Galena Township Veteran Burials

Galena Twp

Veterans of War & Peace Time

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Albertson, Ben           7/21/49 abt       Grave 1 Lot 39   WW 1            

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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