Tazewell County, IL Genealogy Trails
Data and Picture contributed by: Al & Carole Martin -2008
 

Church View

New Sand Prairie Cemetery
Sand Prairie Twp.
Pekin, IL

Driving Directions
Starting in Pekin, IL., travel South on State Rte 29 approximately 5 -6 miles to Townline Rd..
 Turn right (West) on Townline and travel approximately 1 mile to the St. John's Lutheran Church.
The Sand Prairie Cemetery is behind the church.
It is a well maintained cemetery.
[contributed by: Al & Carole Martin -2008]

Partial Headstone Transcription

 

ARY, MARION L T SGT US ARMY FEB 12 1911 MAR 4 1992
BEUTEL, Mary M. same stone Jan. 26, 1908 May 03, 2001
BEUTEL, DANIEL JULY 10,1901 MAY 27,1983
CHITWOOD, JR. ERNEST R CHITWOOD SGT US ARMY AUG 10 1929 JUL 30 1976
DALCHER, HARRY C US COAST GUARD SEP 28 1915 APR 17 1993
DALCHER, LESTER E. same stone MAR.24,1923 JAN.24,1985
Dalcher, Alma B. Nov. 3, 1926 no date
DITTUS, ALBERT W PVT US ARMY APR 27 1924 MAY 8 1999
EGGENA, Grace E. same stone Mar. 7, 1925 no date
EGGENA,WILLIAM J. OCT.2,1913 DEC.6,1995
EWING, HENRY L ILLINOIS S2 US NAVY OCT 14 1927 JULY 9 1972
FORNOFF, PHILIP G C ILLINOIS PVT US ARMY DEC 16 1888 NOV 16 1967
Friedrich, Lilliam W. same stone
In God's Care
1897 1987
FRIEDRICH, NICHOLAS J. 1891 1974
FRIEDRICH, PHILIP A.   JAN.30,1894 OCT.10,1969
Fuelberth, Ida M. m. Mar. 2, 1941
same stone
Sept. 9, 1918 no date
FUELBERTH, ALFRED L. NOV.20,1916 MAY 19,1984
HALL, WARREN LEE CPL US ARMY AIR FORCES FEB 12 1924 FEB 25 2005
HARMS, FRED J ILLINOIS PVT 41 INFANTRY WWI MAY 3 1892 NOV 10 1972
HARTLEY, George A. Father same stone 1875 1956
HARTLEY, LENA M. Mother 1887 1962
Hasty, Marilyn L. m. June 30, 1968
same stone
Mar. 23, 1944 no date
HASTY, GERALD W JAN.13,1943 JUNE 3,1989
KLOCKENGA, EDGAR H CPL US ARMY JUN 5 1911 JAN 2 1986
KNAAK, HENRY F. same stone DEC.10,1923 JUNE 18,1998
Knaak, Lucille Jan. 5, 1927 no date
Lawson, Deloria E. m. Apr. 22, 1955
same stone
"As a Man Thinketh in His Heart So is He"
Jan. 27, 1935 Mar. 1, 1992
LAWSON, ROBERT L. JAN.2,1936 JAN.20,1991
LUICK, F. F. C. JOHN Gave His Life For GOD and COUNTRY OCT.23,1927 MAY17,1947
LUTZ, HERBERT F.   DEC.28,1912 FEB.26,1996
LUTZ, JOHN B.   MAR.11,1894 JUNE 21,1970
Miller, Arlen M. SCHMIDT same stone Mar. 14, 1931 no date
MILLER, LLOYD K. JUNE 8,1923 FEB.11,2005
Minoff, Evelyn m. Feb. 28, 1954
same stone
July 27, 1935 No date
MINOFF, STEVE W. OCT.19,1929 DEC.5,2000
NAFFZIGER, MARSHALL E ILLINOIS SP4 TRP B 1 CAV 23 INF DIV JUNE 13 1950 AUG 5 1971
Nannen, Carrie S. same stone 1895 1980
NANNEN, WILLIAM H. 1890 1960
Neikirk, Loretta Daughter same stone 1927 1998
NEIKIRK, Rosella Mother 1900 1992
NEIKIRK, CHESTER Father 1905 1975
NEIKIRK, WILBUR L PFC US ARMY AUG 9 1929 OCT 19 1989
RIPPER, LOUIS J. DIED IN U.S. SERVICE 1892 1918
RIPPER, MELVIN J. m. Jan. 29, 1956
same stone
SEPT.12,1928 JULY 6,1977
Ripper, Jean R. June 25, 1934 no date
RIPPER, STANLEY O.   JAN.11,1920 JAN.12,2004
RIPPER, HARRY J same stone APR.13,1896 SEPT.14,1975
Ripper, Ella A. Oct. 7, 1900 Mar. 2, 1966
SCHAEFER, HOMER ANTON Served in China 50th Uet Det NOV.2,1922 MAR.14,1946
SCHERER, HARRY N. same stone 1903 1960
Scherer, Lawrence C. 1910 1997
Scherer, Lester P. 1915 no date
SCHIMMELPFENNIG, Margaret R.   Sept. 5, 1919 Aug. 7, 1919
SCHIMMELPFENNIG, ELMER H.   MAR.6,1918 OCT.16,1984
SHAY, GEORGE M ILLINOIS CPL CO L 129 INFANTRY REGT May 24, 1933 Sep 15, 1964
SMALLWOOD, RAY S AB US AIR FORCE JUN 13 1937 Feb 19, 1994
Snyder, Bernita R. same stone Aug. 30, 1933 no date
SNYDER,JOHN E. FEB 19,1930 SEPT.20,1999
TIMKE, RONALD ORRIE PFC US ARMY SEP 1 1938 AUG 9 2002
VOLK, HOWARD F S SGT US ARMY MAR 15 1919 JUL 20 1989
VOLK, KENNETH H. same stone APR.13,1925 FEB.11,2000
Volk, Lila S. Aug. 15, 1927 Mar. 9, 2005
WEHRICH, RICHARD JOHN CAPT US ARMY
1952 WEST POINT GRADUATE
AUG 14 1929 JULY 2 2002
WENDEL, ADOLPH P ILLINOIS PVT CO I 116 INFANTRY SEPT 3 1892 OCT 4 1957
WILLIARD, GEORGE R PFC US ARMY SEP 29 1927 April 14, 1995

Overview of cemetery.

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