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THE RECORDING OF A CEMETERY

By Thelma Greene Reagan

 

Today we walked where others walked

On a lonely, windswept hill.

Today we talked where others cried

For loved ones whose lives are stilled.

 

Today our hearts were touched

By graves of tiny babies.

Snatched from the arms of loving kin,

In the heartbreak of the ages.

 

Today we saw where

the grandparents lay

In the last sleep of their time.

Lying under the trees and clouds -

Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.

 

Today we wondered

About an unmarked spot.

Who lies beneath this hallowed ground?

Was it a babe, child, young or old?

No indication could be found.

 

Today we saw where Mom and Dad lay.

We had been here once before

On a day we'd all like to forget,

But will remember forever more.

 

Today we recorded for kith and kin

The graves of ancestors past.

To be preserved for generations hence,

A record we hope will last.

 

Cherish it, my friend.

Preserve it, my friend,

For stones sometimes crumble to dust

And generations of folks yet to come

Will be grateful for your trust.

 

Welcome to the

Mower County MNGenWeb Project

 

Mower County Cemetery Information

Visit Find A Grave for more information on Mower County Cemeteries

 

Racine Salem Evangelical Cemetery – Racine Township

Mower County, Minnesota

 Photo by Kathy Pike

 

130 Interments:

Last

First Middle Maiden

Birth

Death

Budke 

Delta Lozira Utzinger 

 29 Feb 1908

 13 Sep 1960

Budke 

Ezra Herman Fred

 11 Mar 1907

 5 Aug 1988

Burkhardt 

Emilie

1872

 15 Mar 1873

Burkhardt 

Jacob

 30 Aug 1824

 5 May 1903

Burkhardt 

Louisa

 30 May 1828

 1 May 1900

Deaver 

Amelia Caroline Utzinger 

 1 Aug 1869

 29 Mar 1958

Deaver 

Elsie Harriet

 24 Oct 1908

 11 Mar 2002

Deaver 

William Jonas

 9 Jun 1873

 5 Sep 1940

Eichhorn 

August

 29 Nov 1830

 20 Feb 1911

Eichhorn 

Edward R.

 12 Dec 1869

 30 Oct 1896

Eichhorn 

Frederick G.

 1 Nov 1824

 13 Aug 1879

Eichhorn 

Frederick Lorenz

 25 Oct 1868

 25 Feb 1909

Eichhorn 

Marie F.

 1 Jun 1824

 3 May 1894

Eichhorn 

Minnie

1856

 2 Sep 1916

Eichhorn 

Robert F.

 10 Feb 1862

 17 Feb 1899

Eichhorn 

Rosina

 30 Aug 1840

 24 Mar 1922

Ellerbeck 

Hazel Matilda Deaver 

 25 Dec 1904

 10 Nov 1935

Eppard 

George Ezra

 23 Sep 1862

 5 Nov 1939

Eppard 

Lucinda Ann McQuillin 

 7 Sep 1842

 9 Sep 1913

Eppard 

Philip Martin

 26 Oct 1832

 13 Nov 1928

Eppard 

Sarah Utzinger 

 28 Apr 1865

 25 Jun 1947

Espenschied 

Ella

1832

 7 Jul 1914

Espenschied 

Jonathan

 unknown

 unknown

Everts 

Clara

1890

 17 Jun 1929

Everts 

Dirk

1880

1956

Gahringer 

Mary Smith 

 16 Aug 1823

 8 Sep 1892

Gahringer 

Michael

 27 Sep 1828

 13 Mar 1891

Gahringer 

Minnie D.

 7 Jul 1870

 10 Jul 1899

Havenor 

Katherine Eichhorn 

1874

 29 Nov 1929

Havenor 

Uriah

 21 Mar 1871

 7 May 1933

Henslin 

Anna M.

1878

 25 Aug 1970

Henslin 

Ernestine Weckworth 

 21 Aug 1842

 21 Jun 1891

Henslin 

Frederick

1908

1909

Henslin 

Frederick

 28 Dec 1862

 14 Dec 1865

Henslin 

Frederick

 14 Oct 1831

 23 Nov 1903

Henslin 

Jane

 23 May 1872

 25 Jul 1872

Henslin 

Julius F.

1874

1932

Irlbeck 

Edwin Peter

 31 Mar 1935

 22 Oct 2007

Irlbeck 

Marijane Wilma Bueltel 

 4 Nov 1935

 16 Dec 2015

Irlbeck 

Patricia Mary “Tricia”

 6 Dec 1963

 1 Oct 2009

King 

Amanda Agnes Utzinger 

 25 Mar 1885

 10 Sep 1969

King 

Clara Lydia Utzinger 

 10 Mar 1880

 26 Jul 1955

King 

Curtin Andrew

 30 Nov 1882

 13 Feb 1970

King 

Ernest Arthur

 19 Aug 1880

 16 Apr 1956

King 

Geneva M.

1913

 18 Jul 1954

Knoblock 

August

 8 Jan 1881

 8 Jun 1939

Koebke 

Duane Robert

 31 Jul 1918

 26 Sep 1985

Koebke 

Edward F.

 6 Aug 1882

 20 Jan 1969

Koebke 

Helen L Utzinger 

1916

2009

Koebke 

Luella E. Stiles 

 21 Jan 1892

 4 Jan 1958

Kraetsch 

Angela Jane Glynn 

 20 Jun 1961

 15 Nov 2011

Kraetsch 

Gerald Mervin

 14 Jul 1924

 1 Apr 2011

Kraetsch 

Heather Scharlene

 1 Oct 1985

 18 May 2005

Kraetsch 

Helen D. Redder 

 21 Jun 1920

 1 Apr 1987

Krause 

Benjamin

1822

1891

Krause 

Ella

 unknown

1869

Krause 

Emma

 unknown

 unknown

Krause 

Henriette

1828

1904

Lichty 

Dorothy F. Utzinger 

 13 Jan 1919

 3 Apr 2013

Mayer 

Evelyn Agnes King 

 18 May 1914

 1 Jan 2011

Mayer 

Henry A.

 2 Jan 1912

 2 Aug 1996

Meschke 

Clara C.

 22 Feb 1880

 Apr 1968

Meschke 

Minnie

 1 Dec 1871

 24 Jun 1912

Meschke 

William H.

1870

1953

Northcutt 

Anna Maria Margareta Opperman 

 23 Jul 1886

 15 Nov 1921

Northcutt 

Archie

1877

1947

Northcutt 

Lora

 27 Mar 1918

 27 Mar 1918

Pfuhl 

Walter Raymond

 16 May 1895

 28 Apr 1913

Rothgeb 

Pearl Love Zeller 

 27 Aug 1903

 29 May 1950

Sack 

Arno William

 13 Jan 1911

 9 Oct 1972

Sanborn

Helen Lucinda Utzinger  

 17 Jul 1916

 5 Feb 2009

Scadding

Hazel Meschke  

1904

1932

Schroder 

Frederick

1826

1909

Schroder 

Frederick H.

1855

1912

Schroder 

Mary S.

1852

1943

Schroder 

Pauline

1836

1900

Simonson 

Herbert T.

 14 Sep 1894

 30 Jun 1969

Simonson 

Herbert T.

 unknown

 unknown

Simonson 

Louila B. Eichhorn 

 10 Sep 1896

 9 Mar 1982

Starmer 

Ella Janet Espenscheid 

1875

 10 Nov 1954

Starmer 

Robert Ainslie

 12 May 1873

 23 Feb 1943

Turner

Dorothy “Dora” Ellenberg  

 20 Apr 1874

1957

Utzinger 

Adam

 12 Dec 1832

 7 Jul 1912

Utzinger 

Amanda Agnes King 

1885

1969

Utzinger 

Anna

 14 Oct 1866

 23 Jan 1938

Utzinger 

Arthur Roy

 13 Feb 1891

 Dec 1970

Utzinger 

Bernice Lucille

 8 Oct 1897

 24 Jun 1967

Utzinger 

Caroline Burkhardt 

 1 Nov 1830

 5 Mar 1904

Utzinger 

Carrie Louise Oelke 

 18 Oct 1881

 20 May 1967

Utzinger 

Ella Esther

 30 Oct 1882

 25 Oct 1889

Utzinger 

Elva Gertrude

 11 May 1891

 2 Feb 1950

Utzinger 

George Edward

 6 Dec 1874

 2 Nov 1879

Utzinger 

Herman Otto

 17 Jun 1877

 20 Jul 1954

Utzinger 

Ina Dell Warren 

 17 May 1895

 13 Mar 1971

Utzinger 

John Adam

 4 Jul 1863

 16 Aug 1939

Utzinger 

Louisa

 21 Nov 1865

 11 Jan 1944

Utzinger 

Lucinda A. Eppard 

1866

1962

Utzinger 

Lyle Chester

 22 May 1894

 1 May 1968

Utzinger 

Mabel S. Schanke 

 28 Jun 1896

 1 Jul 1990

Utzinger 

Mannweiler Johann C.

 17 Jun 1790

 14 Oct 1877

Utzinger 

Mathilda Caroline Mannweiler 

 9 Aug 1841

 2 Mar 1930

Utzinger 

Matilda M. Houser 

 4 Apr 1858

 11 Oct 1911

Utzinger 

Paulina Louise Schroder 

 4 Nov 1863

 7 Oct 1938

Utzinger 

Peter

 26 Nov 1827

 10 Dec 1903

Utzinger 

Rev Albert Henry

 2 Sep 1861

 25 May 1937

Utzinger 

Silas

 30 Apr 1862

 21 Oct 1935

von Eschen 

Rev George

 22 Feb 1835

 11 Apr 1880

Warner 

Willie F.

 7 Apr 1878

 27 Sep 1879

Wattles 

Eugene D.

 19 Jun 1858

 30 Jan 1948

Wattles 

Mary Johanna Espenschied 

 9 May 1857

 26 Jul 1942

Wolfgram 

Duane

 unknown

 unknown

Wolfgram 

Marjorie Ann Brownell 

 3 Feb 1924

 30 May 2019

Wolfgram 

Ronald Zara

 15 Dec 1919

 4 Feb 1957

Wolfgram 

Ruth Manila Eppard 

 17 May 1898

 11 Dec 1997

Wolfgram 

Zara Elmer

 6 May 1897

 Nov 1981

Zeller 

Elsie Mae Eppard 

 10 May 1891

 9 Jun 1973

Zeller 

Emma Matilda Utzinger 

 27 Feb 1867

 10 May 1961

Zeller 

Matthew John

 14 Apr 1885

 16 Dec 1969

Zeller 

Rev William L.

 11 Feb 1871

 9 Nov 1955

Zeller 

Ruth

 29 May 1915

 26 Apr 1921

Zimmerman 

Catharine

1844

1902

Zimmerman 

Donald K “Don”

1932

 unknown

Zimmerman 

George

 26 Apr 1871

 6 Sep 1882

Zimmerman 

Helen Inez King 

 12 Nov 1910

 17 Aug 1993

Zimmerman 

John William

 19 Jun 1876

 8 Nov 1956

Zimmerman 

Maribelle “Terri” Bruner 

 6 Oct 1922

 15 Dec 2016

Zimmerman 

Peter

1842

1894

Zimmerman 

Rolland Lawrence

 19 Oct 1904

 23 Sep 1987

Zimmerman 

Ruth

 19 Oct 1904

 17 Jan 1992

Zimmerman 

Zora Henrietta Hass 

 24 Jun 1878

 7 Jan 1948

 

 

 

 

 

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