GREENDALE TOWNSHIP CEMETERY, GREENDALE TOWNSHIP, MIDLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN Copyright (c) 2000 by Margaret Wegner (SpeKer@aol.com). File located at http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/midland/greendale/cemetery/g65310.txt ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ GREENDALE TOWNSHIP CEMETERY. Section 26, Greendale Township. On W. Stewart Road three-quarters of a mile west of Magruder Road. Township owned. Read cemetery east to west, stones south to north. Read by Margaret Wegner November 1, 2000. SECTION ONE Row one Hitsman, baby 1897 Gould monument Gould, Alanson July 12, 1901 age 63y 2m 19d Voorhees, Isabella 1864 - 1929 wife of Jas. Voorhees (Jan. 5) Raab, Nicholas L. 1908 - 1986 Raab, Henrietta L. 1866 - 1962 wife (June 17) Raab, Nicholas 1858 - 1927 (Aug. 13) Spencer, Melvin 1943 - married Dec. 12, 1964 Spencer, Kay A. 1939 - 1990 Harnick Harnick, Crystal 1897 - 1957 wife (Feb. 22) Harnick, George 1890 - 1972 husband (Jan. 27) Larsen, Ane 1858 - 1915 wife of Jacob Larsen (June 9) Larsen, J. Jacob 1860 - 1934 (Jess Jacob; Dec. 15) Larsen monument Vinton, Helen Irene 1927 - 1929 (April 12) grave (no marker) grave (no marker) Anibal, Daniel C. L. 1970 - 1971 (Feb. 6) Stevens, John A. 1961 - 1962 Stevens, Harry A. Oct. 14, 1897 - Nov. 15, 1969 Pvt. 420 Telegraph BN World War I Stevens, Laura M. 1918 - 1999 McLean, Susan M. Sept. 22, 1955 - June 13, 1987 McLean, David A. Feb. 9, 1955 - June 13, 1987 married July 21, 1973 McLean, Mary A. 1921 - mother McLean, Russel J. 1914 - father married Feb. 26, 1938 Haley, Barbara L. 1944 - Haley, William T. 1944 - 1992 married Dec. 27, 1962 Row two Gibbs, Truman C. Co H 141 NY Inf (died July 6, 1912) Gibbs, Ellen J. born Nov. 25, 1857 died Nov. 16, 1863 aged 6yrs, 5mos & 21dys Gibbs, Frances B. born Dec. 10, 1820 died Aug. 14, 1869 aged 43yrs 3mos & 25dys Dean monument Dean, Adelia June 2, 1858 - Sept. 24, 1887 gone but not forgotten Gibbs, Bessie E. 1897 - 1910 dau of Albert E. Gibbs Gibbs, Albert E. 1859 - 1925 husband Gibbs, Addie E. 1873 - 1962 wife Gibbs, Hattie M. 1894 - 1950 dau of Albert E. Gibbs Kissick, Leah F. 1906 - 1988 Kissick, Robert L. 1903 - 1963 (March 18) Degase, John R. 1954 - 1982 (small metal sign) Vinton, Richard W. 1891 - 1980 father (July 4) Vinton, Julia J. 1894 - 1973 married May 23, 1912 (Sept. 24) Sparks, George W. died May 26, 1954 McCray, Rockford "Kirk" 7/24/1963 – 7/16/1985 all my love all my life Becky 10-30-82 Mal. 3:10 Clark, Mark J. April 1949 (baby) Cornelius, John A. 1958 - 1981 Clark, Augusta April 18, 1906 - July 19, 1997 beloved wife Clark, James A. Oct. 10, 1892 - April 15, 1971 Michigan Pvt Co. B 30 Engineers World War I Barton, Donnie Mae April 29, 1914 - Oct. 21, 1988 Barton, Richard W. Feb. 29, 1924 - Mar. 13, 1989 Hodges, Andrew E. Aug. 7, 1947 - April 29, 1990 Peshu SECTON TWO Row one Dean, Eli G. 1834 - 1929 (Sept. 13) Dean, Electa C. 1834 - 1917 (March 5) Carpenter, Hazel April 19, 1899 - Nov. 5, 1909 Carpenter, Roy E. March 27, 1903 - Sept. 26, 1944 Carpenter, Bertha E. 1860 - 1930 (Feb. 11) Carpenter, Dexter D. 1856 - 1916 (?) mother Conrad monument Conrad, Lewis died Jan. 27, 1912 aged 77 yrs 11ds father Alspaugh, Bernice 1918 - 1930 (1920) Christ, Lydia Dec. 13, 1851 - Nov. 18, 1933 mother Christ, Donus July 24, 1846 - Sept. 11, 1930 father Sabin, Hazel J. 1923 - 1998 mother Dill, Lloyd J. 1913 - 1965 (May 31) Dill, Catherine E. 1921 - 1972 (March 27) Durham, James E. 1918 - 1982 Durham, Dorothy L. 1924 - 1974 (May 25) Durham, Robert L. 1948 - 1966 (June 18) Durham, Duane M. 1966 - 1980 (Sept. 6) Row two Brokaw, Lucy Jan. 19, 1855 - May 14, 1909 Brokaw monument Brokow, Abraham May 29, 1845 - Feb. 18, 1909 Casner, John C. Co. E 123 Ohio Inf Casner, Moses Co. E 123 Ohio Inf (GAR) Woodruff, Cornelius V. Nov. 24, 1833 - Sept. 22, 1903 Woodruff, Sarah A July 16, 1830 - June 4, 1906 Woodruff, C. V. 1st Sgt. Co. P 46 Ind Inf (same as Cornelius V.) Cornell, Ida M. 1863 - 1925 (May 26) Cornell, Oscar L. 1856 - 1921 (March 7) Cornell, Walter E. 1888 - 1917 Brokaw, Manley S. 1876 - 1940 father (Jan. 17) Brokaw, Flora 1884 - 1951 mother Brokaw, Leo J. 1907 - 1967 brother (Feb. 1) Bigelow, George A. 1854 - 1945 (Sept. 8) Bigelow, Eva E. 1886 - 1947 (March 20) Swoffer, Frank W. June 16, 1927 - July 21, 1995 Pvt US Army World War II Rupp, Harry C. 1888 - 1976 married Dec. 25, 1924 (Harvey; March 16) Rupp, Florence Beckman 1906 - 1990 Stallings, David L. Dec. 15, 1945 - Sept. 5, 1987 Stallings, Connie L. Nov. 18, 1949 - Row three Norris, Archi R. died Jan. 18, 1904 son of Wm. & Jennie (Jan. 13) Norris, Mable Sept. 27- Nov. 5, 1930 our darling Gothan, Delvin L. 1913 - 1921 (Dec. 26) Gothan, Lillian R. 1886 - 1920 (Feb. 12) Gothan, William H. 1878 - 1949 (April 18) Rienenschneider, Rex E. Jan. 24, 1902 - Mar. 12, 1907 Reimenschnider, Julia born Feb. 29, 1872 died Mar. 12, 1922 she rests in peace Kappler, Pauline 1923 - married June 29, 1947 Kappler, Leon E. 1925 - US Navy WWII Varner, Susan E. 1881 - 1928 (Dec. 31) Varner, John W. 1877 - 1960 (March 10) Row four Conrad (?) Conrad, Ellen J. Gibbs June 3, 1868 - May 1, 1908 wife of W. D. Conrad mother (dau. of T. Gibbs) Conrad, Willard D. March 5, 1867 - July 13, 1938 Haight, Minnie died Jan. 28, 1899 aged 37yrs 11mos 24days (Hutchinson) Haight monument Haight, Rachel born Feb. 11, 1828 died ? Gibbs, Leslie D. 1910 - 1997 married July 10, 1943 Gibbs, Cynthia 1917 - 1998 Vought, Richard W. 1905 - 1927 (May 31, 1928) Vought, Edward F. 1879 - 1952 (April 7) Vought, Minnie E. 1881 - 1970 (Nov. 25) Straub. Ilah Oct. 27, 1908 - Feb. 18, 1909 dau. of A. P. & Mary Carpenter, Harry E. 1921 - 1994 Carpenter, Beatrice N. 1921 - Polhamus, William 1869 - 1941 (Dec. 12) Row five Osborn, Charles (no dates) Kelsey, Frankie Mar. 15, 1094 - June 2, 1904 Kelsey, Earnest (no dates) Kelsey, Viola Aug. 13-30, 1902 Kelsey, Elsie Sept. 28, 1882 - Oct. 14, 1902 Row six Thornton, Douglas Dexter 1955 (baby; Jan. 18) Thornton, Patrick Hazen July 19, 1942 - Sept. 29, 1944 "Pat" Thornton, Clair Michael July 26, 1941 - Sept. 29, 1944 "Mike" Thornton, Dexter D. 1919 - 1961 (Dec. 1) Thornton, Winifred M. 1918 - mother Lilly, John T. Feb. 6, 1875 - Jan. 26, 1962 Lilly, Mary Jane April 16, 1884 - April 23, 1967 Fry, Mary M. 1924 - 1949 (Sept. 25) Lilly, Pearl born and died 1912) Harnick, Donald L. 1947 (baby boy; May 2) Harnick, Richard E. 1930 (baby boy; July 14) Harnick monument Harnick, Cora 1853 - 1940 (Dora; April 7) Harnick, John May 16, 1859 - Sept. 24, 1904 Betts, Arthur R. 1921 - 1921 Betts, Edith G. 1897 - 1945 (Jan. 4) Betts, Daniel R. May 25, 1889 - Jan. 1, 1960 Michigan Mech Btry B119 Fld Arty World War I PH Lilly, Helen D. Jan. 12, 1934 - married Oct. 7, 1950 Lilly, Harry H. March 15, 1922 - Oct. 28, 1996 Fuzzy Barton, Mary L. 1926 - Betts married April 19, 1946 Barton, Freddie H. Oct. 22, 1922 - Feb. 2, 1959 Mich Tec5 686 Engr Base Equip Co. WW II (Fred) Row seven Thornton, Wesley D. Jan. 26, 1921 - Jan. 11, 1969 beloved father son of Mae & Clair Thornton, Mae 1891 - 1955 (Jan. 16) Thornton, Dallas M. 1927 - 1944 (Aug.f 1) Thornton, Clair W. 1883 - 1942 (Dec. 7) Carpenter, Jessie M. 1886 - 1969 (Converse ?) Carpenter, Herbert C. 1887 - 1938 (Oct. 31) Voorhees, Henry L. Dec. 15, 1839 - June 28, 1910 (Jan. 28) Voorhees, Jane Anderson Jan. 23, 1840 his wife thy trials have ended they rest is won Voorhees, Henry L. Co. F 18 NY Inf. (same as Henry Voorhees above) Voorhees monument Noyes, Isabella 1898 - 1962 (Sept. 19) Noyes, Richard M. 1893 - 1965 (Oct. 2) Mercer, Herman J. 1927 - 1980 (April 13) Carpenter, James A. 1908 - 1967 (Sept. 11) Carpenter, Elsie L. 1914 - 1988 Row eight Raab, Mary E. 1905 - 1981 Raab, John E. 1905 - 1984 Hibbard, Harvey W. Sept. 17, 1919 - May 9, 1944 Michigan Sgt 34 Inf 24 Inf Div World War II Hibbard, James H. 1892 - 1986 Hibbard, Caroline L. 1889 - 1983 Hibbard, Minnie M. 1873 - 1916 (July 2, 1917) Hibbard, Warren E. 1862 - 1947 (Dec. 28) Paulhamous, Darwin died March 21, 1911 son of O & Maud Paulhomous (Paulhamus) Gault, June 1930 - 1934 (May 13) Gault, Myrtle M. 1970 (small metal sign; Jan. 2) Priest, Alisa Renae July 20, 1976 the rose still grows beyond Row nine Talbot, Thomas 1864 - 1931 uncle Talbot, William J. 1902 - 1935 brother Pvt. US Marine Crops (March 9) Talbot, Edmund 1862 - 1940 (Jan. 13) Talbot, Isabella 1872 - 1941 (Nov. 5) Springer, Margaret E. 1875 - 1954 (April 1) Springer, James I. 1878 - 1939 (Feb. 26) Jordan, William 1900 - 1983 Jordan, Irene 1904 - 1980 (July 14) Raab, Louis E. Feb. 3, 1895 - May 30, 1956 Michigan Pfc Co F 78 Infantry World War I Raab, Elizabeth 1863 - 1965 (April 19) Row ten Lott, Ruth E. 1934 - 1977 mother (June 7) Carpenter, Claude P. 1901 - 1969 (Sept. 24) Carpenter, Eva J. 1898 - 1995 Betts, Leora 1870 - 1960 Betts, Ira 1871 - 1934 (Feb. 22) Plotkin, Eva June 28, 1896 - April 12, 1987 beloved mother and grandmother Betts, Orval L. 1886 - 1967 (May 7) Betts, Dale L. 1927 - married May 30, 1952 Betts, Elnora M. 1925 - 1999 Betts, Tim L. July 4, 1970 - Hamlin, David 1887 - 1969 Hamlin, Libbie 1892 - 1962 (July 16) Row eleven Gothan, Velma E. 1907 - 1971 (Oct. 11) Gothan, Fred N. 1905 - 1985 Gothan, Joyce E. 1930 - 1932 (Feb. 2) Springer, Jean 1937 - 1937 baby (June 25) Springer, Glenn 1907 - 1978 US Army World War II Cochran, Temperance M. 1881 - 1947 (Oct. 25) Cochran, William W. 1876 - 1960 Cochran, Violet D. 1919 - Cochran, Edwin R. 1916 - 1981 Row twelve Woodbury, Sally Ann born and died Sept. 24, 1975 God's angel Ryckman, Larry Dean, Jr. 1980 10 weeks (July 27) Row thirteen Woodbury, Junior R. Jan. 9, 1931 - July 23, 1961 Michigan Cpl Artillerty USAR Woodbury, James Edward Aug. 11, 1962 - May 20, 1984 SP4 US Army Weber, Carl W. 1908 - 1973 (Nov. 18) Weber, Helen M. 1915 - Gibson, Leslie T. Nov. 11, 1929 - Feb. 14, 1999 US Navy World War II Row fourteen Woodbury, John W. Feb. 14, 1932 - March 24, 1973 Michigan Cpl US Army Korea (March 24) Raab, Anton July 24, 1923 - Oct. 29, 1973 Pfc US Army (Oct. 29) SECTION THREE Row one Thornton, Hazen Charles July 29, 1924 - Oct. 1, 1994 Antekeier, Vera E. 1912 - 1994 Thornton Antekeier, Bernard J. 1902 - 1994 married Oct. 24, 1947 Breedlove, Eugene M. 1929 - 1965 Breedlove, Arlene R. 1931 - 1996 Row two Bell, James A. 10/29/1935 – 4/11/2000 "Corky" (Archie Jr) Kern, Carol L. 1954 - 1999 Chalmers, Clifford 1906 - 1979 (Feb. 21) Row three Hackett, Paul E. Sept. 2, 1929 - Oct. 7, 1988 Pfc US Army Korea Row four Love, Gladys M. 1919 - 1999 Love, Ernest C. 1909 - 1970 (Feb. 15) Norris, Charles 1893 - 1971 husband Norris, Ethel 1900 - 1995 wife married Feb. 13, 1918 Wilber, Brenda M. Jan. 27, 1957 - mother and daughter Brasington, Shain Way Feb. 10, 1979 - Mar. 25, 1990 "one way" we see your face we hear your voice you surround us wherever we go Row five Fry, Clara B. 1914 - 1990 Row six Vennard, Wilbur R. 1911 - 1999 Vennard, Madessa 1913 - 1992 Betty Row seven Bennard, James Bruce 1942 - 1999 Row eight Bernard, A. LaLonde 1915 - 1967 (March 7; Arthur) Vennard, Katherine Sue 1966 - Vennard, James B., Jr. 1965 - Row nine McCray, Allie Carl 1937 - 1964 (Nov. 14) McCray, Rosie 1965 - 1969 daughter (July 3) McCray, Allie C. 1961 - 1976 (July 8) Smith, Dora R. 1899 - 1976 (March 10) Smith, Delbert G. 1899 - 1981 Row ten McClain, Harrison V. July 16, 1942 - May 19, 1983 beloved husband & father McClain, Michael L. Nov. 11, 1946 - April 22, 1993 Sgt. US Air Force Vietnam McClain, Harrison G. Oct. 28, 1919 - Nov. 4, 1982 US Army World War II Wurts, George H. 1904 - 1992 Wurts, Rhea B. 1908 - 1963 (Jan. 6) Row eleven Fry, Charles T. 1980 - 1980 (baby; Sept. 12) Forney, Patricia A. 1945 - 1981 Field, Larry Lynn 1958 - 1962 son now I lay me down to sleep (June 1; twin) Field, Edwin G. 1914 - 1980 father (April 12) Field, Nina M. 1918 - 1971 mother (June 19) Row twelve Cashen, Thomas Charles June 12, 1932 - Sept. 18, 1997 veteran Sgt. US Army Korea Cashen, Wilma E. 1930 - 1993 married Dec. 9, 1953 Ash, Alvin I. 1913 - Cashen, Laura A. 1961 - married Dec. 20, 1980 Cashen, Charles L. 1956 - 1996 mud puppy Garrett, Robert L., Jr. 1980 - 1981 son Row thirteen Raab, Joseph W. 1956 - 1969 (March 21) Raab, Randy A. 1957 - 1969 (March 21) Row fourteen Dunham, David W. June 6, 1918 - April 26, 1968 Michigan Cpl US Marine Corps World War II PH Dunham, Anita M. 1920 - 1967 Bates, Michael J. 1951 - 1985 Row fifteen Degase, Bill 1918 - 1979 married Oct. 19, 1946 Degase, Gayla M. 1923 - McKee, Kathleen 1955 - McKee, Herbert A. 1954 - 1976 (Nov. 14) Row sixteen Overton, Robert W. 1925 - 11th Airborne WWII Overton, Maybelle 1928 - married Mar. 1951 Boyle, Robert R. 1918 - WWII Vet Boyle, Mary H. 1919 - Overton, Norma G. 1926 - 1966 Overton, Theodore O. 1923 - married Dec. 1, 1944 Row seventeen Smith, Edith Sept. 22, 1928 - married June 25, 1948 Smith, Bud C. May 15, 1924 - Aug. 2, 1998 Smith, Robert G. 1933 - 1994 Cpl US Army Korea Row eighteen Price, Vernon S. 1916 - 1999 married Nov. 6, 1969 Price, Ruth M. 1915 - 1997 Row nineteen Marsh, George H. 1925 - 1999 Marsh, Roberta L. 1936 - The following are listed as buried here, either could not find stone or could not read stone: Allspaugh, infant (stillborn; no dates) Betts, infant (no dates) Bigelow, Edwin Nov. 23, 1959 age 74y Brokaw, David Leroy Oct. 2, 1940 burial Brokaw, Gene E. Dec. 13, 1942 Conrad, Anna April 2, 1925 burial Conrad, baby Sept. 3, 1931 Conrad, Donald stillborn Sept. 5, 1931 Conrad, Earl no dates Conrad, Elten May 1, 1908 Converse, Jessie Carpenter April 9, 1969 (Jessie Carpenter ?) Counseller, Jennie Lou Mar. 17, 1955 Derickson, Walter M. Aug. 14, 1945 Degase, Elza (Elga) Dec. 18, 1979 Gault, Helen Louise Sept. 23, 1951 age 1y Gibbs, George C. 1926 Gould, Elizabeth Dec. 28, 1915 Greenley, Mrs. no dates or given name Lilly, Thomas Lee May 21, 1971 age 6m McCray, Jeanette June June 3, 1949 McCray, Nadine W. June 10, 1961 mother McCray, Ronald C. 8/23/1908 – 12/7/1999 Norris, Charles A. April 23, 1971 Norris, William Jr. July 30, 1933 burial Owen, William July 1, 1919 Paulhamus, Nettie June 24, 1957 Paulhauious, baby no dates Paulhauious, Leo Richard Nov. 5, 1939 Raab, Anton June 3, 1946 Raab, baby boy stillborn, no dates Raab, Louise April 10, 1937 Raab, Luanna oct. 27, 1920 Raab, Welthy Aug. 9, 1935 Riemenschneider, Ester Dec. 24, 1917 Smith, Lydia no dates Springer, Glen July 16, 1978 Swoffer, Arthur W. Feb. 3, 1979 Swoffer, Edgar James Sept. 27, 1954 Swoffer, James Edward March 4, 1966 Swoffer, Rosetta May 15, 1953 Thompson, baby no dates Vennard, baby boy born and died March 9, 1965 Vennard, Catherine Ellen Oct. 30, 1966 age 2d Weber, Carl Nov. 18, 1973 Wells, Eldon, baby burial June 16, 1937 Wentz, Gordon Raymone Jan. 31, 1945 1 1