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Mentzer Cemetery
Hills, Section 18, Liberty Township, Johnson County, Iowa

DIRECTIONS:

Take Highway 218 south from Coralville, Iowa.  Go west from the highway on 500th St. SW.  Turn left (south) on Naples Ave. SW.  Make a right turn (west) on Bayertown Rd. SW.  The cemetery will be about a half a mile up on your right, (north side).

Mentzer Cemetery is a small but well kept cemetery just west of Hills, Iowa. It was originally part of the old Mentzer farm. There are still burials taking place there.

The following information is the product of a walk thru done on June 2002, the WPA records and a record done on 22 July 1975 that is on file with the Iowa City Library. Where stones were now broken, sunken or illegible, the older records were used. Information in the "Added Info" column is from our own genealogy database.

Submitted by Jeffry R. & Cheryl (FREES) WESTFALL on September 18, 2002.
 

Surname

First Name

Birth         

Death        

AGE          

COMMENTS/ INSCRIPTIONS

ADDED INFO

ABBEY

Alta

1881

1968

.

Wife of Fred

.

ABBEY

Clair F.

5 Dec 1911

5 Dec 1911

.

Pvt. 1866 Service Unit, WWII; Government marker; WWII Vet Marker

ABBEY

Fred

1874

1939

.

Husband of Alta

.

ABEI

Margarete

7 Apr 1847

9 Aug 1928

.

Wife of Samuel

.

ABEI

Samuel

21 Oct 1844

10 May 1922

.

Husband of Margarete

.

AMISH

Ella Maud

5 Dec 1895

26 Apr 1917

.

Wife of Elmer

.

AMISH

Wilhelmina

.

17 Nov 1873

39y 29d

wife of Adam

.

AMISH

William

.

16 Apr 1868

10m 29d.

son of Adam & Wilhelmina

.

BOCK

John

.

15 Mar 1884

63y 8m 21d.

.

.

FARNSWORTH

Infant

.

23 Feb 1926

.

dau. Of R A & A M

.

FARNSWORTH

Infant

.

17 Nov 1923

.

dau. Of R A & A M

.

GLASPEY

Carrie

31 Mar 1887

27 Apr 1979

.

Wife of Francis S.

.

GLASPEY

Catherine

1871

1952

.

wife of Richard

.

GLASPEY

Francis S.

1 Nov 1885

27 Jul 1991

.

Husband of Carrie M

.

GLASPEY

Infant son

.

21 Jan 1918

.

son of F S & C M Glaspey

.

GLASPEY

Mary

.

19 Mar 1899

1y 4m 9d

Dau of R & KM

.

GLASPEY

Richard

1865

1937

.

Husband of Catherine

.

GLASPEY

Robert L.

.

3 Sep 1932

.

Son of LE & CM Glaspey

.

HILL

Leonard

7 Jul 1926

3 Jan 1994

.

Husband of Ila, Marriage date 14 Nov 1946

Parents of Dale & dau in law Lynn, grandchildren Travis & Devon

HIRT

Alice C.

19 Feb 1905

1969

.

Wife of Leo S.

.

HIRT

Ira A.

30 Oct 1884

4 Dec 1918

.

.

.

HIRT

Leo S.

1874

1958

.

Husband of Alice C

.

HIRT

Zola Joye

18 Mar 1910

1 Jul 1932

.

.

.

HIRT

Lovell L.

1903

1907

.

Daughter of Leo & Alice Hirt

.

HIRT

Twyla

1907

1999

.

Single stone w/Alice and Leo S.

.

HOGG

John C.

.

17 Jan 1900

11m 10d.

son of C & E

.

HORTON

Ida Hirt

2 Feb 1888

2 Nov 1989

.

.

.

HUNZINGER

Ella

1876

1945

.

Wife of Jacob

.

HUNZINGER

Godlieb

.

31 Jul 1879

52y 2m 16d.

Husband of Margaret

.

HUNZINGER

Jacob

1865

1944

.

Husband of Ella

.

HUNZINGER

Laura

31 Aug 1903

30 Sep 1903

.

dau of J & LH Hunzinger

.

HUNZINGER

Margaret

.

2 Apr 1897

67y 11m 3d.

wife of Godlieb

.

JAGER

Franz

.

6 Apr 1868

6m 23d

son of J & M

.

JAGER

Jacob

.

31 Jul 1891

63y 1m 24d.

Husband of Maria

.

JAGER

Maria

.

15 Oct 1878

50y 9m 15d

wife of Jacob

.

JAGER

Maria

.

13 Apr 1884

27 y

.

.

JORGENSEN

Axel C.

1911

1994

.

.

.

KEELER

Wayne G.

1945

1948

.

.

.

KLEIN

Anna B.

22 Jun 1844

1 Apr 1921

.

wife of Henry

.

KLEIN

Frank H.

10 Nov 1897

1 Dec 1919

.

.

KLEIN

Georg

19 Jan 1879

7m 25d.

son of Heinrich & A B

.

KLEIN

Henry

12 Sep 1838

18 Mar 1910

.

husband of Anna B.

.

KLEIN

Henry

1867

1953

.

husband of Maria Abby

.

KLEIN

Infant

.

6 Mar 1912

.

child of J A & S

all of these infant stones were partly sunken

KLEIN

Infant

.

12 Nov 1915

.

child of J A & S

.

KLEIN

Infant

.

13 Jun 1903

.

child of J A & S.

they were all in the far side of the cemetery with the other infants

KLEIN

Infant

.

22 Feb 1905

.

child of J A & S.

.

KLEIN

Infant

.

7 Jun 1908

.

child of J A & S.

.

KLEIN

Infant son

.

11 Dec 1900

.

child of J A & S.

.

KLEIN

Infant son

.

7 Dec 1899

.

child of J A & S.

.

KLEIN

Infant son

.

9 Dec 1898

.

child of J A & S.

.

KLEIN

John K.

14 Nov 1895

29 Nov 1918

.

.

.

KLEIN

Joseph J.

1883

1948

.

Husband of Lottie M

.

KLEIN

Lottie M.

1890

1961

.

Wife of Joseph J

.

KLEIN

Maria Abby

1871

1963

.

wife of Henry

.

KLOOS

Margaret

.

16 Nov 1872

61y 7m 26d

wife of Peter

.

KLOOS

Peter

.

29 Jan 1883

75y 6m 1d.

.

.

KOENIG

Jacob

.

8 Nov 1865

11m.

son of J & M

.

KOENIG

Simon H.

.

20 Oct 1869

1y.

son of J & A M

.

LEE

Clarence W.

1894

1960

.

WW I Veteran Marker

.

LISKA

Wilma Mae Klein

24 Jan 1817

22 Feb 1875

.

Headstone has her photo inset

.

LOWENSTEIN

Elizabeth

14 Mar 1820

19 Jan 1912

.

Wife of Simon

.

LOWENSTEIN

Simon

12 Mar 1818

21 Feb 1896

77y 11m 9d.

Husband of Elizabeth

.

MARKS

Enoch

.

18 Aug 1914

71y

Co. A, 7th IA Inf.,GAR marker, Kirkwood Post 8

MARKS

John

.

2 Dec 1871

94y 11m 2d.

Husband of Mary

.

MARKS

Mary

.

14 Apr 1891

85 y

Wife of John

.

MAROLF

Edna Carmen

1898

1972

.

.

.

MENTZER

Caroline

3 Mar 1852

8 Jan 1913

.

Wife of George

.

MENTZER

Charles

.

7 Nov 1908

34y 11m 16d.

Father & marker "Modern Woodmen 189"

Husband of Louella

MENTZER

Emory

1891

1926

.

Husband of Ethel

See Photo

MENTZER

Ethel M

1897

1993

.

Wife of Emory

Ethel Westfall, dau of Louise Westfall

MENTZER

George

5 Sep 1851

10 Jan 1926

.

Husband of Caroline

.

MENTZER

Jacob

5 Mar 1857

22 Nov 1931

.

Husband of Katherine

.

MENTZER

John

10 Oct 1817

25 Feb 1885

.

Husband of Margaret

.

MENTZER

John

1875

1955

.

.

.

MENTZER

Julia

.

1874

1m 27d

dau of John & C

broken stone

MENTZER

Katherine

17 Aug 1861

1 Nov 1958

.

Wife of Jacob

.

MENTZER

Lizzie M.

1878

1962

.

.

.

MENTZER

Louella

.

29 Mar 1915

40y 3m 6d

Wife of Charles

MENTZER

Margaret

1 Nov 1815

19 Apr 1894

.

Wife of John

His wife, mother

NASS

Charles R.

.

8 Jul 1905

34y 7m 5d

.

.

NASS

Frank

1875

1958

.

.

.

NASS

George

.

3 Mar 1911

80y.

Husband of Katherine, GAR Marker; Co. H, 2nd IA Cavalry

NASS

George Jr.

.

18 Feb 1906

32y

.

.

NASS

Katherine

.

30 Mar 1890

53y.

Wife of George

.

PETERMAN

Eldo J.

20 Jul 1896

6 Jan 1900

.

.

Husband #2 of Martha Smith

POHLER

William F

1903

1945

.

Father

.

RUEGSEGGER

Frances Velma

19 Jun 1911

28 Jun 1992

.

Beloved mother and grandmother, daughters Linda & Betty

SCHWAB

Ethel I.

21 Dec 1914

.

wife of William R

.

SCHWAB

Frank S.

11 Oct 1895

24 Jun 1991

.

.

.

SCHWAB

Frederick

10 Feb 1899

26 Sep 1899

.

.

.

SCHWAB

George

1 Nov 1903

20 Mar 1904

.

.

.

SCHWAB

George

1909

1909

.

.

.

SCHWAB

Helena

7 Sep 1900

5 Mar 1901

.

.

.

SCHWAB

Henry J.

20 Apr 1893

9 Sep 1964

.

WWI Veteran Marker

.

SCHWAB

Rosa

14 Dec 1869

29 Nov 1939

.

.

.

SCHWAB

William R

11 Dec 1901

4 May 1978

.

Husband of Ethel, Parents of Paul W., Rose Ann, Mary Lou

SMITH

Charles A

10 Dec 1924

2 Apr 1990

.

Married 22 Jun 1946, Parents of Linda, Marlene, Chuck Jr., Connie, Kaye, Julie, Rodney & Gary

Husband of Lorna Hall,

 

SMITH

Judge

1898

1942

.

Husband #1 of Martha

.

SMITH

Kenneth "Mink"

1927

1995

.

Marker is actually a bench to sit on!

Father of Judge Smith

SMITH

Martha

1904

1987

.

Wife of Judge

Martha Westfall, dau of Louise Westfall

WEIDNER

Bruce Ivan

10 Apr 1955

23 Nov 1996

.

.

.

WESTFALL

Catherine

18 Jul 1923

17 Oct 1992

.

.

Wife #2 of Raymond Westfall

WESTFALL

Floyd R. (Dick)

1924

1994

.

PFC US Marine Corps - WW II

Son of Jeffry and Bertha

WESTFALL

Harold

1902

1925

.

.

Son of Louise Westfall,died in a tractor accident

WESTFALL

Infant

.

17 Jul 1915

..

dau of CF & LC

stillborn twins of Charles and Louise

WESTFALL

Infant

.

17 Jul 1915

son of CF & LC

stillborn twins of Charles and Louise

WESTFALL

Jeffry

1898

1931

.

.

Son of Louise Westfall, husband of Bertha Alberhasky

WESTFALL

Ledger C.

1892

1971

.

.

son of Louise Westfall

WESTFALL

Louise

1871

1944

.

Mother

Maiden name "Tradel", wife of Charles Westfall, he is buried in Walnut, Iowa.

WESTFALL

Raymond Elmer

2 Mar 1911

11 Dec 1985

.

Husband

Son of Louise Westfall, Jesse Smith, 1st wife, buried in Oakand Cemetery, Iowa City

WOLZ

Anna B. J.

29 Aug 1836

1 Jun 1861

.

.

.

WOLZ

Leonhardt L.

3/26/1861

11 May 1861

.

.

.

WREDE

Catherine

.

6 Jun 1867

20 y

.

.

WREDE

Charles H.

1880

1960

.

.

.

WREDE

Chas.

.

22 Jul 1880

65y 18d.

Husband of Magdalen

.

WREDE

Donald

17 Apr 1915

2 Jun 1916

.

.

.

WREDE

Emmaline

12 Jan 1846

19 Dec 1918

.

Wife of William

.

WREDE

Magdalen

.

27 Aug 1881

63 y.

Wife of Chas.

.

WREDE

William

19 Nov 1843

17 Jan 1900

.

Husband of Emmaline

.

YAGER

Cris

.

24 Feb 1895

29y 1m 29d.

.

.

YAGER

Frederick

.

22 Feb 1895

29y 24d.

.

.


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