St. Stephens Catholic Church Cemetery - New Coeln, Town of Lake

This cemetery is located in section 33 SE; Howell Ave. North of College Ave. Address: 5880 South Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Latitude: 42°56'02" N; Longitude: 87°54'33" W. This area was formerly known as New Coeln in the town of Lake.

History

The land for this cemetery was donated to the parish of St. Stephen's Catholic Church by Peter Joerres in 1848. Peter is the g-g-g-grandfather of John F. Scheiding (see contributors page). John has furnished the following map of the cemetery plots and the inscriptions below.

In April 2008, a lightning sparked a fire in the steeple of the the church. The fire was contained to the steeple and belfry. Damage was estimated at about $200,000.

Map of the Cemetery

A map of the cemetery can be downloaded using this link. The graves are numbered and correspond to the numbers you see in the entries below. If no number is indicated it means that there probably is no tombstone for that burial.

Select Burials and Interments

This is a partial list of transcriptions in this cemetery.



ANNEN:
Anna/1898/1987/Grave 10/person 14/inscription Wife
Anna/1866/1922/grave 106/person 135   
George Joseph/b. 15-Mar-1905/d. 21-Dec-1975/grave 107/person 137   
Henry/1866/1927/grave 106/person 136   
Jake S./b. 23 Feb 1890/d. 8-Aug-1950/grave 9/person 13
 Wisconsin, Pvt 362  Infantry 91 Div., World War I
Mechtildis/1891/1958/grave 105/person 134
Peter/1900/1948/grave 108/person 138
 
BARBIAN:
Anna/b. Jul. 25, 1817/d. Oct. 8, 1998/grave 31
	person 40/Rest in Peace
Catherine/1866/1938/grave 77/person 102   
Jacob/15 Oct 1808/1875/grave 46/person 59   
Mary/1837/1910/grave 58/person 77   
Mathias/1870/1956/grave 77/person 103   
Nicholas/1828/1886/grave 58/person 76   
Nicholas A./1873/1939/grave 5/person 7 
  
BEAVER:
Nicholas/b. 02 Jan 1858/d. 28 Oct 1869/grave 59/person 78
 
BIESEN:
Jerome H./b. 1913/d. 1981/grave 101/person 129
WIlliam J./b. 1885/d. 1950/grave 100/person 128

BOLENDER:
Helen/b. 1852/d. 1940/grave 30/person 38
Louis/b. 1850/d. 1899/grave 30/person 39
Mathew/b. 1893/d. 1960/grave 8/person 12

BOLL:
Dorothea/b. 10 Apr 1812/d. 20 Jun 1895/grave 43/person 56
Henry/b. 14 Nov 1815/d. 2-Jul-05/grave 43/person 55
no stones around it/b. /d. /grave 76/person 101/ family stone; no names;

BOLLENDER:
Frank/b. 1877/d. 1938/grave 6/person 9
Joseph/b. 1881/d. 1944/grave 6/person 8

BOWER:
Susana/b. 5 Jun 1808/d. 1860/grave 25/person 32

BRUST:
Anna M./b. 20 May 1808/d. 08 Jun 1887/grave 56/person 74
	nee Wallabor  "Mother"
Nicholas/b. 12 Dec 1810/d. 19 Jun 1868/grave 52/person 68

DAVIS:
Clara M./b. 1917/d. 1979/grave 15/person 20

FISCHER:
Joseph/b. 15 Nov 1811/d. 16 Sep 1895/grave 37/person 48

HAAS:
?ornus/b. 14 Nov ?/d. ?/grave 41/person 52
Katharina/b. ?/d. 9 May 18?/grave 41/person 53

HAUCK:
Rosina (Sieber)/b. Jun. 20, 1845/d. Apr. 22, 1893/grave 35/person 44
	Mutter

HOLMS:
Thomas/b. 9 Aug 1815/d. 1905/grave 24/person 31/ age 89 years

I can't read it.
illegible /b. /d. /grave 60/person 79/ I think it says Ibaam.

JANSEN:
Gertude/b. aged 87 years/d. 22 Mar 1891/grave 53/person 70
Hubert/b. aged 69 years/d. 17 Jan 1867/grave 53/person 69
M./b. 16 Apr 1885/d. 20 Nov 1888/grave 71/person 93
O./b. 13 Mar 1831/d. 25 Mar 1878/grave 17/person 23

Above surname entries from another source:
Gertrude/b. Mar. 20, 1891/d. 1978
Hubert/b. Jul. 17, 1867/d. 1936
John Q/b. Mar. 13, 1831/d. Mar. 25, 1876

JOERRES:
Anna G./b. 27 Apr 1805/d. 10 Jan1882/grave 93/person 121
F. P./b. 1840/d. 1905/grave 95/person 123/ Vater
Franziska/b. 24 Jun 1822/d. 23 Aug 1884/grave 66/person 87
Gertrud./b. aged 72/d. 21 Oct 1874/grave 67/person 89/ Familie Joerres
H. K./b. 1854/d. 1898/grave 94/person 122/ Mutter
Jennie/b. 1879/d. 1957/grave 99/person 127
Johann W./b. 20 Oct 1802/d. 12 Aug 1875/grave 93/person 120
John/b. 29 Jan 1895/d. 2-Jan-19/grave 97/person 125
	Wisconsin  Pvt. 102 Inf, 26 Div.
Joseph/b. 1881/d. 1916/grave 96/person 124
Katherine/b. 1877/d. 1931/grave 98/person 126
Margaretha/b. 1830/d. 1887/grave 65/person 85
Peter/b. aged 69/d. 29 Oct 1861/grave 67/person 88/ Familie Joerres
Thomas/b. 13 Jun 1827/d. 29 May 1879/grave 66/person 86

JURCZYK:
Frank/b. 1877/d. 1962/grave 16/person 22
Julia/b. 1881/d. 1973/grave 16/person 21

KLEINSCHMIDT:
Michael/b. 15 Aug 1812/d. 10 Dec 1892/grave 48/person 61
Vershicz/b. Dec 1817/d. 7 Jun 1891/grave 48/person 62

KRAKLOW:
Mary Maas/b. Nov. 28, 1898/d. Jul. 16

LANGE: 
Bernard/b. 4 Sep 1889/d. 14-Apr-09/grave 21/person 27

LAWLER:
can't read/b. aged 104/d. /grave 81/person 108/ Father.  I assume Lawler.
can't read/b. aged 92/d. /grave 82/person 109/ Wife.  I assume Lawler.
Elizabeth/b. 19 Dec 1851/d. 10-Jul-31/grave 91/person 118
Ella/b. aged 4 yr 3 mo/d. /grave 83/person 110/ I assume Lawler.
John/b. aged 86 years/d. 29 Jul 1891/grave 89/person 116
Joseph/b. 26 Mar 1889/d. 8 Jun 1892/grave 84/person 111/ I assume Lawler.
Mary/b. 6 Apr 1891/d. 24 April ????/grave 87/person 114/ I assume Lawler.
not a tombstone/b. /d. /grave 86/person 113
	Erected in Memory of Family W. Lawler
Rosa Bella/b. 7 Oct 1893/d. 7 Aug 1895/grave 85/person 112
	I assume Lawler.
William/b. 15 Feb 1824/d. 28-Nov-03/grave 90/person 117
Mary/b. aged 1 yr 6 mo/d. /grave 80/person 107/ I assume Lawler.

LENNARTZ:
Appollonia/b. 23 Oct 1886/d. 13 Jun 189_/grave 40/person 51

LINK: Josephine/b. aged 44/d. 15 May 1887/grave 57/person 75

MAAS: 
Mary/b. 26 Nov 1898/d. 8-Jul-16/grave 18/person 24

MARX:
Hubert/b. 15-Apr-07/d. 2-Jan-01/grave 92/person 119
Willie Leander/b. 16-Nov-05/d. 1-Dec-05/grave 88/person 115

MAURUS: 
Anna A./b. 1903/d. 1976/grave 1/person 2
Herman J./b. 1890/d. 1972/grave 1/person 1

MEULLER:
William/b. 1843/d. 1929/grave 4/person 6

MIKICH:
Mary/b. 1898/d. 1922/grave 12/person 17

MILLER:
Gertrude/b. 16 Apr 1853/d. 06 Oct 1868/grave 51/person 67/ Mother

MUELLER:
Anna Katharine/b. 19 Jan 1817/d. 17 Mar 1890/grave 54/person 72
	nee Lenzen
Mathias P./b. 05 Apr 1810/d. 28 Jun 1885/grave 54/person 71
Wilhelm/b. 1843/d. 1929

MULTHAUF:
Philip/b. died age 61 years/d. 11 Jun 1861/grave 34/person 43
	Philip/b. Jun. 11, 1861/d. 1892

NEIMER: (also entered as Neimeyer)
Pauline/b. 1907/d. 1959/grave 2/person 4
William/b. 1905/d. 1985/grave 2/person 3

NOLL:
Emma L./b. 13 Nov 1872/d. 27 Feb 1895/grave 38/person 49/ nee Scharer

OBERLERCHER:
Ferdinand/b. 2-Aug-03/d. 4-May-20/grave 13/person 18

OTTE:
Elizabeth/b. 1821/d. 1893/grave 36/person 45
William/b. 1818/d. 1913/grave 36/person 46

OTTE: 
See SELLHORN

PALOKONIS:
John/b. 1903/d. 1943/grave 103/person 131/ Father

PETERS:
Jakob/b. 1 Apr 1825/d. 7-Jun-07/grave 39/person 50
Anna Strittmatter/b. Jul. 6, 1838/d. Dec. 22, 1994

POLLACK: (POLLAK)
Frances G./b. 1899/d. 1993/grave 7/person 11
John L./b. 1898/d. 1950/grave 7/person 10

RATH:
Anna/b. 16 Jun 1867/d. 12-Jan-02/grave 28/person 36

RAUSCH:
Johann/b. 14 Mar 1819/d. 29 Jul 1887/grave 72/person 94

ROTH:
Lawrence/b. 4-Nov-37/d. 18-Nov-37/grave 14/person 19

SCHARER: 
See NOLL

SCHAUFF:
names are worn away/b. /d. /grave 45/person 58

SCHLITZ:
Katharina/b. Oct 1822/d. 14 Feb 1891/grave 62/person 81

SCHMITT:
Joseph/b. 1850/d. 1907/grave 23/person 30/ Father

SCHMITZ:
Franziska/b. 1870/d. 1948/grave 79/person 105
George/b. 1870/d. 1919/grave 79/person 106
George Peter/b. 13-Feb-08/d. 20-Mar-57/grave 78/person 104
	Wisconsin,  PVT CO B  84th INF TNG BN, World War II

SCHNEIDER:
Albert/b. 1868/d. 1927/grave 104/person 133
Anton/b. 28 Nov 1830/d. 24 Nov 1870/grave 42/person 54
Catherine/b. 1866/d. 1941/grave 104/person 132
Clara/b. 1894/d. 1894/grave 74/person 99
Elisabetha/b. 21 Jun 1815/d. 02 Sep 1889/grave 55/person 73
Franz/b. 1831/d. 1874/grave 68/person 90
Joseph/b. /d. 1906/grave 73/person 96
Joseph P./b. /d. 1912/grave 73/person 97
Loretta/b. /d. 1913/grave 73/person 95
Maria/b. 1874/d. 1875/grave 75/person 100
Peter Jr./b. /d. 1905/grave 73/person 98

SCHROEDER:
John J./b. 23 Feb 1819/d. 20-Apr-02/grave 26/person 34
Joseph/b. 1858/d. 1898/grave 32/person 41
Maria A./b. 15 May 1827/d. _ Jul 1895/grave 26/person 33
Mary/b. 1866/d. 1941/grave 33/person 42

SCHUKALSKY:
Leanora M. P. Schurbrook/b. 27y, 11mo, 1 dy/d. 15 Jan 1891
	grave 50/person 64/ (wife of P.J. Schukalsky)
Mary A./b. 15 dy./d. 22 Jan 1891/grave 50/person 66
Nora B./b. 1 y, 4 mo, 27 dy/d. 17 Oct 1890/grave 50/person 65

SCHUMACHER:
Heinrich/b. 3 Jun 18_8/d. 16 Sep 1891/grave 47/person 60

SCHURBROOK: 
See SCHUKALSKY

SELLHORN:
Gertrude Sellhorn/b. 1872/d. 1940/grave 36/person 47
	Not sure if this should be (Sellhorn) Ott or
	(Ott) Sellhorn

SIEBER: 
See HAUCK

STRITTMATTER: 
See PETERS

TRILLIG:
Elisabetha/b. ?/d. ?/grave 22/person 29
Phillip/b. 1818/d. 1897/grave 22/person 28

UNKNOWN:
Unknown/b. /d. /grave 3/person 5

VOGELMAN:
Charles F./b. 1887/d. 19__/grave 11/person 16
Helen K./b. 1889/d. 1944/grave 11/person 15

WAGEN:
Katherine/b. 15 Apr 1873/d. 28-Aug-48/grave 102/person 130/ Mother

WANSERSKI:
Bernhard/b. 9 May 1854/d. 12-Nov-02/grave 27/person 35
Hildegard/b. 30 Sep 1896/d. 02 Aug 1897/grave 61/person 80

WAWRZYNIAK:
Mathias/b. 1894/d. 1909/grave 20/person 26

WILLMS:
Gertrut./b. 29 Oct 1815/d. 22-Dec-00/grave 29/person 37
Margaretha/b. 4 Apr 1854/d. 28 Jul 1870/grave 19/person 25

WINK:
Michael/b. 22 Nov 1822/d. illegible/grave 44/person 57
Wilhelmine/b. 20 Apr 1868/d. 18 May 1880/grave 69/person 91
Wilhelmine/b. 29 Aug 1848/d. 23 Apr 1880/grave 70/person 92/ Mutter

ZIELINSKI:
Mechtildis/b. 1840/d. 1901/grave 63/person 83 
Paulina/b. 1878/d. 1894/grave 64/person 84
Stanislaus/b. 1846/d. 1906/grave 63/person 82