Moravian Church Cemetery - Chaska, Minnesota

city of Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota: T115N - R23W, section 5

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This cemetery is maintained on a regular basis and is in good shape. The SE section has very few burial monuments, with the few remaining being older burial monuments. The NE and SW sections are fairly full of burials, with the NW section having the most recent burials.

Within the boundaries of the Moravian Cemetery is the Priebe Family Cemetery. I have listed the Priebe Family Cemetery as a separate cemetery.

In the "Compendium of History and Biography of Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota" [1915] edited by Maj. R.I. Holcombe and William H. Bingham, they wrote:  "The first regularly organized church to hold religious services was the MaravianIt was formed 1 January 1858 ..." (page 231).

This cemeteries burial monuments were transcribed during the spring of 1998.

Copyright © Debbie Boe 1998

Adelia M. Abel 1887 - 1972

Charles W. Abel 1886 - 1963

Helen M. Albers 1883 - 1972

August Arndt - Co. H 9th Minnesota Inf.

B. Arndt - no dates

C. Arndt - G.A.R. - no dates

C. Arndt - no dates

Catherine Arndt 1848 - 1929

G. Arndt - no dates

Grandma Arndt - no dates

Grandpa Arndt - no dates

H. Arndt - no dates

Jno. Arndt Co. H 9 Minnesota Inf. - no dates

W. Arndt - Uncle Bill - no dates

Helen Amalia Barac 1904 - 1992

Charles A. Barris 1911 - 1990

C. Beltz - no dates

F. Beltz - no dates

father Beltz (?) 1 October 1833 - 1 December 1901

K. Beltz - no dates

Mamie R. Beltz 1876 - 1969

mother Beltz (?) 17 April 1837 - 28 March 1905

Raddatz Beltz (?) 1871 - 1909

W. Beltz - no dates

Carl Bender 1849 - 1972

Charles E. Bender 1889 - 1972

Dorothea (?) Bender (?) ? Sept. (?) 1824 (?) - 21 (?) April (?) 188? (?)  worn & hard to read

Edward Bender 1887 - 1892

Edwin J. Bender 1906 - ____

Frederick Bender 25 October 1856 - 8 July 1933

Helena S. Bender 1893 - 1973

Henry Bender 7 November 1918 - ____ MN Pvt 6 Inf. 5 Div.

John Bender 1817 - 1899

John Bender (?) 1855 - 1927

Lilly Bender (?) 1885 - 1985

Mary Bender 1893 - 1973

Peter Bender 25 October 1856 - 9 December 1940

Sophia Bender (?) 1859 - 1951

Norma E. Berglund 1925 - 1990 married Sidney E. 5 October 1945

Sidney E. Berglund 1919 - 1991 married Norma E. 5 October 1945

Herbert Bollmann 1912 - 1923

Lydia Bollmann 1884 - 1981

Paul E. Bollmann 1882 - 1957

Anna K. Bongard (?) 1892 - 1991

Gerhard Bongard (?) 1852 - 1942

Louisa Bongard (?) 1856 - 1933

August Brandenburg 28 April 1840 - 28 October 1868

Karl Brandenburg - aged 8 years

Wilhelm Brandenburg - aged 8 years

Mary, wife of Wm. Brum, died 29 January 1872, aged 21 years 6 months

Caroline S. Carbe (?) ? November 1833 - 27 July 1887

Alice Delzer 1923 - 1983

Elnor Delzer 1917 - ____

Martin J. Dircks 1890 - 1972

Minnie Dircks 1892 - 1980

Vernon M. Dircks 1917 - 1984

Cora F. Dixon 1912 - 1992

Ralph E. Dixon 1907 - 1959

Cleone D. Dollerschell 1934 - 1988

Sara Beth Dollerschell   -- 19 April 1982 --

Edna Ekstrom (?) 1899 - 1956

Walter Ekstrom (?) 1893 - 1963

Walter E. Ekstrom 20 April 1893 - 18 May 1963 PFC U.S. Army World War1

Richard Elka 28 April 1869 - 5 December 1878

August C. Elke (?) 1858 - 1936

Estella L. Elke 27 May 1888 - 28 November 1970

father Elke (?) 1860 - 1923

H.J. Elke - no dates

Herbert Elke (?) 1889 - 1893

Herman Elke (?) 1885 - 1960

Howard Elke (?) 1899 (?) - 1910 (?)

Ida Lawin Elke 1866 - 1918

Mary Elke (?) 1887 - 1890

Mary Schwich Elke 1878 - 1972

mother Elke (?) 1864 - 1930

William F. Elke 1862 - 1923

Carl F. Ernst 1921 - 1991

Emilie Eugster 1895 - 1928

Ulrich Eugster 1866 - 1965

Ulrich Hedley Eugster 26 - 27 April 1940

Alvina Faust 1856 - 1944

Katheren Frank 1857 - 1932

baby Frenz - 1942 -

Edwin T. Franz 1903 - 1985

Lydia O. Frenz 1910 - ____

Emma E. Gastler 1897 - 1975

Gustaf E. Gastler 1899 - 1970

Anna Geske (?) 1877 - 1979

Anton B. Geske 1905 - 1993

August Geske (?) 1868 - 1954

Mabel Geske (?) 1900 - 1920

Viola L. Geske 1910 - 1983

Nellie Godfrey 1888 - 1894

Margaret L., daughter of Rev. C.A. & A.F. Haehnle  28 September 1889 - 22 May 1892

Paul Deremer (?), son of Rev. C.A. & A.F. Haehnle  17 January 1887 - 19 May 1893

Eliza M. Haering (?) 1872 - 1947

Jacob J. Haering (?) 1858 - 1929

Anne S. Halquist 1897 - 1976

Rudolph A. Halquist 1893 - 1958

Frederick Hammer, died 24 January 1869, aged 67 years

Casper W. Happ (?) 1875 - 1958

Conrad Happ 29 October 1886 - 20 January 1944  MN Pvt 36 BN U.S. Guards

Dorothy L. Happ (?) 1902 - 1975

George J. Happ (?) 1906 - 1966

John L. Happ 1885 - 1949

John T. Happ 26 August 1845 - 20 June 1886

Margaretha K., wife of J.T. Happ 25 December 1846 - 25 November 1914

Minnie A. Happ (?) 1878 - 1938

Albert, child of H. & A. Harden, died 19 August 1882 (?)  aged 6 months 22 days

Alwine, child of H. & A. Harden, died 27 April 1883  aged 4 years 3 months

Madie J.L. Harrington 1891 - 1986

Maynard W.E. Harrington 1925 - 1979

William U.M. Harrington 1886 - 1960

Minna B.A., daughter of F. & A. Heck 18 November 1883 - 5 June 1885

Gilbert Hedtke 1898 - 1975

Margaret Hedtke 1901 - 1975

Arthur W. Heimkes 1913 - 1990 married Mabel E. 19 August 1938

Mabel E. Heimkes 1915 - ____ married Arthur W. 19 August 1938

Christina Herrmann 1880 - 1980

Jacob Hohl 1879 - 1947

Katharine Hohl 1892 - 1968

G. Samuel Hubert 1898 - 1979

Minnie Jo Hubert 1902 - 1972

John Humble 1814 - 1899 Doner of Moravian 1861

Irma A. Johnson 1913 - ____

Lloyd E. Johnson 1907 - 1976

Wilhelmz Johnson  1893-1952

Lena A. Jones 29 September 1871 - 3 March 1958

Elizabeth Keebler 1865 - 1957

William T. Keebler 17 March 1860 - 26 April 1918

Fredericke Kenning 30 April 1821 - 10 March 1900

Henry Kenning 24 September 1816 - 24 May 1881

Wm. Kittelmann Co. G 2nd (?) Minnesota Inf.

Bertha M.A., daughter of H. & M. Kirchmantz (?)  18 February 1874 - ?0 April 1874

Otto H.J., son of H. & M. Kirchmantz (?)  5 February 1875 - 8 April 1875

Alice O. Klammer (?) 1870 - 1870

August Klammer (?) 1839 - 1929

Louisa H. Klammer (?) 1878 - 1918

Louise Klammer (?) 1842 - 1924

Paul L.C. Klug 3 June 1880 - 3 May 1882

Albertina Koglin 6 June 1835 - 19 September 1921

Carl Koglin (?) 20 April 1859 (?) - ? October (?) 1876 - hard to read

Freidrich (?) Koglin (?) 18 April 1871 - 2 October 1876 - hard to read

Herman Koglin 23 February 1829 - 1 September 1911

Reinhard Koglin, son of A. (?) & M.H. (?) Koglin  23 February 1863 - 24 October 1883

Anna M. Kohls 1888 - 1984

Anton A. Kohls 1883 - 1958

Edward John Krause 1881 - 1940

Friederike D. Krause (?) 30 November 1852 - 13 June 1914

Gustave Krause (?) 22 June 1846 - 6 March 1919

Bernhard R. Lawin 1876 - 1950

Bertha, daughter (?) of J. & L. Lawin 7 June (?) 1853 - 8 February 1870

Bertha H. Lawin 1878 - 1976

Charlotte Lawin, died 8 March 1894, aged 74 years

Emilie, daughter of J. & L. Lawin 26 October 1858 - 11 November 1876

Johann Lawin, died 11 February 1879, aged 60 years

George W. Lindenberg 1903 - 1981

Mabel H. Lindenberg 1899 - 1990

Anna M.A. Meder 9 July 1870 - 17 April 187? - broken & worn stone

Herman Meder 20 April 1829 - 5 December 1879

Lydia Meder, died 19 May 1900, aged 16 years - Birkholz on base of monument

Wilhelmina Meder 6 October 1834 - 15 February 1916

father Mertz 1814 - 1900

mother Mertz 1835 - 1891

Friederich J. Meyer 16 June 1875 - 9 December 1877

Deloris Sauerbrey Miller 1916 - 1968

Alice (?), daughter of E. & K. Moeschler 22 July 1878 - 26 August 1885

Charles Moeschler, died 21 September 1892, aged 74 years

Friederecke Moeschler, died 6 January 1895, aged 67 years

Lucian Moeschler 1891 - 1978

Hulda Molnau 1860 - 1880

Paul Moser - 1864 -

Paulina Moser - 1864 -

Constance A. Naegeli 1918 - 1964

Anna M. Ochs 1824 - 1860

Elizabeth Ochs 1831 - 1910

Henry Ochs 1815 - 1901

Henry Ochs 1847 - 1863

Henry J. Ochs 1864 - 1911

Louise Ochs 1858 - 1863

Minnie K. Ochs 1867 - 1948

Willie Ochs 1869 - 1871

Carl F.W. Oehlke (?) 1 October (?) 1833 - 11 September 1870

Irma L. Ottinger 1914 - 1986

Theodore W. Ottinger 1919 - ____

Ruben E. Pearson 1901 - 1981

baby Perry - 1954 -

Antonia B. Pfuhl (?) 1874 - 1953

Fredericka Pfuhl (?) 1837 - 1926

William F. Pfuhl (?) 1847 - 1936 ‘Chaska Fireman’

? Priebe 31 March 1819 (?) - 10 July 1883 (?)

Carl Priebe (?) 31 July 1863 - 3 September 1884

Bertha H. Prieber 3 September 1863 (?) - ? May 1889

H. Wm. (?) L. Prieber 17 December 1876 (?) - 23 November 1887

Louise C. Reinhard born & died April 1897

Henry Sauerbrey 1825 - 1889

John Sauerbrey 1858 - 1889

Marie Sauerbrey 1830 - 1920

Mary Sauerbrey 1860 - 1942

Anna Schacher 1804 - 1866

Jacob Schacher 1801 - 1873

Adam Schafer 13 December 1863 - 24 December 1930

Johanna Schafer 27 June 1866 - 9 February 1937

John Schafer, died 2 September 1902, aged 68 years 10 months 16 days

Katrina Schafer, died 13 September 1920, aged 83 years 11 months 6 days

Georg Schennerman (?) 24 April 1877 (?) - 12 August 1881  -worn & hard to read

Andrew Schilken 1876 - 1963

Louise M. Schilken 1883 - 1956

Beulah P. Schleicher 1895 - 1996

Casper Schleicher 1865 - 1943

Friederika Schleicher 1 August 1832 - 18 February 1922

George H. Schleicher 1895 - 1973 World War 1 Vet *

George H. Schleicher 22 February 1895 - 9 April 1973  MN Pvt U.S. Army World War 1

Theresa Schleicher 1870 - 1912

William C. Schleicher 1901 - 1980

Conrad (?) Schleiger 8 December 1832 - 15 October 1900

Anton Schneider 1869 - 1936

Ruth Abel Schneider 1910 - ____

John J. Schoen 9 April 1925 - 24 November 1988  2nd Lt. U.S. Army Air Corps World War 2

Delores E. Schwalbe 1916 - 1985

Henry T. Schwalbe (?) 1904 - 1986

Lydia M. Schwalbe (?) 1906 - 1993

Marvin William Schwalbe (?) 1932 - 1948

Traugott W. Schwalbe 1908 - ____

Harry B. Smith 1902 - 1984

Ruth C. Smith 1903 - 1978

Emilie F. Sondermann, born Thust 22 April 1830 in Gnadenfei (?)  Deutschland, - rest of monument is buries to deep to read

Alice M. Stans 1902 - 1986

Florian H. Stans 1906 - ____

Lillian Stege 1894 - 1972

Olga Stege 1896 - 1987

Sophia Stout 3 March 1879 - 18 March 1961

Erna T. Stripe, nee Torgerson 26 January 1913 - 30 September 1996

Ervin H. Teich 1893 - 1968

Esther Teich 1897 - 1978

Schwester Maria Thies 22 August 1819 - 14 January 1876

Fred Tunell 1868 - 1950

Josephine Tunell 1877 - 1967

Mathilda Utecht 1863 - 1945

Roland A. Vollmer 7 October 1928 - 23 September 1990  EM2 U.S. Navy Korea Vietnam

Mary Wasserman (?) 1 March 1824 - 26 May 1912

Michael Wasserman (?) 16 March 1819 - 27 May 1867

Matilda Ochs Weingarth 1871 - 1904

father Werner (?) 23 May 1860 - 16 February 1940

Louise D. Werner 1890 - 1959

mother Werner (?) 19 September 1865 - 26 June 1921

Paul F. Werner (?) 2 April 189? - 4 June 1966

Rudolph Werner (?) 17 May 1885 - 24 February 1956

William F. Werner 1889 - 1954

Johnnie, son of George & Mary Wiest, died 7 March (?) 18?? - broken monument

Wilhelm Wiest 23 March 1850 - 10 May 1875 (?)

Amelia F. Wolff 1873 - 1943

Arthur R. Wolff 1872 - 1961

Ellen H., daughter of F. & A.O. Wolff 15 September 1867 - 26 January 1868

Erdmutha C. Wolff 1 January 1799 - 8 June 1865

Herbert A. Wolff (?) 1900 - 1955

Myrtle E. Wolff (?) 1905 - 1988

Richard A. Wolff 17 March 1861 - 13 February 1862

Theodor J. Wolff 1883 - 1946

Elizabeth E. Zimmerman 1914 - ____

Fred H. Zimmerman 1907 - 1993

Everett O. Zimmermann 1913 - 1984

Mildred A. Zimmermann 1923 - 1995

William D. Zwiers 1938 - 1985

The following monuments were not complete:

?, died 15 September 1869 - rest of monument is missing

Augusta, wife of - rest of monument is to worn to read

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