St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Maxfield Township, Bremer Co., IA

Deaths 1857 - 1935


The alphabetical lists are from the 125th Anniversary Booklet of the church which was prepared in 1986. In this booklet baptisms, confirmations, marriages and burials are listed in chronological order.


Death Name Age DOB Misc. Info.
1871 Bahe, Christoph 26 1845  
1872 Bahe, Heinrich 28 1844  
1903 Baier, Wilhelm 74 1829  
1889 Bartels, Ernst Heinrich G. 75 27 JUL 1814 died: 13 SEP
1898 Bartels, Marie (Nerge) 75 26 DEC 1822 born: Reinsdorf
1898 Bartels, Rosa (Vosseler) 25 1873  
1866 Baule, Heinrich 6 1860  
1884 Bayer, Marie 1 1883  
1911 Bayer, Mrs. Maria 74 1837  
1862 Becker, Katharina 1 1861  
1869 Bentrott (baby) * 1869  
1880 Bentrott, Conrad 60 1820  
1881 Blasberg, Anna 15 1866  
1882 Blasberg, Heinrich Wilhelm 2 08 NOV 1880 died: 31 DEC
1885 Blasberg, Hermann 28 03 SEP 1856 died: Jefferson Twp.
1913 Blasberg, Ronald H. 1 1913 par: Herm & Matt.
1861 Blasberg, Sophia Louise * 10 OCT 1861  
1873 Blume, Conrad 70 1803  
1871 Boedecker, Anna M. C. * 08 MAR 1871 died: July
1871 Boedecker, Carl 1 24 NOV 1869 father: Carl
1883 Boedecker, Christian 78 10 DEC 1804 died: JAN 20
1880 Boedecker, Sophie (Meier) 34 1846  
1881 Boedecker, Wilhelmine (Brandenberg) 74 1807  
1916 Borches, Minna 7 1909  
1891 Brandenburg, Paul 1 1890  
1870 Brandt, Anna Sophia C. 1 1869  
1910 Brandt, Edna C. S. L. 8 1892 par: Louis & Sophie
1886 Brandt, Eduard Friedrich * 1886  
1885 Brandt, Emilie Anna M. * 1884  
1892 Brandt, Heinrich 29 1863  
1879 Bredow, Emma * 1879  
1881 Bredow, Marie * 1881  
1886 Bredow, Paul Friedrich * 1886  
1887 Bredow, Pauline * 1887  
1861 Brueter, Johann 60 1801  
1925 Bruns, Anna * 1925 father: Bernard
1899 Bruns, Arthur ? ?  
1900 Bruns, Carl Fr. W. 72 1828 wife: Christine
1883 Bruns, Carl Friedrich 80 18 AUG 1802 died: 03 AUG
1906 Bruns, Dorothea (Grupe) 65 1841  
1885 Bruns, Engel Marie (Wuestenfeld) 81 08 MAR 1804 born: Rodenberg
1916 Bruns, Johann Heinrich 84 1832 6 children
1912 Bruns, Mrs. Christine (Matthias) 77 1835  
1889 Bruns, son * 1889 father: Heinrich
1923 Bruns, Wilbert H. 2 1921  
1897 Bruns, Wilhelmine (Moehling) 64 13 AUG 1833 husb: W. Fr.
1896 Buhr, Christian 75 19 JUL 1819 born: Kurhessen
1912 Buhr, Clarence H. W. A. 5 1907  
1872 Buhr, Marie (Hartung) 19 1853  
1891 Buhr, Mrs. Sophie 68 1823  
1868 Buhr, Sophia 1 1867  
1872 Burgess, Charlotte * 1872  
1872 Burgess, Doris ? ?  
1872 Burgess, Sophie ? ?  
1894 Buss, Emma * 1894  
1898 Buss, Ernestine (Schmidt) 54 01 OCT 1843  
1901 Buss, Ernst J. R. * 1901  
1870 Byvank (Mrs. Byvank's mother) 72 1789  
1869 Byvank, Biefank 52 1817  
1862 Byvank, Hackrott * 1862  
1879 Dettmann, Christian 70 1809  
1882 Dettmann, Emma Wilhelmine 3 1879  
1882 Dettmann, Wilhelmine C. S. E. 1 1881  
1901 Dins, Franz F. F. 16 1885  
1870 Engel, Mrs. Louise 36 1834  
1875 Engel, Sophie * 1875  
1882 Fasse, Friedrich 15 29 JUL 1866 born: Apelern, Germany
1919 Fasse, Wilhelm 43 1876  
1872 Fiesener, Dorothea 11 1861  
1884 Fink, Carl 24 1860  
1870 Flabb, Robert 35 1835  
1860 Friedemann, Minna 19 1841  
1913 Garland, Lorenz H. H. K. 1 1912  
1914 Garland, Wilhelmine (Moeller) 37 1877  
1912 Graening, daughter * 1912 father: Emil
1910 Graening, Erwin W. H. * 1909 par: Emil & Dor.
1899 Graening, Heinrich Fr. Carl 82 06 OCT 1816 born: Mecklenberg
1887 Graening, Marie (Kaben) 66 10 MAR 1821 born: Mecklenberg
1895 Graening, Martha * 1895  
1860 Graf (twins) * 1860  
1865 Graf, Friedrich Wilhelm 1 1864  
1910 Griese, Alfred C. J. * 1910 par: Louis & Lisette
1931 Griese, child * 1831 father: Erwin
1881 Griese, Dorothea (Huehnerberg) 70 1811  
1872 Griese, Johann 60 1812  
1893 Griese, Johann Heinrich 45 1838  
1873 Griese, Marie (Hesse) 21 1853  
1930 Griese, Mrs. Caroline 75 1855  
1884 Griese, Sophie 83 1801  
1867 Groeppner (baby) * 1867  
1859 Grueseke, Johann 25 1824  
1862 Grupe, Graf * 1862  
1869 Haase (baby) * 1869  
1901 Hagemann, Edna D. R. M. * 1901  
1915 Hagemann, Johann 40 1875 1 child
1870 Hagemann, Maria S. L 2 23 SEP 1868 died: 25 MAY
1932 Harms, Leo William 5 1927  
1900 Harms, Wilhelm August 43 1857 wife: Mina
1861 Hartbecke, Heinrich * 1861  
1864 Hartbecke, Hermann Heinrich 50 1814  
1909 Hartung, Elisabeth (Schulz) 97 1812  
1883 Hartung, Ernst 2 1881  
1876 Hartung, Friedericke D. E. * 11 AUG 1876  
1881 Hartung, Friedrich 65 1816  
1877 Hartung, Heinrich 3 1874  
1883 Hartung, Wilhelmine 4 1879  
1928 Hay, Heinrich T. F. J. 59 1869  
1895 Hein, Albertine (Ziemer) 37 1858  
1895 Hein, Emma 1 1894  
1896 Hein, Hermann 11 1885  
1896 Hein, Wilhelmine 5 1891 diptheria
1871 Henniger, Christiana 80 1791  
1869 Hesse (baby) * 1869  
1935 Hesse, Carl 69 1866  
1909 Hesse, daughter * 1909 father: Karl
1914 Hinrichs, Hermann J. H. 25 1889  
1924 Hinrichs, Lavern W. P. 1 1923  
1868 Hoepper, Dorothea 66 1802  
1867 Homeier, Anna M. D. 1 1865 father: Joh. Friedrich
1907 Homeier, Johann Fr. 74 1833  
1908 Homeier, Mrs. Caroline W. 74 1834  
1907 Hoppenworth, Adolph 74 1833  
1900 Hoppenworth, Caroline W. * 1900  
1920 Hoppenworth, Mrs. Wilhelmine 83 1837  
1867 Huebner, Albert * 1867 father: Carl Eduard
1861 Huebner, Edward Dunbar * 1861  
1894 Jantz, Auguste (Rosenthal) 32 1862  
1890 Jantz, Wilhelmine Car. * 1890  
1866 Joergen, Caroline (Buhr) 55 1811  
1873 Karsten, Johann 19 1854  
1879 Kehe, Elisabeth (Kasemeyer) 38 1841  
1868 Kehe, Johann Fr. H. 7 1861 father: John
1869 Kehe, Johann Hr. C. 12 1856 father: Christoph
1918 Kehe, Mrs. Maria M. 29 1889  
1903 Kelling, Anna (Fasel) 75 1828  
1905 Kelling, Johann F. H. 79 1826  
1873 Klages, Heinrich 18 1855  
1865 Kleinlein, Angelika E. B. 1 1864  
1863 Kleinlein, Elise * 1863  
1874 Klemp, Sophie Marie * 1874  
1870 Kleusenep, Johann 30 1840  
1864 Knief, Engel Wilhelmine D. * 1864  
1864 Knief, Georg Wilhelm 71 11 MAR 1793  
1872 Knief, Heinrich 1 1871  
1875 Knief, Mrs. Wm. (Oltrogge) 70 1805 died: 31 OCT
1891 Koelling, Friedrich 59 22 OCT 1832 born: Hegesdorf
1899 Koepke, Christine (Buetow) 73 1825  
1892 Koepke, Wilhelm 3 1889  
1881 Kopitzschky, Carl Lud. 74 1807  
1868 Kroenecke, Auguste Wilh. * 1868  
1874 Kroenecke, Juliane A. 1 1873  
1877 Kroenecke, Peter 34 1843  
1898 Kroenecke, Wilhelmine (Strottmann) 29 1869  
1859 Lampe, Karl 67 1792  
1917 Lau, Joachim Hr. J. F. 70 1847  
1924 Lau, Mrs. Katharina 80 1844  
1872 Leege, Anna 3 1869  
1870 Leege, Mrs. Henry 62 1808  
1870 Leege, Sophia Seraphine * 1870  
1868 Leistekow, Matthilde S. * 1868  
1878 Lemke, Auguste * 1878  
1876 Lemke, Josephine (Kinzle) 22 1854  
1873 Lemke, Wilhelm ? ?  
1869 Lorenz, Carl Friedrich 1 1868  
1870 Maser, Wilhelm R. 1 1869  
1869 Matthias (baby) * 1869  
1869 Meier, Engel Maria 59 09 APR 1809 died: 02 JAN
1907 Meier, Ida M. A. 22 1885  
1923 Meier, J. Heinrich O. 78 1845  
1866 Meier, Marie 65 1801 born: Rodenberg
1893 Meier, Sophie (Hupe) (William) 92 13 APR 1807 born: Hessen
1883 Meier, Wilhelmine J. * 1883  
1886 Meyer, Anna Katharine * 1886  
1877 Meyerhoff, Caroline 46 1831  
1909 Michael, Gertrud P. W. * 1909  
1888 Milius, Carl 13 16 AUG 1874  
1926 Milius, Christoph H. 23 1903  
1893 Milius, Heinrich 51 22 JUN 1841 born: Hanover
1935 Milius, Louis 33 1902  
1934 Milius, Mrs. Charlotte 87 1846  
1911 Moeller, C. L. Sophie 84 1827  
1887 Moeller, Heinrich 37 24 OCT 1850 born: Mecklenberg
1889 Moeller, Johann Heinrich 67 05 MAR 1822 died: 05 NOV
1867 Moeller, Sophie Car. Louise * 1867  
1874 Nerge, Sophie (Thies) 73 1801  
1877 Nevermann, Christian 64 1813 died: 23 SEP
1889 Nevermann, Mrs. Marie 71 02 JUL 1817  
1883 Nicolaus, Nic. 63 1820  
1877 Nissen, Claus ? ?  
1884 Nissen, Sophie (Prueter) 83 1821  
1897 Nolting, Charlotte (Meier) 61 30 JUN 1836  
1874 Nolting, Sophie 3 24 JAN 1871  
1930 Oltrogge, Anna (Steege) 63 1867  
1866 Oltrogge, Anna Justine W. * 1866 father: John Heinrich Conrad
1899 Oltrogge, August Hr. Alb. 1 26 DEC 1897 father: Con
1906 Oltrogge, C. Sophie (Blasberg) 44 1862  
1918 Oltrogge, Carl 25 1893  
1904 Oltrogge, Caroline (Mundfromm) 42 1862  
1900 Oltrogge, Conrad 75 1825 wife: Dorothy
1912 Oltrogge, Joh. Conrad 61 1851  
1882 Oltrogge, Johann 54 09 JUL 1827 died: 30 JAN
1903 Oltrogge, Johann F. C. 81 1822  
1879 Oltrogge, Johann Philipp 80 1799 died: 08 APR
1893 Oltrogge, Justine (Grupe) 59 26 JUL 1834 born: Mecklenberg
1899 Oltrogge, Rosa * 1899  
1926 Oltrogge, son * 1926 father: Herman
1870 Oltrogge, Sophia 1 09 MAR 1869 died: 24 AUG
1913 Oltrogge, Wilhelm F. 83 1830  
1870 Pape, Sarah Car. D. * 01 APR 1870 father: Friedrich
1871 Pipho, Caroline S. W. 1 1870  
1860 Pipho, Dorothea 22 1838  
1882 Pipho, Heinrich 1 1881  
1869 Pipho, Heinrich A. W. 3 19 AUG 1866 died: 08 DEC
1859 Pipho, Johann 56 1803  
1867 Pipho, Mrs. Dorothea 66 1801  
1918 Pipho, Mrs. Maria 36 1882  
1885 Plagemann, Heinrich 77 1808  
1885 Plagemann, Magdalene 77 1808  
1883 Plagemann, Wilhelmine (Jachow) 37 1846  
1913 Platte, Esther * 1913 par: Ernst & Bertha
1913 Platte, Herold J. H. W. 1 1912  
1860 Poock, Heinrich Christoph 77 1783  
1921 Poock, Louis 33 1886  
1873 Rath, Anna M. S. 1 1872  
1869 Richmann, (baby) * 1869 6 days old
1869 Richmann, Conrad * 1869 6 days old
1866 Richmann, Dorothea Elenore * 1866  
1902 Richmann, Frida M. L. 2 1900  
1867 Rieck, Christian 71 1796  
1877 Riedel, Johanna ? ?  
1869 Roehler, Fritz 13 1856  
1859 Roehmeier, Friedrich * 1859  
1867 Roehmeier, Johann F. W. 8 1859 father: Friedrich
1875 Roever, Dorothea 73 1802 died 25 NOV
1910 Roever, Hans Hr. C. 79 1831  
1915 Roever, Marie 40 1875  
1913 Roever, Mrs. Louise 72 1841  
1870 Roever, Sophia D. W. * 1870  
1874 Roever, Sophie Car. L. * 14 FEB 1874  
1870 Rohrsen (baby) * 1870  
1870 Rohrsen, Mrs. Maria 24 1846  
1895 Rosenthal, Bertha 8 1887  
1884 Rosenthal, Ernestine (Felske) 30 20 APR 1853 died: 08 FEB
1892 Ross, Carl 28 1864  
1922 Scheve, Heinrich 49 1873  
1913 Scheve, Ida (Tiedt) 27 1886 husb: Heinrich
1880 Scheve, Sophie (Hartmann) 45 1835  
1868 Schmidt, Mrs. W. 63 1805  
1872 Schoenburger, Julie * 1872  
1887 Schoof, Ernst Heinrich * 1887  
1901 Schoof, Friederike (Holz) 74 1827  
1895 Schoof, Johann 72 1823  
1871 Schorr, Anna S. W. * 1871  
1870 Schorr, Lorenz C. C. 1 1869  
1870 Schorr, Rev. Lorenz 35 1835  
1882 Schroeder, Johann H. P. 3 1879  
1903 Schroeder, Louis H. F. * 1903  
1861 Schroeder, Sophia Charlotte 77 1784  
1880 Schroeder, Sophie (Moeller) 51 1828  
1872 Schulte, Johann 2 1870  
1874 Schumacher (baby) * 1874  
1910 Schumacher, Anna (Herr) 79 1831  
1875 Schumacher, Dorothea (Soelk) 35 1840  
1924 Schumacher, Hilda C. S. 28 1896  
1912 Schumacher, Joachim Heinrich 84 1828  
1902 Schumacher, Johann 71 1831  
1913 Schumacher, Mrs. Caroline 77 1836  
1927 Schumacher, Mrs. Emma 53 1874 husb: John
1868 Schumacher, Sophia 1 1867  
1873 Schumacher, Wilhelm Joh. * 1873  
1879 Schwartz, Friedrich 1 1878  
1871 Schweer, Anna Marie 21 1850  
1886 Seegers, Dorothea S. 2 11 MAY 1884  
1931 Seegers, Gustav W. 26 1905  
1871 Seegers, Heinrich F. W. * 1871  
1894 Seegers, Hermann 27 1867  
1885 Seegers, Maria S. W. D. 6 1879  
1886 Seegers, Marie (Steege) 43 MAY 1843 died: 04 SEP
1924 Seegers, Mrs. Anna 49 1875  
1886 Seegers, Otto Heinrich * 1886  
1867 Seehase, Elisabeth S. D. 16 1851 father: Joh. Fr. Chr.
1871 Seehase, Johann * 1871  
1868 Seekatz, August 14 1854  
1869 Seekatz, August (Adult) ? ?  
1864 Seekatz, Maria 24 1840  
1865 Selk, Heinrich 28 1837 born: Mecklenberg
1872 Soelk, Joachim ? ?  
1872 Soelk, Mrs. ? ?  
1892 Soell, Katharina Marg. * 1892  
1906 Steege, Heinrich 57 1849  
1927 Steege, Heinrich 21 1906 appendix
1884 Steege, Heinrich Fr. W. H. * 1884  
1868 Steege, Johann 53 1815  
1884 Steege, Sophie (Grages) 30 16 SEP 1853  
1876 Strottmann, Heinrich 27 1849 died: 28 JAN
1891 Stumme, Caroline (Koelling) 78 25 OCT 1812 died: 01 JAN
1903 Stumme, Christoph 87 1816  
1871 Stumme, Conrad Fr. 20 1851  
1918 Stumme, Mrs. Hulda 27 1891  
1866 Sundermeier, Heinrich L. W. * 1866  
1870 Swake, Maria C. E. * 1870  
1860 Tegtmeier, Emilie Louise 14 1856  
1871 Thoms, Maria D. C. * 1871  
1868 Thormann, Maria 43 1832  
1871 Tiedt, Emma S. K. 3 1868  
1910 Tonne, Johan F. H. 1 1909  
1886 Walter, Gustav ? ?  
1870 Walters, Maria 1 1869  
1865 Walther, Engel C. L. 4 1861  
1915 Wedemeier, Heinrich 42 1873  
1890 Wehling, son * 1890  
1893 Wehmhoefer, Engel 80 1813  
1893 Wehmhoefer, Hans Heinrich 74 1819  
1872 Wehrspan, Carl 51 1821  
1869 Wente, Carl Heinrich 3 16 NOV 1868 died: 31 AUG
1917 Wente, Caroline 67 1850  
1882 Wente, Christ. Wilhelm 68 24 SEP 1813 died: 14 SEP
1919 Wente, Fritz 54 1865  
1888 Wente, Heinrich 11 17 JUL 1877  
1885 Wente, Heinrich W. C. M. * 1885  
1934 Wente, Mrs. Wophia 82 1851  
1917 Westendorf, Arnold H. 1 1916  
1872 Westendorf, Christian 1 1871  
1911 Westendorf, Friedrich 76 1835  
1897 Westendorf, Louis 29 1868  
1919 Westendorf, Mrs. Caroline 42 1877  
1899 Westendorf, Sophia (Selk) 65 1834  
1872 Westendorf, Wilhelm 7 1865  
1882 Westendorf, Wilhelmine (Reineck) 40 1842  
1857 Wilkening, Conrad 74 1783  
1877 Wille, Friedrich 4 1873  
1873 Wille, Heinrich Peter 6 1867  
1926 Wille, Michael 89 1837  
1918 Wille, Mrs. Rosine 81 1837  
1868 Wittenburg, Heinrich J. F. W. * 1868 father: Joachim
1901 Wolter, Bertha (Ewald) 37 1864  
1864 Zach, Hermann * 1864  
1864 Zach, Johanne * 1864  
1887 Zelle, Friedrich * 1887  


Edwin Friedrich and Karen Rowe, 1998.