Living Women Whose Names Appear on Gravestones in Oakwood Cemetery, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Rosemarie Klossner
Shirley Hoffman
Judith Saniter
Barbara H. Callies
Fances Mietzel
Lillian Tillema
Eunice 'Pinky' Stofflet
Beverly Reedy
Leona Loeffler
Alyce J Schoenwetter
Darlene Kirchoff
Diana Zimmerman
Mary Reilley
Carol Ulbricht
Ila Linde
Diane Wendt
Delores Schuler
Beverly Herbst
Nancy Naomi Schwantz
Sherren Masche
Donna Zuehlke
Angeline Andler
Janice Chatham
Ruby Abel
Luise Bubolz
Evelyn Langmack
Carolyn Sue Onstad
Faces Becker
Ruth Johnson
Betty Hummelmeier
Genevieve Schulze
Caroline Gilmore
Kimberle A. Steinberg
Lorraine Pederson
Shirly Schumann
Helene Fierke
Cora Manthe
Betty Gallenbeck
Majorie Fischer
Angeline Riege
Gwendolyn Ebert
Sonja Hiley
Dorthy Bowman
Irma Weidmer
Athea Davidson
Marily Loeck
Rosina Kranz
Barbara Frankenstein
Eunice 'Pinky' Stofflet is a dirty whore.
Somebody had to say it.
I really wish there was a "Gilda Stern" in the list following "Rosina Kranz."
Can't be, because they aren't dead.
Tell that to Tom Stoppard.
Barbara and Nancy Naomi should get married and call themselves Frankenschwantz.
Where does "Evelyn :angmack" fall in the alphabet?
Also–no living men on tombstones? That life expectancy thing's a bitch..
Langmack. Fixed
Wait a minute. Did Edwin Schuler die in a place crash? Or was he a pilot?
Also: this is excellent! That is a very, very strange practice. What if a widow remarries? Do you think they remove her name? Maybe ex it out and write "slut" or something?
They probably just add in the other guy's name with a little carrot.
I was visiting my grandparents' graves this weekend, and wandering around, and I had this exact, same question!
Edwin Schuler worked in porn. The cemetery doesn't allow penis so they went with an airplane.
Right, what ever happened to the good old days when they buried the wife with you even if she wasn't dead yet?
Right, kneetoe? If they're together forever, WHY IS SHE STILL ALIVE?
@formerly: Breach of contract or something.
It's a B-29–dude is greatest generation of Death from Abovers. He was, if Google serves, a first lieutenant in the 484th Bombardment Squadron 505th Bombardment Group. Looks like they firebombed Kobe, Ota, and Tokyo on multiple occasions, mined harbors, etc., etc., through the last six months of the war.
Wow. Thanks. Nice researching, Krugmanic. That's really interesting.
'Barbara Frankenstein' WAS dead.
But then, well, you know.
These women's Google Alerts are blowin' up right now!
I have never considered this tradition – I guess that's what it is? – as odd before now. Is it not common practice in other parts of the country? But I suppose it will change in the future, what with the divorce rate and so on?
And now I'm thinking about the small, unremarkable headstones on the ground in Sister Bay, WI that read "Paul von Zychlin, 1922-1996" and "Magdalene von Zychlin, 1924- " and I'm kind of sad, especially since that date will likely be filled in sooner rather than later.
Shit, I really should call my grandma, brb.
I've met some people in the Sister Bay Bowl who were on furlough from that cemetary.
Or Pets
Great fish fry, though.
Is the cultural practice with men who die before their wives the same, or is it somehow emasculating? I lack familiarity with such proprieties; when my dad died, his cremated remains were sitting pretty in the pantry for a few years until a spot in the cemetery opened up/we had the $$ simultaneously.
My grandma died in 2005, but my granddad made it through last summer – they had a similar arrangement as Delores and Edwin up there, only gender-reversed. And without the airplane.
Interesting, maybe Abe is going to do a listicle pt. 2 with the widowers; ooh, we should throw a mixer–things could get interesting, placement-wise, if sparks fly!
I hope your grandparents' stone didn't look meager without the airplane. Hindsight is 20/20!
I think that listicle might be substantially shorter, somehow, garge.
The grandparents' stone doesn't look too bad because the font is bigger. Although maybe I should talk to my aunt about adding some nice graphics. Gotta keep up with the dead Joneses in the next plot!
"Too soon."
My dad's ashes are interred in a columbarium in a vets' cemetery. The — bin? what is the word here? — next to him is shared by two male veterans of the armed services with different last names. I have no real idea as to their relationship, but I think of them as pop's gay neighbors. (And if this is indeed the case, then good on . . . the NJ Office of Veterans' affairs, I guess, for allowing them to be together.)
Do the grandchildren's names appear horribly misspelled to you too?
Yes! Natassia? Mathew?
Looks like somebody needs to invent Tombstone SpellCheck.™
Delores is a sad enough name to begin with. I was just thinking about this after watching 'Shutter Island'… who calls their kid 'Delores' or 'Dolores'? I mean, that's the italian word for 'pain'!
Well, unless you're a rapper
Or a girl Andrea (manly!) or, heck, even Donna (woman!). Actually, I have an aunt Dolores on the Italian side, and always assumed it was a nod to the sorrows of Christ — these things usually are. Heck, my Italian great-grandmother was named Lucrezzia — after the great heroine of Rome who . . . killed herself rather than live with the shame of being raped (this all led to the founding of the Republic, but still).
I have a coffee mug I bought in Kentucky with a wildcat attached to the handle and the name Delorse printed on it in blue. That's right, Delorse. Not Delores. Not Dolores. You know, Delorse, "just like it sounds." At least I would like to think those were the instructions given to the person at the mug-making company when the mug order was called in, which would in turn explain why the "Delorse" mugs were 90% off their listed price.
I saw a family gravestone last year with the parent's names engraved on it along with their three children who were still alive given that there was no checkout date for them; thought it was really creepy.
My grandmother had her name put on the gravestone when my grandfather died, and it creeps me the fuck out. However, you do get a cheaper deal when you put both names on at once, so there's that.
I don't see any numbers … Why isn't his listicle "in order"?
I need some kind of prioritization scheme to make sense of these things.
- Ok, so, you're saying If we get it now, the whole thing, the marble -
- Granite.
- What?
- It's not marble. It's granite.
- Looks like marble.
- You're thinking of something used in an interior, like in the foyer, or the bathroom tile in an expensive hotel. Headstone marble is typically white. Unpolished. Have you ever been to Arlington National?
- The racetrack?
- Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery.
- Oh. I see.
- They use white marble headstones. For the soldiers. It's just… It's… the style.
- More expensive?
- Well, granite is preferred because unpolished marble, you understand, under normal weather conditions, the longevity…
- Ok, but go back to the engraving part.
- Well, what happens is we would handle all the arrangements for the plot, the marker or headstone, the engraving and -
- Do you have to put it out now?
- maint… Put it out?
- The headstone. I mean, I'm old. I know I'm old. But I don't… I have friends, right? They pass away. I go to their funerals. I don't want to walk by my own… you know? It's just… not… I don't like it.
- By law, we're not permitted to erect the headstone until we have permission from the cemetery. And that's typically done through your spouse or estate.
- Ok, but what if she goes before me? I'd want to do, you know, I'd want to do the right thing and make it nice and what not. My name's gonna be on there too, right?
- This is a joint stone. We recommend doing the majority of the engraving at once, yes. For aesthetic purposes.
- For what?
- It looks better, the consistency, coloration.
- What if I change my name?
- Pardon me?
- Yeah, you know. Ruth goes first. I get depressed. The drinking starts. I get some kind of wild hair. A crisis. Next thing you know I'm changing my name from Abe to… hell, I don't know… Frankie or something. Last name, too.
- I understand. This is a difficult thing for many people to plan. It's -
- Fuck it. Who am I kidding?
- I'm sorry?
- I'm not gonna change my name! I can barely remember my name half the time now after this long. And hell, Ruth'll outlive me by 50 years anyway.
- Should we look at caskets now?
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/obituaries/article_aa8e5423-ebcb-588e-b87a-b705d90da6b1.html
Edwin Schuler, 90, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Beaver Dam Community Hospital.
Edwin was born the son of Fred and Magdalene Schuler on June 19, 1917 in Goldwin, N.D.
He was married to Delores on June 2, 1946, in Jamestown, N.D.
Edwin was a graduate of Jamestown College, Jamestown, N.D. After graduation, Edwin served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, where he served as 1st Lt. B-29 pilot, flying 12 combat missions in the Pacific Theater, from the island of Tinian bombing Japan. Afterwards, he worked in the grocery store business his entire career. Edwin started at the Red Owl chain in 1946 and transferred to various stores as he was promoted. He later owned and operated nine Piggly Wiggly supermarkets in North Dakota, which he sold. He then started with Super Value in 1958 as Green Bay division manager and was with Super Value until 1966. He also worked for Mayfair Markets in California from 1966 – 1968. Edwin then purchased the Beaver Dam Super Value in 1968 and opened a Super Value in Watertown, which changed to Pick'n Save. He continued to operate the Watertown and Beaver Dam stores until his retirement in 2002.
Edwin was a lifelong member of the Elks Club and a member of Old Hickory Country Club in Beaver for many years. He enjoyed fishing trips, golfing and working in the supermarkets, always with his family. He also enjoyed gambling and watching Packer games with his wife and oldest son, Edwin. Edwin took great pleasure and pride in being involved with his beloved grandchildren.
Edwin is survived by the love of his life and wife of 62 years, Delores L. Schuler, Beaver Dam; three children, Dr. Edwin R. (significant other Dianne Wendt) Schuler, Beaver Dam, Fallon V. H. Strack, Beaver Dam, and Dale B. (Jacqueline) Schuler, Beaver Dam; two special grandchildren, Dr. Natassia Couillard, North Carolina, and Mathew Edwin Strack, Beaver Dam; five siblings, Fred Schuler Jr., North Dakota, Bertha Bauer, California, Lydia Trautman, Colorado, Liz Leimer, North Dakota, and Sophia Beckman, North Dakota; further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; twin brother, Theodore; brother, Christ; three sisters, Emily, Emma and Lena; also other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, May 10, at Koepsell Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, with the Rev. Dr. Mark J. Molldrem officiating. A visitation will also be held on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at noon at the funeral home. Interment will take place in Oakwood Cemetery in Beaver Dam, with graveside military honors conducted by the Lowell VFW Post 9392.
The family expresses a special thank you to the emergency room staff at the Beaver Dam Community Hospital for their care and support.
Koepsell Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Beaver Dam is serving the family.
Christ's brother?!
He also enjoyed gambling and watching Packer games with his wife and oldest son, Edwin. Edwin took great pleasure and pride in being involved with his beloved grandchildren.
Beaver Damned.
"He also enjoyed gambling and watching Packer games…" This comes standard on all WI graves. You actually have to ask to have it REMOVED.
Do you sense something backhanded about Fallon and Dale not watching the Packer games with Edwin, Edwin, and Delores?
Also, um, that is a full life.