Pleasant View Cemetery, Luverne, Rock 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. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Gary Boomgaarden Submitted: July 2007 ========================================================================= Pleasant View cemetery is located appox. 3 ½ miles south of I-90 at Luverne on Hwy 75 to 71st street (County 15) then 3 ¾ miles west. This survey was taken July 4 2007. Any additions or corrections to Gary Boomgaarden. Gary's email link on the Rock Co. Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/rock/rock.html A photo of the cemetery can be found at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/rock/cemeteries/pleasant.txt The following was taken from an informational brochure at the cemetery gate: Pleasant View Cemetery 913 71 st Luverne Mn Built on the Past; Planning for the future. The original cemetery contains stones with dates of 1874, 1876, and 1877 It also contains unmarked graves. An original wooden monument still stands erect- although the markings are unreadable. The present Pleasant View Cemetery Association was formed in 1968 They have renovated the original site of the Pleasant View Church by: Brick gate posts and a gate have been added A chain link fence has been installed Spruce trees were planted on three sides as a “frame” for the cemetery A roadway around the burial ground was established An undeveloped section has been plotted and marked A monument to the original church has been installed at the site of the cornerstone of that church This monument includes the cornerstone from the original church and a picture of that last church. The Pleasant View Cemetery Association meets yearly to review the past year’s achievements And to plan for the next year. The financial condition of the association is also reviewed. The upkeep of the cemetery is a major goal of the association and thus the mowing, weed control, And the tree and fence upkeep as well as yearly cleanup are major topics of discussion For more information on the Pleasant View Cemetery Association please contact any officer: President: Floren Taubert, Beaver Creek Mn Vice President: Allen Nuffer, Hills Mn Secretary:Janice Nuffer, Hills Mn Treasuer:Marie Soehl, Hills Mn Trustee: Brian Taubert, Beaver Creek,Mn Trustee: Beth Fick, Luverne, Mn Sexton: Cletus Nuffer,Steen, Mn Pleasant View Cemetery: Surname Givenname Birthdate Deathdate Notes ANSON Alfred W "Rocky" 26 Feb 1944 27 Aug 1962 ANSON Clarence E 14 Jul 1896 21 Jan 1968 Pvt USMC WW 1 ANSON Matilda 1857 1935 ANSON Tobias 1852 1908 ANSON William 20 Nov 1879 15 Mar 1972 AUKES Pearl 27 Mar 1903 08 Nov 1903 Dau of Mr and Mrs Ed BERTULEIT Lucy 05 Apr 1887 Wife of H.R.-23 yrs 4 mos BORCHERS Alice M 09 Mar 1913 26 Sep 2004 Married 29 Sep 1938 BORCHERS Carl 01 May 1792 15 Apr 1877 Grozvater BORCHERS Catrien 04 Feb 1841 08 Aug 1942 Muter BORCHERS Christien 07 Sep 1828 08 Sep 1907 Vater BORCHERS Vernon C 29 Dec 1903 02 Apr 1998 DENIKA Mary 04 Apr 1904 Age 68 yrs DRAINZ ? infant 18 Oct 1892 Hard to read ENGEL John G 20 Mar 1856 20 Jul 1888 ENGEL Minnie 1849 1864 Wife of August FINKE Charles W 1867 1941 FINKE Christian 15 Aug 1813 19 Dec 1904 91 yrs 4 mos 4 days FINKE Elisabetha 07 Aug 1889 37 yrs 9 mos 21 days-wife of F FINKE Fredrick G 28 Apr 184? 04 Oct 1912 FINKE Herbert G 09 Jan 1899 01 Mar 1981 Pvt US Army WW 2 FINKE Mary L 16 May 1836 16 Jul 1918 82 yrs 2 mos-wife FINKE Roy E 24 Feb 1896 24 Mar 1988 Cpl US Army WW 1 HILGENDORF Bertha P 15 Jun 1862 21 Aug 1954 Mother HILGENDORF Carl E 28 Sep 1856 02 Jun 1932 Father HILGENDORF Herman E 02 Feb 1897 13 Jun 1985 HOFFER Sophie 1876 Baby JANSSEN 19 days-Little Darling of B.E. and L. JOHNSON baby 26 Jul 1885 02 Aug 1885 KOBLENZAR Sarah 19 Oct 1888 Aged 7 yrs 17 days KOTHE Edward Fredrick 09 Apr 1875 13 May 1933 KOTHE Ernestine WG 11 Mar 1885 Wife of HF-51 yrs 2 mos 18 days KOTHE Heinrich F 22 Dec 1893 67 yrs 2 mos 13 days KOTHE Willie 1871 1875 Son of H F-Hard to read KREPS Luella May 03 Jul 1878 03 Feb 1886 Dau of C. and C. KRUSE Amber Sorensen 1909 2003 Sisters-same stone KRUSE Carolyne Yother 1915 2004 Sisters-same stone KRUSE Hannah C 18 Mar 1899 25 Apr 1968 KRUSE Hazel 1912 1998 KRUSE Henry T 12 Jul 1874 30 Mar 1919 KRUSE Minnie 22 Dec 1872 11 Mar 1956 KRUSE Roy 1941 2002 KRUSE ? Clifford T 12 Sep 1906 02 Mar 1912 No last name on stone-Next to Kruse's LOOSE `Charles C 12 Oct 1846 26 Dec 1878 LOOSE Alvin E 1898 1992 LOOSE Arthur 1873 1874 LOOSE August 03 Jun 1904 93 yrs LOOSE August E 1855 1877 LOOSE Clarence F 07 Feb 1891 25 Sep 1918 LOOSE Clnoria ? 11 Aug 1880 20 Oct 1880 Dau of F and M LOOSE Emma 08 Aug 1876 17 Nov 1876 Dau of F and M LOOSE Frank T 30 Jul 1849 07 Sep 1936 Father LOOSE Gustav 1850 1877 LOOSE Johanna E 06 Feb 1887 73 yrs LOOSE Minnie 01 Dec 1854 21 Jun 1929 Mother LORENZE Fred D 23 Apr 1897 23 Nov 1914 LUCKENSMEIR Minnie L 13 Sep 1858 19 Dec 1896 Dau of H and L MICHELSON Ellen L Dau of J and P? Hard to read MICHELSON Pauline 1849 1870 MICHELSON 01 Nov 1878 Dau of J and PE 23 days MICKELSON Herman F 01 Feb 1871 Ssame stone as William MICKELSON William C 03 Oct 1876 Age 16 yrs 11 days NUFFER Cletus Living in 2007-USN WW2 Naval Gunner NUFFER Effie 1898 1985 NUFFER Elmer 1899 1973 NUFFER Frederich 20 Mar 1885 22 Jan 1911 NUFFER Jamie Lynn 18 Sep 1981 02 May 1998 NUFFER Margaretha 24 Dec 1837 31 Mar 1877 Wife of Frederich NUFFER Patricia Living in 2007 NUFFER Petrina 21 Jun 1838 06 Jan 1912 Wife of Frederich- NURNBERG Henriette 22 Mar 1820 18 Apr 1905 NURNBERG William 20 Jan 1820 09 Apr 1910 OSTERLE Margaret 1837 1929 OSTERLE Matthew 1835 1891 OTT Elzora C 1927 Living in 2007 OTT George H 1921 1990 OTT 22 Jan 1914 Son of E.P. and E PETERSON Alvin A 16 Mar 1932 Living in 2007 PETERSON Lillian C 28 Jul 1934 Living in 2007 REYELTS Anna Dora 26 Aug 1925 28 Aug 1925 Dau of H and C ROGGE Pauline 25 Oct 1835 11 Nov 1878 Frau von C.J.? In German Script ROGGE Heinrich A 12 Sep 1853 05 Jan 1896 SKYBERG Agnes 1889 1920 Wife of L.A. SOEHL Bena 1911 1981 SOEHL Donald O 01 Nov 1934 11 Mar 2003 PFC US Army Korea SOEHL Elmer 1901 1976 SOEHL Herman 1867 1922 Father SOEHL Ida 1872 1930 Mother SOEHL Marie A 28 Sep 1938 Living in 2007 SOEHL Walter 13 Feb 1897 03 Apr 1897 Son of HJ andH SPRIESTERBACH Uncle Emil 08 Apr 1855 14 Apr 1928 SWYTTER William 1858 1894 And baby dau. No dates TAUBERT Casper 1850 1927 Father TAUBERT Dorothea 1847 1885 Mother TAUBERT Lena 1858 1937 Mother TAUBERT Lillie Anna 29 Sep 1877 13 Nov 1911 Wife of HG Taubert TAUBERT Walter H 03 Mar 1905 30 Mar 1905 THADEN Johanne C 18 Jan 1876 13 yrs 8 mos 22 days THIEL ? Louesa S 02 Mar 1856 22 Aug 1883 Frau von Julius Thiel Unreadable Willie VANDREY Wilhem 08 Jan 1847 06 Feb 1895 WAITE Noble A 24 Jun 1911 14 Aug 1911 ZELLMER Fredericke 25 Feb 1846 10 Dec 1929 ZELLMER Julius August 17 Jul 1835 11 Feb 1906 ZELLMER 22 Dec 1914 Son of E.P. and TB ========================================================================= Copyright Gary Boomgaarden 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================