St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Atwater, Kandiyohi Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormatted by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Daniel Downs ========================================================================= St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Atwater, Minnesota This cemetery is located 2 blocks north of Minnesota State Hwy 12, on the west edge of Atwater, Minnesota. From cousins that live in Atwater, Atwater has never had a Catholic Church. The congregation met at St. Patrick's In Kandiyohi, but were buried here instead of Kandiyohi. Comments on transcription: Parentheses () around the last name inicates that there is a large stone for the Family with the surname, and only first names are mentioned on the headstones. Dashes indicate that a the individual may still be alive or a death date was never put on the headstone. A surname with spouse first name indented on next line, indicates a shared headstone. I tried to group individuals in this report by family groupings of headstones, to hopefully make separation easier. If I omitted names, or incorrectly misinterpreted information, I apologize. Please contact me for corrections. Transcribed by Daniel Downs, July 2001. djjdowns@msn.com Name Birth Death Comments Botz, Peter 1904 1985 Fordyce, Margaret 1898 1988 Botz, Conrad 1902 1984 Daugherty, Patrick 1891 1968 (DeFoe)Moses J. Dec 17,1869 26-Apr-1947 (DeFoe) Ida May Jul 09,1871 18-Nov-1925 Hazel Marsh nee DeFoe 14-Feb-1901 12-Apr-1976 DeFoe, Mary Catherine Feb 22,1899 Jul 08,1899 Dau of P.D.M. DeFoe Sweet babe thy spirit now hath ~~ thy suffering now are over DeFoe,Mary A. 1844 1937 Apr 05,1844 13-Apr-1937 DeFoe, John Co. B. 12 V.T. INF (Dowdell) Darren W. 1918 1996 (Dowdell) Thelma A. 1924 1973 (Dowdell) Andrew L. 1892 1928 (Dowdell) Laura T. 1893 1956 Dowdell, Katherine 03-Nov-1919 05-Nov-1919 (Dowdell) William H. 1894 1932 (Dowdell) Emily Ann 1865 1940 (Dowdell) William 1854 1942 Dowdell, William Henry 25-Jun-1932 Minnesota PVT. S Regt. US Marines 2 Div. Dowdell, Myrtle A. 1897 1988 James C. 1896 1992 Dowdell, Gerald 1925 1964 Father Eisenbacher, Arlene H. 1933 1995 Eisenbacher, Helen T. 06-Dec-1940 03-Mar-1997 Grandmother (Ferguson) Olarence 26-Apr-1907 Feb 15,1930 (Ferguson) Raleigh 18-Jul-1909 21-Jul-1923 Ferguson, Charles Henry 1871 1958 Betsy Ellen 1869 1951 (Ferguson) Matthew W. 1875 1955 (Ferguson) Isabelle 1875 1965 Ferguson, Michael Joseph 1877 1937 Ferguson, Katherine D. 1883 1919 Fordyce, Marion R. 1934 1992 William J. 1923 - Fordyce, William J. 16-Mar-1923 23-Nov-1995 PFC. US Army (French) Mary E. 1866 1911 Wife of E.M. French Garner, James Ron 19-Sep-1973 30-May-1994 Son of Ron and Kathy Polaris snowmobile on headstone Hanson, Mary C. 1868 19- Charles H. 1871 1946 Horsman, Marie 1912 1991 William 1897 1992 Horsman, Vernon D. 1938 1957 Son Horsman, Marcella M. 1934 1983 James R. 1932 -- Klukas, Richard 1910 1984 Monica 1913 -- Kragenbring, Roy C. 1898 1982 Kragenbring, Celia G. 1897 1981 Lipsit, Milton J. 1911 1989 Lorraine E. 1920 - Lipsit, Milton J. 03-Nov-1911 10-Jan-1989 SGT. US Army WWII Melka, Josephine 1904 1987 Charles H. 1903 1973 Melka, Robert L. 1932 1971 Notch, Stephen Paul 27-Jun-1949 29-Jun-1949 Notch, James 1950 1997 Notch, Mary 1915 - Notch, Edwin 1915 1997 Petersen, Ferdinand Aug 03,1894 22-Feb-1960 Minnesota PVT. Air Service WWI Peterson, Kenneth 1924 1993 Teresa 1925 - Peterson, John 1896 1986 Joanna 1920 2000 Ryff, Gottlieb Dec 25,1830 28-Feb-1908 (Ryff) Veronica Apr 13,1835 Nov 03,1899 Beloved wife of Gottlieb Ryff She watches us from heaven with loving tender care. And one day she has promised that I shall find her there Ferguson, Otis W. Jul 16,1886? Aged 49 Years 2 Mos 5 Days Husband of M. Ferguson Selke, Agnes 1915 1982 Bernard J. 1904 -- Toutges, Donald M. 22-Jun-1924 Apr 23,1999 Married: Jun 19,1948 Irene A. Aug 14,1922 13-Jul-1972 Wenzel, Frederick C. 1928 1989 Jean K. 1930 Married: Jul 04,1979 ?? Eugene 19-Sep-1902 Westphall, Helen P. 1907 1985 John E. 1906 1972 Wheeler, Michael Jul 17,1840 21-Jul-2000 Sacred to the Memory of Michael Wheeler, Born in Dublin, Ireland Wheeler, Margaret Marie 1922 1997 Wheeler, Wilbur Patrick 1915 1987 Wheeler, William M. 1946 1987 Wheeler, Hanna B. 1884 1960 Wheeler, William J. 1878 1946 Wheeler, Hannora Keefe Jul 17,1854 13-Jun-2000 Wife of Wm Wheeler Wheeler, William J. 1829 1912 Wheeler, Daniel 1890 1920 Wheeler, Harold W. 1902 1993 Myrtle O. 1911 1985 (Wheeler) Lillie J. 1873 1964 (Wheeler) Michael A. 1871 1947 (Wheeler) Donald T. 1907 1978 Wheeler, E.M. 20-Jul-1905 17-Feb-1982 CPL US ARMY WWII (Wheeler) Mary Ann 1895 Aged 52 Years Wife of T.B. Wheeler ind her there. - Co. C 1 Minn Cav MTD Rangers Mother