
KROSS REFORMED CHURCH CEMETERY
Located 1/4 mile west, then 2 1/2 miles south of Berne, in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana.
The Kross Reformed Church was organized on this same spot December 12, 1869.
Many names are on the Church Records of Deaths than is found in the cemetery.
David Zmutt gave land from his farm for this church and cemetery in 1869.
Henry L. Schaffter, d April 3, 1907, Age 79 yrs 8 mo 11 das
Mary Ann Schaffter, his wife, d January 24, 1898, Age 71 yrs 5 mo
John Berger, b July 2, 1825 In Switzerland, d May 2, 1897
John Steiner, b April 4, 1892 -
Freddie Brand, d January 7, 1894, Age 1 yrs 4 mo 17 das
Friedrlch Schug, son of D. & C. Schug, b December 6, 1848, d February 15, 1878
Elizabeth Burkl, b September 7, 1844, d April 15, 1878
Carolina Burkl, b October 18, 1873, d October 8, 1878
Christian Reussen, b July 20, 1834, d November 10, 1917
Anna E. (seine ehefrau) b September 1,1844, d July 1, 1929
Lena Brand, dau of John & R. Brand, b June 25, 1897, d June 21, 1906
Marie Egly Schug, b October 18, 1824, d August 25, 1902, Age 77 yrs 1 mo 13 das (fallen stone)
Bennedict Egly, b May 12, 1820,d June 24, 1888, husband of Maria, born in Switzerland
Albert Gerber, son of Gerber, b January 1878, d September 1878
Elizabeth Gerber, dau of John & ? Gerber b September 6, 1876, d July 12, 1877
Karolina Hofstetter, dau of J. & V. Hofstetter, b March 1, 1876,d August 24, 1876
( ) son of ( ) Gerber, b 1886, d 1892, Age 6 yrs
J. Roth, b February 31, 1860, d December 21, 1891, Age 33 yrs, 11 mo21 das
Friederich Schug, b February 1819, d January 26, 1892, Age 72 yrs 5 mo 23 das
A stone but undecipherable.
Alfred Brennaman, son of T. & A. Brennaman, b January 1, 1884, d July 17, 1884
David Gerber, b August 18, 1861, d May 5, 1884
Karl, b October 1882, d August 31, 1884,
Albrecht, b November 26, 1879, d August 23, 1884 Kinder von---Reusser
Gottlieb Miller, d December 7, 1872, Age 54 yrs 3 mo 14 das
Catharina Lochter von Friederick Schug, b December 16, 1816, d December 16, 1873, Age 56 yrs 11 mo 15 das
Anna Gerber, b September 24, 1850, d July 27, 1874, Age 23 yrs 10 mo 3 das
T. Stahly (Stal) ? d February 12, 1875, Age 58 yrs
David Gerber, b 1871 , d 1871
H. Otto Brenneman, son of J. & A. Brenneman, b March 21, 1883, d July 11, 1883
Dau of B. & G. Mettler, b January 6, 1877, d March 25, 1882
Emmeli Gurtner, b December 28, 1880, d August 22, 1881
Daniel Gerber, son of D. & O. Gerber, b January 10, 1880, d October 6, 1880
Undecipherable stone, 1869 - 1869
Child of Ch. & ? Gurtner, b November 1874, d September 9, 1876
David Zmutt, b October 30, 1819, d March 14, 1875, Age 55 yrs 5 m 14 das
Anna Barbara, wife of David Zmutt, b August 21, 1810, d October 30, 1881, Age 71 yrs 2 mo 9 das
Anna Elizabeth Hofstetter, wife of Christian Hofstetter, born October 29, 1850, d May 11, 1876, Age 25 yrs 6 mo 15 das
Rosina Hofstetter, b September, 16, 1874, d November 27, 1887, Age 13 yrs 2 mo 10 das
Anna Elizabeth Hofstetter, b May 5, 1876, d February 13, 1888,
Age 11 yrs 9 mo 8 das, dau of Ch. & S.E. Hofstetter
Anna, wife of Christian Hofstetter, b January 30, 1831, d May 30, 1908, Age 77 yrs 11 mo
Christ Hofstetter, b September 16, 1841, d March 1918
All on 1 stone
Julia Stramm, dau of Louis & Silvia Stramm, b October 9, 1882, d March 9, 1890
Emile Stramm, b May 18, 1866, d February 3, 1888, Age 21 yrs 8 mo 15 das
Othilia or Olivia Brenneman, dau of Jacob and ? Brenneman, b January 15, 1888, d June 5, 1888
Jacob Baumgartner, son of Amiel and Lena Baumgartner, b June 26, 1886 d September 1887, Age 1 yr 2 mo 6 das
Father - Phillip Heine Studler, b March 18, 1820, d October 7, 1889
Mother - Elizabeth Mar. Studler, b June 1823, d July 2, 1890
Christian Gurtner, b December 2, 1837, d October 21, 1888, Age 50 yrs 10 mo 19 das
Maria Gurtner, b November 17, 1842, d March 17, 1904
Gottlieb Gurtner, d February 10, 1859, Age 18 yrs 8 mo
Jalina Tochter of Christ. Gurtner, b January 27, 1842, d December 15, 1864
(These additional people are buried here as they are in the very first church record book:)
Friederick Schug, son of Friederick & Katharina
Schug, d February 4, 1878, Age 30 yrs 1 mo
Caecil Gerber, wife of David Gerber, d 1884
Father - Christian Gerber d June 1885
Fredend Schwartz, d May 25, 1870
Gottlieb Amater, b October 27, 1866, in Switzerland, d February 7, 1888.
These may be the ones we could not decipher.
(May not be a complete listing)