VAN RIPER CEMETERY
LaGrange Township
Cass County Michigan

Name

DOB

DOD

Notes

Ackerman, Abram - father

Mar 12, 1836

Mar 31, 1906

-

Ackerman, Charles son of R & M J

-

Jan 5, 1865

-

Ackerman, Ellen wf Peter P

78y 4m 21d

Nov 6, 1881

-

Ackerman, John D

1851

1923

-

Ackerman, Joney son of R & M J

1y 9m

1866

-

Ackerman, Ralph

48y

Dec 22, 1888

-

Albertson, 2 babies

-

-

-

Albertson, Bertha A

1890

1968

Albertson, Charles W

1887

1966

-Note birth change

Albertson, Elmer S

1911

1954

-

Albertson, Helen B

1938

1956

-

Anderson, Alfred C

48y 11 m

Nov 23, 1886

Anderson, Clara F

1846

-

Anderson, infant son of A & C

3wks

Oct 11, 1872

-

Arndt, Augustine wf of Frederick

Aug 4, 1846

Jul 1, 1920

Arndt, Charlie F

Apr 6, 1808

Nov 8, 1892

-

Arndt, Frederick

Aug 25, 1848

Jun 1, 1908

Arndt, Henrietta A

Nov 30, 1805

Feb 15, 1885

-

Apr 26, 1857

May 11, 1934

-Note birth year

Bailey, Mother no dates

-

-

-

Behrmann, Mary E. - daughter of William and M.

ae 1yr

Sep 26, 1870

-

Benedict, Clarence G

1892

May 13, 1907

-

Benedict, Ella Van Riper wf of J.E. Benedict

28y 5m

Apr 25, 1891

stone

Benedict, Father

1859

1922

Timothy

Benedict, Frank J

1890

1978

-

Benedict, Harriett 2nd wf of Washburn

1831

May 17, 1908

-

Benedict, John E.

43y 3m 28d

May 19, 1904

MONOLITH

Benedict, John S infant son of F & M

-

Oct 16, 1920

-

Benedict, John S infant son of F & M

-

Jan 5, 1924

-

Benedict, Margaret M dau of Frank & Marie

1925

Mar 5, 1936

-

Benedict, Marie – daughter of John & Ida Van Riper, wife of Frank Benedict

No dates

On Van Riper family stone

Benedict, Marie E

1893

1982

-

Benedict, Mother

1864

1946

Ida

Benedict, Thankful wf of Washburn

1830

1861

Benedict, Timothy son of Washburn & Thankful

1849

1849

-

Benedict, Washburn

1820

Nov 9, 1904

Benham, Laura Bronner

Sept. 6, 1851

Nov. 3, 1881

Bennett, Bertha Secor

Jan 10, 1882

Dec 17, 1942

-

Beverstock, Loraine

1832

Jun 18, 1908

-

Blessing, Lorenzo

-

-

-

Blood, Almeda

Oct 15, 1856

Aug 31, 1935

-

Blood, Ernest Harvey

Dec 18, 1880

Sep 21, 1917

-

Blood, Francis

Aug 30, 1848

Mar24, 1922

-

Blood, Herbert G

Jun 1877

Dec 20, 1898

-

Boyer, Joseph D

1901

1967

-

Boyer, Mary M

1900

1975

-

Bronner, Abraham

61y 11m

Sep 26, 1865

-

Bronner, Jacob F

71 yrs

Feb 26, 1869

stone

Bronner, Mary, wife of Jacob Bronner

87 yrs, 5 mo.

Feb 17, 1887

-“Our Mother”

Calgan, Eugene -foster son of B & L

Jan 17, 1880

Jul 7, 1910

-

Clark, Elva E

1895

1985

-

Clark, Harry   mar July 30, 1915 to Elva

1896

1975

-

Clark, John G.

Aug 25, 1814

Jul 5, 1899

Clark, Sarah C

Sep 26, 1828

Jan 18, 1880

Clark, Sarah G

Sep 28, 1828

Jan 18, 1880

-Duplicate, incorrect

Clyborne, Lucy Hull wf of A.L.

22y, 29 days

Dec 29, 1871

-Name spelling change; LOOKS like died 1821

Clybourne, Eva chils

-

-

Clybourne, Sarah child

-

-

-

Colgan, Eugene, Foster son of W & Fiero

Jan 17, 1880

July 7, 1910

Davidson, R A

-

-

-

Davis, Sarah

1855

Aug 9, 1882

-

Davis, Sarah

1855

Aug 9, 1882

duplicate

Dorman, Mary Etta dau

1867

Mar 5, 1935

-

Dorman, Will hus.

1865

Feb 16, 1935

-

Eaton, Emma

-

-

-

Eaton, Jas F -

-

-

-

Edmunds, David C

1871

1891

-

Edmunds, Fannie E

1840

1912

-

Edmunds, Napoleon Bonaparte

1830

Jan 31, 1903

-

Engle, Benjamin F

1833

1924

Engle, Hattite dau no dates

-

-

-

Engle, Mary L wf of Benjamin

1834

1901

-

Engle, Osa dau (Braymer)

1888

1896

-Note spelling

Fiero, Byron

Sep 8, 1853

Jul 20, 1930

Fiero, Elsie; Dau of W (Wm) & HM (Hester Van Riper) Fiero

Mar 28, 1878

Aged 2 Y, 7 m, ? d

Fiero, Emma Webster

Feb 12, 1856

Sep 20, 1885

-birth/death date wrong

Fiero, Iva Wright

Jul 14, 1868

Nov 28, 1944

File, Arthur F

Apr 14, 1918

Dec 17, 1981

-

File, Frances Mary

May 8, 1918

Jul 1, 1988

-

File, James Terrance

Jun 9, 1932

Aug 1, 1994

Married March 16, 1957 to Ann W. “A friend to everyone.”
family stone

File, Jennie Wells

May 24, 1894

Dec 10, 1966

-

File, Paul

Jun 16, 1894

Nov 4, 1969

-

Forbes, Sarah G.

1808

Oct 30 1897

Giffels, John J

1869

1951

-

Greenlaugh, Alice - wife of James

30y 8m

Apr 8, 1872

-

Hardy, Gay Secor

9/11/1929

3/6/1998

Hardy, Otis S.

Aug. 27, 1923

Jan 6, 1993

Harris, Jack R 

Jan 2, 1935

Mar 17, 1966

Hartsell, Carrie

3yrs

-

-family stone

Hartsell, Jane wf John

1844

1871

-family stone

Hartsell, John R

1845

Dec 21, 1904

-family stone

Hathaway, Mary J

Jun 7, 1924

Jan 9, 1907

-

Hathaway, Orrin

May 28, 1823

Mar 12, 1903

-

Heckman, Leo A

Sep 10, 1891

Oct 27, 1891

-

Honeyman, Catherine

Jun 20, 1836

Jun 23, 1883

-

Honeyman, John Jr

Oct 9, 1859

Mar 29, 1875

Honeyman, John V

Apr 12, 1828

Jul 3, 1873

-Note date

Huffman, Gilbert C., Jr.

1925

Jan 21, 1926

- Note “Jr.”

Huffman, Harold A

Apr 8, 1907

Oct 28, 1984

-

Huffman, Marie T

Jun 27, 19 01

Jan 4, 1992

-

Huffman, Mary K

1932

Mar 30, 1932

-

Huffman, Richard Wells

1929

Aug 11, 1934

- NOTE SPELLING

Hull, Annis wf

54y

Dec 23, 1883

- note spelling of first name

Hull, George H

74y

Aug 4, 1890

Hunnuksela, Reino Rudolph

Aug 2, 1913

Nov 2, 1977

-

Jones, Sylvia dau of Wm & Catharine LaPorte

Mar 29, 1856

Sep 26, 1939

-

Jost, August - father

1856

Aug 22, 1937

-

Jost, Mary S - mother

1879

Aug 27, 1938

-

Keene, David

1805

Nov 6, 1892

Keene, George T

34y - 1832

Dec 29, 1883

Co A 8th Ind Inf

Keene, Harvey son G & S D

Keene, Harry

4 wks

1867

Jan 28, 1871

1867

Keene, Joanna wf David

75yrs - 1810

Nov 15, 1885

-

Kellogg, Alden

1849

Dec 20, 1904

-

Kephart, Hugh R

Dec 17, 1880

May 21, 1958

-

Kephart, Winifred H

Aug 10, 1885

Feb 17, 1957

-Note spelling

Laporte, Catherine wife of William J.

Dec 29, 1830

Jan 21, 1902

Laporte, William J

Jan 21, 1835

Nov 18, 1907

Veteran

Lindolph, Abbie Ann

1852

Apr 12, 1935

-

Lindolph, Samuel

1860

1946

-

Luce, Thomas son of N E & J

11m

1866

-

May, Eva wf of Peter; dau G & A Hull

27y

May 3, 1888

-

May, Sarah an infant

-

-

-

McCarthy, Robert A

Nov 5, 1881

Dec 23, 1945

-

Meehan, Rosemary File

Nov 1, 1940

Dec 10, 1991

Melcher, Jacob

44 yrs

Nov 9, 1875

Melcher, Margaret F

1838

1921

-

Messinger, Elizabeth - mother

1832

Dec 5, 1906

Messinger, Margaret A

1865

1899

-

Messinger, William - father

1833

Oct 24, 1907

-

Miller, William

-

Apr 4, 1813

-

Moore, Frances Beryl dau of Wm & Minnie

1y 4m 5d

Jan 18, 1895

Morford, Elisha

1844

1864

Note death year; Indiana, Pvt Co. B, 99^th Regt, IND Inf, Civil War

Morford, George

May 4, 1877

Mar 19, 1929

-Pvt, Co 1, 29 Regt Inf - Michigan

Morford, John Alia

Jan 25, 1840

Dec 4, 1929

Veteran; Pvt Co B, 99 Geft, Ind Inf, Civil War - Indiana

Munson, Allen A

May 25, 1845

Jan 26, 1922

Co A 12th Mich Inf

Munson, Emma DeEtta R

Oct 24, 1875

Nov 23, 1943

Munson, Martha B dau

May 6, 1880

Sep 15, 1896

-

Munson, Mary A wf of Allen A.

Feb 22, 1846

Dec 25, 1902

-

Munson, Myrtie L

Dec 25, 1882

May 31, 1911

-Note spelling

Munson, Reuben son of A & M

1877

1935

Murdock, Elisabeth

no dates

-

-Note spelling

Murdock, John

Jan 2, 1840

Jun 4, 1884

-

Myers

-

-

-

Norton, Abram C

1806

Dec 27, 1878

-

Norton, Lucy E

1816

1871

-

Oberg, Clarence W

Mar 4, 1909

Feb 24 1972

-

Phillips, Laura wf of F J

1877

1905

-

Playford, Minnie

Oct 5, 1878

Aug 16, 1952

-

Playford, Wren E

Jan 16, 1876

Jan 7, 1954

-

Potter - 2 graves

-

-

-

Richmond,

-

-

-

Rogers, Mary B

Feb 12, 1844

Nov 10, 1901

-

Roof, Jane

1832

May 10, 1906

“Mother”

Rose, Bessie V

1887

1943

-

Rose, Joseph H

1890

19--

-

Rose, Marie Louise

Feb 2, 1921

Mar 23 1926

-

Rose, Mary L

Mar 5, 1897

Mar 27, 1926

-

Rose, William D

1916

Aug 27, 1936

-

Rowe, Eunice mother wf

Dec 24, 1848

Apr 20, 1906

-

Rowe, John H father

Feb 22, 1848

Aug 6, 1930

Rowe, William H

Apr 13, 1872

Jan 28, 1957

-

Schoetzow, Carl H C

Nov 26, 1830

Jan 30, 1915

-

Schoetzow, J F Wilhelmine wf of Carl

Aug 17, 1828

Jun 3, 1888

-

Schoetzow, John J W son of W & W

6m 26d

Jan 10, 1865

-

Schoetzow, Maria L wf of Martin

Feb 4, 1804

Jan 27, 1889

-

Schoetzow, Martin C

Mar 23, 1804

Feb 7, 1888

-

Secor, Anthony

Jun 24, 1842

Nov 22, 1913

Secor, Caroline

Jan 24, 1851

Apr 25, 1930

-

Secor, Charlie

1897

1899

-

Secor, Charlie

Jul 21, 1872

Jun 11, 1873

-

Secor, Charlie son of A & M.A.

11 mo,

Jun 28, 1872

Secor, Delbert (Father)

1869

1948

Secor, Ella wf A J Simpson

36y 2m 27d

Mar 30, 1884

added photo

Secor, Florence wf of Jack

1907

1972

0

Secor, Henry

Jul 9, 1875

Jul 20 1933

-

Secor, Illda dau of D A & L M

-

Dec 2, 1898

0

Secor, Ira

-

1876

-

Secor, Ireanis

27yr

Jan 28, 1874

-

Secor, Isaac Jacob

Jul 7, 1867

Mar 7, 1942

-Not 1864 for dob

Secor, Isaac W

1859

1888

-

Secor, Jack A son of D A & L M

1906

1964

Secor, James D

Jun 12, 1950

Oct 3, 1935

-

Secor, Jonas

65y 11m

Dec 26, 1887

Secor, Joseph (married to Phebe)

1859

1938

Joesph & Phebe
Monolith

Secor, Levi

Dec 5, 1828

Sep 5, 1876

“Father”

Secor, Lillie (likely Van Riper)

1866

1919

“Mother”

Secor, Lottie May Van Riper (Mother)

1866

Oct 29, 1919

-See above – same?

Secor, Mary A

Aug 22, 1839

May 21, 1921

-

Secor, Mary Jane, wife of Jonas

1826

Apr 12 1917

Secor, Mary wf of Walter

78yr

Mar 29, 1886

-

Secor, Phebe (not Pheobe as reorded); wife of Joseph

1861

Jul 31, 1933

-

Secor, Walter

64y

Oct 15, 1865

-

Secor, Wren

Jan 23, 1879

Mar 21, 1930

-

Spencer, Etta V. – wife of AJ Secor

(should be Secor, Ettie V. Spencer (maiden)

1857

1876

-Note – listed by maiden not married name

Springsteen,

-

-

-

Springsteen, Addie Bell

10m 14d

Apr 2, 1870

Springsteen, Archie ch of B M & M

19y 2d

Feb 23, 1887

-

Springsteen, Barney

-

Sep 21, 1911

-

Springsteen, Blanche ch of BM & M

21y 24d

Sep 25, 1891

-

Springsteen, Byron

Jul 19, 1877

Jun 8, 1898

Veteran

Springsteen, J W

-

Oct 31, 1880

-

Springsteen, Mary M wf of B M

Aug 16, 1847

Feb 2, 1897

Springsteen, Mat and Luke

-

-

-

Van Riper, Abbie wife

Jun 17, 1827

Jul 10, 1890

-

Van Riper, Abram

84y 7m 21d

Aug 19, 1871

Van Riper, Abram A

1yr

Jan 23, 1870

-

Van Riper, Abram A.

1816

1900

Wife is Maria Y.

monolith

extra photo

Van Riper, Abram Tunis

1856

Jun 28, 1913

- “Brother”

Van Riper, Ackerman

1854

1936

-

Van Riper, Bertha

1825

1959

Van Riper, Catherine wf of A

78y

Jan 6, 1866

- Wife of Abram

Van Riper, Charles A

Sept 26, 1822

Sep 30, 1900

1^st Lt. Co A 12 Mich Inf “A good man has gone to his post”

Monolith

Van Riper, D. Tunis

1828

1909

-

Van Riper, Edwin N

1868

Jan 11, 1892

Note date

Van Riper, Elizabeth dau of T & H

1y –1861

Aug 2, 1862

-

Van Riper, Elsie dau of W & ?

2yr

Mar 23, 1875

-

Van Riper, Emeline

Mar 15, 1827

Apr 20, 1919

Van Riper, Frank

5y 1m-1871

Aug 15, 1876

-

Van Riper, Hannah (Anna)

1833

Mar 14, 1912

-“Mother”

Van Riper, Ida S

1848

Jan 8, 1905

-

Van Riper, Ida wf of John

Apr 6, 1861

Aug 28, 1932

-

Van Riper, John

1847

1917

Van Riper, John C, son of GA & E

April – all that’s legible....

Van Riper, Katherine

Sep 25, 1876

Mar 28, 1952

- Note spelling

Van Riper, Lewis A

53y 2m 9d

Jan 27, 1863

Van Riper, Maria E., Wife of GZ

June 17, 1827

July 10, 1890

Van Riper, Maria Y., wife of Abram A. VanRiper

1820

Jul 23, 1899

Note spelling, etc.

Van Riper, Martha Bertha

Mar 19, 1885

May 25, 1959

-

Van Riper, Pearl, daughter of LC & LM Van Riper

8m 22d

Dec 6, 1889

-Note not 3 months; 8 months

Van Riper, Peter (son Steven L, MD.)

July 8, 1942

Nov 18, 1998

Van Riper, Samuel C son of C & E Van Riper

1851; Aged 22 Yrs, 6 mo. 6 days

July 30, 1873

Van Riper, Sarah wf of John

Nov. 23, 1850

May 2, 1890

Van Riper, Steven L., M.D.; son of John & Ida

1901

1991

-

Van Riper, Tunis Abram

1816

Apr 16, 1900

Monolith-

Van Riper, William A

1821

Jul 11, 1910

-Check death year

Van Riper, Wm G

22y 27d

May 20, 1880

Vanbuskirk, Andrew

May 18, 1872

Sep 1, 1891

-stone knocked over

base of stone

more damaged stone

Vanbuskirk, John B

31y 3m –1840

Mar 22, 1874

Veteran

Vanbuskirk, Tiney Menion

73y 9m 17d

Aug 29, 1883

-

Wagner, Esta M

1902

Feb 20, 1903

-Note spelling

Wagner, J

-

Jul 14, 1904

-

Wagner, Josephine

1892

Nov 1892

-

Wagner, Pansy

1894

Jun 22, 1895

-

Wells Addition:
East to West behind the 12 Foot Drive

-

-

Wells, Clarence

1862

1927

“Father”

Wells, Clarence son of Fred

Wells, Clarence, Son of Fred & Ima G.

1890

1900

Jun 30, 1898

1901

Possibly two sons named Clarence?

Wells, Fanny Wife of Homer

1829

Jun 3, 1902

-

Wells, Fred E

1861

Nov 26, 1932

Wells, Homer

1830

Mar 29, 1904

-

Wells, Ina Hunter

Aug 27, 1867

Feb 11, 1959

-

Wells, Jean dau Isaac/Nellie

Dec 6, 1895

Jan 9, 1896

-

Willard, Charles L

1897

1929 1937

- Note death year

additional picture

Willard, Martha J

1894

1951

-

Willard, Samuel

1858

Jan 13, 1922

-

Wilson, Eliza Jennie (with Isaac Secor)

1857

Oct 23, 1929

-

Wolter, Carl W

Mar 10, 1837

Aug 21, 1915

-

Wolter, Friederike

Mar 12, 1840

Apr 27, 1881

- note name spelling

Wood, Lyman

-

Mar 18, 1919

-