Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
The Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery is located at 2112-330th Street OR on County B14 OR in Section 3
of Buffalo Township in Kossuth County OR on the north edge of Titonka, Iowa on 330th Street.
This cemetery was founded 12-4-1906. 
Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Age Inscription/Notes Notes
West Side
Row 1
Wibben Edward 1937 1963
Wibben Martha 1907 1998 w/o Harm
Wibben Harm 1909 1998 h/o Martha
Wenger Vernon W. 7/10/1922 5/9/1974 h/o Marcella D. PFC US ARMY WWII IA
Wenger Marcella D. 1923 Living w/o Vernon W.
Stecker Telko C. 1911 1978 h/o Anges M.
Sleper Sandra Kay  Infant 12/17/1969
Ricks Simon 1898 1966 h/o Henrietta
Ricks Henrietta 1904 1972 w/o Simon
Welhousen Wilbur T. 2/1/1912 6/6/1965 h/o Viona TEC 5 94 General Hosp WWII IA
Welhousen Viona 1920 2001 w/o Wilbur T.
Heesch Melbourne 1918 1995
Heesch Nicholaus 1886 1971 h/o Charlotte
Heesch Charlotte 1895 1971 w/o Nicholaus
Meyer Frank H. 1888 1964 h/o Adelina
Meyer Adelina S. 1889 1981 w/o Frank H.
Meyer Iris BABY 1955 d/o Alvin & Arlene
Meyer Alvin E., Dr. 1915 1992 h/o Arlene PFC US ARMY WWII
Meyer Arlene (Kiehnbaum) 2/15/1922 8/18/2002 w/o Alvin E.
Swyter William G. 1888 1954 h/o Anna
Swyter Anna 1888 1975 w/o William G.
Missal Adolph 1872 1953 h/o Anna
Missal Anna 1881 1962 w/o Adolph
Heesch John P. 4/3/1882 12/1/1906
Heesch Brother
Heesch Mother
Heesch Father
Heesch Amanada 1890 1991
Rakow A.H. 6/5/1853 6/28/1920 w/o Ottilie
Rakow Ottilie 6/9/1861 8/11/1907 h/o A.H.
Rakow Albert 8/14/1892 9/21/1894 s/o Ottilie & A.H.
Rakow Wilhelm 2/5/1896 9/9/1896 s/o Ottilie & A.H.
Dirksen Reinhard J. 1896 1988 h/o Adele D.
Dirksen Adele D. 1890 1977 w/o Reinhard J.
Wiegand Marie 9/21/1838 3/10/1912 w/o Niclaus Born in Mosa Sachsen Wiemer Deuschland
Wiegand Niclaus 1/19/1843 2/7/1899 h/o Marie Born in Wolferbet Sachsen Weimer Deuschland
Schrader Minnie 9/23/1846 6/22/1908 62Y8M22D w/o August
Schrader August 5/10/1842 6/21/1917 75Y1M11D h/o Minnie Civil War Veteran
Tjaden William   1869 1940 h/o Katie F.
Tjaden Katie F. 1874 1953 w/o William  
Tjaden Dau 7/7/1908 d/o Wm & F
Tjaden Son 4/16/1910 s/o Wm & F
Tjaden Son 5/19/1912 s/o Wm & F
Tjaden Dau 6/28/1916 d/o Wm & F
Smidt Siemen 1906 1995 h/o Frances
Smidt Frances 1906 1992 w/o Siemen
Smidt Ellen 3/31/1947 8/10/1994 d/o Siemen & Frances
Fritz Carl J.H. 4/11/1868 1/2/1913 h/o Matilda
Fritz Matilda 1873 1942 w/o Carl J.H.
Fritz Edward W.C. 9/13/1898 6/27/1913 s/o Carl & Matilda
Schroeder Bena 1878 1937
Alke Jennie J. 3/3/1884 4/29/1962
Alke Wilhelm J. 8/23/1878 8/22/1963
Alke Friedrich W. 1886 1913 s/o J.R.W. & V.
Alke Johann R.W. 6/23/1850 5/23/1940 h/o Volke
Alke Volke 9/4/1846 5/10/1940 w/o Johann R.W.
Callies William F. 1868 1929 h/o Bertha M.
Callies Bertha M. 1876 1965 w/o William F.
Callies Herbert 1894 1914 s/o William F. & Bertha M.
Callies Lester W. 1910 1970 h/o Emma C.
Callies Emma C. 1907 1993 w/o Lester W.
Sprick Mary 4/20/1860 11/6/1914 w/o Dietrich Wm
Sprick Dietrich Wm 6/4/1883 12/4/1928 h/o Mary Veteran
Ricklefs Doloris M. 1925 1946
Saathoff Ecke 12/12/1835 9/12/1920 h/o Motje Father
Saathoff Fanna (Kaduse) 1880 1921 Mother
Saathoff Motje 10/4/1844 5/29/1931 w/o Ecke Mother
Saathoff Harmke 5/16/1868 8/25/1915
West Side
Row 2
Graham Henry Dwight Infant 1927
Moore Henry Roger Infant 1931
Moore Garnet May Infant 1936
Holm Henry 1867 1939 h/o Wiebke
Holm Wiebke 1875 1925 w/o Henry
Huismann William W. 1/9/1895 12/11/1918 s/o Wichert & Minnie
Huismann Wichert W. 4/1/1866 8/24/1955 h/o Minnie
Huismann Minnie 6/20/1876 2/25/1961 w/o Wichert W.
Huismann Helen 5/17/1900 8/10/1857 d/o Wichert & Minnie
Jansson Gabbrand 1859 1936 h/o Gretje
Jansson Gretje 1864 1935 w/o Gabbrand
Jansson John   Infant 2/21/1910
Stecker Ferdinand 6/15/1919 2/7/1920
Stecker Cora Belle 1889 1924 w/o Frednannen
Stecker Frednannen 1885 1950 h/o Cora Belle
Stecker Greta 1902 1983 w/o Frednannen
Stecker no information
Stecker Elmer 1939 1942 Son
Leeck Carl A. 1864 1943 h/o Emma
Leeck Emma   1877 1951 w/o Carl A.
Leeck Earnest 1897 1919
Kuchenreuther John 1866 1937 h/o Ernstina
Kuchenreuther Ernstina 1869 1930 w/o John
Kuchenreuther Esther 8/31/1902 12/12/1918 d/o John & Ernstina
Ricklefs Toma 1867 1928 w/o John
Ricklefs John 1867 1931 h/o toma
Ricklefs August W. 9/14/1864 10/3/1918 Born in Deutschland Died in Pekin, Illinois
Stecker Henry Bruno 1883 1946 h/o Ellen
Stecker Ellen (DeBoer) 1880 1918 w/o Henry
Stecker Frerich F. Infant 1918 s/o Henry & Ellen
Stecker Darrel Lemont 8/4/1943 12/29/1943 s/o H.L. & M.
Schroeder Hinrich 1/23/1854 10/9/1916 h/o Catherine
Schroeder Catherine 10/16/1852 10/29/1940 w/o Hinrich
Bergman I.J. 1856 1935
Harms Henry P. 4/8/1896 7/24/1952 h/o Margaret E.
Harms Margaret E. 5/8/1898 5/31/1986 w/o Henry P.
Harms Johnnie G. 1925 1977 s/o Henry & Margaret
Senne Wm R. 1915 1950 Veteran
Hopkes Roelof 1887 1963
Stecker Henry L. 1914 1960 h/o Falkert C.
Stecker Falkert C. 1923 1960 w/o Henry L.
Stecker Ferdinand N. 7/7/1920 1/27/1965 SSGT ARMY AIR FORCES WWII
Stecker Melvin Paul 5/23/1956 12/1/1960 s/o Alvin & Marjorie
Bronson Steven Todd 5/15/1964 9/26/1990
Boyken Sherry D. 1946 1990 d/o Arthur & Mildred
Garrett Agnes B. 10/8/1907 11/9/1982
Baade Fred C. 9/20/1892 9/20/1988 h/o Louise J.
Baade Louise J. 3/4/1894 4/6/1971 w/o Fred C.
Tjaden Stephen 5/21/1899 3/23/1978 h/o Flora M. (Bruns)
Tjaden Flora M. (Bruns) 6/11/1899 9/4/1990 w/o Stephen
Leeck Bennie F. 1900 1984
Steward Ernestine L. (Leeck) 1906 1975
Wenger Barry L. 9/17/1946 7/30/2001 s/o Vernon & Ma????
West Side
Row 3
VanHove Merlin A. 1938 1999 h/o LaLonie K.
VanHove LaLonie K. 1941 Living w/o Merlin A.
Baade Gladys L. 1906 2002 w/o Henry F.
Baade Henry F. 1899 2000 h/o Gladys L.
Boyken Hebe 1911 1959 h/o Eilert D.
Boyken Eilert D. 1898 1983 w/o Hebe
Sathoff Doris M. 1912 1985 w/o Edward A.
Sathoff Edward A. 1915 1960 h/o Doris M.
Boyken William 1891 1958 h/o Martha M.
Boyken Martha M. 1896 1985 w/o William
Rakow Herbert 1918 1979 h/o Alice
Rakow Alice 1920 Living w/o Herbert
Rakow Douglas Herbert Infant 5/14/1957 s/o Herbert & Alice
Krominga Helen 1900 1995 w/o Reinder
Krominga Reinder 1898 1957 h/o Helen
Brandt Martin 1895 1964 h/o Caroline
Brandt Caroline 1898 1992 w/o Martin
Moore Marie 1908 1952 w/o Clyde
Moore Clyde 1903 1999 h/o Marie
Moore Emma A. 2/26/1924 1/1/2000
Welhousen Wilma H. (Heesch) 1924 1989 w/o Herman O.
Welhousen Herman O. 1923 Living h/o Wilma H.
Welhousen Roger Herman 12/28/1946 1/13/1947 s/o Herman & Wilma
Welhousen Baby Infant 12/16/1957 s/o Herman & Wilma
Spear Robert H. 1922 1996 h/o Florence B.
Spear Florence B. 1927 Living w/o Robert H.
Brandt Henry W. 1892 1946 h/o Ella
Brandt Ella 1894 1955 w/o Henry W.
Brandt Wm H. 8/4/1920 9/23/1980 h/o Verla
Brandt Verla F. 1925 2003 w/o William H.
Callies Robert T. 1864 1942 h/o Mary M.
Callies Mary M. 1870 1945 w/o Robert T.
Rakow Marleta Anna 1913 1922
Rakow Baby 1927
Rakow Frank A. 1886 1956 h/o Dora A.
Rakow Dora A. 1893 1968 w/o Frank A.
VanHove Daughter Infant 1952 d/o C.
Callies Charles L. 2/21/1840 3/28/1922
Callies August 1863 1925
Callies Otto 1871 1954
Stecker Henry L. 1858 1941 h/o Martje
Stecker Martje 1860 1927 w/o Henry L.
Stecker Maude L. 1896 1980
Stecker Gerhart E. 1921 1992
Stecker Etta K. 1894 1984
Stenzel Emilie 1860 1924 w/o Louis H.
Stenzel Louis H. 1862 no date h/o Emilie
Rike Theodore C. 1/22/1857 9/23/1927 h/o Sabina
Rike Sabina 1/5/1857 12/13/1939 w/o Theodore C.
Brandt Maggie 1889 1976 w/o Christian
Brandt Christian 1888 1966 h/o Maggie
Brandt Irene 1915 1929
Stecker Folkert H. 1891 1963 h/o Juliane
Stecker Juliane 1899 1990 w/o Folkert H.
Stecker Baby Infant 11/2/1930 s/o F.H. & J.
VanHove Sander 6/12/1932 6/19/1932
VanHove Sylvia 1/9/1929 8/7/1931
VanHove Baby Infant 3/22/1943 d/o Ted & Bina
VanHove Bina 1902 1985 w/o Ted
VanHove Ted 1898 1980 h/o Bina
Meyer George 1870 1953 h/o Engelena
Meyer Engelena 1875 1933 w/o George
Meyer Anna Infant 3/5/1935
Meyer Baby Infant 1916 d/o George & Engelena
Bartelt Harry R. 7/25/1906 1/4/1976 h/o Marie C.
Bartelt Marie C. 10/29/1912 2003 w/o Harry R.
Spear Viola S. Infant 9/22/1924
Spear Raymond W. 6/12/1924 1/5/1965 TEC 5 350 INF REGT WWII IA
Bartelt Baby Infant 10/13/1945 d/o Harry & Marie
Row 4
Wiegand George A. 1879 1948 h/o Matilda M.
Wiegand Matilda M. 1889 1946 w/o George A.
Harms John K. 1899 1991 h/o Adelaide C.
Harms Adelaide C. 1902 1994 w/o John K.
Harms Edward L. 1941 1942 s/o John & Adelaide
Alke George J. 1881 1941 h/o Anna C.
Alke Anna C. 1890 1977 w/o George J.
Rike Edward H. 1/27/1881 1/17/1941 h/o Anna B.
Rike Anna B. 3/6/1886 1/17/1941 w/o Edward H.
Fritz Mary C.S. 2/11/1885 10/18/1967 w/o Albert
Fritz Albert J.G. 9/18/1865 5/23/1938 h/o Mary
Welp Dirk 1870 1939 h/o Gepke
Welp Gepke 1867 1937 w/o Dirk
Ricklefs Harry R. 1901 1982 h/o Tressie
Ricklefs Tressie 1899 1992 w/o Harry R.
Asche Thomas 1910 1973 h/o Jennie
Asche Jennie   1898 1983 w/o Thomas
Pruismann Frank 1851 1941 h/o Anna
Pruismann Anna 1862 1944 w/o Frank
Schutter Ellien 1899 2000
Schutter Bonno 1893 1970
Schutter Elsina 1895 1934
Bruns Ewald F. 1/10/1892 2/26/1972 h/o Elizabeth
Bruns Elizabeth 8/2/1897 4/22/1963 w/o Ewald F.
Wibben Tina 1875 1956 w/o Johannes
Wibben Johannes 1872 1943 h/o Tina
Wibben Klaus 1877 1952 h/o Anna
Wibben Anna 1876 1965 w/o Klaus
Tjarks Herman A. 2/20/1900 8/17/1969 PVT US ARMY WWII TEXAS
Boehm Leta (Tjarks) 1895 1934
Senne Mary 1/11/1879 9/3/1946 w/o William H.
Senne William H. 8/25/1874 8/26/1952 h/o Mary
Richter Alfred 1916 1918
Callies Fred 1898 1979 BMI US COAST GUARD
Sachau John G. 5/14/1903 4/15/1987 h/o Ida M.
Sachau Ida M. 12/5/1905 11/11/1988 w/o John G.
Seane Louise S. 4/7/1908 3/27/1994
Stecker Henry L. 4/18/1915 7/3/1988 h/o Margaret
Stecker Margaret (Sleper) 3/6/1914 5/30/2002 w/o Henry L. Obituary Available
Dietrich Arthur O.W. 1916 1977 h/o Vivian
Dietrich Vivian F. 1918 1997 w/o Arthur O.W.
Honken Alvin Leroy 5/6/1905 2/25/1998 h/o Lillian K. CPL US MARINE CORP
Honken Lillian K. 1911 1995 w/o Alvin Leroy
Rike Theodore H. 1891 1960 h/o Gertrude
Rike Gertrude 1897 1992 w/o Theodore H.
Rike Bonnie L. 1931 1995 w/o John T.
Rike John T. 1924 Living h/o Bonnie L.
Bartelt H.Keith 1936 1993 h/o Alice L.
Bartelt Alice L. 1933 Living w/o H. Keith
Boyken Arthur W. 1918 1995 h/o Mildred H.
Boyken Mildred H. 1926 1999 w/o Arthur W.
Stockwell Lemuel F. 1909 1965 h/o Louise T.
Stockwell Louise T. 1909 1998 w/o Lemuel F.
Krominga Andrew W. 9/1/1914 4/8/1966 h/o Elsie E. F2 USNR WWII
Krominga Elsie E. 8/5/1915 10/4/1982 w/o Andrew W.
Krominga Sandra J. 5/9/1942 9/8/1976 d/o Andrew & Elsie
VanHove Barbara Ann Infant 7/24/1961 d/o Merlin & LaLonie
Fisher Frank D. 1901 1997 h/o Ella E.
Fisher Ella E. 1903 1992 w/o Frank D.
Holm Marcus J. 1896 1971 b/o Harry E.
Holm Harry E. 1913 1969 b/o Marcus J.
Row 5
Boehm Lisa Kaye 1961 1966 d/o John & Amy
Tryon Linda Jo 10/25/1949 5/9/1965 d/o Stanley E. & Mary A.
Bilyeu Brian L. 1960 1980
Bartelt Baby Infant 12/14/1961 d/o Keith & Alice
Wibben Joe T. 8/7/1911 7/4/1979 h/o Amanda A. US ARMY WWII
Wibben Amanda A. 10/29/1922 Living w/o Joe T.
Richter Gustav 1880 1950
Cerksena John Johnson 7/27/1843 11/5/1909
Richter Alfred 1916 1918
Abraham Antonia (Richter) 1865 1914
Sachau John 6/7/1841 1/1/1917 h/o Anna
Sachau Anna 10/24/1842 3/8/1923 w/o John
Frank George 1845 1919 h/o Mary
Frank Mary 1850 1921 w/o George
Wiegand Elmer W. 10/21/1914 3/5/1986 PFC US ARMY WWII
Holinger Fredrick Julian 1/13/1909 10/20/1910
Gathoff Matlie/Mathe G. 8/20/1913 2/15/1915 d/o C.U.
Row 6
Alke Henry 1916 1946 SGT 1463 RD ENG
Alke John R. 1915 1986 h/o Myrtle G.
Alke Myrtle G. 1915 2001 w/o John R.
Brandt Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" (Holdcroft) 1915 1988 w/o Edward F. Born in England
Brandt Edward F. 1919 Living h/o Sarah E.
Fritz Reinhart 1916 1945 SGT CO D 411 INF 103 D2
Ricklefs Dorothy Mae 1934 1936
Spear Raymond E. 7/7/1921 7/22/1968 PFC US MARINE CORPS WWII IA
Asche Kenneth W. 1934 1935
Johnson Ralph P. 1875 1945
Stecker Martin 9/15/1916 3/31/1988 h/o Laura
Stecker Laura 1920 Living w/o Martin
Kaufmann Frank 1854 1934
Bruns Wilda E. 1929 1964
Bruns Harold 8/9/1925 5/10/1937 s/o Ewald
Steinberg Robert D. 1929 1991 CPL US ARMY KOREA
Tjarks Mother 1855 1934
Tjarks Father 1851 1918
Stecker Edward A. 9/2/1916 11/25/1988 h/o Anelda M. PFC US ARMY WWII
Stecker Anelda M. 1923 Living w/o Edward A.
Hofbauer Carol  1943 1989 w/o Keith
Sachau Louise F. 6/1/1920 2/25/1970 w/o Ernest
Sachau Ernest Herman 12/28/1917 4/24/1973 h/o Louise F. PFC US ARMY WWII PH IA
Sachau John F. 1/17/1875 8/26/1948 h/o Ida S.
Sachau Ida S. 3/22/1879 8/23/1951 w/o John F.
Sachau Henry C. 9/26/1910 3/7/1980 h/o Myrtle H.
Sachau Myrtle H. 11/20/1908 3/11/1984 w/o Henry C.
Sachau George E. 9/27/1915 8/9/1994
Sachau Eleanor A. 1/11/1917 12/5/1976
Swan Gordon O. 8/18/1920 10/14/1976 h/o Annabelle PVT US ARMY WWII
Swan Annabelle J. 1913 1977 w/o Gordon O.
Fuls Menno 1904 1986 h/o Martha
Fuls Martha 1903 1993 w/o Menno
Wibben Ernest Joe 8/11/1950 8/12/1950
Brandt Kenneth C. 1927 1988 h/o Dora M.
Brandt Dora M. 1924 1998 w/o Kenneth C.
Brandt Alma M. 1916 1987 w/o Arnold W.
Rode Keith Allen 1/15/1951 11/5/1993 s/o Arthur & Jennie
Rode Arthur 9/9/1920 7/6/1987 h/o Jennie
Rode Jennie 7/13/1920 2/12/1987 w/o Arthur
Rike Arthur E. 6/1/1912 5/5/1985 h/o Lorraine E.
Rike Lorraine E. 1921 Living w/o Arthur E.
Haines Peter M. 10/10/1914 3/10/1977 h/o Patricia A. PFC US ARMY WWII
Haines Patricia A. 9/10/1931 Living w/o Peter M.
Boekelman Jerry H. 9/14/1908 4/7/1981 h/o Emma M.
Boekelman Emma M. 8/24/1913 Living w/o Jerry H.
Baade Dietrich C. 1/2/1896 2/9/1976 h/o Marie H.
Baade Marie H. 11/27/1898 11/9/1975 w/o Dietrich C.
Boyken Neal A. 3/15/1936 6/15/1986 h/o Shirley D.
Boyken Shirley D. 8/28/1945 Living w/o Neal A.
Row 7
Schuster Helen J. 1935 1987 w/o George F.
Schuster George F. 1934 Living h/o Helen J.
Fritz Herman 11/27/1911 12/28/1995 h/o Ruth
Fritz Ruth  11/3/1921 1/21/1997 w/o Herman
Countryman Betty A. (Wibben) 1932 1996 w/o Richard
Countryman Richard L. 1923 Living h/o Betty A.
Brandt Harley W. 1917 2002 h/o Elida M.
Brandt Elida M. 1918 Living w/o Harley W.
Attig Everett E. 1916 1994 h/o June M.
Attig June M. 1920 Living w/o Everett E.
Fritz William A. 11/20/1907 7/21/1985 h/o Wilma P.
Fritz Wilma P. 11/12/1911 8/11/2000 w/o William A.
Gigler Jake R. 1921 1988 h/o Hazel L.
Gigler Hazel L. 1920 1984 w/o Jake R.
VanHove James W. 1/30/1937 8/11/1999 h/o Joanne L.
VanHove Joanne L. 9/4/1938 7/3/1997 w/o James W.
Row 8
Phelps Leroy 7/5/1932 1/18/2001 h/o Betty
Phelps Betty   1932 Living w/o Leroy
VanHove Helen M. 3/29/1933 1/21/2003 w/o Ted
VanHove Ted A. 1930 Living h/o Helen M.
Lee Calvin Benjamin 12/26/1985 12/27/1985 s/o Ben & Laurie
Bruns Mervin H. 12/28/1936 8/11/2002 h/o Alice F.
Bruns Alice F. (Sweet) 1940 Living w/o Mervin H.
Fritz Dennis 1944 2001 h/o Diane
Fritz Diane 1948 Living w/o Dennis
Welhousen John M. 8/31/1914 8/20/1994 h/o Mabel K.
Welhousen Mabel K. 4/3/1913 5/7/1992 w/o John M.
Desalvo Marilyn A. (Welhousen) 11/10/1941 6/28/1996 w/o Joe / m/o Diana
Paulsen Milton C. 1/28/1915 7/24/2001 h/o Virginia R.
Paulsen Virginia R. 9/2/1923 Living w/o Milton C.
Tibesar Susan Jeanne (Siemens) 2/5/1956 8/9/1995 m/o Eric & Damon
WPA Listing
These name are from the WPA listing and could not be verified as buried in Good Hope.
Dietrich William 6/4/1883 12/4/1928
German Robert H. 9/12/193? 71Y
Johnson John (Gerksena) 1848 11/5/1909
Pruisman Wm. W. 1/19/1895 12/11/1918 World War Veteran
Sticker H. L. 1860 1927 w/o H.L.