Sunnyside Cemetery
Menomonee Township
Waukesha County Wisconsin

Location

This active cemetery is located on the west side of Highway 74, 1 1/3 miles northeast of the center of Lannon Village, Southeast 1/4 of Section 8, Menomonee Township.

History

On March 3, 1855, the Menomonee Center Cemetery Association was organized. There were seven recorded burials prior to this date and from their locations it is obvious that the cemetery was platted out at some prior time, although there is no record of a cemetery being in any of the deeds or abstracts for this parcel of land. It is believed to have been established circa 1839. The earliest recorded burial is that of Betsy Waterman, age 32, who died in 1847. She is not buried near the Bancroft lots so it is assumed that she was not related to them.

History of the Property-On October 29, 1846, the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8 in the town of Menomonee was deeded to Joel Bancroft. Sunnyside Cemetery is located in this parcel of land.

Joel Bancroft died in 1848. In December of 1848 this parcel was sold to Abner Rowe who sold it to Daniel and Charity Smith in May of 1851.

On January 3, 1862, one acre comprising the original plat was deeded to the Menomonee Center Cemetery Association by Daniel and Charity Smith. On October 1, 1888 Daniel Smith's son, George and his wife, Elizabeth deeded the First Addition to the cemetery. This is the area from the big maple trees down highway 74, then known as Waukesha road.

In June of 1892, the name of Menomonee Center Cemetery Association was changed to Menomonee Union Sunnyside Cemetery and in June of 1894 changed again to Menomonee Sunnyside Cemetery. Later in 1894 it was re-named again to Sunnyside Cemetery.

In 1898 a narrow strip of land on the south and west sides containing a row of maple trees was sold to the cemetery for $1.00 by George and Elizabeth Smith. In 1922 a 1 1/2 acre strip of land on the north side was purchased from Nicholas and Anna Lauer, and in 1960 a 4.022 acre parcel on the south and west side was purchased from Alvin and Charles Smith.

It was discovered that both the State of Wisconsin and Waukesha County claimed to have no record of the cemetery being organized or incorporated, so on February 24, 1975 the Sunnyside Cemetery Association was re-organized and incorporated in accordance with the regulations of the State of Wisconsin. Old records in our possession indicate that the incorporation of the Menomonee Center Cemetery Association of March 3, 1855 was indeed recorded in Vol. 1, page 37 by Wm. R. Williams, Register of Deeds, Waukesha County on March 28, 1855!

As of April 15, 2000, Sunnyside Cemetery contains 2278 burials with probably a few more early burials in unmarked graves or those where stones were broken off.

Negotiations are presently under way to acquire an additional 9.6 acres behind the cemetery for future expansion.

Dated April 18, 2000 Article submitted to Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society by Lois Clementi (Rec'd June 5, 2002) Copied here with permission from the SLAHS.ORG webmaster

Records

There is a chart of the cemetery, but it is incomplete. The records are held by the Sunnyside Cemetery Association. They are not generally open to the public, for research but the association will answer mail requests.

Contact: Sunnyside Cemetery Association 19166 Main Street Lannon, WI 53046

Transcriptions

Originally copied from tombstone and other available cemetery records by Mrs. Edith M. Tallmadge, Curator of Waukesha County Museum and County Historian, assisted by Mrs. Miriam Wood of the Waukesha County Medical Society Auxiliary. 1849 - approx. 1963. Some entries have additional material added from Register of Deeds office, Waukesha, for fuller family information. More recent burials have been entered by Mike Reilly. There is a recent book of transcriptions available at the Waukesha & Milwaukee Libraries, possibly through interlibrary loan.

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KABAT:
Lilly Ester/Infant/dau. of Joseph & Anna Kabat/Jan. 25, 1907 - May 11, 1907

KADERA:
Donald J./b. July 12, 1949/d. July 21, 2001/Age 52 years

KAEBISCH:
Arthur A./1896 - 1963
Irene M./1897 - 1977
George Emil/son of Herman & Gusta (Miller) Kaebisch/husband of 
	Florence/b. Mar. 16, 1883 in New Berlin/d. Oct. 22, 1942
Lester C./Apr. 21, 1914 - Apr. 29, 1995/Pfc. US Army WWII
Helen J./married Lester on Oct. 27, 1951/Dec. 3, 1920 - _____

KALTZ:
Fred A./1910 - 1979
John L./1907 - 1995
Esther L./1914 - _____

KAMMERSCHMIDT: 
See  HENRIZI

KANGAS:
Susan Marie/May 17, 1971 - Feb. 25, 1979

KANNICH:
Max P. Jr./1915 - 1967
Ella M., 1894 - 1982
Harold/1916 - _____

KARCH:
Charles H./1880 - 1942

KARCIA:
Lillian M./1894 - 1986

KARL:
Timothy Patrick/Aug. 29, 1982 - Mar. 18, 1997

KAROW:
Oscar F./1903 - 1970
Alice E./1905 - 1999

KAUTZ:
Wilbert/1912 - _____
Florence/1915 - 1977

KEEBLER:
Charles (large monument)/Apr. 2, 1812 - Dec. 22, 1892
Julia/dearest wife & mother/Jan. 20, 1811 - Mar. 2, 1887/"Thou hast left us
	Here the loss we deeply feel/But it's God that has ----call us/
	He can all our sorrows heal."
no surname FATHER - MOTHER/probably for Charles & Julia.

KEHR: 
See  HENRIZI

KELLY:
Devin Richard/July 26 - July 28, 1993
Paul T./Nov. 14, 1916 - May 11, 1983/TEC5 US Army WWII

KEMNA:
Bradley J./Oct. 11, 1957 - 2./17, 1980

KEMPFER:
David R./June 5, 1935 - _____
Gloria J./married David on Sept. 30, 1961/Mar. 21, 1941 - July 27, 1998

KENNEY:
Mary L./d. Jan. 5, 2000/age 84 years/wife of James

KENNEY: 
See GALLMANN-KENNEY

KENRLI:
John/May 17, 1894 - May 4, 1971/Pvt. US Army Wisconsin WWII

KENYON:
Ellsworth S. "All"/1908 - 1994/Masonic marker

KERANEN:
John J./Apr. 6, 1935 - May 13, 1987

KERSTEN:
Louise M. "Bug"/Mar. 15, 1957 - Oct. 13, 1989

KERWIN:
Cameron Michael/June 11, 1998 - Apr. 1, 2002/

KETTER:
Carol Doreen/Dec. 20, 1940 - Feb. 26, 1993

KINDLER:
Sylvester/1912 - 1999

KINK: 
See KROEPFL

KINKAID:
Kenneth D./Apr. 9, 1920 - Apr. 14, 1967/Wisconsin Sgt. Btry. 
	A 881 Fld. Arty BN WWII

KINNEY:
Betty Jane S./b. 1930
Reubien L./1930 - _____

KIRCHER:
Nettie L./1878 - 19??

KIRCHNER:
Henry C./Jan. 11, 1888 - Jan. 20, 1948/Pvt. 120 Field Art./
	32nd Div. WWI
Charles R./Jan. 25, 1891 - Nov. 26, 1961/Pvt. Co. B. 310 
	Inf. 78th Div. WWI

KISSER:
Alvina/1897 - 1981
Adolph/Apr. 1, 1986 - June 13, 1975/Pvt. U.S. Army WWI
Edward R./Sept. 2, 1955 - Jan. 20, 1987

KISTING:
James E. "Jim"/b. Mar. 27, 1935/d. Thurs. Nov. 1, 2001/
	age of 66 years
John R./Oct. 15, 1961 - _____
Lori A./Mar. 11, 1963 - Sept. 29, 1994

KJELDGAARD:
Terry L./Apr. 26, 1952 - May 21, 1982
Donna M./Oct. 30, 1954 - _____

KLEIN:
John H./1909 - 1980
Helen J.(Carroll)//b. 1915/d. January 7, 2002/age 86 years/
	wife of John

KLINE:
Norman W./b. Dec. 1, 1919/d. August 8, 1999/Age 79 years

KLINGER:
Charles W./June 26, 1887 - Mar. 19, 1970
Adeline L./June 23, 1889 - Oct. 1, 1966
George/1888 - 1976 (w/Anna ?)
Elizabeth B./1887 - 1959
Evangeline E. "Evange"/Feb. 26, 1915 - _____
Gwendolyn M. "Gwen"/The Klinger Twins/Feb. 26, 1915 - Nov. 15, 1989

KLOCKE:
Arthur Otto/Feb. 9, 1915 - Feb. 18, 1970/Wisconsin MSgt. 206 
	Military police BN WWII

KLOPPMAN:
Donald J./July 28, 1922 - Apr. 20, 2001/SAD3 US Navy WWII

KLUG:
Rev. August R./1880 - 1955
Wilhelmina/1881 - 1975

KLUNK:
Hildegard W./1912 - 1987

KNEZEVICH:
Peter/Mar. 25, 1917 - Dec. 12, 1991/GM2 US Navy WWII
Mary D./1918 - _____

KNIGHT:
Donald S. "Big Don"/Jan. 9, 1932 - May 11, 1995
Barbara "Babs"/married Donald on Oct. 27, 1951/Jan. 17, 1935 - _____

KNOEBEL:
Tom/1927 - 1996
Marion/1928 - _____

KOCH:
William/June 1, 1879 - May 13, 1945
Meta/Feb. 5, 1885 - July 4, 1969
Arthur/Sept. 8, 1904 - Nov. 23, 1967
Matilda B./Aug. 25, 1909 - Sept. 15, 1967
Harold A./Oct. 20, 1909 - Sept. 29, 1973
Harold d./July 12, 1932 - _____
Audrey J./married Harold June 23, 1951/b.Feb. 23, 1933 - _____

KOEHLER:
Lucy J./1887 - 1972
infant son of Anna Koehler/d. 1917

KOENIGS:
Kenneth M. "KK"/Feb. 28, 1940 - Apr. 2, 1996
Sharon E./married Kenneth on Sept. 6, 1986/June 4, 1947 - _____

KOEP:
Irene A./1921 - 1988
Carol Jean/dau. of Irene/1962 - 1984
John A./1918 - 1994
Nancy J. (Peterson)/b. June 1, 1922/d. Jan. 6, 2001/
	age 78 years
Marvin W./Nov. 16, 1917 - _____

KOEPSAL: 
See CLASON

KOPP:
Gottlob/1918 - 1977/married Ericka (b. 1920)

KORPINEN:
Albert E./1913 - 1979
Augusta H./1915 - 1988

KORTRIGHT:
Roy H./1892 - 1969

KOSTERMAN: 
See GASTRAU

KOUN OR KAUN:
no name/Aug. 27, 1876 - Nov. 13, 1951

KRAFT:
Georgia M./1924 - 1992
Edward L./1921 - _____

KRAGEL:
Michael P./1952 - 1969

KRAHN:
Ferdinand (F. G.)/Jan. 9, 1889 - May 27, 1922

KRAMER:
Reuben A./1932 -1979
Eunice M./1934 - _____

KRANCUS:
Anthony F./1913 - 1980/WWII
Diane L./1921 - _____

KRANZ:
Sophia/d. Sept. 24, 1962
Henry G/1901 - 1964

KRAUT:
Vilas J./1948 - _____
Vilas H./1925 - 1995
Marion G./1927 - _____

KREUSER:
John J./1875 - 1953
Ada R./1885 - 1970

KRIEBUSKIE:
Ida/dau. of Julius & Augusta Kriebuskie/
	June 17, 1897 - Oct. 26, 1898

KROEPFL:
Louise (Heilmann)/mother/1886 - 1979/
Louise (Kink) POPE/dau., 1908 - 1992/
American Immigrants/Survivors of the Titanic Disaster Apr. 15, 1912

KRUCY:
John H. (father)/1883 - 1942

KRUCY (?):
Martha J./1894 - ?

KRUEGER:
John H. (father)/1883 - 1942
Martha J./1894 - 1970
Arthur J./1921 - 1999
Alfred/Oct. 16, 1892 - Mar. 13, 1980
Elsa/Sept. 6, 1890 - Dec. 24, 1979
Ervin W./Oct. 30, 1917 - May 24, 1996/TEC4 US Navy WWII
Lorraine V./Aug. 31, 1921 - Dec. 3, 1985

KRUEGER: 
See BULGRIN

KRULL:
Blanche C./1921 - 1985
Fred A./1911 - 1977

KUCHARSKI: 
See GROCHOLSKI

KUEN:
Roger D./1924 - _____
Carol M./married Roger on Sept. 2, 1950

KUENZ:
Alex L./1906 - 1968
Myrtle/1899 - _____

KUNZ:
Richard A./1899 - 1993
Dorothy L./1898 - 1995

KUPHALL:
Fred C./1869 - 1934
Louise Hannah (Hackbarth)/1867 - May 9, 1939/
	wife/dau. of Carl & Louise (Solomon) Kuphall
Harry E. (Herman)/son/b. Aug. 4, 1890 in Pewaukee/d. Jan. 9, 1944
George/1894 - 1972
Ella/1897 - 1988
William B./Aug. 25, 1907 - Sept. 3, 1990
Marg. E./Feb. 12, 1910 - Feb. 28, 1993

KURTZ:
Dina v./d. 1973
Tony/1904 - 1979

KUTCHIN:
Vieno M./1925 - 1977

KUTSCHE:
Michael R./1953 - 1978/SN US Army Vietnam