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Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Atwater, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Lat: 45°08'32"N, Lon: 94°46'54"W

Located 2 blocks north of Minnesota State Hwy 12, on the west edge of Atwater, Minnesota.

Contributed by Daniel J. Downs, Aug 15, 2001 [djjdowns@email.msn.com].
Total records = 88.

Atwater has never had a Catholic Church. The congregation met at St. Patrick's in Kandiyohi, but were buried here instead of Kandiyohi. - From cousins that live in Atwater

fs/w after the entry indicates that there is a large stone for the Family with the surname, and only first names are mentioned on the headstones. Dashes indicate that a the individual may still be alive or a death date was never put on the headstone.

s/w indicates a shared headstone. If I omitted names, or incorrectly misinterpreted information, I apologize. Please contact me for corrections.

I tried to group individuals in this report by family groupings of headstones, to hopefully make separation easier. I transcribed this cemetery in Jul 2001.
(Editor's note: some editing and reformatting was done to make it possible to sort, no information was deleted)

- Daniel J. Downs

??, Eugene, Sep 19, 1902
Botz, Conrad, b. 1902, d. 1984
Botz, Peter, b. 1904, d. 1985, s/w Margaret & Conrad
Daugherty, Patrick, b. 1891,, d. 1968
DeFoe, Ida May, b. Jul 9, 1871, d. Nov 18, 1925
DeFoe, John, no dates, Co. B. 12 V.T. INF
DeFoe, Mary A., b. Apr 5, 1844, d. Apr 13, 1937
DeFoe, Mary Catherine, b. Feb 22, 1899, d. Jul 8, 1899, Dau of P.D.M. DeFoe, Sweet babe thy spirit now hath ~~ thy suffering now are over
DeFoe, Moses J., b. Dec 17, 1869, d. Apr 26, 1947
Dowdell, Andrew L., b. 1892, d. 1928, s/w Laura
Dowdell, Darren W., b. 1918, d. 1996, fs/w Thelma
Dowdell, Emily Ann, b. 1865, d. 1940, fs/w William
Dowdell, Gerald, b. 1925, d. 1964, Father
Dowdell, James C., b. 1896, d. 1992
Dowdell, Katherine, b. Nov 3, 1919, d. Nov 5, 1919
Dowdell, Laura T., b. 1893, d. 1956, s/w Andrew
Dowdell, Myrtle A., b. 1897, d. 1988
Dowdell, Thelma A., b. 1924, d. 1973, fs/w Darren
Dowdell, William Henry, b. 1894, d. 1932, fs/w Emily Ann, 2 markers one military, Minnesota PVT. S Regt. US Marines 2 Div.
Dowdell, William, b. 1854, d. 1942, fs/w Wm H & Emily
Eisenbacher, Arlene H., b. 1933, d. 1995
Eisenbacher, Helen T., b. Dec 6, 1940, d. Mar 3, 1997, Grandmother
Ferguson, Betsy Ellen, b. 1869, d. 1951
Ferguson, Charles Henry, b. 1871, d. 1958
Ferguson, Isabelle, b. 1875, d. 1965, s/w Matthew
Ferguson, Katherine D., b. 1883, d. 1919
Ferguson, Matthew W., b. 1875, d. 1955, s/w Isabelle
Ferguson, Michael Joseph, b. 1877, d. 1937
Ferguson, Olarence, b. Apr 26, 1907, d. Feb. 15, 1930, s/w Raleigh
Ferguson, Otis W., Jul 16, 1886?, Aged 49 Years 2 Mos 5 Days, Husband of M. Ferguson
Ferguson, Raleigh, b. Jul 18, 1909, d. Jul 21, 1923, s/w Olarence
Fordyce, Margaret, b. 1898, d. 1988
Fordyce, Marion R., b. 1934, d. 1992, s/w William J
Fordyce, William J., b. Mar 16, 1923, d. Nov 23, 1995, two markers, one military, Pfc US Army
French, Mary E., b. 1866, d. 1911, Wife of E.M. French
Garner, James Ron, b. Sep 19, 1973, d. May 30, 1994, Son of Ron and Kathy, Polaris snowmobile on headstone
Hanson, Charles H., b. 1871, d. 1946, s/w Mary C
Hanson, Mary C., b. 1868, d. 19-, s/w Charles H
Horsman, James R., b. 1932, d. --
Horsman, Marcella M., b. 1934, d. 1983, s/w James
Horsman, Marie, b. 1912, d. 1991, s/w Wm
Horsman, Vernon D., b. 1938, d. 1957, Son, s/w Marie & Wm
Horsman, William, b. 1897, d. 1992, s/w Marie
Klukas, Monica, b. 1913, d. --, s/w Richard
Klukas, Richard, b. 1910, d. 1984, s/w Monica
Kragenbring, Celia G., b. 1897, d. 1981
Kragenbring, Roy C., b. 1898, d. 1982
Lipsit, Lorraine E., b. 1920, d. -, s/w Milton J
Lipsit, Milton J., b. 1911, d. 1989, s/w Lorraine E, 2 markers, Nov 3, 1911, Jan 10, 1989, Sgt US Army WWII
Marsh, Hazel, b. Feb 14, 1901, d. Apr 12, 1976, nee DeFoe
Melka, Charles H., b. 1903, d. 1973, s/w Josephine
Melka, Josephine, b. 1904, d. 1987, s/w Charles
Melka, Robert L., b. 1932, d. 1971
Notch, Edwin, b. 1915, d. 1997
Notch, James, b. 1950, d. 1997
Notch, Mary, b. 1915, d. -
Notch, Stephen Paul, b. Jun 27, 1949, d. Jun 29, 1949
Petersen, Ferdinand, b. Aug 3, 1894, d. Feb 22, 1960, Minnesota Pvt Air Service WWI
Peterson, Joanna, b. 1920, d. 2000
Peterson, John, b. 1896, d. 1986
Peterson, Kenneth, b. 1924, d. 1993, s/w Teresa
Peterson, Teresa, b. 1925, d. -, s/w Kenneth
Ryff, Gottlieb, b. Dec 25, 1830, d. Feb 28, 1908, s/w Veronica
Ryff, Veronica, b. Apr 13, 1835, d. Nov 3, 1899, Beloved wife of Gottlieb Ryff, She watches us from heaven with loving tender care. And one day she has promised that I shall find her there.
Selke, Agnes, b. 1915, d. 1982, s/w Otis & Bernard
Selke, Bernard J., b. 1904, d. --
Toutges, Donald M., b. Jun 22, 1924, d. Apr. 23, 1999, Married: Jun 19, 1948, s/w Irene
Toutges, Irene A., b. Aug. 14, 1922, d. Jul 13, 1972, s/w Donald M, Married: Jun 19, 1948
Wenzel, Frederick C., b. 1928, d. 1989, s/w Jean K, m. Jul 4, 1979
Wenzel, Jean K., b. 1930, d. -, s/w Frederick C, Married: Jul 4, 1979
Westphall, Helen P., b. 1907, d. 1985, s/w John E
Westphall, John E., b. 1906, d. 1972, s/w Helen P
Wheeler, Daniel, b. 1890, d. 1920
Wheeler, Donald T., b. 1907, d. 1978, fs/w Lillie & Michael
Wheeler, E. M., b. Jul 20, 1905, d. Feb 17, 1982, CPL US ARMY WWII
Wheeler, Hanna B., b. 1884, d. 1960
Wheeler, Hannora Keefe, b. Jul 17, 1854, d. Jun 13, 1900, Wife of Wm Wheeler
Wheeler, Harold W., b. 1902, d. 1993
Wheeler, Lillie J., b. 1873, d. 1964, Mother, fs/w Michael & Donald
Wheeler, Margaret Marie, b. 1922, d. 1997
Wheeler, Mary Ann, 1895, Aged 52 Years, Wife of T.B. Wheeler
Wheeler, Michael A., b. 1871, d. 1947, fs/s Donald & Lillie
Wheeler, Michael, b. Jul 17, 1840, d. Jul 21, 1900, Sacred to the Memory of Michael Wheeler, Born in Dublin, Ireland
Wheeler, Myrtle O., b. 1911, d. 1985
Wheeler, Wilbur Patrick, b. 1915, d. 1987
Wheeler, William J., b. 1829, d. 1912, Co. C 1 Minn Cav MTD Rangers
Wheeler, William J., b. 1878, d. 1946
Wheeler, William M., b. 1946, d. 1987