Whatcom County WA Archives Cemeteries.....Saint Peter (Deming) Catholic Cemetery, Columbia Valley - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marla Snow marla_pen@hotmail.com July 28, 2007, 6:19 am Abstracted By: Marla Snow St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery (also known as Columbia Valley and Deming Catholic Cemetery) is located on the east side of Heady Road, north of South Pass Road approximately five miles east of Sumas, WA (Sec 28, T40N R5E). To reach the cemetery from I-5, take the Sumas exit/Exit 256 (State Highway 539, Meridian St. and Lynden are also on highway signage). Proceed north 12.5 miles on Meridian St. which eventually becomes Guide Meridian Road to East Badger Road, aka Hwy 546. Turn right and continue east on East Badger Road until it becomes State Highway 9 North at the intersection with Nooksack Road. Continue on Hwy 9 North 4.9 miles to Sumas (this takes you east on East Badger Rd). When you reach Sumas turn east onto Front St.(also known as State Highway 547) which eventually becomes Rock Road. Turn right (south) on Sumas Road when State Hwy 547 turns south. Continue on Hwy 547 6 miles to South Pass Road. Turn left (east) on South Pass Road 1 mile to Heady Road. Turn left (north) on Heady Road, a gravel road, and drive .4 of a mile to the cemetery. Cemetery transcription is from main gate south, left to right along rows. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 1 Thompson Lou 1939 2007 Tyler Ronald A. Sep. 19 1934 Jan. 9 1995 Row 2 Zender James Patrick Nov. 21 1939 Apr. 2 2004 Married Sep. 4 1965 Row 3 Wilford Sean Thomas Sep. 12 1991 Forever our baby Williamson Thomas Joseph June 23 1950 July 19 1970 In loving memory, Beloved son and brother McEwen Agnes L. 1925 1989 In loving memory of McEwen Dennis 1963 1963 McEwen Daniel S. 1963 1963 Buckenmeyer Joseph 1904 1980 Buckenmeyer Orabelle 1913 1960 Buckenmeyer Robert T. 1958 1990 Buckenmeyer Cary P. 1965 1991 Metz Frances June May 16 1986 Anderson Cecil L. 1909 2000 Father, Married July 14 1930, on same stone as Mary Anderson Anderson Mary 1910 1977 Mother, Married July 14 1930, on same stone as Cecil L. Anderson Hopkins Laura P. Feb. 28 1902 May 27 1968 Tagliareni Pamela R. 1959 1998 Mother Row 4 Frayn May H. 1916 1996 Beloved mother Zender Jacob T. 1932 1986 Zender Bernard Jacob May 14 1924 June 13 2002 Beloved son brother uncle, US Navy WW II veteran Zender Mary Catherine Sep. 2 1899 Feb. 24 1995 Mother, Married Nov. 25 1920, on same stone as Jacob Joseph Zender Zender Jacob Joseph Oct. 25 1896 July 22 1970 Father, Married Nov. 25 1920, on same stone as Mary Catherine Zender Kosikar (family stone, no other names or dates) Kosikar Mike 1904 1905 Brother (last name found on family stone) Kosikar John 1862 1931 Father (last name found on family stone) Kosikar Anna 1861 1931 Mother (last name found on family stone) Straka George 1874 1947 Father Straka Anna M. 1884 1966 Mother Straka George 1916 1981 Beach Ida D. Aug. 2 1926 Feb. 7 1961 In loving memory Beach Henry G. Aug. 26 1958 In loving memory Zender Robert Thomas Apr. 9 1943 Apr. 10 1943 on same stone as Thomas Robert Zender Zender Thomas Robert Apr. 18 1945 on same stone as Robert Thomas Zender Zender Henry B. 1900 1981 Married June 14 1923, on same stone as Frances M. Zender Zender Frances M. 1899 1987 Married June 14 1923, on same stone as Henry B. Zender Holm John L. June 10 1919 Oct. 31 1995 on same stone as Frances C. Holm Holm Frances C. Sep. 13 1928 Apr. 15 1993 on same stone as John L. Holm Larsen Henry Thomas May 11 1982 May 23 1982 Our beloved son Jenkins Rosalia 1933 1993 Row 5 Straka Thomas Joseph Dec. 13 1926 July 3 1998 Franzen Johanna 1892 1953 on same stone as Jacob Franzen Franzen Jacob 1877 1949 on same stone as Johanna Franzen Zender Joseph Peter Sep. 22 1927 July 4 2005 SGT US Army World War II Korea Kingsbury Jessie A. 1861 1947 Harvey Edmun J. 1850 1911 Heller Noah H. 1886 1975 Heller Agnes T. 1889 1966 Stangeland Henry May 31 1930 Oct. 9 2003 PFC US Army Korea, Purple Heart Macdonald Larry Lee Nov. 10 1962 Oct. 1 2003 Forever in our hearts Perry Nolan Gerard 1989 1990 Forever in our hearts Row 6 Zender Janette Marie 1964 1968 Zender Monica Roselee 1963 1968 Zender Paul Michael 1966 1968 Zender Curt Anthony 1967 1968 Zender Roselyn Marie 1933 1968 Mother, on same stone as Daniel David Zender Zender Daniel David 1934 1981 Father, on same stone as Roselyn Marie Zender Fekety Joseph 1895 1976 Beloved Weatherby Ernest Sep. 25 1898 Mar. 9 1974 on same stone as Pauline Weatherby, Married Feb. 18 1929 Weatherby Pauline June 22 1903 May 1 1998 on same stone as Ernest Weatherby, Married Feb. 18 1929 Fekety Nickolas 1860 1954 Father Fekety Mary 1868 1954 Mother Heller Samantha Rae Apr. 2 2002 Always in our wind Row 7 Zender Nicholas H. Jan. 20 1928 May 23 1991 Dad, Married May 7 1955, Korean veteran Skillman Christina C. July 12 1908 May 29 2004 Skillman James E. 1904 1965 Skillman Teresa Ann Mar. 27 1950 Apr. 4 1996 Daughter Dorko Helen 1875 1957 Dorko Mike 1863 1951 Fekety Andrew 1900 1919 Fekety Mary 1905 1921 German Henry Nov. 6 1898 Nov. 1 1920 Erickson Maribeth L. (German) Oct. 27 1933 Jan. 14 1992 German Stella 1876 1926 on same stone as George German German George 1873 1939 on same stone as Stella German German Fred 1907 2000 on same stone as Marian A. German German Marian A. 1909 1993 on same stone as Fred German German Robert George Aug. 13 1923 Feb. 24 1996 US Navy German James D. June 8 1927 Dec. 23 1990 COX US Navy World War II German, Jr. George 1897 1933 German Alfred M. Sep 17 1918 Sep 11 2003 RM2 US Navy Koehler Max P. 1910 1981 on same stone as Agnes T. Koehler Koehler Agnes T. 1910 1989 on same stone as Max P. Koehler Koehler Rose A. 1941 1943 Koehler Florence Jane 1880 1973 Koehler Max 1871 1938 Koehler Paul S. 1902 1991 Our special brother Koehler Lawrence A. Mar. 27 1904 Apr. 2 1995 Koehler James Stephen May 2 1947 Oct. 17 1996 SP4 US Army Vietnam Hocker Pat Oct. 25 1926 June 12 1969 Row 8 Zender Roderic A. Aug. 5 1965 Mar. 17 1996 Weber Verona R. 1908 1989 Weber Benjamin M. Aug. 27 1915 June 24 1975 TEC5 US Army World War II Ratko Anna 1870 1961 Rest in peace Blatchford Elizabeth Ann 1944 An angel came and took a flower away Dorko John 1899 1916 on same stone as George Dorko Dorko George 1892 1916 on same stone as John Dorko Warner Gary William 1953 1986 BT2 US Navy Vietnam Warner Henry W. May 28 1903 Dec. 4 1995 Warner, Sr. Anton 1864 1938 Father Warner Anna 1863 1912 on same stone as Leonard F. Warner Warner Leonard F. 1907 1920 on same stone as Anna Warner Frankuvsky Mrs. Martin (no dates on stone) Warner Joseph 1856 1921 Warner Antone E. 1901 1931 on same stone as Anna Warner Olney Olney Anna Warner 1905 1994 on same stone as Antone E. Warner Rogers Eva 1900 1929 Theisen Henry J. Feb. 4 1907 Oct. 18 1965 Married Oct. 12 1932, on same stone as Margaret Theisen Theisen Margaret Dec. 7 1912 Sep. 30 2006 Married Oct. 12 1932, on same stone as Henry J. Theisen Swartwood M. Josephine Koehler Jan. 30 1908 Nov. 13 1998 Forever in our hearts McDonald Martin 1846 1933 McDonald Mary Ann 1848 1925 Koehler Louis F. Mar. 1 1912 Sep. 9 1997 CPL US Army World War II Marion Lawrence J. July 25 1927 Oct. 18 1994 S2 US Navy World War II Sacksteder Germaine 1900 1983 on same stone as Perry Sacksteder and Jeremiah Johnson, Married 1920 Sacksteder Perry 1896 1980 on same stone as Germaine Sacksteder and Jeremiah Johnson, Married 1920 Johnson Jeremiah 1981 Great Grandson, 4 mo., on same stone as Germaine and Perry Sacksteder Row 9 Adams Wesley W. Oct. 22 1921 Nov. 11 1987 PR3 US Navy, Husband and father Row 10 Blatchford Baby Michael 1936 In memory of, son of William and Alice Blatchford Farmer C. 1878 1922 German Eddie 1905 1907 Ondeck George 1902 1904 Our darling Buckenmeyer Fred 1897 1901 Buckenmeyer Carl 1900 1901 Buckenmeyer Joseph 1861 1919 Buckenmeyer Augusta 1871 1933 Theisen Jacob 1870 1957 Father (last name found on family stone) Theisen Anna T. 1872 1946 Mother (last name found on family stone) Theisen (family stone, no other names or dates) Theisen Nickolas T. 1902 1924 (last name found on family stone) Theisen Albert J. 1911 1928 (last name found on family stone) Theisen Leo Nov. 14 1912 Oct. 15 1986 McCillis Angus 1858 1935 Ferry Theresa (no dates on stone) Koehler John M. 1917 2005 Row 11 Ryan Anthony W. 1908 1967 In loving memory Ryan Louise 1906 1961 In loving memory Straka Baby (no names or dates on stone) Bowser Albert (no dates on stone) Shingler (no other names or dates on stone) Shingler (no other names or dates on stone) Jarabeb Pauline (no dates on stone) Jarabeb Joe (no dates on stone) Straka Baby Girl (no dates on stone) Straka Baby Girl (no dates on stone) Straka Baby Girl (no dates on stone) Warner Baby 1927 Straka Mary 1911 1936 Zender Peter Z. 1860 1928 Father (last name found on family stone) Zender (family stone, no other names or dates) Zender Anna Marie 1862 1937 Mother (last name found on family stone) Meyer Henry Apr. 19 1874 Sep. 2 1962 In memory of Burke Thomas N. Apr. 21 1893 Oct. 1 1976 PFC US Army World War I Burke Christina Dec. 24 1888 Feb. 12 1941 Burke Henry T. Feb. 26 1928 Apr. 6 1928 Soumie Janis K. Dec. 8 1955 July 5 1979 Whitmore LeRoy Aug 1893 Sep. 1983 Burke Joseph Peter Mar. 12 1927 Nov. 17 1996 US Navy W W II Korea Row 12 Tracy Clarence R. 1931 1981 SP3 US Army Korea Ogrodowski Victoria 1892 1984 Ogrodowski Felix 1892 1967 Ogrodowski Kenneth C. June 6 1921 Apr. 13 1992 Rev., A priest forever, Ord. Jan. 6 1948 Warner Jeffrey Michael 1960 Straka Baby Boy (no dates on stone) Row 13 Leffler Julia S. 1849 1939 Minnick George 1920 Baby Jarabek Joseph Dec. 12 1875 Dec. 27 1931 My husband Raman Trisha S. 1982 1982 Straka Andrew 1877 1938 Father Straka Mary 1882 1969 Mother Zender Anton 1894 1941 Shannon Abigal A. 1876 1941 on same stone as Richard J. Shannon Shannon Richard J. 1874 1964 on same stone as Abigal A. Shannon Guinan Patrick 1851 1936 Row 14 Linderman Kenneth L. Feb. 17 1926 Apr. 4 1969 World War II Warner Sarah L. 1964 1990 Warner Ryan S. 1987 1990 Warner Beverly J. 1936 1981 Swanson Joan K. 1936 1980 In lovin memory Nonhoff Michael Scott 1972 In loving memory Nonhoff Kathleen Marie 1951 1972 In loving memory Warner George F. 1895 1978 In loving memory Warner Alfie R. 1908 1974 In loving memory Straka Joseph C. 1918 1956 In loving memory Weaver Veronica L. June 11 1925 Mar. 29 1998 Our loving mother Bourassa, Jr. Wilfred J. May 10 1939 Mar. 14 2003 RM3 US Navy Theisen Mary Nov. 10 1912 Nov. 7 1980 Theisen Eva 1909 1971 In loving memory Theisen Nickolaus 1876 1961 on same stone as Christina Theisen Theisen Christina 1876 1959 on same stone as Nickolaus Theisen Theisen Bernard Sep. 4 1917 Nov. 14 1980 Theisen Henry N. Jan. 26 1911 Apr. 3 1986 Row 15 Thomsen Thomas A. Sep. 10 1972 Sep. 17 1972 on same stone as Baby Boy Thomsen, In loving memory Thomsen Baby Boy Feb. 13 1970 on same stone as Thomas A. Thomsen, In loving memory Straka Anna M. 1904 1989 Mother, on same stone as John J. Straka Straka John J. 1903 1979 Father, on same stone as Anna M. Straka Stokes Ada Margaret Mar. 10 1908 Jan. 6 1994 Ricci Frederick A. Sep. 19 1938 Mar. 17 1996 SGT US Army Warner Charlotte Mae sep. 5 1920 July 4 2000 Busby Jeannette M. Oct. 13 1950 June 26 2001 Donato Anthony James 1952 1993 Our Beloved Koehler Mark D. 1906 1981 Father, In loving memory, on same stone as Agnes P. Koehler Koehler Agnes P. 1915 Mother, In loving memory, on same stone as Mark D. Koehler Beech Wayne John June 1 1940 Oct. 4 1999 From the tree of life each leaf must fall-each one in God's own tim He'll call O'Neill Marcia A. 1936 1987 Row 16 Gobbato Giulio Carl July 22 1927 Mar. 13 2004 Hall Gordon M. Sep. 13 1950 July 23 1971 Washington SP4 US Army Vietnam Galloway Paul B. 1915 1989 Galloway Cap 1916 2007 Galloway Daphne Hope 1920 1995 In loving memory Row 17 Pettis Irene Edna 1908 1998 Blackard Connie Gripp 1925 2003 Beckman Cheryl Maxwell Nov. 24 1925 Oct. 20 1998 Devoted wife beloved mother best friend, born Pine Bluff, AR died Van Zandt, WA Edmundson Margaret Lucille 1923 2003 on same stone as James Gordon Edmundson Edmundson James Gordon 1918 1998 on same stone as Margaret Lucille Edmundson Cardon Mary Janie 1955 1984 Forever in our hearts Hubby Mary 1920 1981 A very special lady English Lissa Marie Feb. 5 1965 Dec. 10 1988 Special in our hearts Hubby Norman Jack Aug. 28 1922 Feb. 19 1988 US Army World War II Unknown Mike (no last name or dates on stone) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/whatcom/cemeteries/saintpet26gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 22.8 Kb