MENNO CEMETERY, Adams County, WA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ Transcribed and compiled by Ann Olson © 1999. Submitted by Ann Olson December 4, 1999. tloapo@centurytel.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Menno Cemetery Adams County, Washington T19N R32E Section 22 Located nineteen miles west of Ritzville on the corner of Rosenoff and Damon Road, this cemetery was established in 1900. The earliest birth date on stone is 1840. The earliest death date is 1900. Abbreviations: s/o son of d/o dau of s/w shared stone with m married USA United States Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Birth Date Death Date Information Allert, Cornelius 1889 1968 s/w Marie F Allert, Henry J 1867 1907 s/w Marie K Allert, Marie F 1887 1965 Wife, s/w Cornelius Allert, Marie K 1869 1959 Wife, s/w Henry J Benzel, Joy B 1934 1991 Wife, s/w Melvin C Benzel, Melvin C 1925 1998 Husband, s/w Joy B Dirks, Elizabeth Feb 02, 1869 May 29, 1944 Mother Dirks, Julius Peter Jul 27, 1890 May 15, 1961 USA WWI Doell no dates Doell, Daniel 1881 1939 Doell, Daniel Apr 20, 1842 May 11, 1905 Doell, Johanna Jun 16, 1901 May 24, 1905 d/o Isaac & Marie Doell, Justina May 06, 1845 Jan 31, 1908 Wife Doell, Lena Aug 22, 1911 Sep 13, 1911 d/o Isaac & Marie Dorsing, Judy Aug 18, 1944 Oct 26, 1991 nee Franz Dyck, Ella N 1894 1972 s/w Henry W Dyck, Frank I Dec 03, 1891 Feb 21, 1984 s/w Lena Dyck, Gerhard H 1895 1960 Dyck, Henry 1865 1942 s/w Marie E Dyck, Henry W 1903 1963 s/w Ella N Dyck, Lena Dec 16, 1891 Feb 21, 1984 s/w Frank I Dyck, Leo A 1924 1985 Father, s/w Luella M Dyck, Luella M 1929 1985 Mother, s/w Leo A Dyck, Marie Nov 05, 1888 Mar 20, 1906 Dyck, Marie E 1860 1940 s/w Henry Eden, Eva A Aug 29, 1898 Dec 29, 1986 s/w Wilford E Eden, Loren H Feb 23, 1932 Aug 11, 1996 m Jun 06, 1959 s/w Viola D Eden, Viola D Sep 24, 1932 m Jun 06, 1959 s/w Loren H Eden, Wilford E Dec 16, 1898 Dec 04, 1991 s/w Eva A Elmer, Alma C Aug 21, 1893 Mar 23, 1949 Wife & Mother Ensz, Andy F 1900 1951 Ensz, Eva Voth 1871 1954 s/w Isaac I Ensz, Isaac I 1872 1935 s/w Eva Voth Ensz, Isaac W 1893 1964 Ensz, May N 1905 1961 Ewert, Helena 1885 1960 Fast, Abraham no dates Franz, Agatha 1898 1994 nee Dyck Franz, Agnetha 1883 1970 Franz, Anna 1888 1969 s/w Henry Franz, Arnold C 1914 1992 Franz, Bernice N Jan 24, 1921 Jun 12, 1978 Franz, Bertha C 1906 1991 Franz, Dorothy Schmidt Apr 27, 1921 m Jun 01, 1944 s/w Henry Julius Franz, Earl M Jun 12, 1927 m Aug 20, 1950 s/w Helen E Franz, Edward W 1900 1993 s/w Katherine K Franz, Harold A Aug 09, 1917 Jan 20, 1999 Franz, Helen E Aug 28, 1930 Jun 02, 1998 nee Manchester s/w Earl M Franz, Henry 1882 1936 s/w Anna Franz, Henry Julius Feb 15, 1922 May 21, 1995 m Jun 01, 1944 s/w Dorothy S Franz, Herbert W Jan 30, 1916 May 20, 1996 Father, s/w Martha L Franz, Julia Baby no dates Franz, Juliana 1879 1934 Mother Franz, Julius A 1899 1956 Franz, Katherine K 1904 s/w Edward W Franz, Leonard 1848 1931 Father Franz, Leonard L 1875 1955 Father Franz, Marlene Agatha May 19, 1936 Jul 15, 1936 d/o Mr & Mrs J A Franz, Martha L Feb 17, 1912 Nov 21, 1967 Mother, nee Gerig s/w Herbert W Franz, Peter L 1874 1941 Franz, Susanna 1877 1937 Gering, Adam W 1908 1984 Husband Gering, Adolph P 1878 1955 Father, s/w Elizabeth Gering, Anne Jan 15, 1859 Feb 20, 1920 Gering, Bertha 1904 1990 Mother, s/w Henry Gering, Caroline Mar 06, 1897 Oct 30, 1919 d/o J & F Gering, Caroline May 1868 Oct 1918 Gering, Curtis Neal Nov 22, 1940 s/w Erna Louise Gering, Elizabeth 1877 1952 Mother, s/w Adolph P Gering, Erna Louise May 10, 1942 Oct 28, 1994 s/w Curtis Neal Gering, Florence P Jun 30, 1903 Jul 18, 1958 s/w Leon Gering, Francis Dec 31, 1863 Oct 13, 1963 Pioneer Menno Settlement Gering, George Jun 11, 1899 Mar 29, 1900 s/o J & F Gering, Henry 1889 1969 Father, s/w Bertha Gering, Jacob P Jun 04, 1880 Jul 09, 1957 s/w Katherine Gering, Joseph Mar 04, 1857 Nov 08, 1924 Pioneer Menno Settlement Gering, Katherine Jan 10, 1932 71y 10m 3d Gering, Katherine Nov 29, 1885 Oct 26, 1947 s/w Jacob P Gering, Leon Mar 15, 1899 Sep 08, 1981 s/w Florence P Gering, Matilda A 1885 1947 Gering, Milton John no dates Gering, Paul 1881 1958 Gering, Peter Mar 13, 1856 Jan 22, 1934 Graber, Adolph J 1884 1951 Father, s/w Rose A Graber, Bertha E 1904 s/w Joseph J Graber, Jacob J 1872 1933 Graber, John C Jan 01, 1847 Feb 15, 1903 Graber, John Elmer 1918 1928 Graber, Joseph J 1893 1965 s/w Bertha E Graber, Maria 1891 1918 nee Schrag s/w Ray & Theo Graber, Mary C May 28, 1853 Oct 20, 1925 Graber, Ray 1916 1918 s/w Maria & Theo Graber, Rose A 1890 1978 Mother, s/w Adolph J Graber, Theo 1886 1918 s/w Maria & Ray Groenig, Leona Pearl Jun 21, 1931 d/o Wm & Sophia Hamilton, Violet L 1913 1973 Hardt, Ernest 1897 1988 s/w Martha Hardt, Martha 1899 1989 s/w Ernest Hoefel, Arthur R 1911 1961 s/w Esther V Hoefel, Esther V 1909 1993 s/w Arthur R Jantz, Abraham C 1887 1968 m Oct 02, 1909 s/w Lydia Jantz, Andrew C 1882 1968 Father Jantz, Benjamin B May 15, 1884 Nov 17, 1904 Jantz, Cornelius Dec 31, 1856 Dec 02, 1935 Father Jantz, Daniel M Apr 15, 1910 s/w Martha Jantz, Donna 1952 d/o Walter & Eva Jantz, Eva Aug 13, 1912 Dec 15, 1996 s/w Walter Jantz, Iva 1912 1970 nee Schrag s/w Leonard Jantz, Jacob Jan 01, 1886 Dec 22, 1934 Father Jantz, Jno C Mar 12, 1879 Jan 27, 1971 s/w Susie Jantz, Joe May 14, 1909 s/w Lillian Jantz, Larry Michael Apr 13, 1942 Apr 19, 1942 Jantz, Leonard 1908 1947 s/w Iva Jantz, Lillian Feb 28, 1914 May 14, 1971 s/w Joe Jantz, Lydia Ruff 1889 1972 m Oct 02, 1909 s/w Abraham C Jantz, Maria Apr 16, 1857 Mar 25, 1935 Mother, nee Nickel Jantz, Marie May 05, 1907 May 11, 1997 nee Stucky Jantz, Martha Aug 28, 1919 May 16, 1995 s/w Daniel M Jantz, Rosena Sep 03, 1888 Nov 19, 1952 Mother Jantz, Susie Nov 04, 1881 Nov 18, 1951 Mother, s/w Jno C Jantz, Walter Nov 26, 1914 Mar 23, 1985 s/w Eva Jantz, Wilhelmina 1885 1935 Mother Janzen, Mary 1905 1995 m Aug 10, 1924 s/w Peter M Janzen, Peter M 1899 1978 m Aug 10, 1924 s/w Mary Kagele, Amelia 1903 1984 s/w Fred Kagele, Carl Feb 24, 1913 Sep 12, 1915 Kagele, Fern T 1928 1992 s/w James J Kagele, Fred 1898 1971 s/w Amelia Kagele, Jake Jr 1896 1973 s/w Martha Kagele, James J 1921 1973 s/w Fern T Kagele, Martha 1900 1984 s/w Jake King, Rev David D 1874 1928 Koop, Mrs John no dates Krehbiel, Abraham V May 29, 1900 May 30, 1993 m Jan 12, 1930 s/w Susan K Krehbiel, Arthur J 1905 1951 Krehbiel, Arthur R 1905 1997 m Oct 15, 1938 s/w Ruth Krehbiel, Dan 1867 1936 Father, s/w Mary May Krehbiel, Daniel 1913 1972 Krehbiel, Gertrude May 1908 1994 Sister Krehbiel, Jacob 1861 1929 Father Krehbiel, Jennie M Feb 25, 1905 May 17, 1999 Krehbiel, Katie 1875 1942 Mother Krehbiel, Mary May 1880 1928 Mother, s/w Dan Krehbiel, May M Nov 28, 1901 Dec 31, 1904 d/o Jacob & Kate Krehbiel, Robert H 1908 1992 "Boss" Krehbiel, Ruth 1906 1980 m Oct 15, 1938 s/w Arthur R Krehbiel, Susan K Jan 06, 1912 Sep 14, 1986 m Jan 12, 1930 s/w Abraham V Melcher, Ida no dates Muselman, Christian no dates Muselman, Mary 1847 1902 Nafziger 1918 1918 Baby Nightengale, Ben 1887 1920 Nightengale, Cornelius P 1880 1957 Nightengale, Lydia 1883 1909 Nightengale, Peter 1845 1903 Nightengale, Ursula B 1874 1959 Ray, Della L Jun 15, 1911 Oct 22, 1993 Rhea, Clara Alice Jan 10, 1901 Feb 14, 1971 nee Gering s/w Wm Clyde Rhea, Elizabeth M 1929 1964 Mother Rhea, Rev Wm Clyde Oct 11, 1891 Nov 21, 1971 s/w Clara Alice Schrag, Adena Jul 04, 1888 Dec 30, 1909 s/w Lydia Schrag, Alvie R 1908 1978 s/w Blanche Z Schrag, Andrew 1864 1938 Father, s/w Carolyn Schrag, Andrew C Feb 18, 1868 Aug 21, 1905 Schrag, Anna J May 15, 1877 Jan 12, 1945 Schrag, Blanche Z 1909 s/w Alvie Schrag, Carolyn 1872 1950 Mother, s/w Andrew Schrag, Christian 1842 1925 s/w Katherine Schrag, Christian A 1846 1927 s/w Maria Schrag, Dr Jacob Jun 25, 1852 Jul 24, 1922 70y 29d Schrag, Dr August J Dec 16, 1878 Mar 10, 1952 Schrag, Edna 1927 1927 Schrag, Edward 1881 1961 s/w Helen Schrag, Edward J 1875 1935 Schrag, Emma 1890 1946 Schrag, Fannie 1885 1968 s/w Jonathan Schrag, Fannie R Jan 04, 1854 Mar 23, 1927 73y 2m 29d Schrag, Fanny Feb 15, 1844 Aug 11, 1926 Schrag, Helen 1900 1977 s/w Edward Schrag, Henry J 1894 1961 Dad Schrag, Jacob C M 1873 1946 Schrag, Jacob J Dec 26, 1840 Dec 28, 1908 Schrag, Jeanne L 1922 s/w Philip G Schrag, Johannes Dec 12, 1840 Nov 18, 1926 85y 11m 6d Schrag, John C 1871 1929 Brother Schrag, Jonathan 1884 1956 s/w Fannie Schrag, Joseph G 1882 1953 s/w Justina Schrag, Joseph J 1873 1957 s/w Lena Schrag, Justina 1890 1971 s/w Joseph G Schrag, Katherine 1845 1929 s/w Christian Schrag, Lena 1891 1978 s/w Joseph J Schrag, Lydia 1884 1908 Schrag, Lydia Dec 16, 1891 Jan 26, 1906 s/w Adena Schrag, Maria 1851 1944 s/w Christian A Schrag, Martha A Jan 11, 1902 Dec 10, 1904 d/o August & Anna Schrag, Mary E 1876 1972 Schrag, Philip G 1919 1964 s/w Jeanne L Schrag, Ralph J Oct 02, 1902 Jun 21, 1939 Schrag, Ruby Sep 06, 1912 Jul 01, 1913 d/o Mr & Mrs August Schrag, Ruby May 1913 1927 Schrag, William A 1899 1970 Schragg, Carrie 1889 1955 Mother Schragg, Emil A 1878 1957 Father Steffen, Amelia 1888 1945 Steffen, Della no dates Steffen, Edward M 1886 1963 Steffen, Herman 1891 1907 Stucky, Josephine J Mar 14, 1909 m Sep 20, 1930 s/w Phillip P Stucky, Phillip P Jul 13, 1904 Oct 11, 1993 m Sep 20, 1930 s/w Josephine J Tebow, Nancy June 1961 1961 Unknown no dates Unknown no dates Unknown Infant no dates Vennum, Kevin May 14, 1981 Aug 16, 1981 s/o Michael & Sally Vennum, Sally R 1945 1982 Mother Voth, Douglas Kent Jan 29, 1958 Baby Wagner, Alois G 1900 1978 s/w Ruby E Wagner, Ruby E 1910 1992 s/w Alois Waltner, John J 1863 1947 s/w Maria Waltner, Maria 1873 1922 Mother, s/w John J Warkentin, Abe no dates Wiens, Esther J 1910 1982 s/w Ferdinand J Wiens, Ferdinand J 1907 1980 s/w Esther J Zilliox, Milton F Dec 04, 1936 Jun 13, 1988 A previous reading by Joe and Georgia Hays on Sept 05, 1975, produced the following names that I was unable to locate. Dorsey, Nadine Dec 03, 1948 Dec 03, 1948 Penner no dates two infants Tripple, Marie no dates