German Evangelical Zion Church Cemetery
Also known as Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemtery
Lisbon Township

Location

This cemetery is located about three blocks north of St. Alban's Church on Maple Avenue (about W249 N6258 Maple Avenue), Sussex Village, Section 23, Lisbon Township.

History

This is an active cemetery, although there have been no burials since the 1996. Many of the plots have sunk and the tomb is appearing above ground. Established in 1890. The first burial was on March 31, 1890, that of Lillie Alma Walter, daughter of Franz Walter and Caroline Brandt. This stone no longer exists. The oldest stone remaining is that of Louis Schroeder 1891.

The church (Zion Evangelical Church aka German Evangelical Zion Church) was organized October 25, 1888. The church was completed in 1889. The parish was then served by the pastors from Brookfield and Menomonee Falls. From 1890-1898 it was served by pastors from Merton. In January, 1890, August Mindemann gave the congregation 1/4 acre of land for use as a burial ground. In 1917, the church got its first resident pastor. In the first 50 years of the church (1888-1838) there were ten pastors in the church. 103 funerals were performed during that time. The church merged with the Salem Reformed Church of Pewaukee in 1868. Together they formed the Redeemer United Church of Christ.

Records

There are cemetery records 1902-date/ There is a map of the cemetery and records are available for public research by appointment. Contact
Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery Association
W233 N6263 Deyer Drive
Sussex, WI 53089
262-246-3605.

The association will not answer mail requests. Redeemer United Church of Christ burned down a few years ago and a new church was built in its former location. W220 N4915 Town Line Road · P.O. Box 230 · Sussex, WI 53089. Before the fire the church had the records of both the Zion and Salem Church, plus the combined records since 1968. I do not know what records still exist.

At the Waukesha County Museum there are transcriptions from the tombstones 1892-1938.

Transcriptions

In 2001 I walked the cemetery with Rebecca M. The following is a listing from the back of the cemetery to the front as we did our walk.

ossw = on the same stone with

ALBRECHT:
Albrecht Family Stone (no data), next to:
Albrecht/Bertha/1874-1938, ossw:
John D. 1870-1928, next to:
Albrecht family stone (no data)
(behind the Meyer/Albrecht/Marx stones is a large Albrecht stone.
This stone's base appears to be in the next row.)
John Albrecht/Apr 18, 1832/Apr 10, 1916, ossw:
Lotta Albrecht/Aug 24, 1832/Aug 14, 1893
Mother (no data), next to:
Father (no data), next to:
Empty Base (I think this is the base from Albrecht found in previous row), next to:
George Albrecht/born Feb. 19,1895/died March 8, 1896

BECKER:
Inf son of H.S.E. Becker (no data)

BRANDT:
Pauline Brandt/wife of/Geo. Henn/1868-1913

BRUSHABER:
Charles Brushaber/1864-1897
Brushaber/George W./1889-1965, ossw:
Lilly/1893-1972

BUGE:
Mutter/Wilhelmina/1865-1916

FLITSCH:
Flitsch/Walter/1929-1975, ossw:
Sieglinde/1930-___, ossw:
Together Forever

GASTRAU:
Infant of E. Gastrau/1917

GEBERT:
Grandmother/Sophia Gebert/1828-1906, next to:
Grandfather/Frederick Gebert/1833-1922

HORNIG:
Ruhe Ganft/Sohn/Philipp, next to:
Ph. F. Hornig/Geb. in Altripp, Deutschland/1819-1896, ossw:
Ludwig Hornig/1843-1911, ossw:
Margaretha Hornig/geb Eisenhauer, Neuhoffen/1854-1935, ossw:
Ph. Hornig/1867-1918, next to:
Vater, next to:
Phillip F. Horning/1819-1996/inscription illeg.

KIRCHHOFF:
Gerhardt/Here lies little son of Carl & Bertha Kirchhoff/Apr. 23, 1912/
	Nov. 5, 1917/Buried on earth to be born again in heaven, next to:
Kirchhoff/Bertha/1891-1993, ossw:
Carl F./1887-1965

KOEPKE:
Frances Koepke/wife of Edw. Radema/1895-1918/At Rest

KOLLMORGAN:
Grandmother/Elizabeth/1819-1892, next to:
Daugther/Sophia/Mar 21, 1893/Jan. 31, 1898, next to
KOLLMORGAN family stone, next to:
Father/Frederick/Apr 3, 1852/Feb 5, 1911, next to:
Mother/Sophia/Aug 20, 1860/Aug 10, 1892

LIESCHKE:
Catte Une Vater/Max Lieschke/1887-1919

LUCZAK:
2 A. A. Schmidt cemetery markers
Severa H. Luczak/1913-1987, next to:
Frank W. Luczak/1907-1980

MAMEROW:
Mamerow/Father/Carl F./Sept. 18, 1856/June 24, 1937, ossw:
Mother/Minnie J./May 4, 1859/Sept. 24, 1939
Father Footstone, next to:
Mamerow/Karl Mamerow Sr./Geb Den 28 Oct 1827/Gest Den 28 Nov 1912, ossw:
Sophia/Wife of Karl Mamerow Sr./Geb Den 27 July 1833/Gest Den 18 Oct 1907
	next to:
Mother Footstone, next to:
Herman Mamerow/Infant/Sept 18, 1918
Father (no data), next to:
Mamerow/William Mamerow/Oct. 31, 1860/Apr 13, 1938, ossw:
His wife/Fredericka Albrecht/Oct. 23, 1858/Mar 1, 1917, next to:
Kind von/Wm. & R. Mamerow/Gest 16 Feb 1894

MANKE:
Manke/Elizabeth M./1876-1956, ossw:
August F./1875-1964

MARX:
Vater/Konrad Marx/1838-1904, next to:
Mutter/Anna Maria Karl/1842-1920, next to:
Daughter/Anna M. Marx/1892-1957
(fallen) Susanna Hornig/Gattin von Valentin Marx/1870-1911, next to
(base no stone), next to:
(fallen)Vater/Valentin Marx/1866-1943

MEIER:
Meier/Dorothy/1849-1925, ossw:
Fred/1852-1952

MEYER:
Catte/Louis Meyer/Geb 17, Nov 1861/Gest 12 Juni 1904/Ruhe in Frieden

MILLER:
Fred Miller/1861-1935 (tombstone partial buried), next to:
Helen C. Miller/1917-1919, next to:
Emilie Miller/1871-1952
Father/Jacob Miller/Feb 9, 1855/July 8, 1918

MINEDMANN:
August J. Mindemann/Geb 25 Dec 1842/Gest 23 Feb 1911, ossw:
Wilhelmine Mindemann/Geb 30 Aug 1845/Gest 19 Nov 1904, next to:
Vater (no data, German inscription illegible), next to:
Mutter (no data, German inscription illegible), next to:
Johann/Harrman/Geb Den 16 Nov 1812/Gest Den 28 July 1893/Alter 80 Jahre 3Mo 16 Tage/German inscription

MOEDE:
Herman Moede/Born Dec 2, 1867/Died Apr 30, 1902, next to:

RIEWE:
Paul H.A. RIEWE/1924-1961
Paul A. 1898-1979, ossw:
Elizabeth/1901-1975, ossw:
Married Nov. 29, 1923, next to:
Mother Footstone, next to:
Riewe/Father/Albert/Mar. 17, 1862/Jan. 18, 1929, ossw:
Mother/Emilie/Nov. 17, 1861/Aug. 14, 1923, next to:
Father Footstone

SCHMIDT:
Schmidt Family Stone (no data), next to:
Son/William Schmidt/1882-1900, next to:
Father/Christian Schmidt/1851-1923, next to:
Mother/Fredricka Schmidt/1855-1936

SCHROEDER:
Erwin Schroeder/1898-1925, next to:
Louis/May 5, 18??/Apr. 18, 1891/Husband, next to:
Minnie/Feb. 12, 1887/Sept. 11, 1913/Sister, next to:
Schroeder Family Stone (no data), next to:
Albert/June 30, 1894/Feb. 21, 1918/Brother, next to:
Father/Carl Schroeder/June 14, 1859-Aug. 1, 1925, next to:
Henrietta/Sep. 29, 1863/Apr. 21, 1912/Mother
Schroeder/Father/Louis/1864-1949, ossw:
Mother/Libby/1868-1934

SCHULTZ:
Carl Schultz/1831-1913
Margaret Schultz/1843-1906

SIEWERT:
Siewert/Son William (no data), ossw:
Infant Clinton (no data), ossw:
Albertina/1864-1942, ossw:
Wilhelm/1862-1944, ossw:
(these listed on back of stone)
Emma Mueller/1881-1963, ossw:
Francis Luczak/1907-1980, ossw:
Serva Luczak/1913-1987

SOMMER:
Hier Runtin Gott/Carl Friedrich Sommer/Geb 2 Juli 1822/
	Gest 25 April 1898

STIER:
G. Vater/Jakob/1 Nov. 1815/27 Juli 1903, next to:
Mutter (no data), next to:
Vater (no data), next to:
Stier/Anna M. Stier/17 Oct. 1849/19 Juni 1908, ossw:
Jacob Stier/27 Juni 1847/27 Aug 1933
Father (no data)
Stier/Philip Stier/Jan 26, 1842/Oct. 8, 1903, ossw:
Mary/his wife/Aug 26, 1841/Mar 18, 1902
(on Back)
Carrie/Nov 14, 1879/June 9, 1896, next to:
lying flat on ground
Carrie (no data) on top of
Mother (no data)
Daughter/Eva Marie Stier/1912-1928, next to:
Husband/John P. Stier/1884-1936, next to:
Wife/Emma Stier/1886-1982 

UNVERRICH:
Unverrich/Father/Nicholas/1869-1945, ossw:
Mother/Maria/1872-1953, ossw:
Son/Theodore/1910-1927, ossw:
Son/Theodore/1908-1909
ZANDERS:
George R. Zanders/1892-1936
Zanders/Johan Zanders/GEb 24 Sept. 1862/Gest 28 Marz 1898/illeg. inscription

WALTER:
Minna/Gattin Von/C.J. Walter/Gest. 29 Mar 1892/Alter 27 Jahre
Small stone behind large monument above
Herbert/son of Mr. & Mrs. C.J. Walter/Mar. 26, 1897/May 21, 1898