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Holy Innocents Cemetery
Pine Lake, Merton Township
Waukesha County Wisconsin

Location

This cemetery is located on the west side of Highway C, approximately 1 1/2 miles north of Nashotah, at the western limits of the Village of Chenequa, Section 31, Merton Township.

History

This is an active cemetery established March 3, 1844, with the founding of the Scandinavian Parish, Pine Lake. In 1850 the congregation split. One group formed St. John's English Lutheran Church, Stone Bank. This church took the church records and register.

The other part of the congregation remained at the original log church and cemetery grounds. In 1864 this part became known as Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, Nashotah. The Church cemetery was not used again until 1895. In 1895, the last survivor of the original Scandinavian Parish legally transferred the land to Holy Innocents. In 1962 Holy Innocents merged with Grace-Holy Innocents Episcopal. In 1975, the name was changed to St. Anskar's Church.

Records

There are cemetery records 1895 to date. The records are the most complete after 1930. There is a chart of the cemetery and records are available to the public by appointment only. Contact:
Cemetry Records
8118 Stone Bank Road
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
262-966-2927

Mail requests will be answered at no charge. The earlier church recoards are with St. John's Church, Stone Bank

At the Waukesha County Museum there are transcriptions from the tombstones, 1844-1938 with information from the church records of the 1840s. Also Scandinavian Church Records, Pine Lake and St. Olaf's Ashippun, 1841-1859, as written by Rev. Gustaf Unonius and Rev. M.F. Sorenson. This is a transcription of the earliest record book, kept at St. John's Church, Stone Bank. It includes deaths and burials, 1843-1858.

Transcriptions

There are many burials not listed. See also listing of Church Burials

Church Burial Records Transcribed From: LDS film # 1392601 by Judy B. (see contributors page). Additional information added from tombstone photographs taken by Larry and Linda Kopet

Records are from about 1886 and some are very hard to read. ---- leaving out letters I can't read

(?) is my best guess.

The early years are VERY hard to read. It appears the record was damaged so the film didn't come out very clear. Plus, whoever recorded it had the worst handwriting!!!

Typically burial is 1-3 days after death.

AKE:
Mrs Dinah (nee Gibson)/b. 2 Jun 1841/d. 27 Jan 1901/bur. 30 Jan 1901/
	wife of John Ake/cause - LaGrippe/(source: church burial records)
John/d. 13 Apr 1916/bur. 16 Apr 1916/age 80/cause - pleuresy/residence - 
	Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Joseph P./d. (no date given)/bur. Aug 1909/(no age given)/no dod/cause- 
	tuberculosis/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)/
	[Joseph P./1869-1909/]OSSW:
Josephine/1871-1965
Jane Gertrude/d. 20 Jan 1927/bur. 23 Jan 1927/age 41/cause - hemorage/
	residence - Milwaukee/(source: church burial records)/[daughter of
	John & Dinah Ake/b. Dec. 15, 1885/d. Jan. 20, 1927]
Miss Mary Agnes/b. 27 Aug 1879/d. 21 Sep 1903/bur. 23 Sep 1903/dau. of 
	John and Dinah Ake/cause - tuberculosis/(source: church burial 
	records)
Thomas/1877-1964

BIGELOW:
Male (no other names listed/d. 22 Feb 1913.bur. 24 Feb 1913/residence
	- Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

BOLLER:
Eva (Mrs. Jacob)/d. 14 Sep 1934/bur. 16 Sep 1934/age 70/cause heart 
	disease/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Lynford DeLou/d. 18 Feb 1928/bur. 20 Feb 1928/age 26/cause - hemorage
	of the brain/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

BOLSTEAD:
Sophie Josephine (Sorensen?)/d. 24 Feb 1921/bur. 28 Feb 1921/age 39/
	cause - stroke/residence - DePere(?) Wi./(source: church 
	burial records)

BROGLE:
Lila E./Nov 20, 1889/Sept. 11, 1975

CORDRY:
Augusta Sophia/d. 9 Jun 1922/bur. 12 Jun 1922/age 68/cause - stroke/
	residence - Waukesha/burial - Delafield town cemetery/(source: 
	church burial records)

FINDLEY:
Lenora H./1911-2002/OSSW:
Dr. David P./1905-1969

FRANZ(?):
Hildegard/d. 6 Feb 1926/bur. 9 Feb 1926/age 7/cause - hemorage/residence - 
	Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

FREIHUBE:
Mrs. Amelia Charlotte/d. 10 Jan 1927/bur. 13 Jan 1927/age 52/cause - 
	Hernia/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Ethel Doris/bur. 1 Feb 1902/(no age given)/cause - spinal meningitis/
	(source: church burial records)
Levern/bur. 8 Jul 1904/( no further entry)/(source: church burial records)

FRYER:
To the Rev. John L.G. Fryer/June 6, 1838/Sept 22, 1865

GIBSON:
John/d. Jan 1911/(no date)/no age/cause - pneumonia/residence - 
	Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

HANSON:
Miss Carrie J./bur. 4 Sep 1900/(no age )/dau. of R. Hanson/
	cause - C--- paralysis/(source: church burial records)
Lena/d. 1 Jan 1926/bur. 4 Jan 1926/no age/cause - old age/residence 
	- Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Marjorie Doris/d. 2 Jul 1919/bur. 5 Jul 1919/age 2/cause - 
	pneumonia/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial 
	records)
Rasmus/(no date) anywhere between April and Nov 1912/no age/no 
	cause/residence - Nashotah/burial -  Holy Innocents/
	(source: church burial records)

HOPF:
Pearl May/age: 35/Hartland/d: 27 Feb 1926/cause: tuberculosis/
	bur:  Holy Innocents Cem. Nashotah(source Grace Episcopal
	burial records)

JOHNSON:
Anna Jacobson/d. 20 Jun 1923/bur. 22 Jun 1923/age 93/no cause/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Caroline Christina/b. Aug 1834/d. 8 Oct 1901/bur. 10 Oct 1901/
	(no cause)/(source: church burial records)
Clarence/d. 10 Oct 1918/bur. 13 Oct 1918/age 15/cause - pneumonia/
	residence - Oconomowoc/(source: church burial records)
Clarence Lee/d. 25 Mar 1907/bur. 28 Mar 1907/age 18/cause - 
	pneumonia/residence - Madison, Wi./(source: church 
	burial records)
Elsie/d. 17 Oct 1931/bur. 20 Oct 1931/age 32/cause - uremia/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Fred/d. 6 May 1936/37/bur 9 May 1936 or 37/age 33/cause - lobar 
	pneumonia/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Gertrude/d. (no date)/bur. Mar 1911/age 4/no cause/residence -  
	Madison/burial - Pine Lake cemetery/(source: 
	church burial records)
Henry/bur. 6 Jun 1890/age 20/cause - malarial fever/
	(source: church burial records)
Mrs. Minnie/bur. - 1894/(no age given)/cause - consumption/
	burial - Chapel and cemetery(unknown location)/(source: church burial records)
Nels/bur. 18 Jan(?) 1893/age 73/cause - diabetes/burial - 
	Chapel and cemetery(unknown location)/(source: church burial records)
Robert Charles/d. 11 Mar 1928/bur. 13 Mar 1928/age 22hours(?)/
	cause - strangulation/residence - St. Josephs hospital, 
	Milwaukee/(source: church burial records)
In Memory of John/son of A & M. M. Johnson/Born DEc. 31, 1873/Died Dec. 11, 1874
In Memory of Aslak Johnson/born June 16, 1823/Died Jan. 7, 1890/OSSW:
In Memory of Maria M./wife of Aslak Johnson/Born April 22, 1832/Died 
	Jan 7, 1890

KEYES:
William McCloud/d. (no date)/bur. 2 Jan 1917/age 67/cause - 
	dropsy/residence - St. Paul, Minn./(source: church burial 
	records)

KRAUS(E):
Herbert Conrad(?)/bur. 8 Jul 1888/age 18mo./cause - c----- of n---/
	burial - (unreadable)/(source: church burial records)

KRIEGEL(?):
Rose/d. 19 Mar 1935/bur. 22 Mar 1935/age 60/cause - cancer/residence - 
	Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

MARSH:
Caroline/d. 16 Jun 1919/bur. 18 June 1919/age 37/cause - child birth/
	residence - Milwaukee/(source: church burial records)
Percy Edward/d. 10 Nov 1912/bur. 14 Nov 1912/age 8/no cause/residence - 
	Nashotah/burial -  Holy Innocents/(source: church burial records)

McCABE:
Mrs. Sophia/(no date) but would be between late Jan 1912 and mid 
	April 1912/no age/cause - paralysis/residence - Nashotah/
	(source: church burial records)

MILLER:
Terephine Miller/Died May 17, 1882/aged unreadable

MUELLER:
Charles Frederick/d.  16 May 1928/bur. 19 May 1928/age 71/cause - 
	valvular heart trouble/residence Nashotah/(source: church 
	burial records)

OLSON:
Charles(?) Otto/bur. 15 ?? 1896/age 38(?)/cause - pneumonia/burial - 
	Pine Lake, Holy Innocents/(source: church burial records)
Christian/d. 15 Apr 1907/bur. 16 Apr 1907/age 86/cause - old age/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)/
	[Father/Christian Olson/Dec 11, 1820/Apr 15, 1907]
Mrs. Christine/d. 19 Feb 1918/bur. 22 Feb 1918/age 86(?)/cause - 
	general debility/residence - Hartland/(source: church burial 
	records)
Clara(?) Sophia/d. 8 Feb 1916/bur. 11 Feb 1916/age 53/cause - dropsy/
	residence - Milwaukee/(source: church burial records)
Frank/d. 1 Apr 1914/bur. 4 April 1914/no age/cause - Insanity/
	residence - Nashotah./(source: church burial records)
Richard Alfred/d. 16 Mar 1907/bur. 19 Mar 1907/age 41/cause - 
	complication of disease/residence - Waukesha/(source: 
	church burial records)

PETERSON:
Ida/d. 11 May 1935/bur. 13 May 1935/age 72/cause - senility 
	(old age)/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial 
	records)
John/d. 29 Jan 1926/bur. 1 Feb 1926/age 57/cause - cancer/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
K??n Peterson/Born Sept 2, 1797/Died Dec 12, 1845

POHLMANN:
Emma Pohlmann/May 24, 1875/June 16, 1968/OSSW:
Margaret Pohlmann/Apr 15, 1906/Sept 29, 1970

PYNN:
Edward Augustus/d. 19 Feb 1916/bur. 22 Feb 1916/age 55/cause - 
	suicide (insane)/residence - Lakeside/(source: church 
	burial records)/[Edward A. Pynn/Feb. 25, 1861/Feb. 19, 1916]
Augusta J. Pynn/Sept. 18, 1872/Oct. 12, 1956

RASMUS:
Nels (?)/d. 20 Apr 1908/bur. 21 Apr 1908/age 71/cause - rheumatism/
	residence - Nashotah/burial- Holy Innocents/(source: church 
	burial records)

REA:
Emma Joanna/d. 16 May 1928/bur. 19 May 1928/age 39/cause - aperatonitis
	/residence - Milwaukee/(source: church burial records)

RUSSEL:
Louise/Wife of W. E. Russel/1860-1913 (could this be 
	Sarah Louise Russell (see below)

RUSSELL:
Sarah Louise/d. 06 Jun 1913/bur. 9 Jun 1913/age 53/cause - pernicious 
	anemia/residence - Waterloo, Iowa/(source: church burial 
	records)

SCHROEDER:
Lois Jane/d. 7 Jul 1928/bur. 10 Jul 1928/age 5/cause - Meningitis/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Henry J. Schroeder/1889-1970/Father

SCHWAAB:
Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson/d. 25 Dec 1906/bur. 28 Dec 1906/age 41/cause - 
	pneumonia/residence - Nashotah/burial Holy Innocent/(source: 
	church burial records)
William/d. 12 Oct 1928/bur. 14 Oct 1928/no age/cause - cancer/residence
	- Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

SMITH:
Richard/d. 11 Oct 1918/bur. 15 Oct 1918/age 26/at Camp Taylor, 
	Kentucky/cause - pneumonia/(source: church burial records)

SOLVERSON:
Johan/d. 28 Dec 1921/bur. 31 Dec 1921/age 81/cause - heart failure 
	and old age/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial 
	records)
John Peter/d. 26 Feb 1869/bur. 14 Dec 1918/age 19/cause - tuberculosis/
	Exhumed from Methodist cemetery at Gorlands(?), Dodge Co. 
	Reburied at Holy Innocents, Pine Lake/(source: church burial 
	records)
J-g-r C---ner/29 Oct 1874/bur. 14 Dec 1918/age 29/no cause/Exhumed 
	from Methodist cemetery at Gorlands(?), Dodge Co. Reburied at 
	Holy Innocents, Pine Lake/(source: church burial records)
Josephine Matilda/d. dod-9 Apr 1875/bur. 14 Dec 1918/age 1/cause - 
	brain fever/Exhumed from Methodist cemetery at Gorlands(?), 
	Dodge Co. Reburied at Holy Innocents, Pine Lake/(source: 
	church burial records)
June Harriett/d. 19 Mar 1918/bur. 22 Mar 1918/age 3/cause - drowning/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Margaret Ann (Pynn)/d. 1 Dec 1919/bur. 6 Dec 1919/age 47/cause - stroke/
	residence - Reardon, Washington state/(source: church burial records)
Peter/d. 27 Aug 1929/bur. 30 Aug 1929/age 92/no cause/residence - 
	Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
Mrs. Peter/bur. 20 Apr 1903/(no age given)/cause - Appendicitis/
	burial Holy Innocents/(source: church burial records)
Frederick D./1876-1946/OSSW:
Louise K./1888-1963

SORENSON:
Jessie Susan/d. 12 Jan 1929/bur. 15 Jan 1929/age 32/cause - 
	chronic intestinal influenza/residence - Nashotah/
	(source: church burial records)

SWENSON:
Samuel/d. 26 Jan 1927/bur. 30 Jan 1927/age 71/cause - hemorage/
	residence - Stone Bank/(source: church burial records)

THACKER:
Melvin Cyril/d. 9 Sep 1917/bur. 9 Sep 1917/1 day/no cause/residence
	- Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

THOMPSON>:
Louis Thompson/May 1, 1833/June 4, 1914/OSSW:
Mrs. Caroline G./bur. 12 Jan 1899/age 60/cause - consumption/
	(source: church burial records)[Caroline G./wife of L.
	Thompson/June 6, 1838/Jan. 9, 1899]
Corene(?)/d. 13 Sep 1936/37/bur. 15 Sep 1936 or 37/no age/cause - 
	paralytic stroke/residence - Nashotah /(source: church 
	burial records)
Lars/d. 4 Jun 1914/bur. 7 Jun 1914/age 81/cause - paralysis/
	residence Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

TORKELSON:
Edmund/bur. 27 Apr 1891/(no age given)/cause - stomach cancer/
	burial - Chapel and cemetery(unknown location)/
	(source: church burial records)/[Edmund Torkelson/Born
	June 16, 1828/Died April 24, 1891]/OSSW:
Mrs. Martha Maria/bur. 10 Feb 1899/age 60/cause -  heart disease/
	burial -  Holy Innocents/(source: church burial records)/
	[Martha M./wife of E. Torkelson/Born November 1833/Died
	Feb 10, 1899]
Thea Caroline/d. 3 Jul 1935/bur. 5 Jul 1935/age 70/cause - arterio-
	sclerosis/residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

VETTELSON:
Mrs. Anna/d. (no date)/bur. 14 April 1912/age 83/no cause/residence - 
	Nashotah/burial -  Holy Innocents/(source: church burial 
	records)
Henry/d. 21 Sep 1934/bur. 23 Sep 1934/age 74/cause - blood poisoning/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)
William/d. 22 Feb 1927/bur. 25 Feb 1927/age 71/cause - heart failure/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

WALLER:
Lars/son of Tollef and Maria Waller/Fode 9 ???, 1830/Dode 3 Sept 1860/OSSW:
Unreadable see stone

WEICKERT:
Fred/18?6-18?6/OSSW:
Emma/His Wife/1861-18?4

WHITE:
Mrs. Catherine/d. 13 Jun 1913/bur. 16 Jun 1913/no age/cause - Ulcer 
	of stomach/residence -  Nashotah, burial - Holy Innocents/
	(source: church burial records)
Louise/(no dates) - Sometime in 1926/cause - cancer/residence - 
	Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

WING:
Webster Henry/d. 29 Mar 1908/bur. 31 Mar 1908/9mo./cause - 
	convulsions/residence - Milwaukee/(source: church 
	burial records)


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----(unreadable):
Alice Connie/d. 25 Jul 1923/bur. 28 Jul 1923/age 43/cause - Quincy 
	complications/residence - Milwaukee/(source: church burial 
	records)

------(unreadable):
Elmer John/d. 6 Feb 1922/bur. 9 Feb 1922/age 20/cause - tumor on brain/
	residence - Nashotah/(source: church burial records)

--BEL(?):
Nora/d. 28 Dec 1921/bur. 30 Dec 1921/age 28/cause - dilation of heart/
	residence - Milwaukee/(source: church burial records)

Unknown possibly this churchyard:
HALLER(?):
Thomas(?)/bur. 9 Oct 1887/age 73/of Stone Bank/cause - old age/
	burial - (unreadable)/(source: church burial records)