Maple Leaf Cemetery

Welcome to the Maple Leaf Cemetery page. This data was created by merging the information found in the Iowa Works Project Administration (WPA) 1930’s Graves Registration Survey website (0 records), the ongoing IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project (GPP) as of August 2009, and the ongoing IAGenWeb Obituaries (Obits) for Howard County. This table contains a wealth of information that was made available by volunteers taking pictures and transcribing data. Those volunteers are to be applauded, keep up the good work!

For comments or corrections to this table please contact the County Coordinator.

In the table below when you click on the G in  column four a new window will open showing the data for that person listed at the GPP website. When you click on the O in the fifth column a new window will open showing the obituary for that person listed on the IAGenWeb Howard County Obituaries website. For the row and stone locations of the markers click here for an image of the Maple Leaf Cemetery layout.

Pic R S G O Name Birth Date Death Date Notes

1 7 G O Bachmann, Alfred Carl Jan. 16, 1900 Oct 29, 1981 Married October 27, 1926 Parents of Lorraine, Avis, Fred, Ile Mae   1 7 G O Bachmann, Ella Johanna (Groth) Feb. 3, 1898 Jan. 12, 1971     1 6 G   Bachmann, Fred D. Apr. 22, 1932 Apr. 22, 1932 Infant Son   8 8 G O Baethske, Marie May 15, 1832 Dec. 20, 1909 Mother of Friedrich Married name is Timmerman   8 4 G   Bartels, Emil Sep 18, 1884 July 18, 1940 Hier Huht in Frieden Son of H & P Bartels   1 3 G   Bartels, Ernest F. Mar 21, 1850 Nov. 6, 1924     1 4 G   Bartels, Ernest Family Stone         7 1 G O Bartels, Fred C. Feb. 15, 1874 Feb. 19, 1962     2 17 G O Bartels, Herbert Ernest Jan. 24, 1915 Jan. 28, 1992 Parents of Jane, John, Phyllis, Donald   8 1 G   Bartels, J. Heinrick May 8, 1852 Sep. 30, 1923 Hier Ruht in Frieden   8 2 G   Bartels, J. Heinrick Family Stone         7 1 G O Bartels, Louisa (Westondorf) Sept. 10, 1879 Oct 1961     8 3 G   Bartels, Philippine C. Apr 9, 1856 Nov. 10, 1911 Hier Huht in Frieden   1 5 G   Bartels, Sophia Nov 17, 1853 Oct. 23, 1944 Mother 2 17 G O Bartels, Verona Marie (Prinz) Feb. 1, 1920 July 13, 2005     3 5 G   Bueckmann, Clarence 1923 1989     3 4 G   Bueckmann, Infant Son Apr. 22, 1953 Apr. 22, 1953 Son of C. & V. Bueckmann   5 10 G O Buhr, Arthur J. Mar. 24, 1917 Dec. 11, 1983     5 8 G   Buhr, Bertha Sep 1, 1876 Nov. 14, 1957     5 5 G   Buhr, Daughter Sep. 8, 1923 Sep. 8, 1923 Dau of Wm C & Bertha Buhr   5 4 G   Buhr, Henry Jan. 19, 1906 Mar. 13, 1910     5 10 G   Buhr, Luella J. 1917 1994       G O Buhr, Raymond E. Oct 27, 1921 Nov. 17, 2008     5 6 G O Buhr, William C. Jan. 28, 1871 Sept. 25, 1926     5 7 G   Buhr, Wm. Family Stone         3 6 G O Cannon, Melvin Dean Apr. 29, 1929 Apr. 13, 1998   3 6 G O Cannon, Ruth Audrey (Rowcliffe) Jan. 8, 1935 Nov. 2, 2006     3 6 G O Cannon, Steven Jerome May 7, 1961 Oct 7, 1976 Our Son   7 6 G O Deterding, Bertha Wilamena (Laue) Mar. 13, 1893 1959     7 4 G O Deterding, Charlotte July 17, 1835 Feb. 1, 1915     7 5 G   Deterding, Charlotte Family Stone         7 6 G O Deterding, Louie Mar. 14, 1877 Mar. 1966     1 9 G O Deterding, Marie C. Apr. 30, 1912 Apr. 12, 1999 Married name is Stevenson   1 2 G   Eickhoff, Henry Mar. 9, 1827 Oct 27, 1897 Age [70 ys 7 Ms 18 ds]   1 2 G O Eickoff, Dorothea (Gewreke) Aug. 17, 1823 Nov. 23, 1898 Age 75 yr 3m 7d   2 15 G O Flugge, Edith F. Feb. 15, 1915 Feb. 20, 1994 Married name is Groth   2 8 G O Frahm, Anna (Krumm) 1876 Apr. 1956 Mother   2 6 G   Frahm, August 1862 1951 Father   2 5 G   Frahm, August Family Stone         2 3 G O Frahm, Herman Henry May 25, 1899 Nov. 1990   2 7 G O Frahm, John J. Feb. 17, 1896 Sept. 30 1918 Pfc US Army WW I American Legion Marker   2 4 G   Frahm, Lydia M. 1906 1939 Dau   3 3 G   Frahm, Sophia Sep 5, 1834 Feb. 11, 1906     6 1 G   Friedrich, Alinda C. 1896 1980     6 3 G   Friedrich, Daniel 1892 1932     6 2 G O Friedrich, Emil August Dec. 4, 1900 Apr. 1961     6 5 G O Friedrich, Erich Ewald Jan. 15, 1905 Sept. 17, 1985     6 1 G O Friedrich, Ernst W. Mar. 20, 1891 Oct 14, 1974 Pfc US Army   8 6 G   Friedrich, Harold D. Mar. 4, 1955 Jan. 16, 1989 Parents of Mary, Lynn, Sarah, Carolyn Sue   6 6 G   Friedrich, Julie Ann Apr. 11, 1957 Apr. 11, 1957 Dau of F & A Friedrich   6 9 G   Friedrich, Lonnie Loyd Dec. 7, 1953 Mar. 31, 2008 Parents of Heather Brad, Dana, and Karli   6 8 G O Friedrich, Loyd W. Feb. 8, 1926 Oct 3, 1989     6 3 G O Friedrich, Mabel (Lauck) Jan. 14, 1903 Apr. 19, 1989     3 3a G   Friedrich, Michael Arthur June 8, 1879 Apr. 1, 2009 Son Married July 1, 2005 8 7 G O Friedrich, Reuben George Feb. 22, 1921 May 13, 2005 Married April 20, 1952 Parents of Carl, Harold, Hope, Norman   8 5 G   Gesell, Allan Paul Jan. 17, 1987 Jan. 17, 1987     1 2 G O Gewreke, Dorothea Aug. 17, 1823 Nov. 23, 1898 Age 75 yr 3m 7d Married name is Eickoff   2 11 G O Groth, Charles Sept. 1, 1873 Sept. 19, 1950     2 12 G   Groth, Charley Family Stone         2 10 G   Groth, Christian Jan 19, 1847 July 31, 1916 Ruhe in Frieden   2 15 G O Groth, Edith F. (Flugge) Feb. 15, 1915 Feb. 20, 1994     1 7 G O Groth, Ella Johanna Feb. 3, 1898 Jan. 12, 1971 Married name is Bachmann   2 9 G   Groth, Ida E. 1913 2003     2 14 G O Groth, Johanna Mar. 22, 1844 June 16, 1921 Mother Ruhe in Frieden   2 13 G O Groth, Johanna Sophia Friderika Oct 7, 1878 Feb. 4, 1942 Daughter   2 15 G O Groth, Norbert Charles Friedrich Carl Dec. 29, 1911 July 8, 1997     2 9 G O Groth, Walter Friedrick Carl Dec. 26, 1909 May 4, 1987     3 8 G O Hintz, Emil John Jan. 7, 1892 Aug. 9, 1915 Ruhe in Frieden   5 11 G   Johlas, Joachin Sep 26, 1855 Mar. 21, 1907     2 8 G O Krumm, Anna 1876 Apr. 1956 Mother Married name is Frahm   2 2 G O Lamprecht, Anna Aug. 16, 1868 Mar. 7, 1932     2 2 G   Lamprecht, Carl Apr 24, 1860 Jan. 6, 1913     3 1 G   Lauck, August Sep 8, 1866 Nov. 21, 1952 Father   5 3 G O Lauck, August C. 1900 Mar. 1924     5 3 G   Lauck, Frieda G. 1901 1986     3 1 G   Lauck, Katie Feb 27, 1870 Dec. 24, 1932 Mother   6 3 G O Lauck, Mabel Jan. 14, 1903 Apr. 19, 1989 Married name is Friedrich   3 2 G O Lauck, William J. July 30, 1894 Nov. 1, 1918 Died while serving in the US Army in France Co E 6th Inf Camp Gordon American Legion Marker   7 6 G O Laue, Bertha Wilamena Mar. 13, 1893 1959 Married name is Deterding   1 1 G   Laue, Diedrich 1860 1928     1 1 G O Laue, Mary Oct 5, 1869 1952 Mary's gravestone has a birth date of 1871   9 1 G   Luecht, Maria 1918 1933     4 3 G   Matthias, Rudolph May 12, 1912 Sep. 18, 1912     7 2 G   Nilges, Douglas Jan. 19, 1986 Jan. 19, 1986 Son of Bruce & Deanna Nilges   3 7 G   Ollman, Kelly B. Feb. 21, 1954 Oct. 19, 2005 Married April 12, 1986   5 12 G O Ostermeier, Earl Carl Nov. 9, 1926 Oct 2, 2006 Earl Carl Ostermier Pfc US Army WW II   5 12 G O Ostermeier, Harriett (Rowcliffe) July 8, 1923 Oct 2, 2006 Married February 8, 1947   2 1 G O Priebe, Neil R. Oct 28, 1957 Oct 28, 1957 Son 2 17 G O Prinz, Verona Marie Feb. 1, 1920 July 13, 2005 Married name is Bartels   5 2 G   Rohr, Clarence Apr. 2, 1905 Dec. 15, 1906 Son of C & M Rohr   4 1 G   Rohr, Paul D. Mar 26, 1846 Sep. 28, 1913 Father   5 1 G   Rohr, Paul Family Stone         4 2 G   Rohr, Wilhelmine July 20, 1847 Mar. 8, 1928 Mother   5 12 G O Rowcliffe, Harriett July 8, 1923 Oct 2, 2006 Married February 8, 1947 Married name is Ostermeier 3 6 G O Rowcliffe, Ruth Audrey Jan. 8, 1935 Nov. 2, 2006 Married name is Cannon   5 9 G   Schnadt, Herman Sep. 12, 1903 Sep. 22, 1903     1 9 G O Stevenson, Gerald Robert Mar. 20, 1909 Sept. 7, 1974     1 8 G   Stevenson, Infant Son Jan. 10, 1934 Jan. 10, 1934 Son of G R & Marie Stevenson   1 9 G   Stevenson, Infant son 1934 1934     1 9 G   Stevenson, Infant Son 1939 1939     1 9 G O Stevenson, Marie C. (Deterding) Apr. 30, 1912 Apr. 12, 1999     1 12 G   Streich, Dora E. 1901 1998     1 10 G O Streich, Lavern F.   Jan. 1938     1 11 G O Streich, Victor June 4, 1906 Apr. 2, 1990     1 13 G O Tetzner, Frank Fred Oct 30, 1888 Nov. 7, 1940 Father   1 13 G   Tetzner, Ida Apr 7, 1894 Jan 21, 1984 Mother   7 3 G   Thies, Lydia         8 8 G O Timmerman, Marie (Baethske) May 15, 1832 Dec. 20, 1909 Mother of Friedrich   8 9 G   Timmermann, Bertha 1873 1936 Mother Parents of Willie, Ernest, Henry, Welter, Amanda (Wohlers), Emma (Horn), Frieda (Maxfield)   8 9 G   Timmermann, Friedrich 1867 1926 Father   7 1 G O Westondorf, Louisa Sept. 10, 1879 Oct 1961 Married name is Bartels