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Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Grant Township, Section 11, Buena Vista County, Iowa

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1725 555th Street (Cr-43), Storm Lake, Iowa

GPS Coordinates:  N 42º 42.757 – W 95º 3.965

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Name
Born
Died
Inscription / Description
Section/Lot
Obituary
Gerke, Donald Louis
19 Oct 1931
01 Oct 2015
Wiebe, Louis
08 Apr 1825
25 Jan 1911
[Husband of Dorthea Engelhausen Wiebe]
Wiebe, Dorthea Engelhausen
05 Sep 1830
25 Jan 1911
[Wife of Louis Wiebe]
Engelhausen Wiebe, Dorthea
05 Sep 1830
25 Jan 1911
[Wife of Louis Wiebe]
Wiebe, Emma
 
 
 
05 Jul 1867
 
 
 
26 May 1921
 
 
 
Hier Ruhet in Gott
Here Rests in God

[Daughter of Louis & Dorthea Engelhausen Wiebe]
Burnside, Lorna Mae Hoberman
19 Sep 1923
17 Feb 2016
Hoberman Burnside, Lorna Mae
19 Sep 1923
17 Feb 2016
Buckendahl, Herbert Christian
03 May 1924
11Mar 2016
Hogrefe, Lynn Marie Petersen
09 Aug 1951
14 Apr 2016
[Wife of Norman Hogrefe]
Petersen Hogrefe, Lynn Marie
09 Aug 1951
14 Apr 2016
[Wife of Norman Hogrefe]
Burke, Gage Timothy
04 May 2016
04 May 2016
Kruse, Corwin J.
11 May 1943
22 May 2016
Sievers, Judy Lynne Jensen
31 Oct 1958
20 Aug 2016
Jensen Sievers, Judy Lynne
31 Oct 1958
20 Aug 2016
Kruse, Darlene Louise
21 Mar 1933
07 Feb 2017
Kruse, Marian Bolte
27 Jan 1939
31 Jul 2017
Bolte Kruse, Marian
27 Jan 1939
31 Jul 2017
Cornell, Lilly M. Lullmann
29 Apr 1928
07 Aug 2017
Boettcher, Lorenz Martin
24 Apr 1926
23 Sep 2017
[Husband of Doris Elaine Ostermann Boettcher]
Sievers, (Ruth) Joan Milburn
08 Aug 1937
24 Oct 2017
Milburn Sievers, (Ruth) Joan
08 Aug 1937
24 Oct 2017
Keller, Audrey Jean Grosshauser
03 Dec 1930
25 Dec 2017
[Wife of Edgar Keller]
Grosshauser Keller, Audrey Jean
03 Dec 1930
25 Dec 2017
[Wife of Edgar Keller]
Gutz, Louise M. Ziegler
21 Mar 1925
05 Jan 2018
[Wife of Norman H. Gutz]
Ziegler Gutz, Louise M.
21 Mar 1925
05 Jan 2018
[Wife of Norman H. Gutz]
A
Obituary
02 Mar 1926
14 Jan 2005
[Wife first of Merlyn C. Armstrong]
08 Jun 1924
11 Apr 1982
[Husband of Esther A. Hartje Armstrong]
B
24 Mar 1920
11 Jan 2011
[Wife of Victor F. Bartels]
30 Apr 1916
23 Mar 2012
[Husband of Mathilda M. Lullmann Bartels]
1871
1942
[Wife of George Boettcher]
Bockelmann, Twin Daughters 1905 1905 Twin daughters of Henry & Augusta Bockelmann    
1892
 
1958
 
[Wife of John Boettcher]
[Daughter of Dietrich and Mary Grote Boese]
01 Jun 1888
02 Feb 1889
Daughter of D. & M. Boese
09 Oct 1849
 
 
 
 
 
05 Jun 1925
 
 
 
 
 
[Johannes 10:27-28]
Meine Schafe hören meine Stimme, und ich kenne sie, und sie folgen mir, und ich gebe ihnen das ewige Leben.
(Luther's Bible).
  
[John 10:27-28]
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me, and I give them eternal life.
(King James Bible).
[Husband of Maria Grote Boese]
1890
1933
[Son of Dietrich and Mary Grote Boese]
Boese, Maria Grote
24 Feb 1859
24 Apr 1920
[Wife of Dietrich Richard Boese]
Boettcher Herpst, Bernice Marie
 
20 Oct 1924
 
24 Dec 1999
 
[Wife of William Lewis Herpst]
[Daughter of John and Alma Boese Boettcher]
1892
 
1958
 
[Wife of John Boettcher]
[Daughter of Dietrich and Mary Grote Boese]
Boettcher, Alma M. Buchholz
10 Dec 1915
12 Nov 2014
[Wife of Wilber H. Boettscher]
1893
1964
[Wife of Otto J. Boettcher
1887
 
1970
 
[Husband of Lilly M.Grote Boettcher]
[Son of Ernst and Katharina Sievers Boettcher]
Boettcher, Ernst
 
 
 
 
 
14 Nov 1853
 
 
 
 
 
5 May 1935
 
 
 
 
 
1864
1941
[Husband of Magaretha Beckfield Boettcher]
1898
 
1972
 
[Husband of Ida L. Hild Boettcher]
[Son of Ernst and Katharina Sievers Boettcher]
09 Feb 1851
02 Aug 1932
[Husband of Sophia Sievers Boettcher]
1899
1958
[Wife of Helmuth Boettcher]
08 Dec 1822
07 Mar 1897
1889
 
1973
 
[Husband of Alma Boese Boettcher]
[Son of George and Magaretha Beckfield Boettcher]
29 Jun 1866
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 Sep 1922
 
 
 
 
 
 
1890
1967
[Wife of Ernest H. Boettcher]
1872
 
1944
 
[Wife of Wilhelm Boettcher]
[Daughter of Friedrich and Henriette Plough Buchholz]
1871
1942
[Wife of George Boettcher]
1888
 
1966
 
[Husband of Dora S. Eickhoff Boettcer]
[Son of Henry and Sophia Sievers Boettcher]
Boettcher, Sophia Sievers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
07 Jul 1858
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22 Sep 1924
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1917
 
1967
 
[Husband of Alma M. Boettcher]
[Son of John and Alma Boese Boettcher]
13 Oct 1917
 
 
13 Sep 1967
 
 
Iowa
Sgt US Army
World War II
14 Nov 1855
28 Apr 1931
[Husband of Louise Ella Buchholz Boettcher]
unknown
14 Jun 1894
1882
 
 
1919
 
 
Siehe, ich bin bei euch alle Tage, bis an der Welt Ende.
  
See, I am with you always even until the end of the world.
Buchholz Boettcher, Alma M.
10 Dec 1915
12 Nov 2014
[Wife of Wilber H. Boettscher]
1872
 
1944
 
[Wife of Wilhelm Boettcher]
[Daughter of Friedrich and Henriette Plough Buchholz]
Buchholz Lehman, Caroline
 
1873
 
1962
 
[Wife of Gustav Lehman]
[Daughter of Friedrich and Henriette Buchholz]
1883
1883
11 Jul 1913
 
13 Jan 2001
 
[Husband of Erna W. Sievers Buchholz]
[Son of Fred H. and Ida Hartje Buchholz]
10 Jan 1872 ?
?? ??? 1878
Dau. of Friedrich & Henriette Plough/Plugh Buchholz
Buchholz, Cole K.
25 Jul 1989
14 May 2014
10 Aug 1913
05 May 2001
[Wife of Arthur H; Buchholz]
13 Sep 1845
 
03 Mar 1922
 
[Husband of Henriette Plough/Plugh Buchholz]
[Son of Johm D. Buchholz]
06 Oct 1881
01 Aug 1883
Son of Friedrich & Henriette Buchholz
16 Feb 1850
07 Oct 1916
[Wife of Friedrich Buchholz]
[23 Oct 1812]
31 Jul 1879
Aged 66 yrs. 9 mos. 8 dys.
07 Sep 1924
 
21 Jan 2004
 
[Wife of Walter H. Buchholz
[Married 28 Sep 1947]
Buchholz, Ronald
18 Jun 1933
07 Sep 2015
[Husband of Janet C. Halverson Buchholz]
21 May 1948
 
 
14 Feb 2002
 
 
US Army
Vietnam
[Son of Walter and Leone E. Gaes Buchholz]
31 Jan 1924
 
 
21 Jan 2007
 
 
[Married 28 Sep 1947[
[Husband of Leone E. Gaes Buchholz]
[Son of Fred and Ida Hartje Buchholz]
Obituary
 
 
Burmeister, Anna Sophia
 
 
20 Mar 1902
 
 
18 Oct 1905
 
 
Hier Ruhet
Anna Sophia Burmeister
Tochter von F. & H. Burmeister
   Here Rests
Anna Sophia Burmeister
Daughter of F. & H. Burmeister
C
D
E
Ehlers, Edgar Williams
28 May 1931
12 Sep 2013
[Husband of Marcella Nehring Ehlers]
Ehlers, Harry H. 1887 1933 In Memory of Henry H.    
Ehlers, Marcella Nehring
1893
1964
[Wife of Otto J. Boettcher]
07 Sep 1981
 
25 Jun 2000
 
Beloved Son
Only God Loves You More Than We Do.
F
G
07 Sep 1924
 
21 Jan 2004
 
[Wife of Walter H. Buchholz
[Married 28 Sep 1947]
Garberding, LaVern Specketer
06 Oct 1915
07 May 2014
[Wife of Gilbert Garberding]
Gerke Lullmann, Maxine Ruth
05 Nov 1939
02 Nov 2014
[Wife of Henry “Shorty” Lullmann, Jr.]
Grote Boese, Maria
24 Feb 1859
24 Apr 1920
[Wife of Dietrich Richard Boese]
1890
1967
[Wife of Ernest H. Boettcher]
06 Oct 1825
23 Mar 1898
Hier ruhet in Gott Konrad Grote Here rests in God Konrad Grote.
H
03 Jun 1896
01 Jan 1990
[Wife of Rev. William Schuelke]
02 Mar 1926
14 Jan 2005
[Wife first of Merlyn C. Armstrong]
06 Aug 1883
 
08 Nov 1973
 
[Wife of John W. Hogrefe]
Asleep in Jesus
Herpst, Bernice Marie Boettcher
 
20 Oct 1924
 
24 Dec 1999
 
[Wife of William Lewis Herpst]
[Daughter of John and Alma Boese Boettcher]
1899
1958
[Wife of Helmuth Boettcher]
06 Aug 1883
 
08 Nov 1973
 
[Wife of John W. Hogrefe]
Asleep in Jesus
28 Feb 1918
 
09 Sep 2013
 
[Wife of Martin E. Hogrefe]
Parents of Vernon, Robert, Norman, Myrna, Arlo
24 Sep 1882
 
 
01 Mar 1964
 
 
[Husband of Amanda Hartje Hogrefe]
[Son of William and Dorothea Johnke Hogrefe]
Asleep in Jesus
1913
 
1992
 
[Husband of Anna Louise Lullmann Hogrefe]
Parents of Vernon, Robert, Norman, Myrna, Arlo
Hogrefe, Wiilhelm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
09 Jan 1836
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14 Mar 1904
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hier ruhet in Frieden John W. Hogrefe
 
2. Timotheus 4:18
Der Herr aber wird mich erlösen von allem Übel und mir aushelfen zu seinem himmlischen Reich; welchem sei Ehre von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Amen. (Luther's Bible).
  
Here rests in Peace John W. Hogrefe
 
2 Timothy 4:18
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (King James Bible).
I
J
K
Koth Ripke, Lorene Koth
05 Jul 1924
15 Mar 2015
[Wife of Herbert Ripke]
Kruse, Heinrich W.
 
 
 
 
 
10 May 1892
 
 
 
 
 
12 Feb 1919
 
 
 
 
 
Pvt. Co. M. 163rd Inf.
 
[Offenbarung 19:9]
Selig sind die zum Abendmahl des Lammes berufen sind.
(Luther's Bible).
  
[Revelations 19:9]
Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.
(King James Bible).
L
Lehmann, Caroline Buchholz
 
1873
 
1962
 
[Wife of Gustav Lehman]
[Daughter of Friedrich and Henriette Buchholz]
1863
1936
[Husband of Caroline Buchholz Lehman]
13 Sep 1905
13 Sep 1905
Infant Daughter of Gust & Caroline Lehmann
24 Mar 1920
11 Jan 2011
[Wife of Victor F. Bartels]
28 Feb 1918
09 Sep 2013
[Wife of Martin E. Hogrefe]
10 Jan 1921
10 Jan 1921
Son of Louise and Henry
Lullmann, Maxine Ruth Gerke
05 Nov 1939
02 Nov 2014
[Wife of Henry “Shorty” Lullmann, Jr.]
Lullmann, William
29 Dec 1922
19 Apr 2013
M
Matthies, Caroline
 
 
 
 
 
08 Apr 1865
 
 
 
 
 
31 Jan 1914
 
 
 
 
 
Ich ruhe nur getröst mit meine offene Wunden und bin mit dir, O Jesu, fest verbunden.  Jammerschmerz und Leid habe ich nun überwunden, und einmal kommt die Zeit, da ich auferstehen werde in Herlichkeit.
  
With my open wounds, I rest here consoled and am securely bound with you, O Jesus.  Now, I have overcome pain and sorrow, and the time will come when I will rise up in glory.
03 Mar 1827
04 Mar 1898
Meinking, Adolphine
 
 
 
 
 
 
09 Sep 1873
 
 
 
 
 
 
28 Apr 1909
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hier ruhet in Gott
Adolphine - Frau von D. Meinking
 
Phil. 1,21
Christus ist mein Leben, und Sterben ist mein Gewinn.
(Luther's Bible).		   Here rests in God
Adolphine -Wife of D. Meinking
 
Phil. 1,21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
(King James Bible).
18 Nov 1954
09 Nov 2011
Married 22 Nov 1974
N
 Nehring Ehlers, Marcella
01 May 1938
20 Apr 1910
O
Otto, Arnold
11 May 1923
15 Jun 2015
P
16 Feb 1850
07 Oct 1916
[Wife of Friedrich Buchholz]
Q
R
09 Aug 1925
02 Dec 2007
R N 1949 - 1984
26 May 1913
26 May 1913
Infant Son of Henry & Martha Ripke
24 Jul 1915
24 Jul 1915
Infant Daughter of Wm & Lea Ripke
Ripke, Lorene Koth
05 Jul 1924
15 Mar 2015
[Wife of Herbert Ripke]
09 Oct 1821
24 Aug 1893
1918
 
 
 
2000
 
 
 
Mother
[Wife of Walter W. Ripke]
My Times are in Thy Hands
Parents of Wayne, Willis, Clifford, Elaine, Lorin, Marlys
Ripke, Norma
 
 
 
 
26 Sep 1918
 
 
 
 
23 Jul 1929
 
 
 
 
[Psalm 4:8]
Ich liege und schlafe ganz mit Frieden, denn allein du, HERR, hilfst mir dass ich sicher wohne.
(Luther's Bible).
  
[Psalm 4:8]
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
(King James Bible).
1919
 
 
 
1958
 
 
 
Father
[Husband of Marie B. Ripke]
My Times are in Thy Hands
Parents of Wayne, Willis, Clifford, Elaine, Lorin, Marlys
S
1903
1961
1874
1957
1907
1997
Brother
1876
1942
1908
1990
Schram, Harris H.
1930
1944
Son
31 May 1834
31 Dec 1926
1868
1943
1866
1952
1914
1944
1914
1964
03 Aug 1835
20 Nov 1909
1916
2003
Sister
03 Jun 1896
01 Jan 1990
[Wife of Rev. William Schuelke]
14 Mar 1892
01 Jun 1951
[Husband of Lorna Schuelke]
Sievers Boettcher, Katharina
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 Jun 1866
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 Sep 1922
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Jesaja 43:1]
So spricht der Herr, der dich geschaffen hat: Fürchte dich nicht, denn ich habe dich erlöset; ich habe dich bei deinem Namen gerufen; du bist mein.
(Luther's Bible).
  
[Isaiah 43:1]
Thus saith the Lord that created thee:  Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
(King James Bible).
[Wife of Ernst Boettcher]    
Sievers Boettcher, Sophia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
07 Jul 1858
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22 Sep 1924
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Jesaja 41:10]
Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin mit dir; weiche nicht, denn ich bin dein Gott; ich starke dich, ich helfe dir auch, ich erhalte dich durch die rechte Hand meiner Gerechtigkeit.
(Luther's Bible).
  
[Isaiah 41:10]
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
(King James Bible).
[Wife of Henry Boettcher]
10 Aug 1913
05 May 2001
[Wife of Arthur H; Buchholz]
Specketer Garberding, LaVern
06 Oct 1915
07 May 2014
[Wife of Gilbert Garberding]
11 May 1932
 
10 Feb 1998
 
SFC US Army
Vietnam
1963
2000
Daughter & Sister
T
U
V
W
29 Oct 1842
 
31 Aug 1925
 
Selig sind the Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben von nun an.
(Luther's Bible)		   Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
(King James Bible)
03 Aug 1835
20 Nov 1909
05 Dec 1928
 
02 Mar 2002
 
PFC US Army
Korea
Y
Z


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