CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - PARAGON CEMETERY VETERANS ====================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by: Connie Bottolfsen Loftus October 2007 ===================================================================== LOCATION: RURAL CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA Located 7 miles NE of Hartington, Nebraska on the SE corner of 567th Ave and 885th RD. USGS Quad Wynot Latitude: 42.656ºN Longitude: 97.185ºW UTM 14 648736E 4723790N - WYNOT quad Military graves census as of May 31, 2007. ANDERSON Stanley A. born 1891, died July 15, 1918. Company A, 4th Infantry, 3rd Division. WWI. Killed in Action. Tombstone is near Oscar and Anna Feelhaver in Block 2, Lot 18. BOTTOLFSEN Herman A., (aka Art) born Oct. 10, 1916, died Aug. 31, 1973, buried Block 2, Lot 19. Nebraska, Served as Tec 5 US Army During WWII on the islands in the Pacific in part. BOTTOLFSON William E.,(aka Bill) born Aug 25, 1907, died Jan 26, 1974, buried Block 2, Lot 21. Nebraska, Pfc. Army Airforces, WWII. (no further information on tombstone) ERDENBERGER Albert, born March 1, 1839, died Jan. 14, 1924, buried Block 1, Lot 13. Albert served during the Civil War (The War between the North and the South) with Company C, 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. FEELHAVER Oscar F. born 1872, died 1940, buried Block 2, Lot 18. Company M, 3rd Nebraska Volunteers. (no further information on tombstone) HAAHR Wendell P. born Sept 11, 1920, died April 13, 2007, buried Block 2, Lot 9 Wendell joined the National Guard at age 17 and served from Nov 25, 1937 to Oct. 3, 1940. He entered the U.S. Army Dec 23, 1940 and served during WWII until being honorably discharged Oct. 16, 1945. He served with the 134th Infantry Anti-Tank Platoon Headquarters Company and fought in the European Theatre and the Battle of the Bulge. HINKEL Gail A., (aka Gail Loftus) born Mar. 16, 1963, died Aug 26, 1995, buried Block 4, Lot 7. Tech Sgt. USAF. JENSEN Gustav, born Sept 3, 1894, died Oct 19, 1947, buried Block 1, Lot 28. No military information on Tombstone, but there is a military flag holder placed by VFW post 5283. LOTFTUS, Charles Kenneth, Master Sgt E 7 USAF Retired Nov 11, 1970, Jan 11, 2021, son of Connie Bottolfsen Loftus and Ronald A Loftus. Chuck Loftus page on Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221040133/charles-kenneth-loftus OLSEN Alva F. buried Block 4, Lot 5. Tombstone inscription reads: Cpl. Co. I, 16th Inf, 1st Div. 1900-1918. Died for his Country. Served in WWI. OLSEN Bernhart, died March 8, 1892 at the age of 52 years and 26 days, buried Block 1, Lot 33. Bernhart served in the Civil War (The War between the North and the South) OLSEN Franklin L., born 1933, died 2007, buried Block 4 Lot 11. RMS US NAVY Korea RIIBE Louis, born Nov. 25, 1894, died Mar 24, 1981, buried Block 4, Lot 3. Sgt. U.S. Army, WWI, (no further information on tombstone) STROM Carl, born July 19, 1888, died Dec 30, 1945, buried Block 2, Lot 16. Nebraska Pvt. 13th Field Artillary, 4th Division, (no further information on tombstone) THOMPSON Charles H., born Nov 2, 1886, died April 16, 1960, buried Block 2, Lot 16. Nebraska, Pvt. 160 Depot Brigade, WWI. (no further information on tombstone) WEIGER Albert M. born Feb 2, 1892, died Oct 21, 1918, buried Block 2, Lot 16. Albert served with the 338th Regt. F. A. 88th Div. 1917-1918 WWI. Died of pneumonia in France.