St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
(Also known as Columbia Valley Cemetery
and Deming Catholic Cemetery)
T40N R5E Section 3 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 . To reach
the cemetery from I-5, take the Sumas exit/Exit 256. Proceed north 12.5 miles on Meridian St.
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.
Records for this cemetery are located at the St. Joseph's Church
office, 205 12th, Lynden, WA 98264, phone 360-354-2334
Cemetery transcription is from main gate south, left to
right along rows. Abstracted By: Marla Snow, July 2007. *NOTE* Information for this cemetery was
gathered by "walking" the cemetery, meaning going to the cemetery and
writing down the information provided on tombstones. Any graves not marked
are not recorded.
Last Name
First Name
Birth Date
Death Date
Notes
Adams
Wesley W.
Oct. 22 1921
Nov. 11 1987
PR3 US Navy; Husband and Father
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
Beach
Ida D.
Aug. 2 1926
Feb. 7 1961
In loving memory
Beach
Henry G.
Aug. 26 1958
In loving memory
Beckman
Cheryl Maxwell
Nov. 24 1925
Oct. 20 1998
Devoted wife, Beloved mother, Best friend; Born Pine Bluff, AR, diad Van
Zandt, WA
Beech
Wayne John
June 1 1940
Oct. 4 1999
From the tree of life each leaf must fall-each on in God's own time
He'll call
Blackard
Connie Gripp
1925
2003
Blatchford
Elizabeth Ann
1944
An angel came and took a flower away
Blatchford
Baby Michael
1936
In memory of; Son of William and Alice Blatchford
Bourassa
Wilfred J., Jr.
May 10 1939
Mar. 14 2003
RM3 US Navy
Bowser
Albert
(no dates on stone)
Buckenmeyer
Joseph
1904
1980
Buckenmeyer
Orabelle
1913
1960
Buckenmeyer
Robert T.
1958
1990
Buckenmeyer
Cary P.
1965
1991
Buckenmeyer
Fred
1897
1901
Buckenmeyer
Carl
1900
1901
Buckenmeyer
Joseph
1861
1919
Buckenmeyer
Augusta
1871
1933
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
Burke
Joseph Peter
Mar. 12 1927
Nov. 17 1996
US Navy, World War II Korea
Busby
Jeannette M.
Oct. 13 1950
June 26 2001
Cardon
Mary Janie
1955
1984
Forever in our hearts
Donato
Anthony James
1952
1993
Our beloved
Dorko
Helen
1875
1957
Dorko
Mike
1863
1951
Dorko
John
1899
1916
On same stone as George Dorko
Dorko
George
1892
1916
On same stone as John Dorko
Edmundson
Margaret Lucille
1923
2003
On same stone as James Gordon Edmundson
Edmundson
James Gordon
1918
1998
On same stone as Margaret Lucille Edmundson
English
Lissa Marie
Feb. 5 1965
Dec. 10 1988
Special in our hearts
Erickson
Maribeth L. (German)
Oct. 27 1933
Jan. 14 1992
Farmer
C.
1878
1922
Fekety
Joseph
1895
1976
Beloved
Fekety
Nickolas
1860
1954
Father
Fekety
Mary
1868
1954
Mother
Fekety
Andrew
1900
1919
Fekety
Mary
1905
1921
Ferry
Theresa
(no dates on stone)
Frankuvsky
Mrs. Martin
(no dates on stone)
Franzen
Johanna
1892
1953
On same stone as Jacob Franzen
Franzen
Jacob
1877
1949
On same stone as Johanna Franzen
Frayn
May H.
1916
1996
Beloved Mother
Galloway
Paul B.
1915
1989
Galloway
Cap
1916
2007
Galloway
Daphne Hope
1920
1995
In loving memory
German
Henry
Nov. 6 1898
Nov. 1 1920
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
George, Jr.
1897
1933
German
Alfred M.
Sept. 17 1918
Sept. 11 2003
RM2 US Navy
German
Eddie
1905
1907
Gobbato
Giuilo Carl
July 22 1927
Mar. 13 2004
Guinan
Patrick
1851
1936
Hall
Gordon M.
Sept. 13 1950
July 23 1971
Washington, SP4 US Army, Vietnam
Harvey
Edmun J.
1850
1911
Heller
Noah H.
1886
1975
Heller
Agnes T.
1889
1966
Heller
Samantha Rae
Apr. 2 2002
Always in our wind
Hocker
Pat
Oct. 25 1926
June 12 1969
Holm
John L.
June 10 1919
Oct. 31 1995
On same stone as Frances C. Holm
Holm
Frances C.
Sept. 13 1928
Apr. 15 1995
On same stone as John L. Holm
Hopkins
Laura
Feb. 28 1902
May 27 1968
Hopkins
Farrell E.
Jan. 2 1897
June 1 1975
PVT US Marine Corps
Hubby
Mary
1920
1981
A very special lady
Hubby
Norman Jack
Aug. 28 1922
Feb. 19 1988
US Army, World War II
Jarabeb
Pauline
(no dates on stone)
Jarabeb
Joe
(no dates on stone)
Jarabek
Joseph
Dec. 12 1875
Dec. 27 1931
My husband
Jenkins
Rosalia
1933
1993
Johnson
Jeremiah
1981
Great Grandson, 4 mo.; On same stone as Germaine and Perry Sacksteder
Kingsbury
Jessie A.
1861
1947
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 P.
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
Koehler
Louis F.
Mar. 1 1912
Sept. 9 1997
CPL US Army, World War II
Koehler
John M.
1917
2005
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
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)
Larsen
Henry Thomas
May 11 1982
May 23 1982
Our beloved son
Leffler
Julia S.
1849
1939
Linderman
Kenneth L.
Feb. 17 1926
Apr. 4 1969
World War II
Macdonald
Larry Lee
Nov. 10 1962
Oct. 1 2003
Forever in our hearts
Marion
Lawrence J.
July 25 1927
Oct. 18 1994
S2 US Navy, World War II
McCillis
Angus
1858
1935
McDonald
Martin
1846
1933
McDonald
Mary Ann
1848
1925
McEwen
Agnes L.
1925
1989
In loving memory
McEwen
Dennis
1963
1963
McEwen
Daniel S.
1963
1963
Metz
Frances June
May 16 1986
Meyer
Henry
Apr. 19 1874
Sept. 2 1962
In memory of
Minnick
George
1920
Baby
Nonhoff
Michael Scott
1972
In loving memory
Nonhoff
Kathleen Marie
1951
1972
In loving memory
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
Olney
Anna Warner
1905
1994
On same stone as Antone E. Warner
Ondeck
George
1902
1904
Our darling
O'Neill
Marcia A.
1936
1987
Perry
Nolan Gerard
1989
1990
Forever in our hearts
Pettis
Irene Edna
1908
1998
Raman
Trisha S.
1982
1982
Ratko
Anna
1970
1961
Rest in Peace
Ricci
Frederick A.
Sept. 19 1938
Mar. 17 1996
SGT US Army
Rogers
Eva
1900
1929
Ryan
Anthony W.
1908
1967
In loving memory
Ryan
Louise
1906
1961
In loving memory
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
Shannon
Abigal A.
1876
1941
On same stone as Richard J. Shannon
Shannon
Richard J.
1874
1964
On same stone as Abigal A. Shannon
Shingler
(no other names or dates on stone)
Shingler
(no other names or dates on stone)
Skillman
Christina C.
July 12 1908
May 29 2004
Skillman
James E.
1904
1965
Skillman
Teresa Ann
Mar. 27 1950
Apr. 4 1996
Daughter
Soumie
Janis K.
Dec. 8 1955
July 5 1979
Stangeland
Henry
May 31 1930
Oct. 9 2003
PFC US Army, Korea, Purple Heart
Stokes
Ada Margaret
Mar. 10 1908
Jan. 6 1994
Straka
George
1874
1947
Father
Straka
Anna M.
1884
1966
Mother
Straka
George
1916
1981
Straka
Thomas Joseph
Dec. 13 1926
Jul 3 1998
Straka
Baby
(no names or dates on stone)
Straka
Baby Girl
(no dates on stone)
Straka
Baby Girl
(no dates on stone)
Straka
Baby Girl
(no dates on stone)
Straka
Mary
1911
1936
Straka
Baby Boy
(no dates on stone)
Straka
Andrew
1877
1938
Father
Straka
Mary
1882
1969
Mother
Straka
Joseph C.
1918
19956
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
Swanson
Joan K.
1936
1980
In loving memory
Swartwood
M. Josephine Koehler
Jan. 30 1908
Nov. 13 1998
Forever in our hearts
Tagliareni
Pamela R.
1959
1998
Mother
Theisen
Henry J.
Feb. 4 1907
Oct. 18 1965
Married Oct. 12 1932; On same stone as Margaret Theisen
Theisen
Margaret
Dec. 7 1912
Sept. 30 2006
Married Oct. 12 1932; On same stone as Henry J. Theisen
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
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
Sept. 4 1917
Nov. 14 1980
Theisen
Henry N.
Jan. 26 1911
Apr. 3 1986
Thompson
Lou
1939
2007
Thomsen
Thomas A.
Sept. 10 1972
Sept. 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
Tracy
Clarence R.
1931
1981
SP3 US Army, Korea
Tyler
Ronald A.
Sept. 19 1934
Jan. 9 1995
Unknown
Mike
(no last name or dates on stone)
Warner
Gary William
1953
1986
BT2 US Navy, Vietnam
Warner
Henry W.
May 28 1903
Dec. 4 1995
Warner
Anton, Sr.
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
Warner
Joseph
1856
1921
Warner
Antone E.
1901
1931
On same stone as Anna Warner Olney
Warner
Baby
1927
Warner
Jeffrey Michael
1960
Warner
Sarah L.
1964
1990
Warner
Ryan S.
1987
1990
Warner
Beverly J.
1936
1981
Warner
George F.
1895
1978
In loving memory
Warner
Alfie R.
1908
1974
In loving memory
Warner
Charlotte Mae
Sept. 5 1920
July 4 2000
Weatherby
Ernest
Sept. 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
Weaver
Veronica L.
June 11 1925
Mar. 29 1998
Our loving mother
Weber
Veronica R.
1908
1989
Weber
Benjamin M.
Aug. 27 1915
June 24 1975
TEC5 US Army, World War II
Whitmore
LeRoy
Aug 1893
Sept. 1983
Wilford
Sean Thomas
Sept. 12 1991
Forever our baby
Williamson
Thomas Joseph
June 23 1950
July 19 1970
In loving memory; Beloved Son & Brother
Zender
James Patrick
Nov. 21 1939
Apr. 2 2004
Zender
Jacob T.
1932
1986
Zender
Bernard Jacob
May 14 1924
June 13 2002
Beloved Son, Brother, Uncle; US Navy WWII Veteran
Zender
Mary Catherine
Sept. 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
Zender
Robert Thomas
April 9 1943
April 10 1943
On same stone as Thomas Robert Zender
Zender
Thomas Robert
April 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
Zender
Joseph Peter
Sept. 22 1927
July 4 2005
SGT US Army, World War II Korea
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
Zender
Nicholas H.
Jan. 20 1928
May 23 1991
Dad; Married May 7 1955; Korean veteran
Zender
Roderic A.
Aug. 5 1965
Mar. 17 1996
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)
Zender
Anton
1894
1941
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