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POSTVILLE CEMETERY
Section 4, Grand Meadow twp., Clayton co. Iowa
Area G

Geographically located immediately across the Allamakee - Clayton county line, in Clayton co. the Postville cemetery was included in the Woodmansee book, serving residents of Postville and surrounding area. Postville is in Post twp. Allamakee co. & the cemetery is in Grand Meadow twp. Clayton co. Iowa.

Postville cemetery - photo by S. Ferrall


Rough drawing showing the cemetery areas


Source: ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IOWA BURIAL GROUNDS, 1845-1988, by Dale P. Woodmansee, Waukon, Iowa; Copyright© 1989 Dale Woodmansee

Transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall and proofread by Linda Earnheart. Electronically reproduced with permission of Eleen Woodmansee granted to Roxanne Barth (former IAGenWeb Allamakee and Clayton County Coordinator), 1999.

Dale Woodmansee performed a wonderful service in surveying all the tombstones in the cemeteries in Allamakee county and publishing the data; but with any undertaking of this magnitude, there likely are errors, conflicting information or descrepancies. User-contributed information has been added on the Woodmansee Notes pages.

Important Notes:
1) Hundreds of photos of the graves in Postville cemetery have been submitted to the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project. There are also photos of gravestones marking burials made after the Woodmansee book was published in 1989. To view all of the gravestone photos submitted for the Postville cemetery, click here or to view an entry photo of the cemetery, click here. (new windows will open). There are also gravestone photos from this cemetery posted on FindaGrave.

2) Woodmansee Notes have been submitted for 'Area G' of this cemetery. A red Research Alert! next to the entry indicates there is a research note for that person.

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Burials recorded by Woodmansee as of Dec. 31, 1988:

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Name                                            Born              Died     Remarks
Appel, Florence Tina Sauere              1904 Dec 15       1987 May 27     Obit FS DR Mrs. Ott
Appel, Otto Ernest F                     1899 Feb 23       1987 Dec 16     Obit FS
Backhaus, Arnold Henry                   1900 Jul 16       1982 Apr 18     FS DR
Backhaus, Hazel E Leubka                         1911                ?     Mrs. Arnold
Bareis, Albert W                                 1901      1978 Oct 23     FS
Bareis, Hazel M                                  1906                ?     Mrs. Albert
Beisker, Ruth M Stockman                         1905      1985 May 26     Mrs. Wm
Beisker, William H                               1900      1962 May 12     FS
Benjegerdes, Frances F                           1910                ?     Mrs. Louis
Benjegerdes, Louis H                             1905                ?
Bigler, Lloyd                            1904 Aug 24       1984 Apr 26     FS DR
Bigler, Muriel Schweikert                        1903                ?     Mrs. Lloyd
Block, Lloyd H                                   1910                ?
Block, Minnie R                                  1915                ?     Mrs. Lloyd
Boese, Dorothy Freeman                   1903 Apr 26       1985 Jul 03     FS Obit DR
Boese, Florence Marie                    1926 Apr 13       1929 Jan 06     M DR
Boese, Gene                                      1943                ?
Boese, Keith                                     1931                ?
Boese, Merlin                                    1941                ?
Brainard, ?                              1940 Dec 23       1941 Jan 07     NM
Brainard, Charles Gordon                 1917 Nov 25       1978 Dec 18     FS WWII Vet DR
Brainard, Jenetta Amanda                 1921 Sep 30       1979 Dec 06     FS DR Mrs. Keith E
Brainard, Jennie McWilliams              1863 Sep 13       1934 Nov 23     NM DR	Research Alert!
Brainard, Keith E                        1920 Jan 25                 ?     Parent of Marsha, e
Brown, Alma A                                    1896      1953 Feb 03     FS
Cain, Milfred                            1906 Dec 08       1965 Sep 09     WWII Vet
Christofferson, Albert                           1881              1944
Christofferson, Alma M                   1889 Feb 05       1944 May 21     DR Thies
Christofferson, Herman E                 1886 Jul 28       1960 Feb 09     FS WWI Vet DR
Clark, Harvey                            1861 Oct 30       1945 Nov 05     FS Father DR
Clark, Martha Ann Jones                  1859 Jan 25       1953 Jun 27     FS Mother DR Mrs. H
Douglass, Ray R                          1894 Nov 10       1970 Jan 22     FS WWI Vet DR
Douglass, Ruth Lillian Broo              1893 Dec 03       1983 Nov 03     FS Mother DR Mrs. R
Dreier, Mark Steven                      1950 Apr 20       1969 Jun 02     VN Vet
Dundee, Clara Lawson                             1904                ?     Mrs. John
Dundee, John H                           1894 Sep 27       1975 Feb 02     FS DR
Duwe, Leola C Meyer                              1907                ?     Mrs. Roy
Duwe, Roy G                              1905 Oct 20       1971 Sep 01     FS DR
Everman, Clarence H                              1918                ?     WWII Vet
Everman, Ramona C                                1929                ?     Mrs. Clarence
Falb, John Jr                            1909 Nov 11       1980 Sep 19     FS Father DR
Falb, Richard O                                  1943      1969 Sep 29     FS Dr Son
Fitzpatrick, Frances L                           1927                ?     Mrs. Robert L
Fitzpatrick, Jessie A                            1904                ?     SSA Robert
Fitzpatrick, Robert L                            1924                ?
Flack, Harold Robert                     1899 Oct 13       1983 Nov 16     FS DR
Flack, Mary Alvina Bray                  1898 Nov 14       1978 Oct 16     FS
Frieden, Phyllis A Mork                  1934 Sep 24                 ?     Mrs. Raymond
Frieden, Raymond Lyle                    1930 Jul 15       1977 Apr 26     FS DR
Garwin, Helen C                                  1923                ?     Mrs. Julius P


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Name                                            Born              Died     Remarks

Garwin, Jonathan David                           1959      1973 Apr 09     FS Son
Garwin, Julius P                                 1923                ?     SLA Helen
Groth, Caryl M Bulman                            1909                ?     Mrs. Harold
Groth, Harold Louis                      1909 Jan 07       1979 Apr 18     FS DR
Hangartner, Bernice L                            1922                ?     Mrrs. James
Hangartner, James C                      1912 Jun 27       1975 Feb 04     FS DR
Hansen, Arnold A                                 1909      1975 Jan 07     FS
Hansen, Erma L Heckman                           1919                ?     Mrs. Arnold
Hansen, Kathleen Virginia                1946 Nov 06       1974 Jun 10     FS Dau DR
Heckman, Allan J                                 1951      1974 Mar 23     FS Son
Heckman, Bessie                                  1903              1966    Mrs. Elmer
Heckman, Elmer                                   1903      1944 Jul 19     FS
Heckman, Gary Lee                        1947 Aug 27       1975 Oct 23     FS VN Vet
Hein, Florence F                                 1912                ?     Mrs. Lewis
Hein, Lewis C                                    1914              1947
Hellum, Curtis Alvin                     1946 Feb 03       1970 Jun 26     VN Vet FS DR
Hellum, Kenneth R                                1915                ?     SLA Viola
Hellum, Viola R Peck                             1912                ?     Mrs. Kenneth
Hennis, Elvera V                                 1925              1963    Mrs. Walter
Hennis, Walter F                                 1923                ?
Ihde, Carleton                                   1918      1925 Mar 24     M DR
Ihde, Laura A Schnuelle                  1907 Jan 18       1987 Jun 13     Mrs. Lewis
Ihde, Lewis C                                    1901                ?
Ihde, Reuben                                     1891      1921 Aug 13     DR NM Research Alert!
Jones, Angie Elaine                      1955 Aug 31       1955 Dec 27     FS DR
Jones, Berniece B Hilmer                 1919 Feb 27       1973 Aug 30     FS DR
Jones, Charldine Schissel                        1927      1984 Nov 02     NM
Jones, Charles Edward                    1921 Feb 01       1970 Dec 18     WWII Vet FS DR
Jones, Edward                                    1886              1966
Jones, Janice I                                  1944              1945    SLA Angie
Jones, Jeff                              1865 Apr 20       1932 Nov 24     NM DR
Jones, John Milo                         1953 Jun 15       1953 Sep 09     FS DR NM
Jones, Patty Elaine                      1948 Jul 06       1955 Apr 25     FS DR
Jones, Vivian Irene Flack                1921 Sep 24       1985 Feb 19     Mrs. Charles E
Jones, Wavia Margaret Cain               1898 May 13       1956 Oct 20     FS DR Mrs. Edward
Kenney, Carlton E                                1914              1943    WWII Vet Bur at sea
Kenney, Esther W Laughlin                        1890              1984    Mrs. Klearence
Kenney, Klearence E                      1891 Jan 04       1977 Sep 12     FS DR Vet?
Klingbeil, Altha M                               1893      1980 Aug --     Eltha? Rein? Aug 13
Klingbeil, William J                             1893              1973    Rein?
Kohrs, Clara                                     1924      1977 Apr 23     FS Mrs. Donald
Kohrs, Daniel John                       1948 Nov 16       1976 Apr 12     VN Vet
Kohrs, Delbert W                                 1911              1980    SLA Hilma
Kohrs, Donald                                    1919      1979 Apr 05     FS
Kohrs, Hilma A                                   1919                ?     Mrs. Delbert
Kugel, Daniel O                          1950 Mar 29       1974 Sep 21     FS DR
Kugel, Margaret E Meyer                          1925                ?     Mrs. Vernon
Kugel, Vernon A                                  1916                ?
Landt, Harry G                                   1908                ?
Landt, Veronica M Kohler                 1907 Oct 06       1982 Nov 30     Mrs. Harry


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Name                                            Born              Died     Remarks

LaVelle, Ashley William                  1898 Jul 21       1984 Dec 19     FS DR
LaVelle, Barbara M                               1902                ?     Mrs. Ashley
Lawson, Annie McWilliams                 1877 Jun 17       1954 Jan 26     FS DR Mrs. Henry
Lawson, Harold H                                 1902      1957 Jul 18     FS
Lawson, Henry C                                  1869      1960 Nov 15     FS
Lawson, Veila                                    1910                ?     Mrs. Harold
Lindquist, Carole Schultz                        1933      1977 Aug 17     FS
Livingood, Minnie C Landt                1889 Apr 06       1966 Mar 08     FS DR
Lubke, Albert R                          1894 Mar 04       1971 Nov 29     FS DR
Lubke, Susie Grover                              1896                ?     Mrs. Albert
McNally, Louis L                                 1906                ?
McNally, Lucille Gladys                  1914 Oct 30       1980 May 25     FS DR Mrs. Louis
Meyer, Clinton F                                 1915                ?
Meyer, Dale E                                      ?                 ?     WWI Vet AmLeg Marke
Meyer, Esther Block                      1913 Mar 16                 ?     Mrs. Gilbert H
Meyer, Evelyn L                                    ?                 ?     Mrs. Dale
Meyer, Florence Schroeder                1919 Dec 15                 ?     Mrs. Willard
Meyer, Gilbert Henry                     1910 Jun 28       1986 Jul 03     FS DR
Meyer, Gretchen M                                1916                ?     Mrs. Clinton
Meyer, Hulda                                     1896      1987 Sep 13     NM
Meyer, Irma C                                    1920                ?     Mrs. Robert
Meyer, Lloyd Carl                        1916 Aug 28       1968 Mar 20     FS DR
Meyer, Louis H                                   1892      1945 Oct 18     FS
Meyer, Mahala E Sander                   1897 Jan 05       1975 Nov 06     FS DR Mrs. Lewis
Meyer, Martha E                                    ?                 ?
Meyer, Maxine D Hunsberger                       1921                ?     Mrs. Lloyd
Meyer, Minnie M Ehde                     1876 Nov 21       1955 May 10     FS DR Mrs. Wilhelm
Meyer, Orville C                                 1918                ?
Meyer, Robert L                                  1918                ?     SLA Irma
Meyer, Wilhelm H                         1866 Oct 21       1945 May 18     FS DR
Meyer, Willard A                         1916 Sep 14                 ?     Parent of Roger, et
Miller, Clara Minnie Meyer               1907 Sep 26       1982 Jul 17     FS DR Mrs. Cloy
Miller, Cloy J                           1912 Jan 08       1986 Oct 02     FS DR
Miller, David D                                  1953              1978    Husband
Miller, Myrtle D                                 1895              1985    Mrs. William
Miller, William H                                1888      1970 Mar 26     FS
Mohs, ?                                  1947 Jul 28       1947 Jul 28     NM
Mohs, Helen Bertha Palas                 1913 May 16       1970 Feb 17     FS DR Mrs. Lawrence
Mohs, Lawrence L                                 1911      1973 Jul 22     SLA Helen
Muchow, Caroline A                               1904      1945 Jan 18     FS Mrs. Walter
Muchow, Walter                                   1903                ?
Mueller, Rebecca Ann                     1975 Jan 26       1975 Jan 26     FS DR
Ohloff, Shirley M                                1932                ?     Mrs. Wm
Ohloff, Thomas Otto                      1956 Jan 17       1988 Dec 14     FS Obit
Ohloff, William C                                1932                ?     Parent of Dean, etc
Osmundson, Clifford Bernard              1902 Jun 25       1988 Jun 03     FS DR
Osmundson, Gudrun I Lyngass              1904 Apr 18                 ?     Mrs. Clifford
Owen, Evan J                             1920 Nov 25       1974 Dec 07     FS DR WWII Vet
Owen, Molly J Eichorn                            1923                ?     Mrs. Evan
Owen, Patricia M                                 1951                ?     Mrs. Steven


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Name                                            Born              Died     Remarks

Owen, Stevan H                                   1946      1977 Jun 04     FS Parent of David
Pausch, Florence Leta                    1901 Oct 14       1976 Apr 22     FM Mrs. Harvey
Pausch, Harvey P                         1901 Aug 18       1984 Jan 23     FM DR
Reincke, Arno Charles                    1923 May 26       1978 Dec 14     FS DR
Reincke, Fred J                          1890 Jan 10       1968 Apr 27     FS DR
Reincke, Louise M Appel                  1893 Sep 07       1987 Dec 10     Obit FS Mrs. Fred J
Reinhardt, Darlene A                             1930                ?     Mrs. Lorence E
Reinhardt, Emma S Johansen               1903 Aug 15       1972 Feb 01     FS DR Mrs. Lorence
Reinhardt, Lorence E                             1924                ?
Reinhardt, Lorence F                     1900 Dec 25       1975 Aug 02     FS DR
Reinhardt, Rose Marie Tolle              1900 Jul 12       1962 Mar 02     FS DR Mrs. Walter
Reinhardt, Ruth Ann                      1975 Apr 25       1975 Apr 25     SLA Emma
Reinhardt, Walter L                      1897 Mar 17       1984 Jul 02     FB DR
Ruckdaschel, Betty M                               ?                 ?     Mrs. Earl
Ruckdaschel, Earl J                              1927      1977 Feb 16     FS
Russell, Gustave                                 1900                ?     SLA Julia
Russell, Julia                                   1906      1961 Mar 14     FS Mrs. Gustave
Russell, Mary E                                  1944                ?
Russett, Laura W                         1909 Apr 18                 ?
Russett, Oscar                           1901 Jun 26                 ?
Sander, Aileen L Meyer                           1902                ?     Mrs. Eldo
Sander, Eldo Frederick Otto              1901 Jan 06       1983 Dec 16     FS DR
Schierholz, Milton                               1915                ?
Schierholz, Selma                                1917                ?     Mrs. Milton
Schlake, Hazel M                                 1916                ?     Mrs. Leighton
Schlake, Leighton H                              1910                ?     SLA Hazel
Schnuelle, Travis William                1971 Jun 14       1971 Jun 14     Son of Gene & Chery
Schroeder, Audrey I                              1913                ?     Mrs. Gilbert
Schroeder, Gilbert J                     1908 Apr 27       1960 Dec 31     FS DR
Schultz, Albert Henry                    1902 Aug 08                 ?     SLA Clara
Schultz, Amanda R                                1904                ?     Mrs. Elmer
Schultz, Clara Dora Schnuel              1904 Jun 05       1980 Aug 09     FS DR Mrs. Albert H
Schultz, Elmer B                                 1905      1977 Jan 31     FS Vet?
Schultz, Grant L                                 1930                ?
Schultz, Patricia A                              1929                ?     Mrs. Grant
Schultz, Richard                         1913 May 26       1983 Apr 28
Schultz, Verla                                     ?                 ?
Schutte, Esther E                                1914                ?     Mrs. Walter
Schutte, Esther E Neverman                       1923                ?     Mrs. Robert
Schutte, Robert Sander                   1918 Oct 21       1980 Nov 07     FS DR WWII Vet
Schutte, Walter E                                1912                ?
Sebastian, Bernice G                             1914      1974 Jun 17     FS
Sebastian, Harlan F                              1912                ?
Sebastian, Robert W                      1915 Mar 28       1972 Oct 22     WWII Vet USN
Thoreson, Alvin W                                1902      1980 Nov 04     FS
Thoreson, Murtis                                 1915                ?     Mrs. Alvin W
Thornton, Blanche E Rush                 1909 Jun 16       1982 Feb 20     FS DR Mrs. Vern G
Thornton, Cheryl                                 1945                ?     Mrs. Curtis D
Thornton, Connie Jean                    1966 Apr 19       1987 Nov 25     DR
Thornton, Curtis D                               1939                ?


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Name                                            Born              Died     Remarks

Thornton, Vern G                                 1908      1978 Oct 26     FS
Wagner, Willard                                  1911              1944
Welsch, Frank V                                  1884              1950
Welsch, Minnie C                         1889 May 11       1966 Nov 15     Mrs. Frank
Westcott, Elizabeth E Hanga                      1916      1983 Oct 20     FS Mrs. James
Westcott, James L                                1912              1969
Willman, Christine L Walker                      1914                ?     Mrs. Lester
Willman, Lester F                        1909 Jul 24       1973 Jan 21     FS WWII Vet DR
Winters, Virgil C                                1921      1977 Nov 01     FS

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