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Crown Hill Cemetery,
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A
- Ament,
- William.Dudley, 1880-1963, [block
17, lot 195], and Goldie Lee (Scott),
1887-1960, [block 17, lot 195],
daughter of Hiram & Emma May Scott, (sab)
- Abbie C. (Martin), 1855-1933,
[block 7, lot 32], mother of W.Dudley
Ament, (sab)
- Andreson, Hampton S,
1851-1918, Woodmen of the World, and
Orcelia M, 1854-1929 (jd)
- Arnett, W. R., Feb 26,
1850-Feb 6, 1909 (rt)
B
- Babish
- Anton, 1893-1963, husband of Rose
(bjj)
- Rose [Kamby], Mar. 10, 1898-June
2, 1970, daughter of Matt & Mary (Fir) Kamby (bjj)
- Bailey, Hattie M, 1899-1930
(dbb)
- Bankston
- Bartlett S, Apr 16, 1895-Sep
30, 1974, PVT US Army, World War I [Blk
3
Lot 125 Unit A Sec 1]
- Gene K, Sr, 1920-1994; and
Dorothy L, 1924-1984
[Blk 3 Lots 126 & 127 Unit A Sec
1]
(pn)
- Baumert, August, 1906-1999;
and Helen G, 1908-1985 (rb)
- Beeler, John H.,
1883-[blank]; Pearl M., 1888-
1915; and
Velma V.1915-1915, our infant
daughter
(bl)
- John H. Beeler later remarried and is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery,
Garfield County, CO
- Benbow Benjamin, 1860-1927,
Nellie R., Feb 20, 1936 (rt)
- Bender, Mollie J, May
5, 1856-Aug. 1, 1912, Women of Woodcraft (jd)
- Bishop, Dean Albert,
son of Fannie Bishop, Aug 14, 1902-Feb 12, 1909 (rt)
- Bjorkman, Ernest H,
Dec. 18, 1881-Sept. 16, 1912
- Medal of Honor, SC3, US NAVY, Spanish American War, USS
LEYDEN
(jd)
- Blakley, Anna R., 1883-1929
(rt)
- Bodine
- Breon
- Brown, Josiah C, 1847-1915,
Woodmen of the World, Nellie F,
1858-1932, Nellie Brown Mortell,
1892-1948, and Herbert C 1889-1957
(jd)
- Burry
C
- Carrier, Charles
E., April 30, 1911-July 30, 1925 (dbb)
- Chadsey
- Cooper, Walter J, 1890-1918,
Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Counterman, Golda Agatha,
1910-1927 (rt)
D
E
- Eastman, Charles
H, 1880 -1918, Woodmen of the World and
Louise Pomel, 1852-1922 (jd)
- Edwards
- Alta A. (Burch), 1881-1971
- Alta Adel, b. 15 Apr 1881, d. 4 Jan 1971, daughter of John
N. &
Grizzilda (Greigg) Burch (both buried Brush Memorial Cemetery,
Brush, Morgan County, CO); wife of T. Joseph Edwards, and mother
of Joseph N. Edwards (see below)
- T. Joseph, 1876-1938; and
Joseph N., 1917-1938 (llo)
- T. Joseph Edwards b. 26 Dec 1876, d. 07 Mar 1931; husband of
Alta Adel (Burch) Edwards.
- Joseph Newton Edward, son of T. Joseph & Alta Adel (Burch)
Edwards, b. 9 May 1917, d. 1 Jan 1938
- Eberley, Anton, 1885-1956;
and Barbara, 1898-1987 (dbb)
- Elliott, Lewis C, Apr.
2, 1852-Feb. 3, 1927, Woodmen of the World and
Sarah A, Feb. 19, 1859-Nov. 22 1920 (jd)
- Ellis, Father [no name],
1869-1925, Mother [no name],
1880-1912, Neighbors of Woodcraft, and Evan,
1900-1964 (jd)
- Erickson, Olof E, 1880-1917,
Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Evans, Charles Stanley,
May 16, 1916-Oct 6, 1976 (ak)
F
- Farrell,
- Peter Edward, Born March
10, 1856, Dushore, OA - died April 16, 1949, Wheat Ridge, CO.(slj)
- Husband of Sarah Louise Carpenter Farrell
- Block 68, Lot 60. Unit D, Section 2.
- Sarah Louise Carpenter,
Born, August 25, 1856, Cincinnati, OH - died October 21, 1946,
Wheat Ridge, CO. (slj)
- Wife of Peter Edward Farrell
- Block 68, Lot 60. Unit C, Section 3
- Ferrel, Dorothy
A., 1909 -1965 (lg)
- Fisher
- Jacob, 1871-1953 (vb)
- Mary E, 1879-1953, wife
of Jacob
(vb)
- Fowle, Ernest A., 1876-1939
(jm)
- French
- Edward L[eroy], [son of
J. Leroy] 1911-1968 (rlf)
- J. L[eroy], 1885-1961, Mason
(rlf)
- First husband of Mabelle B. Stockton (see below)
G
- Garnier
- Alice E., Oct 28, 1886-May 5,
1976 (ak)
- Alice E. (Koch) Garnier, daughter of Conrad & Mary Hannah
(Topliss) Koch, married Arthur A., July 14, 1910.
- Arthur A., April 25, 1887-March
19, 1948 (ak)
- Arthur A. Garnier, son of Paul & Lucy (DeGree) Garnier.
- Gaugler, Ethel M., Sept 22,
1888-Nov 12, 1918 [Wife of Harry E. Gaugler]
[Blk. 23 Sec. E= Lot 151] (sda)
- Gessing, Francis, Dec. 17,
1849-June 10, 1900 and Margaret, Nov.
1, 1859-June 19, 1918 (Neighbors of Woodcrarft) (jd)
- Graham, Lee A., 1909-1997
and Lula D. [Bodine], 1907-[1999]
(lg)
- Graul
- Greenslade, George R,
Jan. 17, 1885-July 26, 1912, Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Gudgel, Louis M, 1857-1935
and Effie [Lyons], 1861-1936 (km)
H
- Haaff, John,
1855-1918, Woodmen of the World and Johanna,
1865-1934 (jd)
- Hampton, Mrs. Jane, died
June 11, 1911, aged 76 years (rt)
- Hargreaves
- Elizabeth B., Born: Sep.
19, 1923, Died: Apr. 21, 1945. (mw)
- Mary, Born: 1886, Died:
1962.
(mw)
- Oliver C., Born: Dec. 31,
1872, Died: Mar. 26, 1958. (mw)
- Harrington, Elsie F.,
1844-1911 (rt)
- Harrison, John B.,
1864-1911; and Emily H., 1866-1931
(rt)
- Heber, Alma M, Nov.
29, 1867-May 4, 1916, Neighbors of Woodcraft and
John, Sept. 29, 1864-Feb. 29,
1920, Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Hechtner, Alfrieda,
1866-1948 [Block 41 Lot 82] (mw)
- Daughter of Fredrich & Sophia Louisa Hechtner of Iowa.
- Sister of Elizabeth Sauer (see below)
- Hetzel, John C., 1864-1911
(rt)
- Hildebrandt, Rudolph H,
Nov 8, 1910-Jan 7, 1985, married Aug 10, 1930,
Maxine G, Aug 8, 1912-July 8, 1982 (rb)
- Holland, Azariah F.,
1888-1965; and Josephine M.,
1893-1961
(gn)
- Hunt
- Lafayette, 1868-1922, Mason;
and
Susie V., 1875-1941, Order of
Eastern Star (ak)
- Lafayette "Lafe" Hunt, born 12 Aug, 1868, died 28
Nov 1922, married 17 May 1896 to Susie Vanosdol, born 17 May
1875 , died 17 Feb 1941
- Norton D., 1900-1967, married
July 26, 1923, Elda E., 1902-1998
(ak)
- Norton David Hunt, son of "Lafe" & Susie (Vanosdol)
Hunt, born 20 Aug 1900, died 2 Sep 1967
- Elda Elizabeth (Koch) Hunt, daughter of August & Mary (Noll)
Koch, born 20 Mar 1902, died 10 May 1998
- Hurt, Oscar John, 1865-1918,
Woodmen of the World and Marie
Louise,
1870-1962 (jd)
J
- Jackson, Florence
E, Jan. 2, 1886-Aug. 3, 1910, Woodmen Circle) (jd)
- Jeffs, Sarah Ann, 1863-1910,
Neighbors of Woodcraft andRobert F,
1859-1953 (jd)
- Johnson
K
- Kamby, Matt,
1869-1953 (bjj)
- Kent
- Koch
- Blanch E., Feb 5, 1904-Sept
9 [or 2], 1990 (ak)
- Blanch Elsie (Hopper) Koch, daughter of Wm. H. & Ada (Lane)
Hopper, married 9 Mar 1922 to Henry Edward "Heiny" Koch
- Henry E., April 25, 1900-Jan
1, 1982 (ak)
- Henry Edward "Heiny" Koch, son of August & Mary
(Noll) Koch, husband of Blanch E. (Hopper) Koch
- Koskoff
[On reverse side of this stone is the
name
Ullery; see below.]
- King, William 1846-1914 [text] (fp)
- Kinney, Rena P. [Oaks],
Aug 19, 1881-Jan 2, 1938 (llo)
- Daughter of Edward F. & Anna May (Cave) Oaks
L
- LaCrue, Abel L.,
1941-1998; and Linda M., 1939-[blank]
(mf)
- Abel L. LaCrue, son of Jose Senaido & Maria Eliza (Montoya)
LaCrue; born May 27, 1941 in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado;
died March 29, 1998 in Denver, Colorado
- Lamkin, Charles H,
1846-1919, Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Lightner, Harry G.,
Apr 25, 1878-Sept 16, 1911 (rt)
- Lines, Emerald A, 1883-1921,
Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Lisle, Henry L., 1859-1924
(dbb)
- Longfellow
- A[sa] Roy, 1881-1942, son
of Jonathan & Emily (Block
23,
Lot
83, Space 6) (rm)
- Emily A[nn March], 1850-1940,
wife of Jonathan (Block 23,
Lot
86, Space 7) (rm)
- Johnathan [Jonathan], Co.
D, 21 MO Inf. [1846-1923] (Block
23,
Lot
86, Space 8) (rm)
- Howard C., 1902-1918 [probably
Minnie's nephew] and
Minnie P[earl], 1894-1918
(Block 23,
Lot
86, Space 2) (rm)
- Orval, 1910-1955, son of
Asa Roy and Dora (Olson) Longfellow (Block
22,
Lot
316, Space 6) (rm)
- Lorenz, Emma B., Oct
8, 1876-Apr 30, 1911 (rt)
- Love, Hector F, 1870-1904,
Woodmen of the World and Elizabeth
M,
1869-1931 (jd)
- Lupton, John P, Aug.
1, 1887-Dec. 14, 1913, Woodmen of the World (jd)
M
- MassaroGertrude A. Massaro
- Gertrude A. (Gaugler), 1881-1953
[Bur.
Feb 7, 1953;
Blk. 23 Sec. E= Lot 151-2](sda)
- Born Aug 24, 1881, died Feb 3, 1953
- Daughter of Emanuel & Emma Louise (Shellenberger) Gaugler
- Wife of Daniel (Danato) Massaro buried at Riverside & mother
of Anthony, Angelo Jack, Mary Louise
- Robert J[ack], 1942-1981
[Bur.
Dec 3, 1981;
Blk. 3 Lot 119 Unit A Sec. 4](sda)
- Massey, Robert W, 1864-1943
and Mary B, 1867-1925, Neighbors
of Woodcraft (jd)
- Maxwell, DeWitt C,
1857-1918, Woodmen of the World and
Florence B, 1859-1948 (jd)
- McGee, Charles L.,
1914-1945
(lz)
- Private Charles LeRoy McGee was killed in action January 18,
1945 during the
Battle of the Bulge while serving with the US Army's 23rd Infantry
Regiment. Purple Heart w/OLC
- McGinley, Albert, Born:
Aug. 23, 1855, Died: Feb. 4, 1919 and Mary
E. (Smith). Born: 1857, Died: 1931. (mw)
- This is her second husband. Her first husband William Wren
is buried in Mt. Orum Cemetery, Redfield, Kansas.
- McQuade, Rachael Nicole,
Sept 5, 1998-Sept 5, 1998; and Nicholas
Guy,
Oct 5, 1998-Oct 8, 1998 [Block 4 Lot
167 unit D section 2] (jc)
- Mertes, Lottie A.,
1876-1911
(rt)
- Meyer
- Charles M., Jan 26, 1887-May
11, 1951, Mason; and Florence
O., Jan 25,
1892-Feb 9, 1980 (jm)
- Emma Francis, 1882-1920 (jm)
- Emma M., 1860-1954 (jm)
- Lauron I., June 21, 1887-Jan
1, 1961, Mason; and Mary M.,
Mar 15, 1891-Aug 25, 1980, Order of Eastern Star (jm)
- Noah J., 1862-1927; and
Mary E., 1867-1943 (jm)
- William H., January 16,
1886-August 22, 1948 (pjb)
- William Henry Meyer is buried next to his wife, Mary (May) Elizabeth
Clark Meyer [no photo]. They are in Lot 132, Block 65, #3030,
sections 3 and 4, respectively.
- Miller, Emmett
E., 1917-1988 CMM2 U.S.Navy, WWII-Korea [text] (fp)
- Molicki, Hedwig T.,
Sept 19, 1871-December 16, 1926 (dbb)
- Moore, Basil 1883-1961
and Gorda 1889-1970
[text] (fp)
- Mortell, Nellie Brown,
1892-1948 (on Brown stone) (jd)
- Mount, Floyd, Oct 8,
1860-July 15, 1940; and Katherine,
Aug 1, 1863-Feb 18, 1913 (bh)
N
- Nelson, Ernest B,
1874-1961, Mason; and Gerda G,
1883-1969 (dbb)
- Nicoll, May E, 1866-1919,
Neighbors of Woodcraft (jd)
O
- Oaks, Edward F.,
1855-1924; and Anna May [Cave],
1859-1943 (llo)
- Parents of Rena P. (Oaks) Kinney and Kathryn J. (Oaks) Overfelt
- Oberlander, Gustaf E.,
1895-1970, Mason/Shriner; and Mildred
L.,
1897-1990, Order of Eastern Star (jm)
- Overfelt, C. Lester,
1876-1925; and Kathryn J. [Oaks],
1889-1986 (llo)
- Kathryn J. was the daughter of Edward F. & Anna May (Cave)
Oaks
P
- Page, Raffaela
"Rita", Aug 2, 1907-Aug 13, 2001 [died in Denver, CO] (mf)
- Patterson, William
Frank 1864-1926
(father) and George
Albert 1895-1948
(son) [text] (fp)
- Peacock, Byron G.,
January 24, 1916-November 19, 1944, PFC 92 AAF TRP CARR SQ, World
War II KIA (lz)
- Payne, William T, 1853-1913,
Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Phennah, Louisa, 1859-1912,
Women of Woodcraft (jd)
- Powers
- Prigge, Otto H., 1873-1943,
(Block 30,
Lot
309, Space 4) (jb)
R
- Reininger,
Theodore B., 1850-1913; and Louise
["Doll" (Lemke)], 1856-1936 (gh)
- Rimmel, John E., 1862-1924
(dbb)
- Robinson, Betty Louise Rescola,
born July 10, 1927, Denver, CO died December 17, 1948, Wheat Ridge, CO.
(slj)
- Beloved mother of Sherylynn Kay Robinson and Michael Gary Robinson.
- Granddaughter of Peter Edward and Sarah Louise Carpenter, Farrell.
- Block 68, Lot 60. Unit A, Section 4.
- Routa, Ralph R., Jan
28, 1906-May 10, 1984 [Block 3] (sda)
- Ryan
- Ryer, Donald A, 1850-1917,
Woodmen of the World (jd)
S
- Sattler
- Sauer (Plot marker,
Block 41 Lot 82) (mw)
- Rev. Conrad, 1896-1960 (mw)
- Elizabeth (Hechtner), 1869-1950
[Buried,
7 Oct 1950,
Block 41 Lot 82] (mw)
- Daughter of Fredrich & Sophia Louisa Hechtner of Iowa,
born 2 Apr 1869, died 7 Oct 1950
- Wife of William Sauer
- Sister of Alfrieda Hechtner (see above)
- Louise M[ary], Oct 27, 1861-Aug
27, 1936 [Buried 31 Aug 1936, Block
55 Lot 31 Sec B2} (mw)
- Mary K[atherine], 1895-1972
(mw)
- William, 1863-1948
[Block 41 Lot 82 Sec 6] (mw)
- Born 16 Feb 1863, son of Melchior & Anna Kathrine Sauer
(both buried Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, IA)
- Husband of Elizabeth (Hechtner) Sauer
- Schenckel, Ashes of August,
died Apr 23, 1911, and his wife, Elizabeth
M., died Dec 20, 1909 (rt)
- Schoenherr
- Scott,
- Emma M., 1867-1942,
[block 17, lot 195], (sab)
- Hiram, 1852-1921,
[block 17, lot 195],
(sab)
- Husband & wife, parents of Goldie Lee Scott Ament
- Schroeder, Albert H,
1880-1918, Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Schuck, John, Dec.
1, 1854-Apr. 1, 1908, Woodmen of the World and
Mary, Apr. 19, 1864-July 3, 1955 (jd)
- Shissler (Plot marker
Block 41 Lot 82) (mw)
- Louise Kathrine (Sauer),
1893-1970 [Block 41 Lot 82 Sec
4]
(mw)
- Daughter of William & Elizabeth (Hechtner) Sauer (see above),
born 14 Feb 1893, died 25 Jan 1970
- Wife of Mathias John Franklin Shissler
- M. Frank, Oct 2, 1889-Nov
29, 1962, Colorado, PVT CO A 27 INFANTRY, World War I
[Block 41
Lot
82 Sec 3]
- Mathias John Franklin, son of George & Emma Shissler (both
buried Fairmount Cemetery, Denver.)
- Husband of Louise Kathrine Shissler
- Sibbach, Fred G., 1892-1970
and Kathryn M., 1893-1987 [photo missing] (jm)
- Smith, Thomas, died
March 30, 1929 (rt)
- Spillman, Mary M.,
July 4, 1907-August 14, 2000 (jm)
- Stockton, Mabelle B.,
1983-1984 (rlf)
- Married first, J. Leroy French (see above)
- Sutliff, Wm. D, Jan.
15, 1859-June 26, 1918, Woodmen of the World (jd)
- Swanson, John E, 1881-1961;
and Alida C, 1887-1953 (dbb)
T
- Thomas,
Howard W., 1918-1944, Pvt 333 Inf Reg
USA WWII, KIA Battle of the Bulge (lcz)
U
- Ullery
[On reverse side of this stone is the name
Koskoff; see above.]
- Urban, William J, May 15,
1956-Jun 16, 1978, FTMSN US NAVY (lg)
V
- Vandaveer, John
W., 1855-19__ and Stella M.,
1865-1928 (rt)
- VanLoon, Frank H, 1862-1921,
Woodmen of the World and Sarah J,
1869-1937 (jd)
- VanVolkenburg
- Charles F., 1906-1967 [son
of William & Minnie Van Volkenburgh] (jm)
- Gordon R., 1918-1941 [son
of William & Minnie Van Volkenburgh] (jm)
- Minnie E., 1886-1966 (jm)
- Minnie Ellen, daughter of Alonzo Sylvester & Mary Elizabeth
(Lyons) Huffman; born 7 Apr 1886, died 15 Oct 1956; wife of
William E. Van Volkenburgh.
- Nellie May, 1927-1938 [daughter
of William & Minnie Van Volkenburgh] (jm)
- William E., 1870-1938, [husband
of Minnie Ellen Huffman Van Volkenburgh] (jm)
- Vigil, Celedon E.,
1906-1987; and his wife Ruby,
1907-1995
(mf)
- Celedon E. Vigil, born February 14, 1906 in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colorado
- Ruby (LaCrue) Vigil, daughter of Jose Marcial & Romanita
(Muniz) LaCrue; born August 12, 1907 in Starkville, Las Animas
County, Colorado; died June 13, 1995 in Denver, Colorado; wife
of Celedon E. Vigil
W
- Wagner
- Wagoner, Mary E., 1866-1936
(jm)
- Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Wesley & Caroline Lyons; born
15 May 1866, died 16 May 1936; married 1st Alonzo Sylvester Huffman;
married 2nd William Wagoner.
- Walbridge, Cecil R.,
1905-[blank] (jm)
- Walters,
- Arthur W., Born: Apr. 3,
1884, Died: Oct. 22, 1974.and Anna
E. (Wren),
Born: Dec. 7, 1879, Died: Feb. 2, 1919. (mw)
- First Wife of Arthur W. Walters. Daughter of William
Wren & Mary E.
(Smith) McGinley.1
- Ellen May, Born: 1896, Died:
1922. Daughter of J. H. & M. J. Walters. (mw)
- Ellen May, Born: 1922, Died:
1928. Daughter of Arthur W. & Ruby D. Walters. (mw)
- Ruby D., Born: 1894, Died:
1992.
Second wife of Arthur W. Walters. (mw)
- Wheatley, Sarah S,
1869-1929, Neighbors of Woodcraft (jd)
- Wichmann
- Wigginton, Emma I,
1868-1920, Neighbors of Woodcraft (jd)
- Winton, Decatur B,
1843-1926 and Mary E, 1854-1919,
Neighbors of Woodcraft (jd)
- Wiscamb
- Wood, Ronald A, 1946-1982
[68 26A D4] (sda)
- Wortman, George G,
Aug. 15, 1841-May 19, 1913
- Medal of Honor, QM SGT, CO B 8 US CAVALRY, Indian Wars (dbb)
- Wurst, Marie, Nov 23,
1854-Mar 14, 1911 (rt)
Z
- Zavitz, Alvin M,
1860-1913, Woodmen of the World (jd)
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