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This section is on the west, from the drive to the west fence. Rows run from the north to the south and from the drive to the fence. Middlebury Cemetery is in Middlebury Township on the south side of Krouse Road between Warren Road on the west and Leland Road on the east. Township owned.

1
DECKER
Glenn W.
Aug. 31, 1931
Sept. 27, 1986
Joanne J.
June 25, 1936
Double stone-US Veteran marker

2
Fred DECKER
Dec. 20, 1901
Nov. 24, 1986

3
John NOVAK
1893-1946

4
Sophie S. FERGUSON
1926-1960

5
Minnie K. BURGESS
1907-1995

6
Anita June WHITTAKER
1936-1962
Mortuary marker

7
Lydia Marie HEDGER
1912-1956
Mortuary marker

8
Charles R.
HILL
1958
Lydia M.
HEDGE
1912-1956
double stone

9
EGGLESTON
Lawerence D.
1899-1987
Eva B.
1897-1978
US veteran marker-double stone

10
ARCHER
John H.
1913-1978
married
Dec. 1, 1940
Joie A.
1925-1992

11
John H. ARCHER
US Army
World War II
1914-78
American Legion marker-see number 10

12
base for stone

13
ARCHER
James M.
1954
Joseph E.
1951-1954
double stone

14
Thelma B. DAVID
1921

15
Gladys I. AUSTIN, R.N.
1909-1989

16
AUSTIN
Emma J.
1887-1953
Wilber W.
1888-1954

17
Linda Sue LUNDQUIST
Mar. 1, - Mar. 9, 1960

18
HELT
Ezra
1891-1954
Leona
1919-
double stone

19
Kenneth L. CARR
Michigan
T SGT US Army
World War II
Jan. 21, 1900-Aug. 1, 1971
see number 20

20
CARR
Hazle B.
1899-1993
Gold Star Mother
Kenneth L.
1900-1971
WWI - WWII
double stone-see number 19

21
SEMANS
Thomas R.
1945-1993

22
SEMANS
Oren S.
1917-1997
Esther E.
1914-1990
double stone

23
Edith J. MORRISON
Mar. 11, 1896-Dec. 18, 1947

24
James MIMRANEK
1882-1960

25
Joseph MIMRANEK
1919-1946

25a
Rosene MIMRANEK
1923-1992
mortuary marker

26
Florence C. STEINKE MC FARLAND
1917-1975
American Legion Auxiliary marker

27
Gustav D. STEINKE
1916-1961

28
Carol J.
1941-1959
Daughter of Rev. and Mrs. K.L. HARRIS

29
FURNISH
Clyde O..
1886-1983
Violia V
1890-1954
double stone

30
William Ash SALANDER
Michigan
Cook 709 Co Mic
World War I
Jan. 31, 1895-July 30, 1959

31
Myrtle V. SALANDER
April 16, 1916

32
Wayne Alan SALANDER
Pfc. US Marine Corps
1936-1985

33
Sylvia I. SCHOOLEY
November 14, 1937

row 2

34
Large stone
DECKER
on both East and West sides

35
Clyde H. D. ARCHER
April 25, 1944
June 7, 1995

36
Large base with "WAHL"

37
Baby
Clifford Jay AUSTIN
May 22, 1924
June 19, 1924

38
Gary David MOORE Jr.
1983-1983
Mortuary marker

39
Alice MOORE
June 10, 1952-March 23, 1998
well kept-planted-name and dates are hand painted on a small stone

40
SEMANS
large stone

41
Little Angel
Debbie Ann SALANDER
Sept. 19, 1966
Wooden Cross-foot marker for number 63

row 3

42
Randall A. SHIVLEY
January 14, 1961
December 18, 1992

43
FULLER
Maude L.
1888-1951
Fred B.
1868-1951
double stone

44
MC ALLISTER
Charles J.
1905-1990
Bertha E.
1909-
double stone-see number 45

45
Charles J. MC ALLISTER Jr.
ADJ 1 US Navy
Vietnam
May 22, 1937-Jun 22, 1993
see number 44

46
Ollie P. DOUGLAS
Aug. 4, 1948

47
Carl M. WAHL
1896-1971

48
Henry T. WAHL
1874-1954

49
Anna Marie WAHL
1876-1963

50
Ward M. ESTES
Michigan Lt. Col US Army
World War II Korea
Mar 30, 1900-Feb 15, 1974
see number 51

51
ESTES
Ward M.
1900-1974
Margaret E.
1910-
double stone-see number 50

52
SQUIRES
Dale D.
1919-
Jane P.
1924-
double stone

53
S. Lucile SEMANS
1904-1993

54
Franklin C. SEMANS
1909-1955

55
BENSINGER
Lloyd E.
1896-1971
J. Leslie
1899-1987
double stone

56
BENSINGER
Wilson E.
1868-1955
Amy F.
1872-1962
double stone

57
Walter J. MATHEWS
1867-1949

58
Ruth MATHEWS
1896-1963

59
Our Baby
Lisa Marie STEINKE
Sept. 29, 1972

60
STEINKE
Martin R.
July 6, 1942
Married
Mar. 7, 1964
Donna J.
Sept. 24, 1945
Jan 28, 1995
I will always love you.
double stone

61
HARRIS
Rev. Kenneth L.
August 20, 1915
Marion M.
February 24, 1917
double stone

62
SHULL
James C.
May 14, 1929
Jane J.
May 31, 1924
double stone

62a
SALANDER
LeRoy E.
1939
Donna M.
1940

63
Our Precious Angel
Debbie Ann SALANDER
Sept 19, 1966
see number 41

row 4

64
KIDD
Golda F.
1926
together
forever
Roy M.
1900-1971
double stone

65
Leo C. NICHOLS
1906-1983

66
BEARCE
Gertrude
1872-1966
William I.
1878-1967
double stone

67
Benny D. SLOAT
Michigan
PFC TRP B 1 Calvary
Vietnam BSM-PH
Oct. 30, 1951-March 19, 1970
American Legion marker

68
Granny
Ollie J. ARCHER
March 9, 1895
July 13, 1981

69
Arnold J. ZACHGO
1898-1972

70
Frances G. ZACHGO
1899-1984

71
PARKER
Arza L.
1912-1970
Leta M.
1921-
double stone

72
GOODRICH
Lena E.
1925-1991
S. SGF Joel R.
1919-1994
W.W. II 35 Inf. Div.
double stone

Foot stone
Joel R. GOODRICH
S.Sgt US Army
World War II
Mar 22, 1919-Apr 2, 1994

73
JOHNSON
Norma M.
1905-1980
Fred J.
1904-
double stone

74
Niels W. PEARCE
PFC US Army
World War II
Jan. 29, 1928-Jan. 13, 1984

75
WARREN
George H.
1905-1991
Beulah E.
1909-1993
double stone

76
WARREN
Jon T.
1942-1995

77
BADELT
Mabel
1900-1991
Married
Dec. 5, 1917
William
1893-1977
double stone

78
TAYLOR
Donald B.
1909-1996
Ruby F.
1910-1994
double stone

79
Gregory D. TAYLOR
1981-1998
Class of 1999 with a black and white picture on stone
also a mortuary marker

80
Elizabeth L. TAYLOR
1890-1968

81
PARISH
Ida Mae
Oct. 16, 1927
Frank H.
Sept. 24, 1922
Sept. 22, 1995
"We will always be together."
east side of stone- US veteran marker

Frank H. PARISH
US Army
World War II
Sept. 24, 1922-Sept 22, 1995
west side of stone

row 5

82
SLOAT
"We love one another"
large stone

83
GOODRICH
Lewis F.
1906-1991
"Together in Memory"
Helena L.
1911-1994
Mason Marker-Eastern Star marker-double stone

84
MULDER
Robert J.
1912-1987
Virginia
1912-
Mason marker-double stone

85
"Our Father who art in Heaven"
SMITH
Darrel C.
1933-
Nancy M.
1934-
Bernard L.
1951-1968
triple stone

86
MATSON
Large stone

Row 6
87
Our son
Mark R. MILLER
1959-1967

88
Base only with two figurines one of a cat and one of an elephant.

89
Gaile VAN OVER
1946-1978

90
Cordelia DAY VAN OVER
May 14, 1911
Mar. 11, 1970

91
TAYLOR
Paul Otis
Aug. 29, 1907
June 30, 1977
Alma Aliina
May 29, 1918
"together in Memory"
double stone

92
Claude James WAITE
Michigan
Cox US Navy
Sept. 28, 1899-Feb.1, 1969

93
Mark H. LEONARD
1899-1988

94
Irwin WARD
1933-1973
Connie Jean
1934
"Gone but not forgotten"
double stone

95
Michael W. MATSON
June 3, 1954

96
MATSON
Elizabeth S.
1903-1997
Ernest A.
1892-1955
double stone

97
TROWBRIDGE
Lena H.
(BARRETT-NICHOLSON)
1928-
Clarence J.
1917-
double stone

row 7

98
Father
Jack E. BEEMAN
1928-1973

99
FINK
Helen
1916-1989
Harold
1912-1978
Mason marker-Eastern Star marker-double stone

100
SEELY
Pearl
1911-1991
Married
Mar. 2, 1929
Columbus
1907-1975
double stone

101
SEELY
Jill R.
Dec.7, 1955
Married
July 29, 1972
Charles
Nov. 28, 1954
Feb. 18, 1992
double stone

102
James C. GALLT
PFC US Army
World War II
June 24, 1916, - July 6, 1985
Mason marker

102a
Alice B. GALLT
1918
one large base but two separate stones

103
ROBERTS
Fred G.
1907-1980
Violet R.
1916-
double stone

103a
HOWARD
Frank A.
1935
Theodora A.
1937
married Dec. 10, 1955

103b
Edward F. COVERT
PFC US Army
Korea
Jun 16 1932 Nov 4 1993

row 8

104
BEEMAN
Herbert E.
1906-1977
married
May 14, 1927
Marguerite E.
1908-
"Together forever"
double stone

row 9

105
GOODRICH
Paul L.
1931-
married
Jan 25, 1959
Bontajean
(Bonnie)
1938-1992
double stone

106
Walter W. NICHOLS Jr.
Mar. 30, 1995

107
Michael M. HOEFT
PFC US Army
Oct. 29, 1957-July 24, 1976

108
wooden cross

109
BOND
Kathleen M.
1955
Thomas F.
1953-1998
double stone

110
ROY
Norman W.
1942-1993
married
Oct.6,1962
Janice E.
1943
double stone

row 10

111
POLHAMUS
Eva B.
1907-1994
married
May 25, 1929
Henry
1908-1994
double stone

112
MULDER
Donald W.
1925-
Ethel I
1929-
double stone

113
Destiny Marie MULDER
1996-1996
mortuary marker

114
KANTHE
Jim J.
1908-
Marion Patsy
KREMSKI
1908-1993
double stone

115
MURRAY
Herbert L.
Mar. 10, 1922
J. Kathleen
Mar. 29, 1925
May 3, 1998
double stone

116
AUSTIN
Patricia L
1929
Vern W.
1928
double stone

116a
Jerry don HERBLET
1937-1999
mortuary marker

117
FICKIES
Lynn
1912-1998
Dorothea
1912-1978
double stone

118
Clyde W. JOHNSON
1945-1988
"We love you Grandpa"
US veteran maker-also mortuary marker

119
Clarice E.
1906-
see stone number 124

120
Clarence V.
1906-1978
see stone number 124

121
MANAUSA
Irene M.
1919-1995
Thomas J.
1913-1988
double stone

121a
cement base with a mortuary maker beside it
Thomas M. CHAPMAN
1959-1998

row 11

122
Edward J. JELINEK
PFC US Army
World War II
Oct. 7, 1924-Oct. 31, 1990
foot stone for number129

123
Clyde W. JOHNSON
SPS US Army
Vietnam
1945-1988
foot stone for number118

124
SEMANS
large stone

row 12
 

125
GEE
Jack M.
1922-1984
H. Vergene
1923-1997
Married June 10, 1943
double stone-mortuary marker says Helen V. GEE 1923-1997

126
SLAVIK
John
May 21, 1925
Baby
Susan
1958
Kathryn
Sept 7, 1925
triple stone

127
Super
Frank J. KANTHE
Loving Dad, son & brother
1951-1995

128
SODMAN
Jack Sr.
1936-1994
married
July 2, 1976
Rita L.
1942-
double stone- mortuary marker for Jack Sr.

129
JELINEK
Edward J.
October 7, 1924
October 31, 1990
Married
March 9, 1946
Beatrice A.
August 31, 1927
double stone-veteran marker-mortuary for Edward J. see stone number 122

130
JOHNSON
Peggy J.
Nov 6, 1938
me me
married
Aug. 16, 1958
Robert
May 5, 1938
June 20, 1986
Papa
double stone

131
John
1935-1996
Rosemary
1937-1985
GOEBEL

132
KLABAK
Staff Sergeant
Charles J.
October 10, 1917
Loraine J.
June 18, 1922
October 13, 1989
double stone

133
Ralph
1910-1979
Ann
1917
CHAPMAN

Read by Karen and Shirley Gorman, Summer and Fall of 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.