.
Jacob Troyer |
|
Aug
30, 1937 |
Sharon
Church |
F. A. Piefer |
|
Mrs.
Lillian Troyer |
|
Sep
1937 |
Christian
Church Kalona |
Rev.
C. Clarke |
|
Mr.
U. S. Niffenegger |
|
Mar
18, 1958 |
Sharon Center |
F.
A. Pieper |
|
A.
A. Webster |
|
|
|
|
|
Albert |
|
|
|
|
|
Mrs
Sara Shulthise |
|
|
|
|
|
Mrs.
Magdalena Snider |
69 |
Jul
23, 1940 |
Kalona
Disciple Church |
G.
L. Ackerman |
|
Charles
Stutzman |
52 |
Dec
6, 1940 |
Wellman
Mennonite Church |
G. L. Ackerman |
|
Mrs.
Ruth Hall Miller |
59 |
Jan
19, 1941 |
Sharon
Church |
G. L. Ackerman |
|
Mrs.
Joe Miller |
|
|
Sharon
Church |
G. L. Ackerman |
|
James
Means |
|
|
Beckman’s
Funeral Parlor |
G. L. Ackerman |
|
Mrs.
Fannie Cupp |
|
|
|
F.
A. Piefer Assisting |
|
Mrs.
U. S. Niffenegger |
77 |
Oct
23, 1941 |
Sharon
Church |
F.
A. Piefer Assisting |
|
Franklin
LeRoy Moore |
|
Jan
7, 1943 |
Sharon
Church |
W.
F. Ellenbeck |
|
Mrs.
Catherine Snider |
|
May
14, 1943 |
Herman
Yoder Funeral Home |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Mrs
Myrtle Jacob |
|
Aug
17, 1943 |
Sharon
Church |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Cpl.
Glenn L. Stutsman |
|
May
27, 1944 |
Sharon
Church |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Mrs.
Helen Vessly |
|
Feb
2, 1944 |
Oathout
Funeral Home |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Arthur
A. Ressler |
|
Feb
19, 1944 |
Sharon
Church |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Mrs.
Katherine Roberts |
|
Aug
30, 1944 |
Oathout
Funeral Home |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Vernon
Fountain |
|
Dec
13, 1944 |
Oathout
Funeral Home |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Raymond
Rhodes |
|
Jul
8, 1945 |
East Union Mennonite Ch |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Ida
Roberts |
|
Nov
28, 1945 |
Oathout
Iowa City |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
|
Charles
Buck |
|
Dec
18, 1945 |
Oathout
Funeral Home |
W. F. Ellenbeck |
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