Winnebago County
Waukau Cemetery
Rushford Township<
Generously Contributed
and walked by
Janet Eiler
September 2003


Location: 7590 State Hwy 91

Directions: State Hwy 91 West off State Hwy 44 for approximately 9 miles; or State Hwy 91 East of Berlin for approximately 8 miles.

Read: September 2003 by Janet Eiler

Cemetery was read West to East with the rows read South to North. Sections are divided by the driveways.

2003 - Sexton is Alice Dwyer, phone number is 920-685-6641 (permission was granted to place phone number on the reading/web on Sept 19, 2003)


Section 1, Row 1

Westover, Lillian   1867 - 1943  (mother)
Westover, Fred J.   1864 - 1920  (father)

Westover, Bernard A.   Feb 28, 1890 - Nov 2, 1904

Curtis, Bessie   Dec 30, 1887 - Aug 12, 1943

Westover, Robert J. Sr.   1894 - 1988

Maxson Monument Marker
Maxson, Thaddeus  died Apr 26, 1884  aged 11 Y’s, 23 D’s  (son of D.S. & A. Maxson)
Maxson, A.M.   born Mar 16, 1832  died Sept 14, 1902  (mother)
Maxson, D.S.   born Aug 15, 1825  died (blank)  (father)  First Sergt, Co G, 14th 
Regt, Wis Vol Inf  (GAR Marker)

Merrill, Oscar   Oct 1, 1853 - Feb 26, 1933  (father)
Merrill, Mary L.   July 29, 1858 - Mar 13, 1932  (mother)

Merrill, William C.   1877 - 1962
Merrill, Ida   1878 - 1959

Merrill, Infant   1901 - 1901  (son of W.G. & F.E. Merrill)
Merrill, Forest E.   July 31, 1880 - June 10, 1931  (mother)
Merrill, Neil A.   June 18, 1910 - Apr 4, 1948   Wisconsin, 1st Lieut. Med SV 
Corps, World War II  (WWII Marker)

Bunting, Charles Lester   1910 - 1946
Bunting, Letha   1905 - 1918
Bunting, Infant   1908 - 1908  (daughter of W. & E. Bunting)

Bunting, Frank   1885 - 1918
Bunting, Ellen   1866 - 1956  (mother)
Bunting, Watson   1852 - 1935  (father)

Maxson, Alonzo G.   1857 - 1913
Maxson, Lena M.   1862 - 1947

Fisher, Mamie J.   1898 - 1965
Fisher, Alford J.   1890 - 1945

Larson, Kenneth   1912 - 1961
Larson, Keith Allen   Oct 19, 1966 - Oct 23, 1966

Wilson, Violet M.   1889 - 1972  (mother)

Kloehn, Bessie M.   1896 - 1964
Kloehn, Reinhold W.   1896 - 1947  (American Legion & WWI Markers)

Van Allen, Lester F.   July 7, 1891 - Mar 6, 1962  (father)
Van Allen, Gertrude Washburn   June 25, 1892 - Oct 12, 1982  (mother)

Davis, Walter  (Riede)  1916 - 1991
Davis, Ferne (nee Horne)   1916 - ND

Horne, William   1884 - 1956  (father)
Horne, Flora   1889 - 1973  (mother)

Wrightman, Betty   1924 - 1947  (mother)

Section 1, Row 2

Merrill, John R.   died July 21, 1864  aged 74 Y’s, 3 Mo’s, 6 Dy’s
Merrill, Nina   died Feb 15, 1891  aged 80 Y’s, 6 Mo’s  (wife of J.R. Merrill)

Merrill Monument Marker

Merrill, Lelia M.   died Oct 9, 1885
Merrill, Geo W.   died Nov 21, 1879  aged 31 Y’s, 5 M’s

Coffman, Grove H.   Sept 25, 1858 - Aug 30, 1933  (IOOF 123 Marker)
Coffman, Ward   July 30, 1869 - Sept 2, 1912
Coffman, Arthur   Sep 6, 1867 - Nov 13, 1913  (Masonic Emblem)
Coffman, Martha   Dec 20, 1865 - Sep 28, 1867  (dau of H. & M. Coffman)

Coffman Monument Marker

Coffman, Bert   Nov 15, 1872 - Oct 11, 1900  (son of H. & M. Coffman)
Coffman, Margaret   Sep 10, 1838 - June 20, 1919  (mother)
Coffman, Henry   Mar 25, 1831 - Apr 28, 1896  (father)  (GAR Marker)

Pinckney, Charley   born Dec 5, 1854  died Feb 17, 1900
Pinckney, Ida   born Nov 25, 1858  died Sept 24, 1944

Pinckney Monument Marker

Pinckney, Harvey   1891 - 1960
Pinckney, Maude 1890 - 1957

Henshaw, Amanda Pinckney   1837 - 1913  (mother)  (wife of James Henshaw)

Steele, Mary Pinckney   1856 - 1915  (wife of C.L. Steele)
Steele, Charles L.   1853 - 1946

Steele Monument Marker

Steele, A. Glen   1894 - 1982
Steele, Jennie M.   1892 - 1967

Gay, Louis P. (Dubie)   May 24, 1902 - Dec 19, 1988
Gay, Robert Sherman   Mar 29, 1909 - Apr 1, 1909  (baby) (son of E.M. & Maud Gay)

Gay, Maud M.   1876 - 1949  (mother)
Gay, Eugene M.   1869 - 1948  (father)

Gay, Sarah M.   1841 - 1924
Gay, Maurice   1828 - 1911  1st Lieut. Co H, 18th Wis Inf  (GAR Marker)

Gay, Maurice E.   1898 - 1968  (WWI Marker)
Gay, Wilda Moore   1908 - 1985

Packard, Katie E.   Aug 20, 1849 - Feb 28, 1932
Packard, Helen L.   1879 - 1880
Packard, Alice M.   1885 - 1916
Packard, Allan   Co B, 21st Wis Inf  (GAR Marker, Post 7)

Palfrey, Robert L.   Mar 11, 1886 - Mar 16, 1963  (Masonic Emblem)
Palfrey, Grace Rivard   Aug 17, 1884 - Sept 2, 1959  (Eastern Star Emblem)

Rivard, Fred W.   Jan 16, 1874 - Apr 19, 1963  (Masonic Emblem)

Rivard Monument 

Rivard, Leon H.   Nov 10, 1871 - Dec 12, 1962  (Masonic Emblem)
Rivard, Ellen Hall   Apr 4, 1852 - Aug 27, 1938  (mother)
Rivard, Moses A.   Jan 1, 1834 - May 29, 1907  (father) (Masonic Emblem)

Rowland, John   1876 - 1935
Shepard, Carolyn MacDougall Rowland   1875 - 1957

Schuster, Elizabeth L.   June 9, 1931 - ND
Schuster, Donald B.   Apr 5, 1927 - ND

Schuster, Robert J.   Aug 14, 1928 - Apr 21, 1970  (WWII Marker)

Deyoe, Mary M.   1839 - 1911
Deyoe, James P.   1831 - 1910

Hill, Mary Bacley   Apr 17, 1821 - Dec 9, 1902  (mother)

Pohlman, Gilbert R.   1913 - 1936  (son)
Pohlman, Ruby  (no other info)

Westover, Linton   1900
Westover, Leon   1928  (baby)
Westover, Edward A.   June 19, 1930 - July 28, 1959  (Korean War Marker)

Westover, Leon B.   1896 - 1989
Westover, Ruth M.   1909 - 1995

Section 1, Row 3

Curtis, Jennie E.   born Aug 31, 1854  died May 28, 1889
Curtis, Sarah A.   born Jan 31, 1822  died Apr 12, 1895
Curtis, D.M.   born Oct 6, 1909  died Mar 7, 1907

Grandall, Susan Curtis   born Aug 27, 1807  died Apr 13, 1895  (wife of B. Grandall)

Curtis, William   Mar 2, 1806 - June 10, 1895
Curtis Monument Marker
Curtis, Mirinda   Apr 8, 1926 - Aug 29, 1909  (wife of W. Curtis)

Hale, Olive Mae   May 30, 1876 - Mar 9, 1907
Hale Monument Marker

Ross, Olive   Nov 4, 1845 - Nov 25, 1923
Ross Monument Marker

Weeks, Hazel   1887 - 1978
Weeks, Frank B.   1885 - 1956

Footstone with Baby

______, _____  (empty base stone)

Tenant, Annie E.   1855 - 1903
Tenant, Jerome F.   1853 - 1935

Westover, Edward R.   1859 - 1941
Westover, Sarah B.   1869 - 1961

Perkins, F.O.   1861 - 1923  (father)

Perkins Monument Marker
Perkins, Sarah   1835 - 1917  (mother) (wife of F.B. Perkins)
Perkins, F. B. 1825 - 1918  (father)  (GAR Marker)

Johnson, Gladys Norma   1902 - 1977
Johnson, Frank Wabern   1896 - 1979
Johnson, Frank Wabern II   1967 - 1973
Johnson, Donald A.   1940 - 1958  (son)

Craig, Irma H.   1893 - 1949
Craig, Robert D.   1885 - 1970

Starr, Joseph   Dec 1, 1860 - May 1, 1942
Starr, Harriet   Sept 17, 1862 - June 12, 1941

Starr, Donald W.   1897 - 1921  (American Legion & WWI Marker)
Starr, Keith L.   Oct 29, 1905 - Sept 2, 1907  (son of J. & H. Starr)

Harvath, Matthew Aaron   May 16, 1998 - Jan 31, 1999 (Sassy Pants)

Craig, Infants   1858
Craig Monument Marker
Craig, Christie   1827 - 1905  (mother)
Craig, Silvester   1829 - 1914  (father)

Washburn, E.H.   1850 - 1925
Washburn, Henrietta L.   1852 - 1941  (mother)

Schuster, Joseph D.   1893 - 1969
Schuster, Lucy E.   1904 - 1963

Schuster, Baby   Sept 21, 1949  (son of Francis & Beverly Schuster)

Washburn, Byron R.   1866 - 1945
Washburn, Annie L.   1867 - 1932  (wife of B.R. Washburn)

Washburn, Infant   died Aug 27, 1893
Washburn, Infant   born Sep 10, 1891  died Nov 10, 1891

Footstone with L.R.

Wightman, Learetta   Feb 2 - 25, 1939  (dau of L. & G. Wightman)

Wightman, Gertrude   1893 - 1962
Wightman, Lear   1896 - 1957

Wightman, Mabel   1867 - 1939
Wightman, Jay    1866 - 1933
Wightman, Asahel L.   1898 - 1983
Wightman, Gladyse R.   1898 - 1970

Hotchkiss, Maggie   1875 - 1962
Hotchkiss, Fred   1867 - 1940

Hotchkiss, Jessie E.   1906 - 1917

Tice, Jesse   1844 - 1934  (American Legion & GAR Markers)
Tice, Emeline S.   1842 - 1921

Tice, Frank   1873 - 1919
Tice, Nellie   1871 - 1935

Section 1, Row 4

Duehrkop, Charles   1876 - 1961  (father)
Duehrkop, Minna   1871 - 1959  (mother)

Duehrkop, Gesine   1840 - 1915  (mother)

Anklam, Lyle C.   1909 - 1994
Anklam, Marion I.   1905 - ND

Hyde, Norman H.   died Feb 22, 1881  aged 31 Y’s, 5 M’s, 9 D’s
Hyde, H.W.   born Jan 31, 1821  died Mar 14, 1895  aged 74 Y’s, 1 Mo, 13 D’s
Hyde, Amanda   died Mar 6, 1881  aged 57 Yr’s, 11 Mo’s, 6 Dy’s  (wife of H.W.
 Hyde)

Hyde Monument Marker

Halkney,  _____   died Feb 21, 1893  aged 45 Yr’s, 10 Mo’s, 15 Dy’s  (wife of J.H. Halkney)

Waterman, Elizebeth   born Jan 4, 1796  died Dec 10, 1874

Seymour, Fred   1877 - 1951
Seymour, Ernest   1882 - 1911

Seymour, Martha   1849 - 1894  (mother)
Seymour, Elisha F.   1849 - 1935  (father)

Wichtman, Bernard J.   1902 - 1960
Wichtman, Hesper M.   1906 - 1988

Craig, Eva C.   1887 - 1973  (mother)
Craig, Archie L.   1888 - 1967  (father)

Craig Monument Marker

Craig, Carl R.   1890 - 1974  (IOOF Marker)

Craig, Esther   1862 - 1930  (mother)
Craig, Robert   1860 - 1936  (father)

Gay, Jeanne E.   May 27, 1930 - ND
Gay, Carroll L.   Jan 15, 1930 - ND

Nelson, Carol Mae   1947 - 1948
Nelson, James W.   Nov 1, 1857 - Aug 6, 1931
Nelson, Mary   1877 - 1939

Thrall, John   Dec 27, 1879 - Dec 24, 1903  (Spanish American War Marker)

McCabe, James   1854 - 1934
McCabe, Martha Jackson   1859 - 1929
McCabe, Benjamin   1891 - 1952
McCabe, Peter   1950 - 1951

Jackson Monument Marker
Jackson, Benjamine   born Dec 19, 1829  died Feb 8, 1903
Jackson, Mary A.   born Feb 2, 1830  died Apr 23, 1898

Craig, Marian   1889 - 1959

Jackson, Benjamine   1829 - 1903
Jackson, Mary Ann   1830 - 1898

Craig, George U.   1886 - 1943
Craig, Blanche Ellis   Sept 29, 1887 - June 16, 1909
Craig, Maurice C.   Aged 1 Year

Footstone with Dorsey Jr (Smith)
Footstone with Clare B. (Smith)

Smith Monument Marker  (Masonic Emblem)
Smith, Clare B.   1886 - 1947
Smith Dorsey, Jr.   1884 - 1953

Smith, Dorsey Sr.   1850 - 1905  (father)
Smith, Mary   1879 - 1886  (daughter)
Smith, Hattie   1887 - 1891  (daughter)
Smith, Mary M.   died Oct 21, 1886  aged 7 Yr’s, 2 Mo’s, 25 Dy’s  (daughter of Dorsey & H.M. Smith)

Footstone with (illegible)
Footstone with Stella (Wright)

Wright, Daniel S.   1850 - 1917
Wright, Almira S.   1839 - 1919
Wright, Daniel J.   1882 - 1964

Wright Monument Marker
Wright, Stella E.   died Apr 6, 1882  aged 29 Y’s, 2 M’s, 11 D’s  (wife of D.S. Wright)
Wright, James H.   died Feb 18, 1883  ae 75 Y’s, 6 M’s, 25 D’s
Wright, Lucina   died Mar 31, 1883  ae 74 Y’s, 9 M’s, 30 D’s  (wife of J.H. Wright)

Wright, Byron J.   1842 - 1917
Wright, Miranda   1837 - 1904

Footstone with S.W.
Footstone with J.H.W.

Section 1, Row 5

Quackenbush, Mary B.   died Apr 7, 1873  Aged 7 mo’s  (daut of J. & S. Quackenbush)

Stone, Edna E.   1903 - ND
Stone, George E.   1899 - 1981

Stone, Genie E.   died Oct 11, 1893  aged 11 y’s, 6 m’s, 22 d’s  (son of J.G. & 
E.A. Stone)

Stone, Emegene A.   1859 - 1945  (mother)
Stone, Josiah G.   1855 - 1933  (father)

Pomplum, Lisa Ann   1962

Rush, Henriette   1856 - 1946
Rush, Georgie (no info)

Rush, Charlie E.   died Oct 25, 1874  ae 1 y’r, 5 m’s, 1 day  (son of G.H. & S. Rush)

Hotchkiss Monument Marker
Hotchkiss, Susan   born June 24, 1835  died Aug 5, 1899  (wife of G. Hotchkiss)
Hotchkiss, George H.   born Sept 23, 1831  died Sept 17, 1915

Footstone with Father (Hotchkiss Plot)
Footstone with Mother  (Hotchkiss Plot)

Dibble, Orry Z.   1864 - 1934
Dibble, Father   1831 - 1888
Dibble, Mother   1839 - 1909

Dibble Monument Marker

Dibble, Edward H.   1859 - 1933
Dibble, Infant   1909   (son of W.A. & A.B. Dibble)
Dibble, Ebenezer S.   1876 - 1934

Miller, Bernita A. (nee Dibble)  1914 - ND 

Dibble, Alta B.   1879 - 1959  (wife)
Dibble, Willard A.   1872 - 1947  (husband)

Dibble, Mable E.   1882 - 1965
Dibble, LeRoy   1879 - 1971

Brazee, Grant   1878 - 1948
Brazee, Cyrus   1856 - 1920
Brazee, Martin E.   1862 - 1917
Brazee, Charles H.   died Apr 6, 1857  ae 4 y’rs, 2 m’s  (son of J. & T.A. Brazee)
Brazee, Alice M.   died Oct 26, 1868  ae 3 mo’s  (twin daut of J. & T.A. Brazee)

Brazee Monument Marker

Brazee, Charles W.   died Sep 25, 1859  ae 10 mo’s  (son of J. & T.A. Brazee)
Brazee, Albert   1854 - 1906
Brazee, Mother   1833 - 1904
Brazee, Father   1818 - 1894

Smith, Merlin R.   1876 - 1902

Clark Monument Marker
Clark, Ray   1890 - 1971
Clark, Athalie   June 10, 1915  (infant daughter)
Clark, Violet M.   1895 - 1959

Tanner, Eva Clark   died June 20, 1917  aged 63 years, 13 days

Clark, William H.   died Apr 29, 1900  aged 52 years

Crane, Mathilda   1873 - 1946
Crane, Myron L.   1861 - 1932
Crane, Edward B.   1855 - 1928
Crane, Minne   1876 - 1958

Green, Libbie Crane   1853 - 1927  (wife of A.M. Green)

Crane, Amy   1832 - 1915  (mother)  (wife of John Crane)
Crane Monument Marker
Crane, John   born Nov 22, 1822  died May 23, 1891

Vanderventer, Frances Jean (nee Hoeft)   1943 - ND

Hoeft, Hubert Lane   1916 - ND  (father)
Hoeft, Edna Mae   1919 - 1997  (mother)

Hoeft, Thomas George   1955 - 1967  (son)

Tuttle Monument Marker
Tuttle, Wilmar   born Sep 12, 1844  died June 10, 1863 in hospital in Corinth, Miss.  Co I, 57 Reg. Vol Inf  (GAR Marker)

Tuttle, Milo   born July 18, 1814  died Aug 22, 1888
Tuttle, Mary A.    Jan 24, 1820 - Sept 18, 1910  (mother)

Footstone with Father (Tuttle Plot)

Lefevre, John G.   1852 - 1930  (father)
Lefevre, Jessie M.   1858 - 1929  (mother)

Lefevre, L. Rexford   1919 - 1929
Lefevre, Alice Leona   born Dec 19, 1902  died Nov 29, 1918

Cady, Clarissa Lefevre   1881 - 1969

Packard, Emeline   born July 25, 1812  died Nov 30, 1896  (mother)

Section 1, Row 6

Welton, Frances   died Sept 16, 1874  aged 74 y’rs, 1 mo, 14 days  (wife of Moses 
S. Welton)
Welton, Mattie A.   died Mar 15, 1880  aged 15 y’rs, 7 mo’s, 17 d’s  (this stone
 was present in the 1974 reading,  it is now missing)

Footstone with M.B.O.

Ihrke, Norman   1902 - 1964
Ihrke, Thelma   1914 - 1994

Steele, Ethel   1891 - 1973
Steele, Eugene   1879 - 1970

Barnett, Faye   1916 - 1989
Barnett, Harold   1913 - 1984

Seymour, Carrie E.   died May 18, 1874  ae 11 yr’s, 7 m’s, 18 d’s  (daut of D. & 
M. Seymour)

Raymond, Ellen S.   born Apr 29, 1844  died Mar 3, 1884  aged 39 yr’s, 11 m’s, 4 
d’s  (daughter of David & Mary Seymour)

Seymour, David  born Oct 8, 1822  died Mar 13, 1889 aged 67 y’rs, 5 m’s, 5 d’s  Co 
B, 21st Wis Inf  (GAR Marker)
Seymour, Mary   died Apr 19, 1891  aged 68 y’s, 6 m’s, 18 d’s  (wife of D. 
Seymour)

Footstone with Nellie  (Oakes)

Oakes Monument Marker
Oakes, Nellie   died Nov 16, 1886  aged 22 y’s, 2 m’s, 13 d’s  (dau of M.J. & L.M. 
Oakes)
Oakes, Frankie   died Feb 22, 1871  ae 2 months   (son of M & L. Oakes)

Evarts, Infants   (twins of Z.J. & A. Evarts)

Starr, Glen B.   Feb 29, 1924 - Mar 30, 1924
Starr, Joseph O.   Dec 31, 1913 - July 31, 1914
Starr, Harriet J.   Oct 18, 1911 - Oct 26, 1911

Starr Monument Marker
Starr, Laura L.   1889 - 1967  (mother)
Starr, Glenn A.   1886 - 1961  (father)

Eriksen, Lulu Carter   1874 - 1922
Eriksen, Erik T.   1863 - 1947

Eriksen Monument Marker

Eriksen, Peter   born Sep 5, 1828  died Nov 19, 1906
Eriksen, Permella E.   born Feb 17, 1836  died Dec 27, 1903

Eriksen, Lucy E.   born May 9, 1859  died Mar 13, 1913  (sister)

Footstone with Mother  (Eriksen Plot)
Footstone with Father  (Eriksen Plot)

Brazee, Lorraine M.   Apr 19, 1904 - Sept 20, 1999
Brazee, Harvey L.   Oct 22, 1897 - Feb 21, 1989

Harris, Minor J.   1904 - 1983
Harris, William J.   1906 - 1933

Harris, Ella C. Brazee   1874 - 1952  (mother)
Harris, Harvey   1866 - 1900  (father)

Wightman, Dorothy M.   Feb 4, 1926 - ND  (mother)
Wightman, Asahel F.   May 7, 1926 - ND  (father)
(married Aug. 25, 1946)

Fletcher Monument Marker
Fletcher, Benjamin T.   born Mar 10, 1831  died Sept 26, 1889

Footstone with Father  (Fletcher Plot)
Footstone with Mother  (Fletcher Plot)

Nelson, Jennie   1855 - 1902
Nelson, Rowland   1855 - 1911

Nelson Monument Marker

Nelson, Augustine   May 19, 1827 - Oct 27, 1910
Nelson, Edwin R.   Jan 29, 1820 - Aug 4, 1905
Nelson, Maria   born Jan 8, 1829  died Dec 22, 1888  (wife of Edwin R. Nelson)

Bagley, Mother   born Feb 2, 1829  died Jan 4, 1908
Bagley, James C.   1857 - 1917

Bagley Monument Marker

Bagley, G.J.   died Feb 27, 1891  aged 64 Yrs
Bagley, Father   born Sep 26, 1826  died Feb 27, 1891
Bagley, Freda Clark   1893 - 1928
Bagley, John   1891 - 1922

Palfrey, Jennie Allen   1844 - 1919

Palfrey Monument Marker

Palfrey, Mary   born Feb 5, 1837  died Jan 21, 1886  (wife of R. Palfrey)
Palfrey, Mary   1857 - 1886  (mother)
Palfrey, Richard   1831 - 1914  (father)

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