St. Columba Cemetery at "Lake Five," Wisconsin, USA: G

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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Garvan, Phillip M.; stone # 816; location: I-32; b. presumed living on 22 October 2017; d. no date; "Son" "Chief Lake Mills Badge 6801"; also see "H" for Hansen, Kathleen T.

[stone # 816 has two listings: Phillip M. Garvin "Son" and Kathleen T. Hansen "Mother"]

Gebhard, Mary L.; stone # 30; location: B-20; b. 1883, d. 1944; NCH comments: "Gebhard, Mary L., 1944-1883, wife of William who died in 1953, nee Nelis, died West Bend Hospital last week in 11-17-1944 paper, sister Elizabeth survives lives at Lake Five"

[note: stone # 30 has 2 listings: Mary L. Gebhard and William Gebhard]

Gebhard, William; stone # 30; location: B-20; b. 1877, d. 1953: NCH comments: "Gebhard, William J., 2-26-1953-1877, wife Mary L, he 76 yrs., of Germantown, brother: Ben, 2 nephews: Hilmer and Ronald"

George, Dorothe, "Tootz"; stone # 184; location: I-24; b. 1939, d. 1952

George, John K.; stone # 229; location: J-26; b. 1904, d. 1983

[note: stone # 229 has 2 listings: John K. George and Lucille A. George]

George, John P., "Jack"; stone # 230; location: J-26; b. March 12, 1943, d. 20 December 2011; also on headstone: "I did it my way;" Milw. Journal/Sentinel obit of 22Dec2011: "George, John P. 'Jack' Age 68 years. Of Sussex. Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Father of Jodi A. Kubek, Scott C. George, Deborah (Randy) Kritz, Michelle (Duwayne) Bernard and the late John. Dear grandpa of 10 and great-grandpa of 4. Special friend of Marjorie George. Father-in-law of Cathy George. Brother of the late Charles (Sharon) George. Visitation Monday, December 26, at the funeral home from 3 PM until time of Funeral Service at 7 PM. On Tuesday we will gather at the funeral home at 10:30 AM to go in procession to St. Columba Cemetery, in Lake Five, for a 11 AM burial. John worked for OMC Outboard Marine for 34 years. In lieu of flowers, memorials to The Kathy Hospice appreciated."

George, Lucille A.; stone # 229 (see two entries previous); location: J-26; b. 1910, d. 2000;

George, Pamela M.; stone # 231; location: J-26; b. 22 May 1945, d. 02 April 1977

Gibeault, Ingrid R.; stone # 261; location: K-20; b. 1900, d. 1994; Mrs. Joseph L. Gibeault (see next entry)

[note: stone # 261 has 2 listings: Ingrid R. Gibeault and Joseph L. Gibeault]

Gibeault, Joseph L.; stone # 261; location: K-20; b. 1898, d. 1970; husband of Ingrid R. Gibeault (see previous entry); memorial card: ...Born April 16, 1898, Died November 29, 1970...

Gillick, James L.; stone # 142; location H-12; b. 1910, d. 1967

Linden Gillick Casey, Almira; stone # 141; location: H-12; b. 1886, d. 1978; also listed under "C's" and "L's"

Gray, Catharine; stone # 95; location: F-14; b. b. 07 July 1840, d. 11 May 1911; [with Donnelly family]

[note: stone # 95 has 2 listings: Ellen Donnelly and Catharine Gray]

Green, Craig; stone # 149; location: H-20; b. 30 April 1969, d. 25 November 2007; also on headstone: "Loving Son and Brother," "Brother"; Milw. J/S obit on 29 Nov 2007: "Green, Craig A. Nov. 25, 2007, age 38 years. Beloved son of George and the late Joan. Loving brother of Jeff (Shanon) Stockhausen, Todd and Tracy. Uncle of Jay and Dana Stockhausen. Forther survived by aunts, uncles, friends and his dog, Justice. Funeral Services will be held Friday, at 7PM, at Schaff Funeral Home. Visitation Friday 4PM until time of service. SCHAFF FUNERAL HOME 5920 W. Lincoln Ave. 414-541-7533."

Green, George A.; stone # 149; location: H-20; b. presumed living, d. no date

[note: stone # 149 has 3 lisitngs: Craig Green, George A. Green and Joan A. Green]

Green, Joan A.; stone # 149; location: H-20; b. 1935, d. 1999

Location and Contact Information

If You Visit St. Columba Cemetery

Headstones listed on this blog are given a "letter" and a "number" to identify their location on an "x-y axis" layout.

The cemetery has 11 rows of headstones, labelled "A" through "L."
The rows run south-to-north, parallel to Highway 164. "Row A" is closest to Highway 164 (east) and "Row L" is farthest from Highway 164 (west), towards the Mobil gas station.
The north and south fences have letter markers attached to designate row location.

Headstones are also given a number to identify their approximate location, in paces (steps), away from the south fence (along County Line Q).

Headstones are also given a specific and unique number. For example, the headstone for James and Katherine McCartan is "# 96" (the 96th headstone to be recorded in an east-to-west row progression with a south-to-north movement along each row). The headstone is also designated as "F-18," to aid in locating the headstone in "row F" (the sixth row in from Highway 164) and about 18 paces in from the south fence, along County Line Q.

Please note that many headstones in the "oldest" (south) section of the cemetery are missing, so there may be many open spaces along a row of headstones.

Genealogical Research

The records on this blog are available free for your use in family research. Please credit this source.

Please contact us at okeane.robert@gmail.com for permission to use the material on this blog for other purposes.

As noted above, many headstones in the "oldest," south section of the cemetery are missing.
Sadly, records to identify who is buried in those open spaces is not available from St. Gabriel Parish which is the church maintaining the cemetery, nor from the Milwaukee Roman Catholic Archdiocese.

The Milwaukee Archdiocese Archivist responded to enquiries in 2004 that they would respond to individual enquiries, as time allows, when you submit the name of a specific, deceased person, including as much additional information as possible. (See their website at http://www.archmil.org/ .)

Another resource is available through the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Library. See their website at http://www.familysearch.org/ to find the library nearest you. From that library, you can order microfilm # 1871065 that contains records for St. John, Monches and St. Columba, Lake Five. Death records are only included for the years 1898 to 1920, but there are records for Baptisms (1845-1855, 1856-1879, 1884-1920, 1884-1894), First Communions (1908-1920), Confirmations (1898-1916, 1919-1920) and Marriages (1845-1854, 1858-1894, 1885-1920, 1871-1891).

Abbreviations used:
b. = born / date of birth
Co. = County
d. = died / date of death
m. = married /date of marriage
Milw. J/S = Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper
NCH comments: = information provided by Nancy (Collins) Henke (R.I.P.), local historian
obit. = obituary / death notice
VS comments: = information provided by Vincent Sennott (R.I.P.), lifelong parish member and local historian
yrs. = years

Good luck with your efforts.

More Research Sources

Although St. John - "Monches" Roman Catholic Church does not provide research information for its former Mission Church---St. Columba, they have an interesting website that has cemetery listings for St. John's and nearby St. Clare's - "North Lake." The two parishes merged in 2006 and are now called St. Teresa of Calcutta.
Go to www.blteresaparish.org/ and click on the "Our History" selection along the left side of the website to find more local history.

The Menomonee Falls Library at http://home.mf.lib.wi.us/ is another good source for local history information.

St. Columba Parish History

St. Columba Roman Catholic Church, Lake Five, was a mission of St. John Church, Monches, according to the book "The Story of Washington County," by Carl Quickert. Both parishes were established in 1842 by the Reverend Martin Kundig, a Roman Catholic priest. Initially, Father Morrisey, a "circuit-riding" priest, said Mass in the home of John Donnelly on the shores of Lake Five.

Among the first members of the congregation were the families of Matthew Cosgrove, Patrick Flynn, Edward McCartan, John Fleming, Martin Claffey, Michael & John Redmond, John Donnelly, William Dunn and Michael Denney.

The name of the church, "St. Columba," is likely to be a reflection of the Irish heritage of many of the church's early members. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "Saint Columba," also known as "Columcille," was one of the twelve leading churchmen in Ireland's history. He was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and was a statesman, scholar, poet and founder of numerous churches and monasteries.

The original church, built in the mid-1800's, was a log structure. The second building, "the little, white church," was built around 1901. The newer, Lannon Stone church was built in 1972.

In 2002, St. Columba merged with two area churches, St. Hubert-Hubertus and St. Mary-Richfield, under edict by the Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese, to form a new church, St. Gabriel, which is located about two and one-half miles north of the cemetery, just off State Road 164.

St. Gabriel Parish maintains the three original cemeteries and can be contacted at www.stgabrielhubertus.org , 262-628-1141, or St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 1200 Saint Gabriel Way, Hubertus, WI 53033. Office hours are listed on their website as: Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 3pm.

St. Columba Cemetery at "Lake Five," Wisconsin, USA

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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