Transcribed by Brian Podoll
INDEX for TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY (Missouri Synod), a.k.a. "LITTLE MECAN CEMETERY," Mecan Township, Marquette County, Wisconsin � Copyright 2004, Brian A. Podoll The cemetery is located on the north side of Fern Drive, just west of 20th Court. The rows runs north and south and this updated record also begins from the northeast corner. � Copyright 2004, Brian A. Podoll ROW/STONE NAME Row 1- N/S (all read east) 1/1 KLINGBEIL, Edwin D., 1909-1984 Violet M., 1915-1986 1/2 KLINGBEIL, Donna Jean, Dec. 27, 1944 - Apr. 27, 1948 1/3 STUKOFSKE, Peter P., June 26, 1873 - Aug. 5, 1939 Bertha M., Mar. 13, 1878 - Feb. 13, 1951 Row 2- N/S (all read east) 2/1 STUKOFSKE, Linda, 1915-1917 Adaline, 1911-1911 2/2 STIBB, William F., 1854-1943 Augusta W., 1860-1942 2/3 ZUEHLS, Father William F., 1882-1967 Mother Emma P., 1888-1942 2/4 STELTER (main stone) 2/5 Vater William, 1860-1943 2/6 Mutter Emma, 1869-1939 2/7 KUCK, Wilhelmine, Geb. 16? M�rz 1822 - Gest. 18, Juli 1901 (fine German inscription into ground) 2/8 KRAUSE, Ervin, 1916-1916 2/9 KRAUSE, Gilbert, 1921-1922 2/10 PRILL, Sohn von A & E, b. Sept. 9, 1917 - d. Sept. 12, 1917 Sein Leben war ein Augenblick Ein Fr�hlings traum sein Erdengl�ck Little Mecan Cemetery/2 ROW/STONE NAME 2/11 KRAUSE (small main stone) 2/12 Ottilie, 1857-1928 2/13 August, 1851-1945 Row 3- S/N (reads west, small plot outline s.w. of stone)) 3/1 WENDT, Aug. Geb. 29, Dec. 1841 - Gest. 12, Mai 1913 Das stille Grab erschreckt den frommen nicht, Er hofft auf Gott und f�rchtet kein gericht (reads west) 3/2 BLOCH, Johann Geb. 15 M�rz, 1816 - Gest. 22, Sept. 1895 3/3 JAEK, Heinrich A., Sohn von G. & E. geb. 12, Apr. 1892 - gest. 27, Sept. 1892 JAEN(?), Marie A., Tochter von G. & E. geb. 27, Juli 1883 - gest. 21 "Junie" 1885 (fine inscriptions into ground) (reads east) 3/4 SAGER, Emilie O., Tochter von W. & W. Sager Geb. 16, Dec. 1877 - Gest. 1, Juni 1881 Herman C., Sohn von W. & W. Sager Geb. 12, Dec. 1866 - Gest. 4, M�rz 1875 (south side) Engel die an Gottes Thron erkoren, sind f�r fromme Eltern nie verloren (SAGER on base) (reads east, book pointed upward) 3/5 BLOCH, Carlotte Frau von Johan Geb. Oct. 1826 - Gest. 12 May, 1881 (faint inscription) 3/6 KRAUSE, Ella T. geb. den 8 Feb. 1885 - gest.den 18 Juli 1890 August R. geb. den 13 Mai 1887 - gest. 25 Juli 1890 (reads east) 3/7 KRAUSE, Alma J. Tochter von A. & O. Geb. 27, Juli 1898 - Gest. 14, Sept. 1899 (reads east) 3/8 Hier ruhet in Frieden KUCK, Dorathea A. geb. Modrow, Ehefrau von Wm. Geb. 6 Sept. 1822 - Gest. 18 Oct. 1884 Little Mecan Cemetery/3 ROW/STONE NAME 3/9 STELTER, (west) Hermann E., Sohn von E. & W. Stelter Geb. 24, Nov. 1891 - Gest. 25, Nov. 1891 (faint inscription) (east) Edward A., Sohn von E. & W. Stelter Geb. 15, Juni 1890 - Gest. 29, Juni 1890 Sein Leben war Augenblick wa?? un?s traum sein Endengtgen(?) 3/10 Z�HLS, Ernestiene, Frau von G. Z�hls Geb. 27, Juni 1859 - Gest. 6, Juni 1905 Gustave, Geb. 25 Dec. 1857 - Gest. 6 Apr. 1924 (reads west) 3/11 WENDT, Caroline PUFAHL, 1835-1921 3/12 ZAGER, (west) William, Geb. 6, Juni 1830 - Gest. 29, Oct. 1903 (south) Wilhelmine, Geb. 25, Juli 1836 - Gest. 31. Dec. 1919 (crumbling base) 3/13 WERNER, Pauline A. Frau von E. Geb. 19 Aug 1854 - Gest. 19 Oct 1901 (soth side) ich noch zu fruh bist Ihn geschieden O Mutterherz aus unser in Kreis Welch groszer Schmerz ist uns geblieben, Den kein von uns zu Stillen weis (re-engraved) 3/14 WERNER, Ernest 1848-1932 3/15 SCHRAM, Ewald E. Geb. 19 Juli 1826 - Gest. 15 Dec 1903 (reads east) 3/16 KIECK, William 1884-1971 3/17 KIECK, Minnie 1874-1960 Row 4- N/S (reads east) 4/1 SCHMUDLACH, Father Emil b- 1867 d- 1951 Mother Amelia b- 1875 d- 1949 Little Mecan Cemetery/4 ROW/STONE NAME (reads east) 4/2 SCHMUDLACH, Daniel Ludwig 7-24-1813 9-8-1897 Augusta nee ZUELKE born in Prussia 1840 4-8-1880 4/3 (plaque at foot end with "World War US 1917-1918" badge and flag) SCHMUDLACH, Father Adolph J. 1895-1979 (plaque) Pvt US Army World War I Oct 9 1895 + Mar 25 1979 Mother Edna V. 1903-1958 4/4 SCHMUDLACH, Walter Sept. 13, 1933 4/5 REDETZKE, Crist (sic, Christoph) Geb. d. 12. Jan. 1814 - Gest. d. 12 June 1901 Wilhelmine Geb. d. 12. Aug. 1821 - Gest. d. 26, Mar. 1893 Sie haben getragen Christi Joch, Sie sind gestorben und leben doch. 4/6 ZUEHLS, John Geb. 12 Jan 1808 - Gest. 30 Aug 1890 (faint inscription) 4/7 Z�HLS, Herman G., Sohn von J. & B. Geb. 5 Sep 1881 - Gest. 20 Feb 1888 4/8 BUCHHOLZ, Eduart, Sohn von W. & A. Geb. 21 Juni 1875 - Gest. 28 Juni 1881 (now propped up against 4/11) 4/9 KUCK, Ida E. Tochter von J. & W. Geb. 18 Aug 1895 - Gest. 12 Mai 1896 (outlined plot) 4/10 KUCK, Anna Wilhelmine Frau von F.W. Julius Gest. Marz 15, 1881(?) Alter 25 Jahre, 1 Tag (outlined plot) 4/11 KUCK, August G. Sohn von J. & W. Geb. den 12 Sep. 1877- Gest. den 15 Apr(?) 1878 4/12 KLUTH, Maria B. Tochter J. & J. Geb. den 31 Jan 1876 - Gest. den 2 M�rz 1887 (faint inscription below) Row 5- S/N (reads east) 5/1 BUCHHOLZ, Henriette Ehefrau [??] Wilhelm Geb. 10 Nov 1832 - Gest. 25 Jan 1872 Todtgeboren Zwilling (stillborn twins) Geb. den 20 und 22 Jan. 1872 (faint inscription below) (reads west) 5/2 LUEBKE, Laura L. Tochter von A. & A. Geb 23 Juni 1900 - Gest 12 Juli 1900 Little Mecan Cemetery/5 ROW/STONE NAME (on verge of tipping over) 5/3 SEIDLITZ, Ernst L. Geb. 4 Ma. 1843 - Gest. 14 Dec. 1893 Alter 60 Jr. 7 mo. 9 da. (faint inscription below) Row 6- N/S 6/1 BOHN, Otto 1879-1959 6/2 BOHN, August Geb. Feb 10, 1819 - Gest. Oct 31, 1890 (Vater A. on side stone, with same dates) Mutter Gattin von A. (wife of, also on side stone) Dec 23, 1845 - Nov 24, 1922 (faint inscription, south side main stone) (reads opposite of 6/4) 6/3 SCHMUDLACH, Herman O. Oct 10, 1875 - Mar 3, 1940 ("GAR 1861-1865" badge with flag on north side) 6/4 KUNERT, (north side) Robert Kinder Wilhelm von Alvine K. & E. Bertha Kunert Robert Bruder zu K. Kunert (faint Hier Ruhet, west side) Ernestine W. Geb. 10 Dec 1841 - Gest. 1 Okt 1893 Ruhe sanft du Ihn halb [?] Lebens In des Grab (faint) (reads opposite of 6/6) 6/5 SUMMERFELDT, Erenstiene (sic) 1836-1919 (reads opposite of 6/9-6/11) 6/6 ZABEL, Henriette Geb. 11 Nov 1828 - Gest. 31 Dec 1909 6/7 ZABEL, Hier ruhet in Frieden Christopher Geb. 21 Jan 1821 - Gest. 2 Dec 1889 6/8 ZABEL, Hier ruhet in Gott der Junggesell (Here rests in God the bachelor) Fred. Aug. Geb. 12 Juli 1859 - Gest. 17 Jan 1887 6/9 SIEG, Jule J., B. 1890 - D. 1892 6/10 SIEG, Gustave A., B. 1895 - D. 1913 6/11 SIEG, Albert E., B. 1882 - D. 1920 Little Mecan Cemetery/6 ROW/STONE NAME Row 7- N/S 7/1 GEHRKE, Eduard R. Geb. 1 Sep 1893 - Gest. 24 Maerz 1903 Die Blume [in ewigt?] So bluht der Mensch und sind ins Grab (tilting off base) 7/2 KLAWITTER, (north) Ed. Geb. 4 Feb 1841 - Gest. 10 Dec 1925 (south) Karoline Frau von E. Geb. 11 Oct 1836 - Gest. 16 Feb 1902 7/3 GALO (on base), (south) Friedrich Geb. 18 Juli 1815 - Gest. 11 Dez 1898 "GARLO", (north) Auguste Jan 17, 1836 - May 5, 1919 (faint German inscription on west side) 7/4 STIBB, Otto K. Sohn von G. & H. Geb. 12 Sep 1879 - Gest. 8 Mai 1904 (faint inscription below) (reads opposite) 7/5 STIBBE, Vater Gottlieb Geb. 25 M�rz 1820 - Gest. 15 Mai 1897 (tilting off base) 7/6 STIBB, Auguste Frau von K.L. Stibb Geb. 28 Sep 1829 - Gest. 20 Okt 1895 (faint inscription on side) 7/7 STIBB, Marvin L. 1923-1924 Row 8- N/S 8/1 SEIDLITZ, Arthur A. July 14, 1908 - May 17, 1985 8/2 SEIDLITZ, Emilie M. b. Mar 25, 1881 - d. Feb 29, 1940 Emil C. Apr. 30, 1868 - d. June 28, 1948 (re-engraved) 8/3 ZACHARIAS, Lao H. (sic) 1898-1898 Leona 1896-1897 (reads opposite) 8/4 OEHLKE, Infant Dau of W. & A. 1904 8/5 OEHLKE, Herman 1902-1903 8/6 OEHLKE, Paul 1898-1900 Little Mecan Cemetery/7 ROW/STONE NAME (reads opposite) 8/7 KLAWITTER, E.R. (no dates) William 1911 Hazel 1910 Ervin 1909 Mabel 1907 (reads opposite) 8/8 KUCK, Julius A. Sohn von J. & W. Geb. 9 Juli 1902 - Gest. 11 Juli 1902 (faint inscription into ground) 8/9 KUCK, Mother Wilhelmine 1863-1941 Father Julius F. 1852-1932 Row 9- S/N 9/1 EGGLESTON, Bertha T. 1879-1954 9/2 GEHRKE, Robert Geb. 5, Mai 1867 - Gest. 17 Maerz 1911 GEHRKE, Emilie 1853-1940 Nach �berstandnen schweren Leiden bin ich versetzt in h�hen Freuden. 9/3 STELTER, (main stone between) 9/4 STELTER, Justine Geb. 19, Okt. 1836 - Gest. 15, Mai 1916 Ist Gott fuer uns. Wer mag wieder uns sein 9/5 STELTER, G.[ustav, Sr.] Geb. 20, Jan 1834 - Gest. 7, Nov 1910 F�rchte dich nicht. Denn ich habe dich erl�set (next three in back) 9/6 LANGE, Leslile L. b. Dec 19, 1919 - d. Mar 12, 1921 9/7 LANGE, Hilmuth E. b. Aug 10, 1918 - d. Mar 16, 1920 9/8 LANGE, Alma G. b. May 7, 1898 - d. Dec 27, 1898 (next four in front, in line with rest of row) 9/9 LANGE, Theodore R. b. Mar 11, 1896 - d. Apr 7, 1924 9/10 LANGE, Frau Eva b. Apr 10, 1824 - d. May 15, 1904 9/11 LANGE, Herman H. b. May 25, 1887 - d. Jan 17, 1920 9/12 LANGE, Fred W. b. Aug 2, 1884 - d. Aug 6, 1913 Little Mecan Cemetery/8 ROW/STONE NAME 9/13 SCHULTZ, Mother Minnie 1821-1913 (to back) 9/14 PRILL, Minnie C.E. 1830-1913 (in front) 9/15 PRILL, Infant Son Norbert Norman Nov, 1925 (both names re-engraved) 9/16 ZACHARIAS, (north) Johann 1837-1909 (south) Rosalia 1839-1904 9/17 BLIEFNICK, Father Willhelm (sic) b. May 27, 1837 - d. June 23, 1931 Mother Julianna b. Jan 6, 1834 - d. May 11, 1911 9/18 BLIEFNICK, Infant (no dates) 9/19 BLIEFNICK, Julie wife of H. b. Mar 26, 1873 - d. Mar 10, 1923 9/20 BLIEFNICK, Herman W. b. Feb 10, 1870 - d. Dec 31, 1947 9/21 BLIEFNICK, Margaret b. 1920 - d. 1934 9/22 BLIEFNICK, Mabel b. 1915 - d. 1936 Row 10- N/S 10/1 BLIEFNICK, William F. 1874-1940 Alberttena (sic) 1886-1962 (vases on each side) 10/2 BLIEFNICK, William (Leo) 1912-1929 Rudolph 1877-1940 (wooden cross in front of stone with names) Bertha Sawyer 1894-1984 She never stopped giving. 10/3 ZACHARIAS, Bertha b. Mar 25, 1872 - d. Dec 15, 1946 Herman b. July 5, 1872 - d. Mar 24, 1940 10/4 WEGNER (main stone) 10/5 WEGNER, E. Geb. 6, Dec. 1855 - Gest. 19, Feb. 1920 10/6 WEGNER, Rosa Geb. 3, May 1857 - Gest. 15, Dec. 1929 10/7 ROST, Augusta 1859-1935 Little Mecan Cemetery/9 ROW/STONE NAME 10/8 SCHULTZ, Sophia Wife of C. BECKMAN 1889-1917 (sinking into ground, dates disappearing) 10/9 SCHULTZ, Herman 1862-1930 10/10 SCHULTZ, Anna 1869-1948 10/11 STIBB, Norbert b. Sept. 1915 - d. May 1917 10/12 STIBB, Arnold b. June 1910 - d. July 1937 10/13 LANGE, Augusta A. b. Mar 27, 1860 - d. July 16, 1953 Julius J. b. Jan 9, 1849 - d. Aug 8, 1927 10/14 STIBB, Theodor 1884-1950 Emila 1885-1936 10/15 TONN (main stone, with IHS cross inscribed) 10/16 TONN, Father Louis J. 1875-1927 10/17 TONN, Mother Clara E. 1886-1975 10/18 ZEMKE, Karl A. 1875-1973 Row 11- S/N 11/1 WENDT, Mother Emma P. 1893-1965 Father Albert P. 1881-1952 (reads opposite) 11/2 PRILL, Carl, Sr. 1858-1940 Paulina 1861-1937 11/3 PRILL, Leona 1893-1929 Carl 1891-1953 11/4 SCHULTZ, Pearl 1885-1951 Edward W. 1895-1968 (separate military stone with flag and World War II badge) SCHULTZ, Edward W. Wis Pvt 166 Depot Brigade World War I July 30 1895 + Aug 1 1968 (surname faintly illegible on top) 11/5 STIBB, Ludwig Geb. 13 Mar 1828 - Gest. 7 Sept 1920 Little Mecan Cemetery/10 ROW/STONE NAME (reads opposite on end of row by brush) 11/6 COOK, Mary Jane June 25, 1954 - Oct. 3, 1954 Row 12- N/S (reads opposite at edge of brush) 12/1 RAU, Mother Alvina 1869-1952 Father Herman J. 1861-1918 12/2 MITTLESTEADT, Henry H. 1867-1937 Ida E. 1878-1958 12/3 SCHULTZ, Father Emil b. Sept 8, 1873 - d. Aug 14, 1960 Mother Bertha b. Feb 27, 1875 - d. June 2, 1954 12/4 STELTER, Edward F. b. May 23, 1898 - d. July 2, 1961 Amanda I. b. Apr 2, 1900 - d. Sept. 2, 1992 (reads opposite) 12/5 STELTER, Father Gustav E. b. Oct 21, 1870 - d. Feb. 16, 1953 Mother Mathilda M. b. Nov 5, 1874 - d. June 4 , 1957 My Jesus, as Thou wilt. Oh, may Thy will be mine. 12/6 STELTER, Paul R. b. Oct 25, 1896 - d. Apr 27, 1984 Onie E. b. Jan 10, 1905 - d. Sept. 22, 1994 12/7 KLINGBEIL, Father Edward 1871-1959 Mother Emma 1876-1954 Rest in peace Row 13- S/N 13/1 WEGENKE, Father Harvey E. 1917- Mother Louise E. 1919-1960 Son Ronald L. 1945-1960 Forever with the Lord 13/2 STELTER, Alfreada G. 1923- Norbert E. 1918-1957 In loving memory 13/3 MUELLER, Mother Martha E. 1889-1963 Father Rev. August G. 1887-1958 Forever with the Lord Little Mecan Cemetery/11 ROW/STONE NAME 13/4 STIBB, Mother Mathilda O. 1887-1959 Father Edward H. 1886-1979 The Lord is my shepherd 13/5 PERLBERG, Pauline 1876-1959 13/6 COOK, Father Edward H. 1883-1960 Mother Lydia M. 1890-1972 Rest in peace 13/7 KRAUSE, Hulda T. 1885-1967 Albert E. 1878-1962 Rest in peace 13/8 KRAUSE, Linda 1892-1969 Henry 1889-1981 13/9 BORNICK, Marie A. 1891-1972 Emil A. 1885-1971 13/10 STELTER, William G. 1893-1974 13/11 STELTER, Ella E. 1897-1987 13/12 STELTER, Fred E. 1898-1980 13/13 STELTER, Theodore J. 1906-1992 Row 14- N/S 14/1 STELTER, Herman E. 1899-1982 Lillian E. 1912-1994 14/2 REUSCH, Roger H. Dec.13, 1943 - Trudene A. Jan. 23, 1945 - (American flag, with no military plaque) 14/3 DOEPKE, Henry D. Dec. 22, 1936 - Mar. 21, 1999 Marlene E. May 22, 1941 - Little Mecan Cemetery/12 ROW/STONE NAME (vase behind stone) 14/4 ZACHARIAS, John E. 1916-1999 Adeline A. 1921- (vase behind stone) 14/5 TETZLAFF, Herman G. 1901-1997 Mabel E. 1903-1998 14/6 DOEPKE, Henry F. 1906-1971 Clara H. 1905-1997 (military plaque in front has wrong "World War U.S. 1917-1918" badge with flag!) 14/7 BREHM, Nick (stone)1906-1974 (plaque) Wis Tec 4 US Army World War II Sep 4 1906 + Jan 3 1974 Mabel A. (same stone) 1915-2002 14/8 BOHN, Emil John b. Apr 13, 1881 - d. Apr 7, 1973 Minnie Mary b. Nov 10, 1888 - d. July 18, 1967 14/9 LANGE, Father Julius E. 1894-1985 Mother Alma A. 1897-1966 Asleep in Jesus 14/10 KLAWITTER, Father Rhynold A. 1900-1970 Mother Minnie L. 1904-1986 14/11 SCHULTZ, Father Edward W. 1891-1978 Mother Lena E. 1896-1986 Married Nov. 21, 1916 14/12 SIEG, Father Rudolph T. 1895-1971 Mother Clara L. 1901-1996 SIEG,(military plaque at foot end) Rudolph T Wis Pvt Co G 37 Infantry World War I Nov 17 1895 + Aug 23 1971 14/13 RATAYCZAK, Mildred L. LANGE 1928-1971 Rest in peace Row 15- S/N (deer in pines scene) 15/1 SCHULTZ, Lloyd E. 1921- Little Mecan Cemetery/13 ROW/STONE NAME (deer in pines scene on husband's corner, musical notes on wife's corner, color cameo photo insert of couple on stone, between names) 15/2 SCHULTZ, Lyle H. Sept. 25, 1924 - May 8, 1994 Alice M. Mar. 29, 1925 - (military plaque with broken flag and World War II badge) 15/3 BOHN, (plaque) Ervin E Cpl US Army Air Forces World War II Apr 3 1909 + Jul 22 1999 BOHN, (stone) Ervin E. Apr. 3, 1909 - July 22, 1999 Cora I nee INGRAM Apr. 9, 1923 - (deer in pines scene on stone, military plaque on back of stone) 15/4 STEEGER, Alfred A. Jan. 13, 1917 - May 22, 2000 Alvina G. Jan. 3, 1918 - Nov. 16, 1993 (plaque on back of stone, with World War II badge and flag) STEEGER, Alfred A. Tec 4 US Army World War II Jan 13 1917 + May 22 2000 15/5 ZUEHLS, Marion L. b. Sep 16, 1922 - (three books piled above date corner, underneath: Teacher, 1942-1984, Science) Edmund F. b. Nov 16, 1919 - d. July 11, 1990 (cattails and duck scene above his date corner) 15/6 KLAWITTER, Lillian A. 1903-1991 Walter W. 1898-1993 Married Apr 24, 1921 15/7 BENZ, Marion C. 1924-1993 Arno G. 1906-1989 (color picture cameo insert) 15/8 SPARBY, Jean M. Aug 16 1975 (camera engraved in between) Sept 25 1993 A lifetime is but a moment in eternity (church engraved over wife's side) 15/9 SPARBY, Don R. Jul. 14, 1938 - Arlene E. Nov. 1, 1940 - He makes me lie down in green pastures Little Mecan Cemetery/14 ROW/STONE NAME (double heart-shaped stone) 15/10 MUELLER, Walter H. May 1, 1925 - March 22, 2002 Joann M. DUHIG January 10, 1931 - Married April 11, 1953 "Come Good Home" Row 16- N/S 16/1 GLOVER, Sandy Oct. 8, 1946 - Oct. 3 , 1998 16/2 GLOVER, Gerald Lee October 18, 1945 - 16/3 STELTER, Randall N. 1948- Jean Carol 1949-2001 Married (rings) Dec. 7, 1968 (large gap between these stones) 16/4 STIBB, Leonard L. 1916-1998 Asleep in Jesus 16/5 LANGE, Arden E. 1935-1997 Asleep in Jesus
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