Riverside Cemetary

Section Two-Left side of main gate

 

 

Name

Birthdate

Date of Date

Comments

Monroe Swan

1889

1890

 

Libbie Swan

1861

1893

 

Emorette Swan

1870

1897

 

Carrie Swan

1866

1914

 

John M. Swan

1865

1932

 

Warrent?

Dec. 7, 1881

Died Jan. 10, 1887

Stone badly worn, nearly unreadable

“Mother” Mary Stewart

1822

1904

 

“Father”Loomis

1834

1908

No Christian name listed.

Mother Loomis

1842

1928

No Christian name listed.

Hattie Loomis

1876

1888

 

Mary Loomis

1874

1888

 

Calvin Crippen

 

Died May 21, 1865

Inscription unreadable. “19 yrs., 2 mos., 9 days?”

Harry son of Moses M. Brown?

No date

1898?

Stone badly worn

Moses Brown Wagoner

No date

No date

CO. B. 8 M. 69 Inf.

M. Brown

1829

1907

“Father”

“Mother” Brown

1847

1943

“At Rest”

Jennie Brown

1876

1924

Stylized cross next to stone “Women’s Relief Corps Michigan Dep.’M’T.” Corps 56 W.R. C.

Annie A. Little

1864

1893

 

JHO Little

No date

No date

CO. R. 129 IND. INF.

William Dixon

No date

Died Sept. ? 1899

Aged 44 years? Stone badly worn

Mary E. Bilcox

1864

1942

 

John J. Bilcox

1860

1925

 

Earl E. Swan

No date

March 21, 1918

 

? White

Sept. 12, 1853

Dec. 24, 1894

Amous? On top of stone.

Maud M. Audlin

1872

19-

No date for death

William C. Audlin

1865

1936

 

Shum?

unreadable

unreadable

Unreadable except for surname

Jennie ?

1850

1910

Surname unreadable

Albert?

unreadable

unreadable

Stone badly worn

Ida Adella

Born Jan. 16, 1901

Died Oct. 13, 1901

Dau. Of WM. & I.M. Tice

Lucille on top of stone

Feb. 27, 1912

March 15, 1912

Dau. Of ? &? Tice. “Baby” on headstone

John Milton Metheany

Feb. 22, 1912

June 14, 1991

 

Virginia Tice

No date

Apr. 30, 1913

 

“Father” Wm. M.  Tice

1861

1938

 

Ruby M. Preece

1894

1975

 

Vivian Myers

1917

No date

 

Charles J. Myers

Jan. 16, 1858

Oct. 1, 1944

 

Amelia A. Myers

Mar. 4, 1868

Jan. 18, 1937

 

Harry H. Myers

Aug. 9, 1898

June 2, 1927

By Myers family stone is a Women’s Relief Corps Cross, Grand Army of the Republic 1888 stylized cross

In Memorium P.F.C. Arthur W. Myers

Born July 10, 1920

Killed in Germany March 15, 1945

Buried at St. Avold, France

Lizzie Leaton

No date

Died 1906

 

Stella Louise Leaton

July 1887

March 1913

 

Stella Gaylord Leaton

Sept. 1852

July 1923?

Stone difficult to read

John Casimir Leaton

Oct. 1846

Dec. 1894

 

John Gaylord Leaton

Dec. 1891

Dec. 1891

 

Willard Beng

Born Aug. 29, 1809

Died Jan. 9, 1897

 

Wm. E. Hunter

1868

1935

 

Nancy Coon

1811

1899

 

Barney M. Hunter

1842

1907

 

Mary Eliza Hunter

1849

1889

 

Allen M. Hobbs

No date

No date

CO. B. 2 Mich. Cav.

Frederick Grauber

No date

Died ?

Lower half of stone buried

John Grauber

No date

Died Dec. 29, 1894

“In Memorium” “Aged 70 yrs, ? Mos. 17 days?”

Edward J. Campbell

1883

1941

 

Leila L. Campbell

1883

1968

 

“Father” William Campbell

No date

Died Oct. 18, 1901

Aged 52 yrs., 9 mos.

“Mother” Janie M. Campbell

No date

Died Jan. 12, 1893

Aged 32 yrs. 6 mos. “At rest”

Annadine Myers

1836

1904

 

Joseph Myers

1827

1910

 

Stacy Myers

1889

1951

 

Theone Myers

1897

1997

 

Frank Perham

June 2, 1876

Jan. 24, 1904

 

Mother Ivah Dibble

1877

1927

 

“Mother” Mary, wife of George Foster

Nov. 10, 1870

May 10, 1908

 

“Father” George J.G. Foster

1852

19?

 

Maud M., Dau. Of G.J. Foster

No date

Died Feb. 1, 1900

11yrs. 10 mos. 1 day

Eva J., Dau. Of G.J. Foster

No date

Died June 12, 1903?

Difficult to read

 

 

Name

Birthdate

Date of Death

Comments

Sarah, wife of Fred H. Baumgart

1861

1916

 

Dewey son of Fred H. Baumgart

1895

1903

 

“Mother” Lydia Cooley

1843

1888

 

Joel Cooley

1843

1923

 

Mary E. wife of Joel Cooley

1846

1928

 

“Father” Dennis J. Cooley

1880

1963

 

Wilbur Preston

1854

1917

 

Marilla Preston

1856

1936

 

Isabelle Preston

1893

No date

 

Ethel Preston

1886

1978

 

A. Frank son of Ambrose and Mary Burr

Oct. 1, 1850

June 28, 1893

 

Mary J. wife of Ambrose Burr

Aug. 12, 1805

Jan. 22, 1877

Mother/Father on top of headstone

Ambrose Burr

Feb. 22, 1803

Oct. 4, 1885

 

Edith May dau. Of H. &A.D. Burr

No date

Died Feb. 29, 1881

Aged 4 yrs. & 20 days. There is an inscription below this but it is unreadable

Elmer son of Henry & Alise D. Burr

Feb. 8, 1878

April 29, 1899?

 

Celia E. Clark

1844

1922

 

Joseph? Golden husband of Jennie Golden

No date

Died Sept. 28, 1905?

Aged 50 years. Stone very difficult to read

Jennie Golden

May 31, 1851

Aug. 8, 1928

“sister” on stone

Celia Ross

Born 1880

Died 1904

“In my father’s house are many mansions” inscribed on family stone which was very difficult to read.

T.W. Swart

Feb. 27, 1836

May 16, 1904

 

Clark E. Dalrymple

1884

1959

 

Louise V. Dalrymple

1894

1965

 

Jesse F. Struble

1859

1931

 

F.D. Jenner

1847

1923

 

Bessie May Ferris?

Born Feb. 3, 1896

Died June 26, 1901

Stone left of this one completely unreadable.

 

unknown

Born July 18, 1865

Died March 4, 1901

Name unreadable, but also left of Bessie May Ferris

Eli Ferris

1864

1939

Next to this stone is the Ferris family stone but all that is readable is the name and the transcription “At Rest”

unknown

No date

Died ? 7, 1897

Stone completely buried except for date of death and that is nearly unreadable

“Father” ? Davis

Born April 12, 1832

Died Sept. 19, 1900

CO. A. 2 Mich. Cav.

“Mother” ? H. Davis

Born June 6, 1836

Died March 11, 1897

 

Mollie Case Piper

1863

1911

 

Jennie E. Ruegsegger

1853

1937

 

David Sheline

No date

Died ? 1894

Aged 80 yrs.? Very difficult to read.

Fred H. Ruegsegger

1850

1941

To right of stone is another. Only “Father” is readable.

Asahel? Davis

No date

Died Dec. 19, 1898

71 yrs.? Rest of stone unreadable.

Wm. J. Todd

Born  1880

Died 1909?

Very difficult to read

Hayley Marie Leiferman

June 29, 1999

Aug. 3, 1999

“My Baby” inscribed on stone

Anna Cleary

No date

Died March 1, 1909

Aged 86 yrs.

Mary Cleary

No date

Died Jan. 21, 1912

Aged 57 yrs. 8 mos. 28 days. Next side of stone completely unreadable.

? Cleary

No date

Died Sept. 9, 1892

Aged ? 9 ds. Badly worn and nearly unreadable.

Jaimie? Cleary son of ? Cleary

No date

Died Jan. 20? 1898

Aged 7 yrs.? Badly worn.

Margaret Pile wife of Asa Jones, Mother of Amanda Muterspaugh

No date

No date

 

Muterspaugh Amanda Mother of Andrew & Charles

1821

1907

 

Arnold R. Lewis

1907

1975

 

Agatha I. Lewis

1915

1988

 

Alvin Henry Wilson

Apr. 8, 1921

Dec. 3, 1979

Tec.5, US Army World War II  Nearby is a headstone, very old, with its top lying on the ground next to the fence. Unreadable

Libbie Aylsworth

1860

1929

“Mother”

“Father” Wm. J. Aylsworth

1860

1903

 

PKF MUSK or JNO J. Hunt?

No date

No date

112 N.Y. INF. Stone very worn and nearly impossible to read.

Samuel L. Hunt

Oct. 14, 1876

Apr. 2, 1914

“Husband” on top of headstone. Also the inscription “God’s will, not ours.”

“Mother” Edna L. Feeley

1888

1921

 

Alvin H. Wilson

1921

1979

“Husband” on stone. This is the same Alvin Wilson as above but there is a headstone rather than a plaque some feet away.

Carrie? Garrett daug. Of ? & Mary? Garrett

Born 1887?

Died 1899?

Stone badly worn.

“Mother” Ella Hidey

Oct. 2, 1861

March 6, 1920

 

“Father” John T. Hidey

Jan. 5, 1857

Sept. 5, 1941

 

Ralph A. Hidey

Nov. 27, 1887

Jan. 4, 1949

 

Pearl M. Hidey

Nov. 17, 1887

Feb. 9, 1971

 

Maude Taylor Chard

1890

1956

 

Orrie Taylor

No date

Died Sept. 6, 1926

Aged 1 yr. 8 ds., “With the angels”

Merle F. Wiley son of Oscar and Mable Wiley

1921

1929

 

Ferdinand C. House

1866

1929

 

Henrietta House

1868

1945

 

Edith Ann Small

1894

No date

 

Mother Emma L. Miller

1885

1930

 

Name

Birthdate

Date of Death

Comments

Lynette Fallis

7-31-38

5-21-39

“Our Baby” on tombstone

Mary E. Gillespie

1856

1938

 

George M. Gillespie

1855

1946

 

James N. Ryan

April 3, 1925

June 18, 1933

 

Charlene E. Grace

Feb 2-8 1933

 

 

L. Maxime Miller

No date

1933

Age 20 mo. “Our Darling”

Elizabeth Henderson

1857

1933

 

“Father” Alfred A. Ostrom

1855

1942

 

Daisy Ford

1880

No date

 

William M. Henderson

1927

No date

 

Frank MacNeill Burwash

1860

1929

 

Myrta Wilsey Burwash

1867

1941

 

William B. Maybee

1884

1929

 

Elizabeth M. Maybee

1893

1977

 

 

Alex. Kennedy

1850

1929

 

Norah Stanton

1881

1948

 

James Stanton

1884

1955

 

Paul L. Preston

1944

No date

 

Betty K. Preston

1944

1998

“Married Sept. 4, 1965”

Ralph E. Wixson

1903

1930

 

Veronica Eunice Harkins

1931

1938

“My Jesus Mercy”

Maude D. Dunn

1894

1930

 

Infant son of Florence & Ray MacGregor

No date

March 28, 1930

 

Johnny D. Blake

June 1, 1880

April 2, 1930

 

Lillian Blake

1915

1933

 

Donald Blake

1913

1933

 

Evelyn Blake

1919

1933

 

Louise Blake

No date

Feb. 19, 1930

 

Palmer Jay Robinson

1861

1930

 

Esther Jane Robinson

1869

1938

 

John D. Robinson

1866

1948

 

Wife Mary Ruth Nurmi

June 22, 1912

Aug. 3, 1938

 

Mother Eunice Bohnsack

1915

1981

 

Everett H. Stuber

1917

1930

 

Winfield Clare

1893

1975

 

Mae Clare

1895

1979

 

Jack R. Brewster

1911

1991

 

Esther Brewster

1910

1996

 

Archie E. Brown

1873

1955

 

Alma M. Brown

1874

1938

 

Irene R. Wilson

1893

1938

 

Henry T. Wilson

1891

1969

 

George F. Baker

1883

1958

 

Ethel M. Baker

1890

1972

 

Royal F. Baker

1927

No date

 

Charles F. Baker

1929

1956

 

Nicholas Nye Moulton

1863

1930

 

Frances C. Bitler

1875

1938

 

John A. Bitler

1858

1931

 

Father George H. Bartlett

1872

1938

 

Mother Pauline Bartlett

1876

1930

 

Clarence E. Hokanson

1883

1930

 

Harriet P. Hokanson

1889

1969

 

Donald W. Hazekamp

1929

2002

 

Lucille W. Hazekamp

1931

No date

 

Elizabeth C. Hageman

1917

No date

 

Richard H. Hageman

1917

2002

 

Thomas Tygart

No date

No date

CO. F 8 N.Y. Cav.

Henriette F. Tygart

1858

1938

“Women’s Relief Corps National, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic 1888”

Charles E. Tygart

No date

April 1, 1937

Pvt.3 Spruce Sq.

Father Joseph E. Priest

1895

1930

 

Emma C. Peterson

1866

1937

 

John M. Peterson

1867

1956

 

James Dunn

1863

1950

 

Mary E. Dunn

1867

1944

 

Elizabeth Dunn

1863

1954

 

Robert Dunn

1861

1931

 

Ruth M. Gifford

1893

1931

 

Virginia R. Gifford

1896

1985

 

Frank L. Gifford

1890

1945

 

William F. Trussell

1885

1938

 

Bessie P. Trussell

1886

1965

 

Clarence R. Trussell

June 27, 1919

June 18, 1995

“Loving Father and Grandfather” US Army World War II, Cross with Gold Star that reads “Veteran US”

John E. Gilbert

June 8, 1893

Oct. 23, 1970

 

Ruby L. Gilbert

Nov. 8, 1896

Mar. 4, 1966

 

Garold A. Nelson

1907

1979

 

Rwin D. Ash

1896

1935

“son”

Mary Ash

1866

1952

“Mother”

Samuel Ash

1860

1947

“Father” “We will meet in the morning”

Grant M. Lethorn

1872

1946

 

Phebe C. Lethorn

1872

1953

 

Norma C. Lethorn

1900

1992

 

Joyce A. Lethorn

1931

1949

 

Melvin B. Lethorn

1900

1933

 

Unknown Smith

March 4, 1868

Sept. 23, 1936

No first name. Two small unreadable stones on either side of family stone. They look broken.

Freeman Slater

1877

1937

 

Alta J. Slater

1886

19-

No date of death

Calvin J. Hoss

1931

1933

“Our dear baby”

Macadiene J. ?

No date

1930

Age 3 mos. No surname. Between Barnes and Hoss stones

Robert E. ?

No date

Dec. 30, 1931

No surname. Inscribed on the other side of the Macadiene J. stone

Leon J. Barnes

1907

1985

 

Alta Mae Barnes

1911

1995

“Married Aug. 5, 1929”

Earl J. Barnes

1886

1936

 

Mary B. Barnes

1887

1981

 

Roy Hafer

Oct. 27, 1917

Nov. 12, 2000

Inscribed on back of family stone

Roy D. Hafer

1891

1932

 

Flossie M. Hafer Jones

1892

1932

 

Milon L. Hafer

1920

1978

 

Gordon Jones

1895

1955

 

 

 

Lydia M. Hunt

1891

1969

 

James E. Hunt

1888

1932

 

Earl W. Harkins

1893

1973

 

Alta H. Harkins

1896

1976

 

A. Elmer Grubb

1877

1969

 

D. Ella Grubb

1877

1933

 

Gertrude Grubb

1891

1959

 

Arthur Eugene Hatch

No date

1933

“Baby”

Lena F. Bruce

1880

1962

 

William J. Bruce

1869

1959

 

Jennebelle Barnes

1901

1986

 

Rex H. Barnes

1908

1976

 

 

 

Name

Birthdate

Date of Death

Comments

Leon “Tuff” Recker

1933

1997

 

Hazel Recker

1907

1941

 

Vera Myers Chopard

1907

1977

 

Maynard L. Young

Jan. 20, 1941

Oct. 30, 2001

SP4 US Army. White cross with silver star “US” veteran next to headstone

Merl W. Myers

1879

1937

 

Jessie Dale Myers

1883

1971

 

Paul “Jake” Myers

1922

1986

 

Hattie L. Swindlehurst

1888

1974

 

William Swindlehurst

1883

1962

 

Thomas Swindlehurst

1880

1937

 

Orrie Christenson

1913

1942

 

Mae Christenson

1907

1935

 

Maud Christenson

1881

1959

 

Steve Christenson

1871

1949

 

Alta Shuler

1862

1955

 

John Shuler

1858

1934

On the Shuler stone is an inscription, a bale? Of hay in a circle with the letters POFH. I have been trying to learn what this is. I think it may be a group called the Patrons of Husbandry.

Samuel Whitaker

1866

1944

 

Lizzie Whitaker

1871

1945

 

“Baby” Raymond Wilson

No date

No date

 

Nora Cooley

1905

1991

 

Deral Cooley

1904

1986

 

Cora V. Stroupe

1909

1965

 

John R. Stroupe

1899

1955

The symbol of the Masons is inscribed on John R.’s side of the headstone

Clyde Dalrymple

1890

1984

 

Gladys Dalrymple

1896

1955

 

Louise S. Dalrymple

Dec. 30, 1909

July 4, 1980

 

Frank L. Sterling

1896

1981

 

Carrie E. Sterling

1901

1955

“Beyond the Sunset”

Francis D. Scribner

1924

1956

 

Kermit Claude Scribner

Jan. 18, 1930

April 2, 2000

SGT US Marine Corps Korea

Mildred E. Preston

1898

1961

 

Bliss A. Preston

Aug. 2, 1900

Oct. 1, 1977

 

Marion M. Cole

1895

1978

 

J. Lloyd Cole

1894

1972

 

La  L.Verne Curry

1914

2002

Symbol of the Masons on stone

M. Catherine Curry

1909

2002

“Married July 29, 1939”

Leon L. Curry

1887

1957

 

Nellie B. Curry

1889

1974

 

Wyman L. Doud

1918

No date

 

Ray Doud

1908

1984

 

Lee J. Doud

1878

1960

 

May E. Doud

1880

1977

 

Benjamin R. Wonsey

1880

1956

 

F. Emma Wonsey

1890

1964

 

Ray  W. Crites

1893

1956

 

Pearle Crites

1899

1998

 

Norma J. Barnhart

1940

1957

 

Fred W. Palmer M.D.

1906

1957

 

Marcia Palmer

1910

1994

 

Carrie B. Emery

1902

1969

 

Buddy L. Emery

1941

1957

 

Clyde W. Emery

1896

1959

 

Marion Judy

1920

1961

“Rest with the Lord”

Marguerite E. Elias

1912

1988

 

George Elias

1902

1956

 

George D. Westbrook

1879

1956

 

Lilly L. Westbrook

1882

1965

 

Donald E. Westbrook

Aug. 29, 1937

March 15, 1991

US Army

Rufus P. Westbrook

1901

1988

 

Mary V. Westbrook

1902

1999

 

Hazel M. Purtill

1894

1968

 

George A. Purtill

1891

1960

 

Jesse D. McHerron

1889

1955

Symbol of the masons on headstone.

Lisa C. McHerron

1886

1971

 

Harold K. Bentley

1904

1975

 

Florence S. Bentley

1908

1993

 

Floy Burkholder

1892

1974

 

Jake Burkholder

1887

1975

 

Leon G. Walton

1899

1956

 

Donald D. Crane

1914

1956

 

Evelyn Crane

1922

 

 

Effie A. Winchell

1888

1971

 

Maxine Crane

1917

1997

 

Lloyd Crane

1916

1982

“Married May 25, 1935” Three rings with FLT on stone,  International Order of Oddfellows.  Also Moosehead in Ring, and Moosehead in heart with letters FNC, in a triangle.

 

 

Name

Birthdate

Date of Death

Comments

Vera Ruth Meier

1906

1983

 

Claud L. Warnock

1879

1956

 

Flossie B. Warnock

1887

1975

 

Justin H. Young

1905

1977

 

Wilma J. Weaver

1925

No date

“God is Love” inscribed on family stone

“Baby” Ted Weaver

No date

1957

 

Jesse Weaver Jr.

1926

1997

 

“Daddy” Arthur B. Clark

1910

1956

Symbol of the masons on stone

Elizabeth S. Clark

1948

1958

 

Ila C. Spohn

1918

1989

 

Dora Spohn

1884

1957

 

Ray Spohn

1885

1970

 

Kathryn M. Yost

Dec. 1932

 

 

Wm. Glen (Tom) Yost

Mar. 1, 1931

April 10, 1973

“Asleep in Jesus Arms” “Married Feb. 9, 1952”

 

“Baby” Cynthia Lynn Yost

Feb. 26, 1957

May 3, 1957

 

Marie Emery

1911

1979

 

George G. Emery

1896

1966

 

S. Peter Yekin

1890

1965

 

John M. Hotaling

 No date

1957

 

Katherine M. Hotaling

No date

1969

 

Dauss K. Jones

Jan. 23, 1927

Sept. 14, 1957

 

Emory P. Johnson

No date

July 19, 1957

 

Violet M. Johnson

No date

June 7, 1992

 

Robert W. Barnes

1932

No date

 

RuthAnn Barnes

1940

No date

“Married May 22, 1982”

Richard M. Sanders

1929

1972

 

James L. Strait

July 10, 1914

Sept. 26, 1967

Michigan CPL 1397 Labor Supv. Co. World War II

Jessie M. Sanders

1911

1991

 

Floyd J. Sanders

1909

1956

 

Charles A. Hood

1887

1956

 

Carol A. Hood

1899

1984

 

Herbert Hood

March 24, 1920

Aug. 13, 1986

Lt. US Navy World War II

Arlene R. Hood

Aug. 24, 1918

June 30, 1997

 

Charles R. Smith

1907

1973

 

Arvilla J. Smith

1910

1998

 

 

 

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