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
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