Oaklawn Cemetery - Center Township


Oaklawn Cemetery is locate on Highway 59 about 1 mile north of Oakland, Iowa.

On 10 December 1886, Marion and Lizzie Palmer sold bar Warranty Deed to Center Township a plot of land adjoining Center Township Cemetery. In 1895 7 1/2 acres was bought from Alfred Same for an addition to the cemetery. The last addition was bought from James Gardner on 3 July 1975. This last addition adding approximately 16 acres in the cemetery. The Sexton of this Cemetery from 1946 until 1955 was Ernest Palmer and son, Darrell. Harold Kullbom was the sexton for about one and half years. In 1957 Darrell & Wayne Palmer took over the care of the cemetery and since about 1959, Darrell and his family have been the care takers.

Name
Age
Birth
Death
Obit Available
Stone
Atkinson, Pearl 3
82

14 Feb 1957
Y
N
Clinkenbeard, Mrs. Mae (Wilson)3


1947
Y
N
Drake, Mrs. Ellen Potter 3


1945
Y
N
Goff, George M. 1
93
29 Mar 1859
1952
N
Y
Goff, Margaret McDonald 1
62
1 Oct 1860
28 May 1923
N
Y
Johnson, George H.3

1881
1925
Y
N
McElwain, Laura 3
79

11 Apr 1891
Y
N
Martin, William Thomas 2
71
5 Aug 1873
9 Dec 1944
N
N
Meyer, Marie3


21 Apr 1937
Y
N
Tetzlaff, Flora (Huelle) 3
70
November 21, 1883
January 11, 1954
Y
N
Tetzlaff, Minnie3
55
October 13, 1918
Y
N
Thompson, Kenneth L. 3
90

1982
Y
N
White, Ruby 3
81

1974
Y
N






Submitted
1 - Submitted By: Russ McDonald
2 - Submitted By: Carole Martin
3 - From Obituary

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