Platte County, Nebraska
St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery
Columbus, Platte, NE
Alt | Baumgartner | Boro | Czech | Czuba | Ewert | Galley | Gerber | Gerhold | Henggler | Jahn | Korger | Kula | Marx | Messing | Mielak | Schilz | Torczon | Tschauner | Warholoski
Note: This is NOT a complete listing of burials at St. Bon's.
It is simply the photos taken at that place about 1989.
The numbers in parenthesis refer to film rolls & negative numbers.
Reminder - Many of these families have additional children, siblings, etc. that are buried at other cemeteries.
Hubert ALT / His wife (9602)
Mother & Inf. Dau.
Jan. 27, 1899 - Dec. 29, 1925
"Holy Mary Mother of God, Pray for Us"
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(Pair of gravestones) (9611)
Leonard L. / BAUMGARTNER / July 1, 1907 / Aug. 5, 1952
Frank A. / BAUMGARTNER / May 29, 1905 / Sept. 21, 1905
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Aloysius J. BORO / CPL US ARMY / WORLD WAR II (9622)
Dec. 11, 1919 Mar. 6, 1987
(Son of Joseph Boro & Mary Brezcinski)
(Two gravestones, common base) (9616)
Mother / Mary BORO / 1893 - 1968
Father / Joseph BORO / 1880 - 1938
(with priests)
Father / Anastasius CZECH. O.F.M. (9612)
Oct. 31 1855 - Mar. 5 / 1896.
(SEE next photo for different death date.)
(Pyramid) (9613)
Anastasius CZECH O.F.M / born / Oct 31, 1855 / died / Mar 13, 1896 / R.I.P.
(SEE last photo for different death date.) Below "P/F. Otho Jansen / born / Jan 8, 1851 / died / Jan 30, 1921 / R.I.P."
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Sylvester J. CZUBA, Jr. (9631)
CPL US ARMY / WORLD WAR II
Aug. 27, 1927 Apr. 25, 1981
(Son of Sylvester Czuba & Isabelle Bogus)
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(Joint gravestone)
Anna / Mar. 27, 1894 / Jan. 29, 1975
Edward / Apr. 29, 1893 / Mar. 6, 1921 - WW I marker
(Anna, daughter of John Ebner & Anna Sauter.
Edward, son of Carl Ewert & Caroline Boettcher.)
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Catherine GALLEY (9631)
Jan. 1, 1914 - Mar. 23, 1936
Father (9630)
Fred GERBER, Sr. 1878 - 1972
(Son of William Edward Gerber & Theresa Geis.
Married Frances Schilz.)
Mother (9629)
Frances GERBER 1892 - 1965
(Daughter of Wm. G. Schilz & Elizabeth Karges.
Married Fred Gerber, Sr. - above)
Mother (9628)
Theresa GERBER 1846 - 1926
(Wife of William Edward GERBER. He was born Haldinoos, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland.
Theresa's maiden name was GEIS. She was the mother of Fred GERBER Sr. - above
Husband died in 1901 & is buried at Lead, SD.
Two of his sisters lived in Columbus - Rosina Gerber Kummer Kuhn Spoerry and
Elisa Gerber Gutzwiller Gasmann.)
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Theresia GERHOLD (9601)
Jan. 6 1864 - Oct. 25 1932
"Mother"
(Daughter of JosephTschauner & Tekla Meedel.
Married Wilhelm Gerhold.)
North side of a pyramid (9605)
Born / Aug. 15, 1814 / Died / Jul. 27, 1891
South side of the pyramid
(HENGGELER) Magdalina 9606
Born / Feb. 2, 1821 / Died / Oct. 5, 1904
(Both born Switzerland)
HENGGELER (9633)
Mother / Augusta / Oct. 30, 1859 / Nov. 4, 1949
Father / Joseph / June 10, 1857 / Mar. 31, 1931
(Joseph - son of Franz & Magdalina Henggleler.
Augusta - daughter of Anton Messing & Mary Pfaud.)
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JAHN (9627)
Adolphine / Sept. 27, 1882 / Feb. 4, 1925
Alois / Dec. 27, 1852 / Feb. 5, 1925
Anna / Apr. 13, 1857 / Oct. 5, 1925
Mary Travis / Nov. 16, 1891 / Jan. 30, 1935
(following are along the bottom edge of stone)
Baby Jahn 1936 - Baby Jahn 1930 - Baby Davis 1923
(Adolphine - Daughter of Adolph Jahn & Anna Thanel.
Don't know the relationships of others on this gravestone.)
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Helen A. KORGER (9619)
Mar. 23, 1909 / Mar. 11, 1937
(Daughter of August Kerkman & Emma From.
Married Frank Korger.)
West side of a pyramid (9609)
Agniska / KULA / ur 1869 / zm 8 Luty / 1907 /
KULA
(First wife of S. Charles Kula)
Mother (9608)
Eleanor KULA / 1886 - 1959
(2nd wife of S. Charles Kula)
Father (9610)
S. Chas. KULA / 1860 - 1944"
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Brother / Michael F. KULA (9607)
(Vertical years) 1919 - 1943
PVT CO H 4TH ARMD DIV / "May he rest in peace"
(Son of Charles/Stanislaus and Eleanor Gasior.)
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Louise M. MARX (9624)
Loving Wife / Mother / Grandmother
July 16, 1901 / Sept. 20, 1987
Emil B. MARX (9625)
NEBRASKA / PVT STU ARMY TNG CORPS / WORLD WAR I
Sept. 26, 1898 March 25, 1960
South side of a pyramid (9603)
Mary / MESSING
Born in 1832 / Died / Aug. 23, 1881
(Maiden name: Pfaud)
North side of pyramid (9604)
Anton / MESSING
Born / Mar. 4, 1834 / Died / Aug. 30, 1915
Note: Great-grandchild will marry a descendent of Fred William GERBER.
(Joint gravestone) (9620)
MIELAK
Mother / Antonia / May 18, 1879 / July 27, 1957
Father / Ferdinand / May 14, 1874 / Feb. 18, 1935.
(Wife's maiden name: Marfica. One of their children was Jacob James,
who married Elsie Stromsberg.)
MIELAK (9621)
Mother / Anna / Sept. 23, 1870 / Nov. 30, 1940
Father / John / May 25, 1861 / July 9, 1951
(Wife's maiden name: Marfica.)
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Martin SCHILZ 9623
Apr. 15, 1881 / Oct. 25, 1939
(Columbus Volunteer Fire Department emblem)
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(Joint gravestone) (9614)
"Thy truth is still the light"
Clara M. / TORCZON / Dec. 6, 1898 / Jan. 7, 1941
John A. / TORCZON / Feb. 8, 1897 / Oct. 20, 1953
(Clara was daughter of Gustave Zipper & Katherine Paprocki.
John was son of John T. Torczon & Maria (Mary Anna) Augustyn.)
Gravestone: (Right of plot marker "TSCHAUNER") (961)
Father / Frank / (vertical years) 1868 -1943
Gravestone: (Left of plot marker "TSCHAUNER") (9617)
Mother / Martha / (vertical years) 1880 -1939
(Frank - son of Joseph Tschauner & Tekla Meedel.
Martha - Maiden name RINKE.)
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WARHOLOSKI baby (9615)
October 9, 1942 / October 15, 1942
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