Phoenix Cemetery


East Side - 1990
PurchaserNameBornDiedComment
Lot 1: Jocum WabsCatherine11/14/18483/21/1927Sister to Hans & Claus Storjohann
Lot 2: Wm. SandoeWilliam Sandoe18641928 
 Amelia  Wife?
Lot 3: Warner & Coleman Jethro Warner  Co. C 103rd P.A. Inf Civil War
 Coleman, Michl  Co F 2nd Wis Cav G.A.R.
Lot 4: W. SandoeClara L.2/27/19074/1908Dau of Wm & Amelia Sandoe
Lot 5: Joe Wagner & Ralph WagnerJoseph G. Wagner11/5/18474/21/1907Co. C 44 Iowa Regt. Civil War
 Ralph A.Wagner18811942Father
 Winnie P. Wagner18901982Mother
Lot 6: Ray Coburn & Clyde Nilson Elsie V. 4/17/1890 2/2/1916 Wife of Clyde O. Nilson
(Marian Roberts' mother)
 Edward L. Coburn 1/20/1833 11/10/1898 "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep" Civil War Veteran
(His wife Flora W. is buried at Spencer, 11/5/1841 to 7/19/1912, 70yrs 8mos 14 days, "We rejoice in the Sweet Assurance, He giveth His Beloved Sleep")
Lot 7: Claus Storjohann Bertha C. Storjohann 6/30/1891 12/4/1894 (Diptheria)
"Suffer little children to come unto me and bid them not, such is the Kindom of God"
 Louise G. Storjohann 11/12/1899 8/30/1901 "Another angel before the heavenly throne."
Daughters of C. & M. (Mary) Storjohann
Lot 8: Johana Stenbock & F. Storjohann Johana Stenbock 12/6/1832 11/20/1903 At Rest-"Sleep, Mother Dear, And take thy rest. God called thee hoe, He thought it best.
(Mary Storhohann was a Stenbock)
 Fred Storjohann 6/10/1858 3/26/1904 "God's finger touched him and he slept." (Siezwes?)
Lot 9: F. Wabs & Nick Schwindt Frederick Wabs 9/16/1881 5/10/1913 31yrs "A loved one from us has gone. A boice we love is stilled. A place is vacant in our home. Which can never be filled."
(His grave is only one fenced in with a gate.)
 John Schwindt 1839 1913 Father
Lot 10: Unknown    
Lot 11: Fred Turner,
Dr. Turner,
Jennie Lewis
Lewis, Jennie M. 1899 1935  
  Frederick Turner, M.D. 7/24/1847 1/4/1884-1916? "At Rest" born in Nunlay, NY Died in Greeley, NE? or CO?
Frances Coburn Turner married Carlos Howe after Doctor's death
Lot 12: Unknown    
Lot 13: Kite & Snow Herman  8/15/1885 Age 2yrs, 1mo, 30 days; "God's finger touched him and he slept"
Son of D. H. & J. M. (Kite)
 Arthur   5/5/1883 Age 5 days
"I take this little lamb to lay him on my breast. For protection it shall find in me and be forever blest."
Son of J. M. & M. E. Snow
Lot 14; G. H. Dunham Mrs. Dunham   3/9/1884 (not sure if this is the birth or death date) Age 34 yrs, 1 mo, 3 days
Wife of G. H. Dunham
Lot 15: Vacant     
Lot 16: Curtis    No Marker
Lot 17-21: Vacant    
Lot 22: Ada Stewart Bobby Stewart 12/25/1926 9/24/1929 Burned playing with matches
Lot 23: Ada (Burley) Stewart 1/29/1908 1/6/1987 Undetected Diabetic
Lot 24: E. A. Burley Meta 1878 1952 Mother
 Inez 1902 1917 Dau
 Everette 1874 1948 Father
 Lawrence 1901 1955 Son
Lot 25: George Parshall George Parshall 1850 8/12/1922? at Rest
 Floyd A. Parshall 2/26/1893 12/7/1917 "The golden gates were open wide.
A gentle voice said some and
Angels from the other side
Welcomed our loved one home."
Lot 26: Ray Coburn,
R.E. & R. R. Coburn
(Paid subscription in 1916)
Harold Rex Coburn 6/14/1897 11/6/1990 
 Helen Coburn  11/14/1902 
 Ray Coburn 1869 1932  
 Lottie Coburn 1874 1967  
 Ralph Coburn 1903 1978  
 Vera E. Coburn  11/23/1905 
Lot 27: Ziek & Caywood     
Lot 28: Unknown
(M. W. Roberts paid)
Milfred Roberts 1869 1951 
 Arlepha Roberts 1871 1941 
Lot 29: Frank Haines Irene Haines   Baby
Old stone by cedar tree
Lot 30: Jacob Hunt Jacob W. Hunt 5/4/18282/14/1910 Civil War vet 1862-5
 Ester Caroline 8/29/1829 2/2/1910 His Wife
Lot 31: M. W. Spry Marion W. Spry 1878 1958  
 Clayton L. Spry 7/3/1918 5/23/1919 "Our Darling Baby"
Son of M. W. and I. Spry
 Ida Spry 1879 1920  
 Gail R. Spry 1916 1931 Kicked by horse
Lot 32: Wabs Edwin W. Wabs 1928   
 Lois Ann Wabs 1932 1989  
 Dohnal, Louis 1891 1950 Father
 Dohnal, Josie 4/24/1896 1/26/1991 Mother
 Harry I. Chubb 8/14/1891 7/16/1969 NE Pvt Co C 69 Inf WWI
 Helen E. Wabs 1896 1983 
 William Wabs 1872 1950 
Lot 33: ? McMillan   
Lot 34: H. Brinkman Henry 7/14/1838 10/21/1916 Father
 Henrietta 10/22/1847 1/6/1933 Mother
Lot 35: Ernest Price Paul H. Price 2/3/1916 9/25/1916  
Lot 36: Henry Bausch Marvin 1928 1944  
   1917 Infant Son of Henry & Jessie Bausch
Lot 37: Franz Henkel Zane Grey Henkel 1/19/1937 4/9/1991 Son
 Franz H. Henkel 3/3/1899 1/7/1970 Father
 Ennice P. Henkel 9/1/1903 1/20/1980 Mother
Lot 38: A. Storjohann
(Pd. 5/26/1954)
Louis    
 Doris 1926 1985 Mother
 August 1887 1947 Father
 Nellie 1892 1945 Mother
Lot 39: Claus Storjohann
Hans Pd Sub in 1916
(Brother to Bill & August)
Mary (Stenbock) 1859 1935 Mother
 Claus 1859 8/17/1935 Father
  Henry H. Storjohann 1/22/1884 10/29/1968  
Lot 40: Paul Parshall
Pd 3/4/1943
Parshall, Paul Jr. 12/18/1942 3/4/1943 "Gone to Heaven with God above"
Lot 40: John Henkel    
Lot 41: Henry Grunke
Pd 9/17/1922
    
Lot 43: A. O. Whitney     
Lot 44: Van Fleet Bud W. Van Fleet 1924   
 Doris A. Van Fleet 1929 1978 "Together Always"
Lot 45-60: Vacant    
Lot 61: Spry Bernard Cecil "Bernie" Spry 3/2/1931 3/13/1989Son of Cecil W. and Cora L. Spry
Lot 62: Lyman Lyman W. Bursell 5/7/1896 5/4/1981 Father
Pvt. US Army WWI
 Sadie M. Bursell 4/6/1906 9/6/1982 Mother
Lot 63: Wm. Storjohann    Died in Colorado & buried there.
Lot 64: Bursell Diane D. Bursell 8/23/1952 2/16/1954 "Our Darling Baby"


West Side - 1990
PurchaserNameBornDiedComment
Lot 1: C. C. Henkel
changed Karl to Carl
Anna 4/4/1906 4/19/1906 Dau 15 Days
"We trust our loss will be her gain.
And that with Christ she's gone to reign."
 Sophia 4/7/1907 6/29/1909 Dau. 27 Mos.
"The golden gates were open wide.
A gentle voice said, "Come."
And the angels from the other side,
Welcomed our loved one home."
 Marie 9/14/1909 3/26/1910 Dau 6 Mos.
"She came to raise our hearts to heaven.
She goes to call us there."
 Adolph 1902 1919 Son Flu
"Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"
Lot 2: Peter M. Sodersten, Wife Harriet E. Anna E. 2/10/1889 8/12/1889 Dau. 6 Mos
Lot 3: Karl Howe C. E. Howe 1840 1918  
 Nellie Mae (Howe) 9/8/1869 11/9/1918 Wife of Otto Nilson
She was a Royal Neighbor
 Otto Nilson 1860? 1936  
Lot 4: Unknown    
Lot 5: Harmen Damero Harmen Damero 10/10/1873 7/8/1950 At Rest 76 yrs
 Mary (Lamphier) Damero 5/8/1873 6/25/1930 57 yrs.
 Myrtle Lillian 8/27/1900 4/14/1924 Wife of Forest O. Aegerter 23 yrs
"A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which can never be filled."
 Iva Thelma 2/2/1905 3/6/1905 "Just a bud budded here, to blossom in heaven."
34 Days
Lot 6: John Damero Louise C. Damero 1888 1978 Wife; 90 Yrs
 John F. Damero 1879 1959 Husband 80; Yrs
 Lena Damero 10/20/1882 6/9/1934 Sister; 51 Yrs
Lot 7: John Damero John Damero 7/26/1832 4/17/1904 Father; 71 Yrs; At Rest
Col 1st Regt. Wis Vol. ART Civil War
 Fredericka (Voss) Damero 1837 1928 Mother; 91 Yrs
Lot 8: George Lamphier George W. Lamphier 7/26/1852 2/27/1916 "Gone but not forgotten"; 63Yrs
 (Frances) Lamphier 7/26/1852 8/2/1921 Mother
At Rest; 69 Yrs
 S. (Samuel) Perry Miller 5/6/1838 4/24/1907 At Rest; A Grand Mason
Their hired man
 David Lamphier 1878 1954 Son; 76 Yrs
Lot 9:(Brook)
McMains
Caroline E. McMains 7/19/1850 4/13/1908 57 Yrs
 Alva E. McMains 4/18/1882 5/31/1908 26Yrs
Alva was struck by lightning as he was driving home from Phoenix Store. The horses were killed and Alva's shoes were burned off his feet. After lying in shock for weeks, he recovered!--Holt Co. History
 Pembroke G. McMains 12/23/1844 9/25/1924 79 Yrs
Lot 10: C. G. Fink
(Charlie)
Fredrick Fink 10/24/1836 1/13/1908 71 Yrs
Lot 11: Miss Daily
Clifton?
Ora Smith paid subscription 6/4/1919 for lot?
Sara Smith Clefton 1/1/1851 7/8/1886 35 Yrs
(Clifton & Dailey Built Greeley's House
Lot 12-19: Unknown    
Lot 21:    
Lot 22: Clyde Nilson Clyde O. Nilson 6/13/1892 7/8/1968 76 Yrs; NE Pfc. US Army WWI
 Blanche (Roberts) L. Nilson 12/22/1903 1/13/1983 79 Yrs
 Angela Lynn Roberts  8/20/1968 Baby moved to Alliance, NE city cemetery, 1995
Lot 23: R. Nilson Emma M. Nilson (Bausch) 1898 1986 Mother; 88 Yrs
 Roy W. Nilson 1890 1963 Father
Lot 24: Jacob Hendrix Jacob Hendrix  2/20/1885 Age 44
"Farewell my wife and children all,
From you a farther Christ doth call,
Mourn not for thee it is in vain,
To call me to your sight again."
Stannard of O'Neill, NE
Lot 25: A. E. Skau (or Skow)    Our Darling Baby
Lot 26: Damero Carl F. Grossman 2/2/1851 7/27/1924 
 (Anna Magdalena) Lena Grossman 12/3/1868 11/23/1937 She was the daughter of Johann & Catherina Storjohann Bay, dairy farmers from Holland. George & Henry Bay were brothers.
 Majory Kay Damero 2/1/1948 3/1/1948 Dau. of Carl & Alvena (Naber) Damero
Lot 27: Lewis Vernon Damero 1/24/1902 12/9/1906 "Twas hard to give thee,
But thy will be God's"
Lot 28: Frank Damero Frank Damero 1874 1923  
 Edia Damero 1867 1943 
Lot 29: Charles Lockwood & Joseph Inlay Inlay, Delia A. 9/17/1860 10/12/1915  
Lot 30: Mary & Jess Briles Mary Susan 5/26/1882 8/20/1919 Mother
 Jessie Blaine 4/15/1918 11/10/1924 Brother
With love, Wm. A Briles
Lot 31: Fred Gottchalk Fredrick 1849 1920 Father
 Anna (Lighthalt) 1857 1918 Mother
Lot 32: C. C. Henkel Christian K. 1873 1957 (change of spelling; from Karl to Carl)
 Marie (Habernicht) 1880 1956 Augusta Kirkland's parents
Lot 33: Gottchalk    
Lot 34: Wm. Kyburz Evlin C.  6/29/1884 Age 9 Mos 13 Days
 Josie D.  7/19/1884 Infant
Children of W. H. & D. E. Kyburz
Lot 35: Mollie Gottchalk Amelia M. Gottchalk 1904 1945 
 Henry F. Gottchalk 1895 1957 
Lot 36: George Syfie Sr. Edith Syfie 1883 1973 Wife
 George Syfie Sr. 1875 1955 George came from Syria was a peddler. Bought place from C. E. Howe where the Phoenix Store was located.
Lot 37:    
Lot 38: Leo Wabs Leo Wabs 1/29/1916 5/2/1996 
 Mildred Wabs 3/4/1921 12/8/1986 
Lot 39: Naber
Schwindt
Baby Jeanene 8/4/1933 8/6/1933 Dau of F. H. & Anna Naber
 Mollie Schwindt 1875 1928 Mother
Lot 40: R. G. Bellinger Ida Bellinger 5/5/1874 5/24/1927  
 Reuben Bellinger 5/27/1874 5/27/1962 Reuben & Sam Banta rode from Michigan to Nebraska on bicycles. Both were stone masons, built the big barn at Rock Falls--Holt Co. History.
  Ramona Jean Potts 2/17/1934 2/18/1934 Dau of Dale & Gladys (Bellinger) Potts
Lot 41: Anderson Myrl Anderson   5/29/1922 Son of Samuel & Elnora
 Elnora Anderson 1889 1922 (Aug) Mother
 Samuel Anderson 1875 1948 Father
Lot 42, 43:    
Lot 44: Roberts Fred Roberts 1909 1984  
 Marian 1916   
Lot 45-60: Vacant    
Lot 61: Smokey Reed (E. W.) Elwin Reed  1994Died 1994, but didn't use lot; Buried O'Neill Prospect Hill Cemetery


(*NOTE: When a single date appears, unless definitely indicated as birth or death date, I have placed it as the death date.---Lynn Waterman, transcriber)

5/7/2001: Information provided by Leo Seger of the Seger Funeral Home in Atkinson, NE.


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