ZION BOHNEMEIER CEMETERY
Transcribed and Donated by Richard and Sharon Newton Burnes
This cemetery is located in Sugarloaf Township of St. Clair County, Illinois and is the
property of Christ United Church of Christ, Dupo, Illinois. It is located on a gravel road
presently called Bohnemeier Cemetery Road. The easiest directions are from the
intersection of Triple Lakes Road and Imbs Station Road. Heading west on Imbs Station
Road it is approximately 3/4 of a mile and the gravel road is off to the right. This is a
very beautiful old cemetery that is well kept and still having burials. Many of the old
stones are written in German, some can no longer be read, and there are also some
broken. Originally the cemetery was laid out in family plots, but over the years it was
necessary to change the size of the plots. Even though it is not laid out in rows we tried
to read it in this manner to insure we didn't miss any. We have used the spelling of the
months as they were inscribed on the stones as we felt this was a wonderful example of
our ancestors learning of a second language. I know very little German,but do know that GOTT translates to God, GEB is born, GEST is died and GEBORNE means the maiden name.
Transcription done by Richard and Sharon Burnes on April 1 and 2, 2000.
Row 1 S to N
The first grave has a large cement covering and no inscription could be found.
Fred BALTZ
GEB 30 Aug 1882
GEST 19 Aug 1904
Illegible marker
Broken and illegible
Walter REBER
Oct 29, 1906 - Dec 27, 1912
Janet WATERSON
March 11, 1853 - Feb 18, 1908
Elizabeth LEVIN
1879-1883
Cannot read the surname across the top of this double marker.
Franz ______ Anna Marie
GEB 26 Feb 1871 GEB 3 Jan 1875
GEST 12 Marz 1876 GEST 13 Marz 1876
Illegible stone
All that can be read is Sept 28, 190?
Irene MITTELBUSCHER
Aug 18, 1912 - Aug 18, 1912
William J. KAESTNER
1884 - 1937
Row 2 N to S
William WATERSON Sr.
Oct 20, 1851 - Apr 6, 1926
Verda WATERSON
1892 - 1938
John WATERSON
1889 - 1952
MERTENS
Martha 1880 - 1942
Edmund 1874 - 1944
SCHLICHTER
Mary 1865 - 1944
John M. 1856 - 1950
Charles COBECT
1881 - 1947
Fred A. Beierlein
Aug 4, 1877 - Oct 6, 1950
Victor Lawrence HARRIS
June 11, 1944
Son of Helen & Omar Harris
RAEBER
August April 1, 1869 - Mar. 18, 1959
Minnie Feb 13, 1874 - Mar. 20, 1959
Dennis M. ARD
Oct.26 - Nov. 7, 1973
SON
Erwin W. JONES
Sept 3, 1910 - Apr. 8, 1983
In Loving Memory
William Henry DYROFF
Illinois
S 2 US NAVY
W.W.I
Jan 30, 1888 - Jan 31, 1971
REICHERT
Anna L. M. Mar 17, 1876 - May 30, 1910
Louis H. Aug 2, 1867 - Sept 26, 1953
Row 3 S to N
MARRAND
Henrietta 1851 - 1936
Victor 1863 - 1942
Daniel F. FLOTIRON
Jan 21, 1878 - Oct 28, 1924
OTTEN This very tall pillar type stone is engraved on two sides.
Henry OTTEN
GEB 15 FEB 1850
GEST 25 MAI 1928
2nd side of pillar
Wilhelmina OTTEN
GEB 12 MARZ 1851
GEST 26 DEC 1913
Albert METZGER
Co K 149 ILL. INF
No dates
Agnes CHATTILLION
1897 - 1994
Constant CHATTILLION
BORN Apr 15, 1835
DIED Nov 22, 1896
Age 61 years 7 ms. 7 dys.
In Memory Of
Alexander CHATTILLION
1874 - 1958
Henry T. VOELKER
BORN May 17, 1887
DIED June 26, 1903
AGE 16 Yrs. 1 m. ? d.
VOELKER
Mina
Aug 7, 1868 - Nov 3, 1934
George
June 4, 1857 - Jan 31, 1912
Concrete only
Between the rows
Fred A. BOHNEMEIR
Illinois
Sgt. US ARMY
W.W.II
Oct 5, 1913 - Aug 31, 1972
Row 4 N to S
Concrete square
Illegible headstone
Sigisbert CHATTILLION
No dates
WAGNER
John W.
May 23, 1858 - May 9, 1927
FATHER
Anna C.
Dec. 5,1867 - July 16, 1908
Mother
Flat stone
Catherine M. MUSKOPH
(Nee Wagner)
Apr 2, 1899 - Oct 7, 1984
Very large flat stone
WAGNER
Ewald
Feb 20, 1892 - Jan 25, 1896
Frieda
July 17, 1901 - June 22, 1902
Richard
Dec 29, 1895 - Jan 30, 1896
Very tall pillar type monument with inscriptions on 2 sides
Wilhelm WAGNER
GEB 23 MARZ 1822
GEST 6 SEP 1901
2nd side of pillar
Elizabetha WAGNER
GEBORNE
PRINZEN
GEB 16 SEP 1828
GEST 10 JAN 1896
OSICK
Christ
Born Feb 22,1860
Died Mar 26,1927
Magdalena
Born Jan 2,1866
Died Mar 26,1951
HARRIS all that could be read
OSICK all that could be read
Henry OSICK
Born 1853 Died 1943
Emele OSICK
Born 1857 Died 1944
BOHNEMEIR
John H.
1884 - 1959
FATHER
Mathilda W.
1883 - 1963
MOTHER
Gladys H. BOHNEMEIR
1912 - 1968
Fred A. BOHNEMEIR
1913 - 1972
Amanda K. YOUNG
Oct 28,1887 - Apr 30,1979
Marie C. METTER
1924
METTER
Pearl
1898 - 1967
William
1891 - 1940
Mary C. HOOCK
1881 - 1958
Albert HOOCK
1874 - 1929
Mathilda L. HOOCK
May 3,1904 - May 3,1984
This very large monument has a cross on the top.
LEVIN
George
March 1,1872
Nov 21,1928
Agnes
April 27,1875
Jan 30,1908
Bertha F. FLOTIRON
Born July 14,1880
Died Mar 6,1902
Illegible marker
August FLOTIRON
1874 - 1946
Row 5 S to N
DOERR
Richard L.
Dec 22,1936 - Aug 19,1998
DAD AND PAPA
Pauline E.
Dec 28,1938 - Apr 11,1988
MOM AND MEMAW
DOERR
John
Dec 24,1881
Mar 11,1966
Elizabeth
Jan 12,1885
Nov 13,1973
YOUNG
Caroline
1861 - 1932
MOTHER
Henry
1857 - 1943
FATHER
Elsie Marie YOUNG
Sept 2,1897 - Nov 4,1920
REST IN PEACE
Susana C. DOERR
Dec 20,1884 - Apr 13,1912
This very large pillar is engraved on at least 2 sides.
There is a large angel on the top.
John BOHNEMEIR
GEB 13 APR 1856
GEST 6 JULI 1910
2nd side of pillar
Maria BOHNEMEIR
GEB 24 OCT 1861
GEST 7 NOV 1904
C. Ludwig SENN
GEB 12 NOV 186? Very difficult to read
GEST 23 FEB 186?
Christina Margaretha SENN
Could not read
G. Fredrick SENN
GEB 13 JAN 1862
GEST ? JULY 1863
REHG
George H.
1878 - 1965
Maria E.
1881 - 1910
William E. HELLER
1885 - 1918
Matthias RUFLE
GEB 25 DEC 1833
GEST 1886
Row 6 S to N
Illegible
Large oblong monument--possibly family plot marker.
Engraved OUR HOME MATT. RUFFLE
Illegible stone
NOLTE
William
1853 - 1899
Margaretha
1852 - 1934
2 child size graves with concrete curbing.
This large pillar has German verse ending "in GOTT"
Margarita REHG
GEB 27 AUG 1819
GEST 25 MARZ 1904
2nd side of pillar
Wilhelm REHG
GEB 19 MAY 1817
GEST 18 DEC 1889
Large stone with clasped hands engraved in German.
Jakob REHG
GEB 21 OCT 1819
GEST 6 NOV 1877
Husband of Katharina Rehg
More engraving in German at bottom.
Badly broken stone.
MUTTER
MUTTER
VATER
Louisa J. YOUNG
Born July 3,1881
Died Feb 10,1884
NOLTE
Irene
Dec 17,1915 -
Erwin
Jan 12,1915 - May 16,1989
BETZ
Rosa
June 1,1891 - Dec 23,1976
Frank
Aug 28,1891 - Dec 6,1979
BETZ
Anna
Oct 4,1863 - June 28,1949
Fred
June 26,1863 - June 3,1941
KOCH
George J.
Sept 19,1905 - Apr 11,1963
Armentine A.
Sept 22,1904 -
LEVIN
Jule G.
Jan 5,1903 - Jan 3,1993
Blanche
June 19,1905 - May 17,1997
LEVIN
George J.
Jan 20,1925 -
Rita B.
Aug 25,1928 - May 17,1997
Row 7 N to S
Frieda HOFSTETTER
Nov 4,1901 - May 15,1992
WIFE
Adolph HOFSTETTER
Sept 24,1890 - Nov 16,1966
HUSBAND
Ida HOFSTETTER
Dec 5,1889 - Oct 30,1922
WIFE
Raymond HOFSTETTER
Feb 29,1921 - Feb 8,1980
Row 8 N to S
SAUGET
Ernest
Apr 29,1841 - Mar 5,1926
FATHER
Marie
Nov 11,1853 - Dec 29,1931
MOTHER
NIEMAN
Geneieve
1927 - 1935
Morris
1914 - 1929
OSICK
Louis M.
1887 - 1975
Emma M.
1891 - 1981
Bertha F. Hoffman SMALLENBERGER
1883 - 1932
HOFSTETTER all that could be read
HOFSTETTER appears to be marker for family plot
HOFSTETTER
Maria D.
Apr 25,1868 - Mar 21,1926
Charles
June 1,1864 - Oct 11,1937
DOERR
George
BORN Feb 25,1851
DIED July 16,1916
Caroline
BORN Sept 5,1849?
DIED Mar 18,1903
Wife of George
Large pillar engraved on 4 sides.
Jacob YUNG
GEB 21 Nov 1834
GEST 26 Apr 1922
2nd side of pillar
Anna M. YUNG
GEBORNE DYROFF
GEB 26 JULI 1838
GEST 9 JULI 1910
3rd side of pillar
Elizabetha YUNG
GEB 12 MAR 1865
GEST 12 OCT 1887
4th side of pillar
Margaretha TILLMAN
GEBORNE YUNG
GEB 1 SEPT 1860
GEST 23 JAN 1893
William YUNG
GEB 9 MAR 1858
GEST 17 JULI 1933
Small stone
G.F.A.B.
Small illegible stone
Erwin A. BOHNEMEIR
Jan 24,1919 - Feb 9,1919
This large pillar is engraved on at least 3 sides.
Wilhelmine BOHNEMEIR
GOS 21 NOV 1825
GEST 15 APR 1892
Wife of Franz Bohnemeir
2nd side of pillar
Franz BOHNEMEIR
GEB 6 Jan 1821
GEST 28 June 1895
74y 5m 22d
3rd side of pillar
George F.A. BOHNEMEIR
GEB 3 FEB 1862
GEST 19 NOV 1878
Son of F.& W. Bohnemeir
Small stone
Infant son of W.& S. HELLER
FEB 12,1937
Elmer H. BOHNEMEIR
Jan 24,1919 - Feb 13,1921
Large pillar stone engraved on at least 3 sides.
Louis DYROFF
GEB 23 FEB 1843
GEST 21 JUNE 1911
2nd side of pillar
Katharina DYROFF
GEBORNE HARRES
GEB 11 OCT 1850
GEST 20 FEB 1884
3rd side of pillar
Louisa DYROFF
GEB
J. 11 SEPT 1880
GEST
J. 19 MAEIZ 1881
Across base of pillar is LOUIS DYROFF
Leo A. HOFFMANN
1887 - 1889
Kath. M. HOFFMANN
1837- 1893
Heinrih HOFFMANN
1826 - 1901
Amalia DYROFF
1885 - 1936
This large pillar is engraved on at least 2 sides.
John A. DYROFF
BORN Nov 23,1849
DIED June 9,1905
2nd side of pillar
Catherina DYROFF
BORN Dec 20,1859
DIED Aug 3,1942
Row 9 S to N
DYROFF
George
1874 1965
Caroline
1878 1957
The Peace of God that passeth all understanding.
Frieda DYROFF
1902
Large pillar engraved on at least 2 sides.
Margaretha DYROFF
GEB 2 JAN 1813
GEST 11 APR 1892
2nd side of pillar
Louisa VOGT
Nee DYROFF
BORN Mar 21,1884
DIED Oct 13,1915
Small stones
H.D.
no dates
J.A.D.
no dates
J.D.
no dates
broken stone
Carl HOFFMANN
1852 - 1936
Maria S. HOFFMANN
1856 - 1934
E. Carrie HOFFMANN
1890 - 1987
Mathilda HOFFMANN
1880 - 1894
Row 10 N to S
Elsa E. BERGHOEFER
1900 - 1901
Freida M. BERGHOEFER
1898 - 1899
Henry OSICK
No dates
Charlotte OSICK
No dates
BEIRELEIN this is grown over with flowers and could not
Be read. There are 2 stones with one broken.
LE PAGE
Virginia
Feb 8,1864 -
Antone
Mar 13,1854
June 26,1922
Row 11 S to N
BEIERLEIN
Conrad
Jan 4, 1848 - Nov 16,1924
Amelia
Feb 28,1856 - June 25,1922
Emma BEIERLEIN
1891 - 1943
August METZGER
CO. H
10 ILL. INF.
No dates
John HARRIS
GEB 27 Sep 1876
GEST 15 Juli 1908
Philip HARRIS
March 7,1841
May 29,1926
Elizabeth HARRIS
April 6,1852
April 6,1944
Lillian M. HARRIS
May 3,1890
Mar 6,1921
This is a flat marker
Mabel E. HUBBERT
June 19,1911
Daughter of Henry & Lillian Harris
K.W.Elisa HAUSER
GEB OTTEN
GEB 23 Nov 1852
GEST 4 Apr 1904
In German it says she is the wife of J.C.HAUSER.
J.C.HAUSER
GEB 3 Oct 1850
GEST 23 July 1930
Anna Rosina HAUSER
GEB 3 MARZ 1810
GEST 1 MARZ 1905
In German it says she is the wife of Geo.HAUSER.
Large illegible monument.
Row 12 S to N
Charles THIELEMANN
Jan 8,1872
May 13,1950
Jacob THIELEMANN
1874 - 1941
FATHER
Adam THIELEMANN
Oct 25,1877
Mar 1,1956
THIELEMANN
Elizabeth
1840 - 1923
Frederick
1832 - 1904
This large pillar is engraved on 3 sides.
The names are in an arch.
Across the base is ELIZ.BETZ.
Carl KOEHLER
GEB J 11 FEB 1861
GEST J 23 OCT 1876
2nd side of pillar
Wilh. KOEHLER
GEB J 22 MARZ 1859
GEST J 1 NOV 1878
3rd side of pillar
Christine BETZ
GEB J 16 OCT 1865
GEST J 16 OCT 1881
3 small stones that are illegible.
Large illegible marker
Broken stone that couldn't be read.
Katharina SCHROEDER
1830 - 1898
Louis Her Son
1857 - 1920
Across the base of this large marker is SCHROEDER.
Tall monument that is illegible.
Row 13 S to N
HOFSTETTER
Elizabeth
Born Dec 17,1864
Died Feb 25,1920
Adam
Born June 25,1862
Died June 28,1924
Jacob J. HOFSTETTER
1849 - 1933
Bange
Rosina
1857 - 1914
Gustav
1854 - 1931
Emma BANGE
1896 - 1914
George BANGE
1898 - 1959
Second marker
George BANGE
Illinois
PVT. 1928 SBC COMD UNIT
W.W.II
Oct 3,1898 - June 14,1959
Edwin BANGE
1902 - 1975
Henry HARRIS
1879 - 1965
Emma HARRIS
1893 - 1983
METTER
Regina
1883 - 1977
Fed
1880 - 1956
HOFSTETTER
Arthur J.
Dec 28,1914 - Mar 11,1992
Vera M.
Feb 4,1919 -
HOFSTETTER
Alfred F.
Sept 15,1913 - Feb 4,1992
Elenora L.
Apr 25,1914 - Apr 5,1995
Harvey HOTTO
1899 - 1946
Row 14 S to N
SCHWARTZ
Mary
Nov 20,1866 - Apr 22,1941
Christ
Apr 22,1862 - Nov 2,1937
Peter C. SCHWARTZ
Born Jan 12,1893
Died Feb 13,1913
There is a picture of deceased on monument.
LEVIN
Alfonce
1888 - 1935
Isabell
1889 - 1980
Margaret CHATTILLION
Dec 17,1892
Sept 27,1979
Ernest LEVIN
Apr 12,1915
Jan 1,1918
Erwin J.W. HOFFMANN
Oct 11,1920 - Oct 17,1925
SON
Alfred G. HOFFMANN
Mar 9,1915 - July 13,1943
Second marker
Alfred G. HOFFMANN
ILLINOIS TEC 5
10 ENGR CMBT BN
3rd INF DIV
W.W.II
Mar 9,1915 - July 13,1943
HOFFMANN
Magdalena
1893 - 1977
MOTHER
Peter W.
1883 - 1959
FATHER
NEWTON
Eleanora
Dec 19,1915 - Sept 7,1976
William G.
Aug 20,1915 - June 24,1988
Jeanette CHATTILION
1920 - 1930
Lillie BERTELS
Aug 20,1897
Dec 4,1987
CHATTILION
Ernest G.
Aug 25,1891 - Aug 18,1970
Josephine O.
Dec 22,1895 - Apr 23,1983
Row 15 N to S
HOTTO
Louisa
1875-
Louis
1870 - 1946
Guy MAURER
1925 - 1929
OTTEN
Betty C.
Feb 11,1925 - July 19,1967
Harvey G.L.
Jan 25,1927 - Mar 18,1992
(He is actually buried at Jefferson Barracks)
William F. VOGELPOHL
1864 - 1934
LE PERE
Emily E.
1891 - 1973
Walter A.
1885 - 1931
Elizabeth L. VOGELPOHL
1868 - 1921
Constant CHATTILION
Aug 23,1857
Dec 22,1914
Mary CHATTILION
Aug 11,1861
Oct 29,1939
Henry E. MITTELBUSCHER
Feb 14,1877 - Feb 19,1968
HUSBAND
Large monument
LEVIN
Jules
1847 - 1921
Armentine
1852 - 1920
Large illegible monument
Albert LEVIN
1884 - 1894
Emil LEVIN
1876 - 1891
Large pillar monument with engraving on at least 3 sides.
Clara M. LE PERE
1881 - 1966
Daughter
2nd side of pillar
Jacob LE PERE
1846 - 1928
FATHER
3rd side of pillar
Kath LE PERE
1850 - 1927
MOTHER
Ida ROUYARD
Nee LE PERE
1880 - 1906
METZGER
Christ
No dates
FATHER
Ida
No dates
MOTHER
KRUSE
Fred
Jan 9,1865 - May 6,1940
Emma
July 12,1874 - Sept 7,1961
Row 16 S to N
Charles F. KRUSE
Aug 18,1902 - Nov 23,1933
SON
Arthur G. KRUSE
PFC US ARMY
W.W.II
Mar 1,1910 - Jan 6,1991
PURPLE HEART
Blanche J. MITTELBUSCHER
1914 - 1926
Walter H. MITTELBUSCHER
1914 - 1926
Ourlia A. MITTELBUSCHER
Jan 7,1887 - July 28,1965
Ervin E. CHATTILION
July 27,1917 - July 22,1918
Edgar G. OTTEN
1918 - 1922
SON
Alma W. OTTEN
1920 - 1922
DAUGHTER
OTTEN
Emma E.H.
1891 - 1970
George
1878 - 1948
Marjorie May RIEBELING
1918 - 1923
RIEBELING
Arthur F.
1896 - 1964
Laura M.
1902 - 1981
MAURER
Frank
1891 - 1957
WAR I VET
Rose
1894 - 1946
Oliver L. HOTTO
1896 - 1935
Row 17 N to S
Lucinda DOUTHITT
1859 - 1950
MOTHER
Lois L. DOUTHITT
Nov7,1900 - May 23,1943
HOTTO
Oliver King
Nov 8,1922 - Oct 22,1993
Emma Bernice
1989
Oliver's Beloved Wife
Donald FERRY
Dec 28,1923
Apr 8,1995
HOFSTETTER
Gilbert W.
Nov 27,1927 - Apr 4,1994
Marilyn J.
Aug 19,1935-
Flat metal marker
Gilbert W.HOFSTETTER
CPL US ARMY
KOREA
1927-1994
HOFSTETTER
Albert A.
Oct 14,1894 - July 5,1978
Rosena E.
Sept 22,1897 - Oct 8,1979
Flat metal marker
Albert Adam HOFSTETTER
PVT US ARMY
W.W.II
Oct 14,1894 - July 5,1978
Row 18 S to N
DOERR
Daniel
Dec 6,1884 - Feb 3,1937
Anna
Jan 15,1888 - Apr 4,1978
Cora M.E. DOERR
Dec 9,1913 - Mar 10,1989
HOFSTETTER
Walter M.
Dec 8,1888 - Feb 9,1963
Wilhelmina M.
July 29,1891 - Sep 10,1986
Row 19 S to N
This very large stone has 2 surnames across the top.
METTER and NOLTE
On one half
METTER
Edward
1886-1959
FATHER
Brunilda
1883-1947
MOTHER
The other half
NOLTE
Bernice
1918-
MOTHER
Robert
1911-1985
FATHER
NOLTE
Phillip
1886-1971
FATHER
Emma
1888-1926
MOTHER
Esther NOLTE
Nee FRANKE
1912-1939
NOLTE
Robert 1937-1937
Roy 1937-1937
WARREN
Milan A.
Apr 6,1917 - Feb 22,1989
Arlene L.
Apr 19,1923-
Double rings Dec 13,1941
MAURER
Henry
1890-1948
Lena
1888-1969
Ione K. MAURER
Jan 12,1914-May 20,1993
Row 20 S to N
Devon Michael YARBROUGH
Aug 23,1990-Nov 22,1990
A little bud of love to bloom with God above.
Flat metal marker
Alvin F. YARBROUGH
L CPL US MARINE CORPS
May 28,1939-Jan 23,1994
Edgar Gustav Wolf DDS
May 6,1912-Feb 5,1998
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