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Cemetery Index


St. Vincent's Cemetery
aka St. Vaclav cemetery - St. Wenceslaus cemetery - Bohemian cemetery

Sec. 9, SW/NE, Giard twp., near Beulah


St. Wenceslaus - photo from Carol Chase

*Carol Chase: "The Church was also called St. Vaclav. I have my grandparents wedding invitation from 1903 and that is what it is called at that time. St. Wenceslaus is the English translation."


*Gravestone photos for St. Vincent's / St. Wenceslaus cemetery have been shared on the Iowa Gravestone Photo project
- click here to view the gravestone photos

*Obituaries have been contributed for some of the people in this cemetery. Do you have one to share?
- Clayton co. Obituary Board Index

*See also Deanna Krambeer's research of St. Wenceslaus, 2015-2022:
- History & other misc. info. - Alphabetical list of burials - Burials by family groups

Sources used to compile this burial list:
-obituaries
-gravestone inscriptions
-Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
-WPA cemetery records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour (lot numbers are from the WPA records)
-Allamakee co. Death Records (ACDR) from Richard O'Brien

Burials

Name Birth Death Comments
Ambrose, Anna 1840 1823  
Ambrose, Beatrice Loretta nee Nichols 07/05/1920 11/24/2000 w/o Vincent; d/o Lelie & Katie
Ambrose, Frances 1890 1931  
Ambrose, Frank 1875 1914  
Ambrose, Jacob 1833 1901  
Ambrose, John 1877 1923  
Ambrose, John F. 1913 1982 h/o Marie
Ambrose, Marie Blanche nee Havlicek 03/28/1912 07/02/2004 w/o John F.; d/o John T. & Anna (Klima)
Ambrose, Robert J. 'Bowser' 1944 09/17/1985 h/o Linda; Veteran
Ambrose, Vincent R. 1917 2002 h/o Beatrice
Bothel, Irene Cecilia nee Havlicek 06/02/1908 08/14/1938 w/o Earl; d/o Albert & Anna
Burlingame, Mamie E. 05/28/1894 02/26/1906  
Cahoon, Blair   10/17/1963 s/o Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Cahoon
Cahoon, Mary Jane 03/23/1924 12/25/1976 w/o Wilbur
Cahoon, Wilbur 02/03/1921 04/18/1975 h/o Mary J.
Cihla, Mary (Americanized surname: Seglar) 1844 1921  
Cihla, Mathias (Americanized surname: Seglar) 1845 1918  
Dettman, Bridget - - w/o Marlin
Dettman, Marlin Walter 02/04/1958 11/10/2020 h/o Bridget M. (?Putz); s/o Norbert & Mildred (Nuehring)
Downing, Alvina nee Papacek 1886 1915  
Hanzl, Frank   ca1881/2 age 51y; "Father"; h/o Matilda; ssa Matilka
Hanzl, Matilka   ca1881/2 age 5y; "Daughter"; ssa Frank
Havlicek, Agnes H. 1900 1953  
Havlicek, Agnes L. 1912 1994 w/o Frank E.
Havlicek, Albert 04/07/1867 07/24/1925 lot 17; h/o Anna
Havlicek, Anna 1861 1932 "Mother"
Havlicek, Anna nee Papachek 05/21/1870 11/21/1940 h/o Albert; d/o Thomas
Havlicek, Anna B. nee Kilma 1876 1967 w/o John T.
Havlicek, Anna C. 11/25/1901 02/17/1920 lot 17, died in Dubuque
Havlicek, Benjamin F. 08/07/1908 06/16/1947 Iowa, Staff Sgt. US Army, World War II
Havlicek, Catherine nee Herbeck 05/??/1845 11/11/1907 "Mother"; w/o Mathias
Havilicek, Edward A. 04/02/1885 09/19/1910 lot 10; ssa Helen A.
Havlicek, Frank E. 1914 1994 h/o Agnes L.
Havlicek, Gerald 1937 1956 s/o Leo & Grace
Havlicek, Grace Evelyn nee Folsom 08/22/1911 08/07/2002 w/o Leo R.; d/o Alonzo & Hazel (Harris) Folsom
Havlicek, Helen A. 06/21/1906 09/15/1906 ssa Edward A.
Havlicek, John 06/10/1850 06/02/1923 "Father"
Havlicek, John J. 02/20/1904 04/16/1981 never married; s/o John T. & Anna; d. Postville hospital; ACDR; Veteran
Havlicek, John T. 1869 1932 lot 20; h/o Anna B.
Havlicek, Leo R. 1906 1967 h/o Grace
Havlicek, Martin Matt 1876 05/24/1896 s/o Mathias & Catherine; "Died in Flood of 1896"
Havlicek, Mary 1897 1974  
Havlicek, Mathias 12/02/1835 07/12/1926 "Father"; h/o Catherine
Havlicek, Mayme E. 1890 1956  
Havlicek, Raymond J. 02/06/1920 02/22/1949 Iowa, Staff Sgt 679 AAF Bomb Squadron, World War II
Hlavac, Jacob 07/18/1839 10/20/1897  
Hlavac, John 07/07/1880 05/24/1896  
Hlavac, Mary 1869 03/09/1896  
Holly, Infant ---- ---- no dates on stone
Holly, Jan 1852 1933 h/o Marie
Holly, John G. 01/20/1884 05/08/1945  
Holly, Marie 1858 1943 w/o Jan
Jeremias / Jermier, Albert T. 04/11/1838 05/04/1918 h/o Veronica
Jeremias / Jermier, Veronica nee Shaffar 02/02/1839 12/09/1930 w/o Albert
Jermier, Jennie 07/04/1873 03/04/1944 d/o Albert & Veronica
Jermier, John 04/10/1879 11/09/1958 s/o Albert & Veronica
Jermier, Mike 02/13/1877 06/14/1957 s/o Albert & Veronica
Kadlec, Anna R. nee Lestina 05/30/1883 06/23/1916 1st w/o Joseph F.
Kadlec, Antonia 1885 1971 w/o Frank J.
Kadlec, August G. 10/09/1908 08/04/1949 Iowa, Tec 4, US Army, World War II
Kadlec, Frances Anna nee Levinsky 09/28/1888 01/13/1977 2nd w/o Joseph F.; d/o Edward Levinsky; d. Postville hospital, Schultz Funeral Home; (ACDR & SSDI)
Kadlec, Frank J. 1882 1970 h/o Antonia
Kadlec, Joseph 02/20/1842 ----  
Kadlec, Joseph F. 1897 1910 "Son"
Kadlec, Joseph Frank 07/21/1873 10/29/1968 1st w/ Anna; 2nd w/ Frances; s/o Joseph & Veronica (Nedle) Kadlec
Kadlec, Nasatec 1842 1894  
Kann, Lorraine 'Loren' 12/20/1924 05/08/1987 h/o Antoinette; US Army, World War II
Kann, Reynold Godfried 08/26/1923 10/01/2009 h/o Shirley; s/o Herbert & Ida (Heck) Kann; US Army Coastal Artillery, WWII
Kann, Shirley nee Nichols 1928 2014 w/o Reynold
Klima, Anna 1838 1903 lot 7
Klima, Annastasia 04/08/1838 04/23/1903  
Klima, Joseph SR 03/28/1863 08/03/1946 h/o Mary
Klima, Mary nee Kadlec 1864 1946 w/o Joseph
Klima, Teresie 10/07/1866 04/04/1895 lot 7
Koresh, John Raymond 04/04/1948 04/16/2016 h/o Mary; s/o John & Arlene (Stagman); cremains; Veteran
Kostal, Marie 1840 1915 ssa Matej
Kostal, Matej 1823 1892 ssa Marie
Lacina, Jakub 1828 02/23/1920 h/o Marie
Lacina, Marie (Americanized surname: Lotza) 1835 12/27/1919 w/o Jakub
Lacina, Marie 1861 1893  
Lestina, ? 1850 1917 "Father"; lot 12
Lestina, ? 1859 1915 "Mother"; lot 12
Lestina, Albert 03/30/1848 07/15/1936 h/o Mary
Lestina, Frank 01/05/1860 06/16/1928 lot 12
Lestina, Frank 1887 1887  
Lestina, Frank Albert 1878 1946 h/o Martha
Lestina, Jakub 1814 1893 lot L2; ssa Marie
Lestina, James 1884 1903 lot L2
Lestina, John 1883 1883  
Lestina, John G. 1893 1924 PVT Med Corps
Lestina, John T. 1890 1915 lot 12
Lestina, Josef 1846 1933 lot 7; ssa Katerina
Lestina, Katerina 1840 1924 ssa Joseph
Lestina, Kathryn 11/20/1855 12/07/1938  
Lestina, Marie 1818 1903 lot 12; ssa Jakub
Lestina, Martha nee Plozel 1877 1962 w/o Frank A.
Lestina, Mary nee Holly 07/04/1854 04/25/1902 lot 11; w/o Albert
Lestina, Rosie 1898 1898  
Lestina, Roger A. 05/09/1941 05/26/2022 h/o Sharon; s/o Floyd & Alma (Cunningham); inurnment of a portion of his ashes at St. Wenceslaus on 10/09/2022, next to his childhood home; inurnment of a portion of his ashes at St. Mary's Catholic cemetery, Bloomington, WI on 6/1/2022, where he spent much of his adult life; Vietnam Veteran
Lestina, Vaclav ---- ----  
Lestina, Vojtech ---- ----  
Lotza, Anna Bertha nee Kottman 11/08/1909 08/17/1977 w/o Sylvester; d/o Henry & Louise (Havorland) Kottman
Lotza, Anna M. 09/08/1875 05/11/1949 ssa Joseph W.
Lotza, George W. 02/19/1905 04/26/1905  
Lotza, Joseph W. 02/14/1871 05/20/1960 ssa Anna M.
Lotza, Sylvester S. 1906 1984 h/o Anna B.
Macha, Thos. ---- ---- lot 4
Mazanec, Frantisek 10/20/1830 06/14/1893  
Mazanec, Marie 08/22/1834 10/03/1907  
Mielke, Gerald D. 11/24/1917 05/18/1995 ssa Madonna; Tec 5, US Army, WWII Veteran
Mielke, Madonna C. 1916 2005 ssa Gerald
Miller, daughter   1955 Infant d/o Nick & Marcella
Miller, Marcella nee Welch 1913 1998 w/o Nick
Miller, Nicholas 'Nick' 09/26/1899 08/01/1972 h/o Marcella
Mojzis, Albert 03/18/1822 02/18/1898 lot 19
Mojzis, Frank 1871 1902  
Moritz, Marleen Marie nee Blietz 12/06/1945 08/26/2017 w/o Gary L.; d/o Giles & Dorothy (Jarms)
Moses, Catherine nee Ambroz 07/04/1850 12/14/1939 w/o Simon; d/o Frank & Mary (Belsa)
Moses, Simon 10/25/1844 10/28/1889 h/o Catherine
Olson, Antoinette B. 1881 1979  
Olson, Marie 1836 1932  
Olson, Peter H. 1876 1936 lot 1
Palas, Stanley Gene 03/11/1950 12/30/1979 h/o Marcia Ambrose; s/o Glenn & LaNida (Nevermann) Palas; US Marine, Vietnam veteran
Papacek, Alvina 1887 1915 lot 5; d/o Thomas & Marie
Papacek, Marie 1839 1922 lot 5; w/o Thomas
Papacek, Thomas 12/19/1839 07/10/1913 lot 5; b. Steponowic, Bohemia; h/o Mary/Marie Lenz
Pilkington, Emma M. 1885 1970 w/o Will B.
Pilkington, Will B. 1879 1956 h/o Emma M.
Plozel, Anna 1873 1965  
Plozel, Mary nee Pozar 1847 1919 lot 11; w/o Thomas; d/o Jakub Pozar
Plozel, Thomas 1838 1924 lot 11; h/o Mary
Pozar, Jakub 1808 1893 lot 11
Samek, Emma Agnes 03/03/1883 12/07/1938 w/o Frank
Samek, Frank 04/18/1878 02/19/1970 h/o Emma A.; s/o Albert & Mary (Bicca) Samek (ACDR)
Samek, Henry 1872 1948 ssa Mary
Samek, Henry Martin 11/12/1901 02/26/1971 Iowa, 52 US Navy, World War I
Samek, Mary 1872 1968 ssa Henry
Samek, Marie 1836 1932 lot 1
Schlitter, Elmer C. 1914 2002 h/o Margaret M.
Schlitter, Margaret M. nee Lestina 04/29/1913 10/27/1993 w/o Elmer C.; d/o Frank A. & Martha (Plozel) Lestina
Schultz, Lillian Mae nee Samek 1906 1974 w/o Wilford
Seglar, Frances 1883 1979 ssa John
Seglar, John 1883 1965 ssa Frances
Sudol, Frank SR 1866 1956 "Father"
Sudol, John 1899 1955 "Son"
Sudol, Mary 1871 1952 "Mother"
Tayek, Jacob 05/23/1825 10/23/1890 ssa Marie & Mikie; h/o Mary
Tayek, Jacob JR 12/09/1911 12/10/1911 s/o J & M
Tayek, Joseph 01/17/1877 08/24/1965 h/o Katherine
Tayek, Katherine nee Moses 11/16/1878 10/08/1973 w/o Joseph; d/o Simon & Katherine (Ambroz) Moses; d. Postville, IA (ACDR)
Tayek, Marie 01/17/1881 03/12/1889 ssa Jacob & Mikie
Tayek, Mary nee Blaha 07/20/1820 05/12/1917 w/o Jacob
Tayek, Mikie 02/17/1896 12/12/1908 ssa Jacob & Marie
Tayek, Robert James 11/25/1923 04/02/1988 s/o Jacob & Marjorie (Burlingame) Tayek; Staff Sgt US Army, Co H 345th Infantry, World War II
Thomas, Rena E. 1915 1971  
Verchota, Frank 1839 1919 lot 23
Verchota, Katherine 1874 1926 lot 23
Verchota, Marie 1830 1895 lot 23
Vlazny, Josef ---- 1903 lot 3
Vlazny, Josef 1904 1919 lot 3
Vlazny, Martin 10/31/1872 09/06/1947 ssa Mary
Vlazny, Mary 02/28/1882 03/27/1962 ssa Martin
Vlazny, Petre Orodujza ---- ----  
Welch, Caroline A. nee Papacek 1905 03/27/1995 ssa Lloyd D.
Welch, Eloise Stella nee Moose 02/28/1927 09/30/1985 w/o Ralph O.; d/o Gerald & Stella (Livingood) Moose
Welch, Larry David 05/14/1949 08/09/1967 s/o Eloise & Ralph O.
Welch, Lloyd D. 1905 1982 h/o Caroline A.
Welch, Ralph Orin 01/15/1928 07/26/2007 1st w/ Eloise, 2nd w/ Joan (Streittmatter) Hertrampf; s/o Lloyd & Caroline
Whittle, Anna E. nee Tinker 1877 08/2?/1939 w/o Michael F.
Whittle, Bernard Michael 11/11/1936 02/27/1991 h/o Shirley; s/o Bernard & Odelia (Fassbinder)
Whittle, Clarence L. 1905 1957 s/o Michael F. & Anna
Whittle, Emma 09/20/1879 08/07/1902 lot 6; w/o Michael
Whittle, Irene Anna 09/15/1900 09/17/1909 d/o Michael F. & Anna
Whittle, Michael 11/11/1830 03/08/1909 lot 6; h/o Emma
Whittle, Michael F. 'Mike' 1877 1946 h/o Anna E.
Whittle, Shirley Louise nee Doerring 07/15/1937 11/01/2022 w/o Bernard; d/o Hubert & Elizabeth (Blume)
Zirbes, Glen J. 05/03/1915 08/21/2005 h/o Martina M.; Tec 3 US Army, World War II
Zirbes, Ida 1880 1947  
Zirbes, Martina M. 07/22/1917 12/21/2010 w/o Glen J.

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