LaPorte County, Indiana
Below is a listing of Veteran Burials within Galena
Township in La Porte County, Indiana.
Cemeteries included in this listing
are:
Heckman Cemetery
Posey Cemetery
Teeter
Cemetery
|
Name |
Address |
Next of Kin |
NOK Address |
DOB |
At |
Date of Death |
Cause of Death |
Date of Burial |
Grave # |
Lot # |
Branch of Service |
War Served in |
Rank |
Enlisted |
Dishcarged |
Type of Stone |
Flag Holder |
Added Comments |
|
Heckman Cemetery |
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|
Beeman, Corvando A |
Galena Twp, La Porte Co., IN |
wife - Alice |
same |
Apr 1845 |
New York |
06/01/1920 |
na |
na |
3 |
57 |
Army Co. F 15th Mich. Inf. |
Civil War |
Pvt |
10/11/1864 |
5/22/1865 |
Upright Gov |
Civil War |
|
|
Birkholz, Robert E |
411 Black Oak Dr. Michigan City,IN |
wife Kathleen |
same |
28-May-48 |
La Porte, IN |
07/11/1970 |
killed in action |
07/20/1970 |
1 |
78 |
Army 46th Inf. Div Amer. Div |
Vietnam |
Sgt |
1968 |
died 1970 |
Govt Bronze & Pvt |
Vietnam |
killed in action in Vietnam |
|
Connet, Isaac M |
RR5 Box 202 , La Porte |
wife |
same |
10/23/1887 |
Robinson, IL |
12/04/1973 |
illness |
12/06/1973 |
2 |
29 |
US Navy also Reserves |
WW one & two |
CMM PA |
11/19/1907 |
ret. 1945 |
na |
VFW |
|
|
Deutscher, John P |
3914 N 450 E Rolling Prairie, IN |
wife - Helen |
same |
03-Mar-16 |
Michigan City, IN |
07/13/1991 |
illness |
07/16/1991 |
na |
US Army |
WW II |
PFC |
12/12/1942 |
04/25/1946 |
na |
WW II |
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|
Fuller, Wilbur W. |
Galena Twp, La Porte Co., IN |
na |
na |
12/10/1830 |
New York |
11/17/1904 |
Cancer |
11/20/1904 |
2 |
51 |
Army Co C,. 12 th Mich. Inf |
Civil War |
Sgt |
11/1/1861 |
2/15/1866 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
Enlisted at Weesaw, Michigan |
|
Hatfield, William C |
Galena Twp, La Porte Co., IN |
na |
na |
Sept 1824 |
Tenn |
10/30/1905 |
illness |
11/03/1905 |
3 |
13 |
Army Co., E., 20th Regt. Ind. Inf |
Civil War |
Cpl |
7/22/1861 |
7/12/1865 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
|
|
Herod, Kenneth Walter |
7611 N Fail Rd., La Porte, IN |
wife - Janet |
na |
08/27/1930 |
Michigan City, IN |
12/01/1989 |
illness |
12/02/1989 |
na |
US Army |
Peacetime Vet |
Pvt |
04/14/1955 |
01/24/1956 |
na |
none |
Haverstock Funeral Home |
|
|
Keiner, Phillip H |
Indianapolis, IN |
na |
na |
1892 |
na |
06/30/1959 |
na |
na |
57 |
WWI |
na |
na |
na |
na |
VFW |
Cremation |
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|
Lester, Jermiah |
na |
na |
na |
abt 1833 |
New York |
10/20/1882 |
illness |
10/23/1992 |
1 |
52 |
Army Co. K & Co. G 15th NY Cav. |
Civil War |
Capt |
na |
Upright Gov |
Civil War |
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|
Logman, Clarence E |
156 N. Kabeline Ave., LaPorte |
wife |
same |
9/3/1887 |
Westville, IN |
05/24/1962 |
illness |
05/26/1962 |
3 |
62 |
Army Co. F 22nd Engineers |
WWI |
Pvt |
05/06/1918 |
09/05/1919 |
na |
WWI |
|
|
Mann. Lawrence |
New Buffalo, MI |
na |
1893 |
na |
1962 |
na |
1962 |
10 |
US Army, Co P 22nd Eng. AEF |
WWI |
Sgt |
na |
WWI |
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|
Meredith, Daniel |
RR 2 Box 47C, Three Oaks, MI |
wife - Faye |
same |
02/03/1908 |
Plymouth, IN |
07/30/1978 |
illness |
08/02/1978 |
na |
US Army Co. A 18th Inf. |
Peacetime Vet |
Pvt |
na |
01/24/1928 |
na |
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|
Miller, Roger C |
RR 1, Box 462 Three Oaks, MI |
wife - Lillian |
same |
02/18/1919 |
Michigan City, IN |
11/05/1982 |
auto accident |
11/08/1982 |
2 |
73 |
US Army Co. C, 738th Med. Tank Batt |
WW II |
Tech./5th |
02/19/1942 |
07/31/1945 |
na |
Amer. Legion |
|
|
Ollikainen, Wilhart M |
14500 Manistee Ave. Brunham,IL |
friend - Milton Dudeck |
La Porte IN |
02/22/1923 |
Dodgeville, MI |
16-Jan-79 |
illness |
5/23/79 ashes |
3 |
28 |
Army, Batt C, 398th Anti Aircrat Art. |
WW II |
PFC |
01/14/1943 |
12/18/1945 |
Govt Bronze |
WW II |
A. W. Battalion |
|
Pagel, Elmer G |
RR #3 La Porte, IN |
wife |
same |
10/02/1909 |
Medford, WI |
04/02/1967 |
illness |
04/05/1967 |
1 |
68 |
US Army 199th Hospital Corps |
WW II |
Tech/ Sgt |
11/16/1942 |
11/21/1945 |
na |
na |
|
|
Replogle, John |
na |
na |
na |
4/11/1820 |
Ohio ? |
10/12/1891 |
illness |
10/15/1891 |
5 |
38 |
Army Co B., 9th Regt. Ind. Inf. |
Civil War |
Pvt |
9/5/1861 |
8/27/1864 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
|
|
Rumbaugh, William H |
423 Woodbine St. La Porte, IN |
daughter Anna Karn |
South Bend, IN |
5/2/1892 |
La Porte, IN |
06/24/1980 |
Heart |
06/27/1980 |
2 |
44 |
US Army Co. D. 116th Inf. 29th Div |
WWI |
Pvt |
09/20/1919 |
06/02/1919 |
na |
WWI |
wife Eleanora died in 1970 |
|
Slater, John H |
Michigan City, IN |
na |
na |
June 1846 |
Indiana |
09/12/1901 |
Dropsy |
09/15/1901 |
5 |
23 |
US Army Co. C. 128th Regt. Ind. Inf |
Civil War |
Cpl |
1/12/1864 |
10/20/1865 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
|
|
Spears, Ernest E |
New Buffalo, MI |
na |
na |
12/7/1886 |
Indiana |
01/05/1945 |
Heart |
01/09/1945 |
62 |
na |
WWI |
na |
na |
Amer. Legion |
Wava or Wavia Whitesell Wife |
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|
Stearns, Timothy Craig |
757 W 900 N, La Porte IN |
wife - Kay |
La Porte IN |
18-Oct-51 |
La Porte, IN |
03/28/1975 |
auto accident |
03/31/1975 |
6 |
30 |
US Army Co A, Truck Batt. |
Vietnam |
Pvt |
12/10/1969 |
12/09/1971 |
na |
Vietnam |
na |
|
Stump, Solemon |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1 |
28 |
US Army Co. C 40th, Ind. Inf |
Civil War |
Pvt |
2/24/1865 |
9/19/1865 |
Upright Gov |
Civil War |
|
|
Van Dusen, Henry H |
na |
na |
na |
1840 |
na |
08/12/1919 |
illness |
08/16/1919 |
2 |
42 |
US Army Co. E 20th Regt. Ind. Inf |
Civil War |
Priv-Bugler |
7/22/1861 |
7/29/1864 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
|
|
Wilson, Nathaniel W |
9404 N. Cty Rd 300 E, LaPorte |
wife - Orma |
same |
9/22/1895 |
Madison, IN |
03/29/1974 |
illness |
04/01/1974 |
2 |
72 |
US Army Field Hosp. No 35 Sanit. Tran |
WWI |
Priv-Cook |
04/26/1918 |
07/09/1919 |
na |
WWI |
|
|
Posey Chapel Cemetery |
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| Albertson, Ben | 7/21/49 abt | Grave 1 Lot 39 | WW 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Ashcraft, Clarence R |
RR 5 Box 234-A La Porte IN |
daughter Lise Ashcraft |
Three Oaks, MI |
03/08/1926 |
LaPorte Co., IN |
01/07/1978 |
illness |
01/10/1978 |
3 |
3-A |
US Navy |
WW II |
Seaman 1st cl |
05/20/1944 |
06/06/1946 |
Govt flat |
WW II |
|
|
Bemiss, Charles W |
1204 Clay St., La Porte, IN |
wife |
same |
11/13/1892 |
Oakland, CA |
12/22/1961 |
illness |
12/27/1961 |
3 |
13 |
US Army, 339th Fire Dept |
WWI |
PFC |
12/09/1917 |
03/14/1919 |
na |
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| Cranson, Lester Daniel | 9/14/1894 | WW 1 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Darling, Donald M |
RR 1, La Porte, IN |
parents |
same |
11/03/1942 |
Michigan City, IN |
07/12/1962 |
drowned accid. |
07/18/1962 |
2 |
40 |
US Air Cop at Loring Air Base-Maine |
Peacetime Vet |
Airman 3rd cl |
07/08/1961 |
died while in |
Govt Bronze |
Peace-Time |
Drowning Accident while in Service |
|
Easton, William P |
na |
son of William & Emily Easton |
wife - Emily |
8/31/1841 |
New York |
4/14/1863 |
died in service |
4/20/1863 |
92 |
Army Co. B, 73rd Regt Ind Inf |
Civil War |
Sgt |
8/16/1862 |
died |
Pvt Lot |
Civil War |
Died in Nashville TN |
|
|
Gable, Samuel |
na |
wife - Alice |
same |
11/1845 |
Indiana |
1906 |
illness |
1906 |
1 |
14 |
Army Co. F 46th Ind Inf |
Civil War |
Pvt |
11/11/1861 |
9/4/1865 |
Pvt Lot |
Civil War |
|
|
Harbin, John C |
na |
wife - Tula |
na |
01/01/1911 |
na |
12/22/1974 |
illness |
12/24/1974 |
1 |
54 |
US Army |
WW II |
PFC |
na |
Govt flat |
WW II |
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|
Harding, Albert V |
Michigan City, IN |
wife - Marie |
same |
6/6/1898 |
na |
06/15/1967 |
illness |
06/18/1967 |
1 |
41 |
US Army |
WWI |
na |
na |
na |
Pvt Stone |
Amer. Legion |
|
|
Hicks, Dale D |
Three Oaks, MI |
parents |
same |
11/12/1929 |
Michigan City, IN |
01/30/1953 |
killed in action |
04/13/1953 |
1 |
A-37 |
Marines, 5th Marines, 1st Div |
Korean |
PFC |
11/21/1951 |
killed in serv. |
Govt flat |
Korean |
Killed on Night Patrol in Korea |
|
Horner, Paul F |
na |
na |
na |
1895 |
na |
06/21/1933 |
illness |
06/24/1933 |
1 |
47 |
US Army,156th Aero Sqdron, Mich.Rgt |
WWI |
Pvt |
na |
na |
Upright Gov |
Amer. Legion |
|
|
Hultgren, William W |
na |
na |
na |
1/18/1894 |
MI |
11/05/1956 |
illness |
11/08/1956 |
1 |
28 |
US Army, Utilities Det. O. M. Corps |
WWI |
Sgt |
na |
na |
Govt flat |
WWI |
|
|
Johnson, Martin O |
3622 E 700 N, Rolling Prairie, IN |
wife - Jeanette |
same |
02/25/1919 |
Chicago, IL |
09/22/1991 |
illness |
09/25/1991 |
na |
na |
US Army |
WW II |
PFC |
06/09/1942 |
08/13/1945 |
na |
WW II |
Essling Funeral Home |
|
Johnson, Stanley H |
Grand Rapids, MI |
wife - Mary K |
same |
01/22/1912 |
NA |
05/24/1950 |
auto accident |
05/27/1950 |
na |
US Navy |
WW II |
Commander |
na |
na |
Pvt Stone |
WW II |
obit on file |
|
|
Larson, Henry A |
Counrty Side Pl, LaPorte, IN |
son-David |
La Porte IN |
01/20/1920 |
Denver, CO |
06/02/1977 |
illness |
06/09/1977 |
na |
na |
US Navy |
WW II |
Lieut. J. G. |
02/19/1944 |
07/24/1946 |
Govt Stone |
WW II |
|
|
Long, Cecil D |
Three Oaks, MI |
wife |
Three Oaks, MI |
1921 |
Michigan ? |
1974 |
illness |
1974 |
1 |
25-A |
US Navy |
WW II |
Commander |
na |
na |
Pvt Stone |
WW II |
na |
|
Martin, David D |
RR 2, Three Oaks, MI |
parents - Arthur & Bessie Martin |
Three Oaks, MI |
02/16/1920 |
Three Oaks, MI |
02/16/1944 |
killed in action |
none |
56-D |
US Navy, Submarine Service |
WW II |
RadioMan 1st cl |
na |
killed in serv. |
Memorial Marker |
WW II |
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|
Martin, Isaac |
Three Oaks, MI |
na |
na |
1/30/1845 |
New Jersey |
11/02/1916 |
illness |
1916 |
2 |
69 |
Army Co. K, 11th Mich. Cav |
Civil War |
Pvt |
na |
na |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
|
|
Morrow, Charles S |
na |
wife - Elizabeth |
na |
4/1/1811 |
Ohio |
4/7/1881 |
illness |
4/10/1881 |
1 |
82 |
Army Co F 9th Regt, Ind Inf |
Civil War |
1st Lieut. |
9/1/1861 |
9/21/1862 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
Recv'd Commision on 9/5/1862 |
|
Morrow, James |
na |
na |
na |
1840 |
na |
11/1/1890 |
illness |
1890 |
2 |
22 |
Army Co., F 20th Regt Ind Inf |
Civil War |
Pvt |
7/22/1861 |
7/29/1864 |
Upright Gov |
Civil War |
|
|
Newell, Thomas J |
na |
na |
na |
3/25/1842 |
na |
3/3/1864 |
na |
1864 |
5 |
53 |
na |
Civil War |
na |
na |
na |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
|
|
Parkhouse, Roger D |
3632 N Cty Rd 850 W, Mich. City,IN |
wife - Audrey (Tews) |
same |
12/14/1917 |
Arthur, ND |
13-Mar-76 |
Heart |
03/15/1976 |
na |
na |
US Army Hdq. Co., 113th Engrs, C Batt |
WW II |
Tech/ Sgt |
04/08/1941 |
11/10/1945 |
Pvt Stone |
Amer. Legion |
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| Parkhouse, Wilbur M. | South Bend, IN | wife | same | 4/26/1909 | Illinois | 24 Jul 1997 | n/a | July 1997 | na | na | US Army | WW II | Pvt | na | na | na | na | Info contributed by: Ralph E.
Parkhouse at rparky@juno.com |
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Perkins, J. W. (John) |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1 |
4 |
Army C, 128th Regt., Ind. Inf |
Civil War |
Pvt |
11/16/1863 |
5/21/1865 |
Upright Gov |
Civil War |
|
|
Searing, David |
Three Oaks, MI |
wife - Ella per 1870 census |
same |
2/26/1840 |
New Jersey |
8/28/1871 |
illness |
8/30/1871 |
5 |
89 |
Army Co K, 39th New Jersey Inf |
Civil War |
Pvt |
9/9/1864 |
6/17/1865 |
Prvt Head & Lot |
Civil War |
|
|
Smith, Conger W |
Galena Twp, La Porte Co., IN |
Parents - Mr & Mrs Stanley W. Smith |
Galena Twp, La Porte, IN |
12/26/1921 |
Galena Twp, IN |
03/16/1944 |
plane crash |
06/15/1948 |
na |
na |
US Army Air Crops, 9th Air Force |
WW II |
Lieut- |
Jul-42 |
died |
Pvt Stone |
WW II |
plane accident in Fench Morocco |
|
Smith, Henry E |
na |
wife - Emma |
na |
1831 |
na |
01/15/1913 |
illness |
01/18/1913 |
1 |
34 |
Army Co B, 9th Regt. Ind. Inf |
Civil War |
Pvt |
4/25/1861 |
7/29/1861 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
|
|
Smith, William W |
Three Oaks, MI |
Three Oaks, MI |
11/18/1840 |
Three Oaks, MI |
08/22/1924 |
old age |
08/25/1924 |
5 |
6 |
Army Co E, 2nd Michigan Inf |
Civil War |
Sgt |
9/13/1861 |
7/28/1865 |
Pvt Stone |
Civil War |
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|
Taft, Gordon |
121 S. Liberty St., W. Liberty, OH |
Edith Ann Taft |
same |
03/21/1920 |
Sioux City, Iowa |
12/01/1998 |
illness |
12/05/1998 |
na |
na |
US Navy |
WW II |
Lieut- |
02/22/1943 |
04/21/1946 |
na |
WW II |
|
|
Walls, Harold H |
RR 1 Rolling Prairie, IN |
son |
Jackson MI |
11/3/1896 |
Van Wert, OH |
10/29/1966 |
illness |
11/02/1966 |
1 |
25 |
US Army Troop H, 16th Cav |
WWI |
Pvt |
04/13/1917 |
09/02/1919 |
Pvt Stone |
WWI |
|
|
Williams, Gilbert |
1 Tivoli Place Apt 2 Elgin< ILL |
wife - Helen |
same |
5/16/1898 |
Bayonne, NJ |
05/14/1981 |
illness |
06/06/1981 |
5 |
18-E |
US Army, Field Art. |
WWI |
2nd Lieut |
Apr-17 |
12/04/1918 |
na |
WWI |
|
|
Witsch, Anthony A |
Chicago, IL |
na |
na |
1902 |
na |
Sep-78 |
illness |
10/03/1978 |
2 |
40 |
US Army |
WW II |
Pvt |
na |
na |
Govt flat |
WW II |
Cremation |
|
unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
42 |
- |
Civil War |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Civil War |
|
|
unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
20 |
- |
Civil War |
- |
- |
- |
na |
Civil War |
|
|
Teeter Cemetery |
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|
Teeter, Phillip F |
na |
na |
na |
1839 |
na |
9/19/1862 |
died in battle |
1862 |
2 |
128 |
Army Co. D 48th Regt. Ind Inf. Vol |
Civil War |
Pvt |
2/17/1862 |
killed in battle |
Priv Upright Stone |
Civil War |
Battle wounds at Iuka, Mississippi |