Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

St. Francis Seminary Woods Cemetery

St. Francis

History

Church land accounts for a significant portion of the city of St. Francis. On the grounds of St. Francis Seminary is a large undeveloped area known as the Seminary Woods. It is open to the public and hosts a small cemetery and grotto honoring Our Lady of Lourdes. It is shared with the neighboring Sisters of St. Francis Assisi.

The grotto was built by German born Paul Dobberstein while training at the seminary in 1894. During his studies he contracted double pneumonia and promised the Virgin Mary he would build a grotto in her honor, once he recovered. It is about ten feet tall.

The Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi began in 1849 when a small group of lay Third Order Franciscans (5 men, 6 women) heard a call for missionaries to the new world. They left Ettenbeuren, Bavaria on March 13, 1849. They are the first foundation of Franciscan women to be established in the US.

The early Sisters accepted their first mission-teaching and caring for the children of St. Amelian's orphanage. Two years later they offered their domestic services at the newly established St. Francis Seminary.

Select Burials and Interments

ABERWALD:
Aberwald, Sr Charlotte/b. 1893/d. 1959 	

AEBLY:
Aebly, Sr Jeanette/b. 1898/d. 1953 	

BAIER:
Baier, Sr Florentine/b. 1871/d. 1957 	

BALESTRIERI:
Balestrieri, Rev Francis J/b. Jul. 27, 1915/d. Sep. 28, 1942 	

BAUER:
Bauer, Sr Victoria/b. 1869/d. 1956 	

BAUM:
Baum, Sr Marcella/b. 1873/d. 1959 	

BECK:
Beck, Sr Cleta/b. 1889/d. 1958 	

BERNARD:
Bernard, Br Leo/b. unknown/d. Nov. 1, 1880 	

BEYER:
Beyer, Sr Amabilis/b. 1888/d. 1953 	

BLUM:
Blum, Albert/b. 1882/d. 1945/Minor Seminary Employee	

BOLIN:
Bolin, Sr Silva/b. 1895/d. 1954 	

BRAUN:
Braun, Sr Rosalinda/b. 1888/d. 1959 	

BREEN:
Breen, Rev Andrew E/b. Jun. 13, 1863/d. Sep. 10, 1938 	

BREU:
Breu, Sr Timothea/b. 1887/d. 1956 	

BRIELMAIER:
Brielmaier, Sr Bede/b. 1895/d. 1961 	

BULGHERONI:
Bulgheroni, Sr Sebastian/b. 1906/d. 1955 	

BURKHART:
Burkhart, Sr Helen/b. 1866/d. 1944 	

CLASSEN:
Classen, Sr Blandina/b. 1874/d. 1956 	

CRIDELICH:
Cridelich, Sr Consalva/b. 1879/d. 1961 	
Cridelich, Sr Philibert/b. 1869/d. 1956 	

CZAPIEWSKA:
Czapiewska, Sr Pulcheria/b. 1879/d. 1962 	

CZAR:
Czar, Sr Olivia/b. 1882/d. 1961 	

DECKER:
Decker, Sr Juliana/b. 1883/d. 1960 	

DETTMER:
Dettmer, Sr Davidica/b. 1881/d. 1960 	
Dettmer, Sr Edeltrude/b. 1866/d. 1953 	

DIMPFL:
Dimpfl, Sr Cornelia/b. 1878/d. 1963 	

DINY:
Diny, Sr Claretta/b. 1888/d. 1959 	
Diny, Sr Nicholas Marie/b. 1895/d. 1962 	

DROLLINGER:
Drollinger, Sr Godfrey/b. 1919/d. 1953 	

DWYER:
Dwyer, George/b. May. 29, 1886/d. Jul. 24, 1904/Student of Seminary 	

EBBEN:
Ebben, Sr Harriet/b. 1908/d. 1963 	

EBLING:
Ebling, Caroline/b. 1905/d. 1930 	

EHLINGER:
Ehlinger, Sr Ferdinand/b. 1885/d. 1960 	

ERTL:
Ertl, Sr Andrew/b. 1880/d. 1953 	

FIEGEN:
Fiegen, Matthias/b. 1856/d. 1916/Seminary Employee 	

FISCH:
Fisch, Sr Paul/b. 1901/d. 1963 	

FITZGIBBON:
Fitzgibbon, Dr Thomas/b. Mar. 1, 1854/d. Sep. 16, 1916 	

FITZSIMMON:
Fitzsimmon, Anne/b. unknown/d. Oct. 17, 1884/Aged 72 year 	

FLIESS:
Fliess, Sr Fulgentia/b. 1887/d. 1954 	

FOLTZ:
Foltz, Sr Miranda/b. 1885/d. 1958 	

FRITSCH:
Fritsch, Sr Dolores/b. 1878/d. 1958 	

GEHL:
Gehl, Rev Eugene J/b. unknown/d. unknown 	

GRAF:
Graf, Peter/b. 1904/d. 1962/Major Seminary Employee 	

GUENTHER:
Guenther, Sr Natalia/b. 1887/d. 1957 	

HABBERGER:
Habberger, Sr Sabina/b. 1870/d. 1963 	

HAEFELE:
Haefele, Sr Emerita/b. 1883/d. 1963 	

HAFKEMEYER:
Hafkemeyer, Sr Dorothy/b. 1886/d. 1957 	

HATFORD:
Hatford, Rev Garbriel Ward/b. Jul. 17, 1905/d. May. 9, 1965 	

HAUSER:
Hauser, Sr Bernarda/b. 1881/d. 1963 	

HAYES:
Hayes, Sr Maurice/b. 1882/d. 1955 	

HECHT:
Hecht, Sr Emmanuel/b. 1878/d. 1953 	

HEIMANN:
Heimann, Sr Madeline/b. 1896/d. 1982 	

HELLER:
Heller, Sr Jerome/b. 1872/d. 1955 	

HOGAN:
Hogan, Rev Thomas/b. unknown/d. Jan. 12, 1884 	

HONRATH:
Honrath, Sr Toulouse/b. 1885/d. 1956 	

HUBER:
Huber, Sr Modesta/b. 1887/d. 1958 	

HUEPPER:
Huepper, Roman M/b. 1909/d. 1933 	

JABLONSKA:
Jablonska, Sr Caroline/b. 1864/d. 1945 	

JANICEK:
Janicek, Peter/b. 1922/d. 1940/Son 	

KENMETER:
Kemmeter, Barbara M/b. Oct. 8, 1855/d. Dec. 18, 1926/Requiescat in Pace	

KETTNHOVEN:
Kettenhofen, Sr Leonida/b. 1888/d. 1952 	

KLEIN:
Klein, Sr Frances/b. 1878/d. 1958 	

KNAPPSTEIN:
Knappstein, Sr Florence/b. 1893/d. 1963 	

KOEHL:
Koehl, Sr Everildis/b. 1887/d. 1958 	

KOHL:
Kohl, Sr Henrietta/b. 1872/d. 1956 	

KUDLINSKA:
Kudlinska, Sr Casimira/b. 1876/d. 1959 	

LAUMER:
Laumer, Sr Maximilla/b. 1887/d. 1956 	

LEFERVE:
Leferve, Sr Pancratia/b. 1882/d. 1959 	

LIBERA:
Libera, Sr Apollinaria/b. 1881/d. 1962 	

LOCHSCHMIDT:
Lochschmidt, Sr Irmine/b. 1889/d. 1952 	

LOCK:
Lock, Sr Bonaventura/b. 1867/d. 1887 	

MAAS:
Maas, Sr Majella/b. 1890/d. 1962 	
Maas, Sr Nicola/b. 1885/d. 1957 	

MANDL:
Mandl, Frank/b. 1876/d. 1946/Seminary Employee 	

MARKERT:
Markert, Sr Xavier/b. 1905/d. 1962 	

MARSHALL:
Marshall, Sr Rosaria/b. 1910/d. 1952 	

MAUER:
Mauer, James E/b. 1955/d. 1993 	

MC GRANE:
Mc Grane, Bernard/b. 1876/d. 1938 	

MC GUIRE:
Mc Guire, Sr Josetta/b. 1888/d. 1955 	

MERTENS:
Mertens, Sr Francella/b. 1897/d. 1959 	

MICHELS:
Michels, Sr Lioba/b. 1896/d. 1952 	

MOSER:
Moser, Sr Blanche/b. 1882/d. 1955 	

MUELLER:
Mueller, Sr Gonzaga/b. 1873/d. 1962 	
Mueller, Sr Paschal/b. 1886/d. 1962 	

MURPHY:
Murphy, Sr Catherine/b. 1844/d. 1906 	

MUSZYSKI:
Muszynski, Sr Hedwig/b. 1875/d. 1955 	

NOTHAS:
Nothas, Sr Salesia/b. 1874/d. 1954 	

NUSSBAUM:
Nussbaum, Sr Philomene/b. 1876/d. 1952 	
Nussbaum, Sr Theophila/b. 1870/d. 1953 	

O'BRIEN:
O'Brien, William/b. 1878/d. 1933/Seminary Employee	

O'CONNELL:
O'Connell, Sr Brigid/b. 1906/d. 1962 	

O'HAYRE:
O'Hayre, Sr Christina/b. 1924/d. 1962 	

OSTERBAUER:
Osterbauer, Sr Valentine/b. 1878/d. 1963 	

PANZRAM:
Panzram, Apollonia/b. 1859/d. 1941 	

PESCHONG:
Peschong, Catherine/b. Aug. 2, 1860/d. Jun. 5, 1947 	
Peschong, Rev Domini Petri/b. Apr. 19, 1855/d. Jun. 29, 1879 	
Peschong, Rev John/b. Dec. 2, 1865/d. Jul. 16, 1952 	
Peschong, Peter/b. May. 4, 1827/d. Sep. 23, 1905 	

RADTKE:
Radtke, Sr Hildegard/b. 1877/d. 1962 	
Radtke, Sr Luke/b. 1871/d. 1963 	

RAEDLER:
Raedler, Sr Cecilia/b. 1877/d. 1961 	

RAY:
Ray, Sr Baptist/b. 1875/d. 1963 	

REICHL:
Reichl, Sr Bilhildis/b. 1875/d. 1956 	

RUTA:
Ruta, Sr Michaeline/b. 1879/d. 1957 	

SAGER:
Sager, Sr Marietta/b. 1899/d. 1953 	

SCHOEN:
Schoen, Sr Romana/b. 1844/d. 1885 	

SCHUIT:
Schuit, Rev William N/b. Mar. 5, 1921/d. Oct. 18, 1984 	

SCHULIEN:
Schulien, Rev John A/b. Oct. 8, 1906/d. Mar. 19, 1991 	

SECK:
Seck, Sr Lucy/b. 1871/d. 1957 	

SHUDA:
Shuda, Sr Leocadia/b. 1873/d. 1958 	

SIMON:
Simon, Sr Pacifica/b. 1983/d. 1956 	

STADLER:
Stadler, Sr Irenea/b. 1898/d. 1961 	

STARK:
Stark, Agnes/b. 1947/d. 1924 	
Stark, Celestine/b. 1875/d. 1944 	

STIER:
Stier, Sr Melania/b. 1872/d. 1954 	

SUPLICKI:
Suplicki, Sr Eugene/b. 1879/d. 1962 	

THOMAS:
Thomas, Sr Seraphine/b. 1889/d. 1955 	

THORN:
Thorn, Sr Amata/b. 1919/d. 1963 	

THREN:
Thren, Sr Antonina/b. 1855/d. 1898 	
Thren, Thecla/b. 1868/d. 1930/Ven Mother M	

TORKE:
Torke, Diane/b. 1938/d. 1988 	

VAN DE VOORT:
Van De Voort, Sr Flavia/b. 1881/d. 1960 	

VOGEL:
Vogel, Sr Kilian/b. 1884/d. 1959 	

WEBBER:
Webber, Sr Cordula/b. 1889/d. 1959 	

WEBER:
Weber, Sr Scholastica/b. 1884/d. 1951 	

WEGENEK:
Wegenek, Sr Virginia/b. 1878/d. 1963 	

WEISENBERGER:
Weisenberger, Sr Christiana/b. 1894/d. 1963 	

WEISS:
Weiss, Sr Barbara/b. 1880/d. 1963 	
Weiss, Sr Stephen/b. 1879/d. 1952 	

WENDEL:
Wendel, Sr Theodosia/b. 1885/d. 1963 	

WERNER:
Werner, Sr Hieronyma/b. 1857/d. 1885 	

WESTFAL:
Westfal, Sr Gregory/b. 1897/d. 1952 	

WICKLEIN:
Wicklein, Sr Marcelline/b. 1886/d. 1955 	

WIEMALS:
Wiemals, Sr Cecile/b. 1900/d. 1952 	

WIESNER:
Wiesner, Sr Ignatia/b. 1893/d. 1957 	

WINTER:
Winter, Sr Teresiana/b. 1883/d. 1951 	

WOLF:
Wolf, Herbert P/b. Jul. 25, 1910/d. Mar. 29, 1963/Seminary Secretary