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Pilgrims's Rest Lutheran Cemetery, situated on the Janesville Plank Road, about half a mile outside the city limits, was established in August, 1880, by St. Stephen's (Lutheran) congregation. It has an area of twenty-three and a half acres and cost $6,000. On the grounds have been built a small church. They are managed by a committee appointed for the purpose by the congregation, consisting of M. Meibohm, M. Thomas, J.G. Trentledge. From August to January 1, 1881, the number of interments aggregate sixty-three--the grounds were laid out in handsome style by Engineer Benzenberg. as written in The History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1881, Volume II.
This active cemetery is located at: 3110 West Forest Home Ave. Milwaukee 53215
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This is a partial list of interments. BERTRAM: Edmund J/b. 1890/d. 1955 Edna/b. 1899/d. 1976 Edwin/b. 1895/d. 1950 Emma/b. 1891/d. 1945 BORGENHAGEN: Fredrick/b. Dec 13, 1839/d. Jun 26, 1921/bur. Jun 29, 1921 BROSSMAN: Oscar/b. Sep 1884/d. Dec 23, 1906/bur. Dec 25, 1906 BUSKE: Karl J./b. Mar. 22, 1882/d. Oct. 5, 1904 Louisa/b. 1890/d. 1891 GERLACH: August/b. Aug. 5, 1824/d. Jun. 26, 1900 Augusta Jordan/b. Aug. 14, 1829/d. Mar. 12, 1912 HANSEN: Johann Frederick/geb. 08 March 1867/gest. 19 November 1915 Wilhelmine (nee Neske)/geb. 22 October 1866/gest. 03 April 1930 George F./geb. 25 December 1896/gest. 01 November 1945 John/geb. 06 August 1898/gest. 24 June 1919 Edward/geb. 30 March 1901/gest. 15 August 1921 HANSEN Arthur John/geb. 02 June 1891/gest. 19 January 1931 Mathilda (nee Strehlow)/geb. 30 November 1897/gest. 26 November 1964 HELING: Friederike Plautz/b. Dec. 12, 1824/d. Dec. 12, 1897 Johann/b. Nov. 18, 1822/d. Apr. 15, 1901 HENRICH: Emilie/d. Nov. 1, 2002/age 93/at the Gil-Mor Manor, Morgan, MN/services were held at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran in Muskego./Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm handled arrangements KUNN: Wilhelmina/b. Dec. 17, 1837/d. Sep. 16, 1904 LEMANSKI: Joseph Valentine/b. Feb. 10, 1877/d. Apr. 10, 1933 LUECHT: August/b. Jan. 29, 1861/d. Nov. 6, 1937 Johanna Heling/b. May. 29, 1863/d. Aug. 9, 1948 LUELLWITZ: Arthur R/b. Nov. 2, 1899/d. May. 15, 1980 Ferdinand F./b. Feb. 20, 1865/d. Mar. 4, 1934 Herman/b. Dec. 24, 1873/d. Jan. 8, 1929 MARQUARDT: Caroline/b. Oct 24, 1844/d. Oct 12, 1929/bur. Oct 15, 1929 NESKE Karl a.k.a. Charles/geb. 05 September 1872/gest. 09 March 1935 Johanna (nee Lunow)/geb. 27 March 1878/gest. 30 December 1955 Arthur/geb. 02 August 1904/gest. 16 February 1905 Theodore/geb. 06 April 1906/gest. April 1980 Alma/geb. 1913/gest. 22 July 1930 PARCHIM: [sec M blk 4 lot 3 gr 27] Cyril/b. August 28, 1920/d. Feb 18, 1921/bur. Feb 21, 1921 [sec M blk 4 lot 9 gr 9] unnamed daughter/b. Nov 26, 1925/ d. Nov 26, 1925/bur. Nov 27, 1925 PIEHL: Maria/b. 1812/d. 1896 PLAUTZ: Fritz/b. Sep. 2, 1818/d. Apr. 22, 1891 PONTOS: August Theodor/b: 1846 2 April/d. July 5 1918/age 72 in Cudahy/Cause: "Hypoplexy" (a stroke)/ bur: 9 July 1918 QUENTMEYER: Frank/b. Aug. 25, 1864/d. Apr. 22, 1886 Gustav/b. Mar. 19, 1887/d. Apr. 9, 1887 Gustavus Herman/b. Sep. 20, 1857/d. Apr. 26, 1910 ROHLEDER: Albert/geb 8 Mai 1860/gest 16 Juli 1918 ossw: Bertha/geb 19 Mai 1865/gest 31 Dec 1854 ossw: Frieda Surprise Nee Rohleder/1909-19?3 RUSCH: Johanna Plautz/b. Sep. 1, 1857/d. Nov. 24, 1928 Welhelm/b. Jan. 19, 1857/d. Oct. 7, 1933 SCHMIDT: Elizabeth B. Brei/b. unknown/d. Jul. 24, 2005 SCHNELL: Anna/b. Oct. 27, 1856/d. Nov. 4, 1919 Auguste Mathilde Draeger/b. Aug. 4, 1874/d. Nov. 10, 1904 Charles/b. Jan. 21, 1863/d. May. 31, 1944 Katherine/b. 1862/d. 1940 Mina S. C./b. Jan. 25, 1853/d. Sep. 12, 1894 Thelka/b. Mar. 7, 1876/d. Feb. 25, 1947 SENGBUSCH: Fredericke/b. Mar. 7, 1835/d. Dec. 21, 1901 Meta/b. Nov. 12, 1893/d. Feb. 27, 1894 Meta/b. Nov. 12, 1893/d. Feb. 27, 1894 TANGER: Alfred/b. Nov. 7, 1878/d. Jul. 7, 1893 Augusta Dorothea Lueders/b. Aug. 15, 1850/d. Jun. 19, 1909 Johann (Fred) Friedrich Carl/b. Dec. 28, 1840/d. May. 24, 1913 Verna/b. Mar. 12, 1921/d. Mar. 17, 1921 WESTPHAL: Herman/b. 1847/d. 1926 ZUBE: Anna Sophie Caroline Tess/b. Jul. 15, 1867/d. Mar. 20, 1951 Augusta Tess/b. Mar. 27, 1864/d. Dec. 1, 1940 Charles/b. Jan. 28, 1863/d. Feb. 12, 1951 Charles/b. 1851/d. 1914 Fred/b. 1869/d. 1918 Heinrich Wilhelm/b. Feb. 1, 1867/d. Feb. 26, 1904 Walter/b. Apr. 5, 1897/d. Nov. 7, 1978 William/b. Jan. 8, 1888/d. Apr. 5, 1958
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