Category: Concordia Cemetery
Forest Park, IL
Ida and Julius Block
Ida Meinhoff (or Mezlof) Block 23 December 1855 – 6 June 1922 Carl Julius Block* 19 September 1850 – 29 November 1930 Ida and Julius met and married (1875) in their native Germany and had several children before immigrating to the US in 1884. Julius arrived early in 1884, on February 19th on the Helvetia, […]
Anna Emma Cramp Matthis
9 August 1892 – 17 October 1918 Edward August Herman Matthies 12 November 1913 – 19 November 1913 Melvin Walter Matthies 16 October 1916 – 18 May 2007 (The records spell all the family names a variety of ways – Cramp, Crump, Matthies, Matthis, Matthias, and so on.) Anna was born to German immigrant parents […]
The Ganschow Mausoleum
William Ganschow 25 December 1843* – 6 February 1904 Carolina Consoer Ganschow January 1848 – 5 December 1924 I became interested in William Ganschow and his family when I discovered his daughters’ stories while researching the Moldenhauer Mausoleum last week ago. His mausoleum is far more mysterious than that of his daughters, grandson, granddaughter, and […]
Moldenhauer Mausoleum
Dr. Gustav H. Moldenhauer May 28, 1874 – May 17, 1952 Alma Ganschow Moldenhauer February 2, 1879 – May 25, 1963 Dr. William J. Moldenhauer November 7, 1881 – June 30, 1942 Lina Ganschow Moldenhauer June 8, 1882 – May 16, 1915 William Moldenhauer May 16, 1915 – September 27, 1915 Sylvia D. Biermann Kummerow […]
Lillie Maria Diener
June 26, 1874 – September 21, 1890 I’ve photographed Lillie Diener’s monument a few times for obvious reasons (see pictures), but as I started to research the life of this clearly deeply mourned young woman, I discovered a much larger story than I expected. Lillie’s monument turned out to be — on wider inspection following […]
Liesette Peterson Schmidt Schatz
November 26, 1837 – April 29, 1921 UPDATED September 5, 2021 As faded as this tombstone is, the research presented something of a challenge, and while I’m still missing some pieces, I do have a picture and I believe I know who is buried here besides Liesette. Liesette was born in Germany to a German […]
Selma O. Colbe Mortens, M.D.
1883 – May 20, 1965 Beautifully situated at the main intersection at the front of the cemetery, across from the Reich family plot to the east and the Netzel mausoleum to the north, this elegant mausoleum was erected by pioneering woman physician Selma O. Colbe in honor of her parents. She and her parents and […]
The Von Schencks – UPDATE
Philippine “Phoebe” Detzer Von Schenck 1848 – January 24, 1880 Rev. Walter Von Schenk May 2, 1852 – September 2, 1921 Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Connecticut View original post on Von Schencks I can’t remember exactly how I managed to trip over the clue that led me to cracking the Von Schenck mystery. […]