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Pehowski, Kenneth T.; stone # 228; location: J-24; b. 03Jul1944, d. 22Jan1997; Veteran: Sgt. US Army Vietnam

[note: stone # 228 has 2 listings: Kenneth T. Pehowski and Lucille A. Pehowski]

Pehowski, Lucille A.; stone # 228; location: J-24; b. presumed living; d. no date; also on headstone: "loving parents of Rebecca, Sarah, Timothy, Brenda"

Persick, Mary; stone # 210; location J-10; b. 1900, d. 1973; nee: McCartan; Mrs. Stanley Persick (see next entry); Memorial card: Mary E. Persick, b. July 30, 1900, d. July 13, 1973

[note: stone # 210 has 2 listings: Mary Persick and Stanley Persick]

Persick, Stanley; stone # 210; location J-10; b. 1907, d. 1995; husband of Mary Persick (see previous entry); Memorial card: Stanley L. Persick, b. October 17, 1907, d. March 15, 1995, service: March 17, 1995 at St. Columba Church, burial, church cemetery; Milw. J/S on 16Mar1995: Persick, Stanley L. Wed., March 15, 1995, aged 87 yrs. Dear father of Patricia (Huntz) Hensler, Bunnie (Gerald) Gresbach and Irene (Harold) Kroken. Fond brother of Irene Berg, Teddy (Shirley), Alberta (Joseph) Zimmer and the late Chester Pyzyk. Also survived by 18 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren....et cetera....

Plankey, Colette M.; stone # 263; location K-22; b. living, d. no date; Mrs. James R. Plankey (see two entries below)

[note: stone # 263 has 2 listings: Colette M. Plankey and James R. Plankey]

Plankey, Herbert H.; stone # 262; location K-22; b. 1900, d. 1980; husband of Loretta A. Plankey (see two entries below); Memorial card: Herbert Plankey, b. April 24, 1900, died October 2, 1980, services October 3, 1980, St. Columba Church, Lake Five, Interment Church Cemetery

[note: stone # 262 has 2 listings: Herbert H. Plankey and Loretta A. Plankey]

Plankey, James R.; stone # 263 (see two entries above; location K-22; b. 03 Jan 1933, d. 03 Sep 2013; husband of Colette M. Plankey (see two entries above); Schmidt-Bartelt Funeral Home obituary: "Plankey, James R. Peacefully passed away at home on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the age of 80 years. Devoted husband of 57 years to Colette (nee Gibeault). Loving and dedicated Dad of Cheryl Plankey, Michael Plankey, Susan Loosen, Nancy Plankey (Trish Paesani), Patricia (Patrick) Konkol, Kathleen (Dennis) Reimer, Jeannine (Steve) Weyker and Matthew Plankey. Loving grandpa of 13 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter who will be born in November. Dear brother of Mary (James) Nettesheim. Preceded in death by his grandson John Beckmann. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Visitation on Friday, September 13 from 10AM until time of Memorial Mass at 11AM at ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH; W220 N6588 Town Line Rd., Menomonee Falls. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jim's name to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission are greatly appreciated. The family would like to give a special thank you to Nancy, Julie, Lindsey and Katie from Horizon Home Hospice for their kind and compassionate care of Jim."

Plankey, Loretta A.; stone # 262 (see two entries above); location K-22; b. 1903, d. 1994; nee: Kiley; Mrs. Herbert H. Plankey (see two entries above); Milw. J/S obit: Plankey, Loretta A. (nee Kiley) formerly of Colgate, Thurs. Apr. 7, 1994, age 91 yrs. Beloved wife of the late Herbert. Dear mother of Mary (James) Nettesheim and James (Colette); Sister of Beatrice Buch of Slinger. Also survived by 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren....et cetera....

Pope, Albert; stone # 34; location B-28; b. 1851, d. 1924; also on headstone: "Father"; husband of Mary Pope (see two entries below)

[note: stone # 34 has 2 listings: Albert Pope and Mary Pope]

Pope, Elizabeth M.; stone # 292; location: L-14; b. 14May1880, d. 07Nov1972; nee: Quaid

[note: stone # 292 has 2 listings: Elizabeth M. Pope and Reuben A. Pope]

Pope, Mary; stone # 34 (see two entries above); location: B-28; b. 1852, d. 1909; also on headstone: "Mother"; nee: Jaquest; Mrs. Albert Pope (see two entries above)

Pope, Reuben A.; stone # 292 (see two entries above); location: L-14; b. 30 March 1881, d. 27 August 1961; NCH comments: "Pope, Reuben A., 8-27-1961 - 3-20-1881, wife Elizabeth, wife a Quaid, father of Harold, brother of Mrs. Sara Staus and Mrs. Herman Bischoff"

Prendergast, Margaret C.; stone # 289; location: L-12; b. 1879, d. 1969; Mrs. Richard W. Prendergast (see next entry); nee Quaid; daughter of Edward and Mary Ann (Kelly) Quaid

[note: stone # 289 has 2 listings: Margaret C. Prendergast and Richard W. Prendergast]

Prendergast, Richard W.; stone # 289; location: L-12; b. 1882, d. 1956; husband of Margaret C. Prendergast (see previous entry); son of James Prendergast and Mary Jane (O'Keane) (Cosgrove-widowed) Prendergast

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

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