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

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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Zastrow, Babette C.; stone # 157; location: H-30;

b. 05 August 1939, d. 07 December 1997, m. 28 June 1958, nee: Frank, "loving parents of Pam," Mrs. Paul F. Zastrow (see next entry)

[note: stone # 157 has 2 listings: Babette C. Zastrow and Paul F. Zastrow]

Zastrow, Paul F.; stone # 157; location: H-30;

b. presumed living, d. no date, husband of Babette C. Zastrow (see previous entry)

Zechmeister, Eugene; stone # 302; location L-24;
b. living, d. no date; husband of Kathleen Zechmeister (see next entry)

[note: stone # 302 has 2 listings: Eugene Zechmeister and Kathleen Zechmeister]

Zechmeister, Kathleen; stone # 302; location L-24;
b. 1942, d. 1994, nee: O'Keane; Mrs. Eugene Zechmeister (see previous entry); Memorial card: In Loving Memory of Kathleen O'Keane Zechmeister, born March 15, 1942, at rest August 13, 1994, Mass, St. Columba Church, Colgate, Wisconsin; obit (unknown Winnetka, IL, source: "Kathleen M. Zechmeister, 52, died Aug. 13 at Evanston Hospital. Mrs. Zechmeister, who was born in Hartford, Wis., had lived in Winnetka for 20 years. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Eugene B. Zechmeister of Winnetka; two daughters Katherine Anne Zechmeister and Elizabeth Jean Zechmeister, both of Chicago; three sons, Peter Lee Zechmeister of Mount Prospect, Daniel Kim Zechmeister and John Le Zechmeister, both of Winnetka; two brothers, James O'Keane and Robert O'Keane, both of Colgate, Wis. and her mother, Ruth O'Keane of Colgate, Wis.. She was preceded in death by her father, James O'Keane....et cetera...."

Zehren, Armand; stone # 186; location: I-26
b. 21 March 1905, d. 19 February 1989

Zehren, Dora K.; stone # 185; location: I-26; b. 1883, d. 1961

[note: stone # 185 has 2 listings: Dora K. Zehren and Peter J. Zehren]

Zehren, Genevieve; stone # 187; location: I-26; b. 1902, d. 1959

Zehren, Peter J.; stone # 185 (see two entries above); location: I-26; b. 1876, d. 1948

Zehren, Peter J.; stone # 188; location: I-26; b. 1935, d. 1977

Zielinski, Karen; stone # 293; location: L-16; b. presumed living, d. no date; Mrs. Thomas Zielinski (see two entries below)

[note: stone # 293 has 3 listings: Karen Zielinski, Steven Zielinski and Thomas Zielinski]

Zielinski, Steven; stone # 293; location: L-16; b. 25 March 1962, d. 08 January 1987; son of Thomas and Karen Zielinski

Zielinski, Thomas; stone # 293; location: L-16; b. presumed living; d. no date; husband of Karen Zielinski (see two entries above)

Zimmer, Catherine I.; stone # 20; location: A-32; b. 13 August 1897, d. 07 September 1992; nee: Schaenzer; Mrs. Jacob A. Zimmer (see two entries below); Memorial card: In Loving Memory of Catherine I. Zimmer, born to life August 13, 1897, born to Eternal Life July 7, 1992, St. Columba Church; NCH comments: "Zimmer, Catherine I. , 7-7-1992, 95 yrs., nee Schanzer of Waukesha, formerly Lake Five, wife of late Jacob, mother of Dr. Joseph (Alberta), Roman (Esther), Dr. James (Iris), Laura Schultz, Fr. Luke B. Zimmer S.S.C.C., Lawrence (Anna), Mary (Jerry) Ptacek, Patricia (Jack) Seise and Kathryn Zimmer born 8-13-1897

Zimmer, Kathryn E.; stone # 20; location A-32; b. circa 1936, d. 29 July 2007; Milw. J/S obit on 31 Jul 2007: "Zimmer, Kathryn E. Born to Eternal Life July 29, 2007 at the age of 71 years. Preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Catherine Zimmer; her brothers, Dr. Joseph (the late Alberta) Zimmer, Dr. James (the late Irish) Zimmer and Fr. Luke Zimmer; and her sister-in-law, Anna Zimmer. Survived by siblings Roman (Esther) Zimmer, Laura (the late Robert) Schultz, Lawrence Zimmer (Idella Moore-Zimmer) and Mary (Jerry) Ptacek. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitaiton Thursday, August 2, from 8:30-10:00 AM at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 1200 St. Gabriel Way (Hwy 164 and just south of Hubertus Rd.), Hubertus, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM. Burial to follow at St. Columba Cemetery. If desired, memorials to Fr. Luke's Apostle Christian Renewal. Schramka-Herrick Funeral Home Menomonee Falls 262-251-0330."

[note: stone # 20 has 3 listings: Catherine I. Zimmer, Jacob A. Zimmer and Kathryn E. Zimmer]

Zimmer, Fr. Luke B.; stone # 21; location: A-32; b. 1923, d. 1997; age 73; ordained 05 June 1954; S.S.C.C.; founder of the Apostolate of Christian Renewal; son of Jacob and Catherine Zimmer (also listed and buried here) Memorial card: In Loving Memory of Father Luke B. Zimmer, S.S.C.C., born to life 8-3-[19]23, ordination 6-5-[1954], born to eternal life 1-7-[19]97; Milw. J/S obit on 10Jan1997: "Zimmer, Rev. Luke SS.CC., Jan. 7, 1997, age 73 years. A member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, he is survived by his brothers and sisters: Dr. Joseph (Alberta), Roman (Esther), Dr. James (Iris), Laura Schultz, Lawrence, Mary (Jerry) Ptacek, Patricia (Jack) Seise and Kathryn Zimmer....et cetera...."

Zimmer, Jacob A.; stone # 20 (see two entries previous); location: A-32; b. 11 March 1889, d. 02 September 1972; husband of Catherine I. Zimmer

Zimmer, Kathryn E., "Kitty"; stone # 20 (see three entries previous); location: A-32; b. 06 September 1935, d. 29 July 2007; daughter of Jacob A. and Catherine I. Zimmer; Memorial card: In Loving Memory of Kathryn E. Zimmer, born to life September 6, 1935, born to Eternal Life July 29, 2007; Waukesha Freeman Online Obit: "Kathryn E. Zimmer was born to eternal life Sunday, July 29, 2007, at age 71. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Catherine Zimmer; her brothers, Dr. Joseph (the late Alberta) Zimmer, Dr. James (the late Iris) Zimmer and Father Luke Zimmer; and her sister-in-law, Anna Zimmer....et cetera...."

Zisis (Bichler), Suzanne; stone # 817; location: E-25; b. 10 February 1959, d. 11 February 2013; age 54; also see Bichler, Phillip at stone # 88, location E-26 (spouse of Suzanne Zisis); headstone also says: "Always in our Hearts" and "Beloved Mom of Michelle and Angela" and "Loving Grandma"; Obit. from Schmidt and Bartelt website: "Suzanne Zisis, February 10, 1959 - February 11, 2013: Zisis (Bichler) Suzanne Marie (nee deLanguillette) Of Sussex. Born into Eternal Life on Feb. 11, 2013. Age 54 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Bickler. Loving mom of Michelle (Nathan) Schkeryantz and Angela (significant other, Paul Wajgel) Zisis. Extremely proud grandmother of Isabella and Taylyn Schkeryantz. Loving daughter of Kenneth and Grace (nee Rackowski) deLanguillette and daughter-in-law of Vincent and Winogene Bichler. Further survived by her brothers, David, the late Kenneth Jr., other relatives and many friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Fri. Feb. 15 at 11 AM at St. James Catholic Church, W220 N6588 Town Line Rd., Menomonee Falls (Please meet at Church). Burial will follow at St. Columba's Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Funeral Home on Thurs. Feb. 14 from 4 PM until time of Vigil Service at 7 PM. Visitation: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Schmidt and Bartelt, Sussex, W250 N6505 Hwy 164, Sussex, WI 53089, phone: (262) 246-4774."

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

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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

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