We then added to their list the records for Island Cemetery taken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930's.  These are very valuable because some of the older stones noted then may not be found today.

After the WPA listings were added, a more recent update was received in a most unusual manner!

While visiting this  website, Angela Strause Weikert,  who rewalked the Island Cemetery in June, 2000 with her mother,  Kaye  Strause, also stopped to read the webmaster's personal genealogy information and discovered that her mother in law and my mom are cousins!  Angie then emailed us giving permission for the data from their walk to be used on our site and added updated information to the Brei and Krell family descendants!

Information in the 2000 walk was taken from all available stones, but we area advised there were also several unmarked graves as well.  Thanks so much to Angie and her mom for their contribution!

This summary from the MPL file:
Located on North Street in Fruitland; leaving Muscatine on Stewart Road to the Fruitland or Y turnoff. Turn to the right and follow until come to the sign and turn right again. There is one entrance completely covered with evergreen trees evenly spaced in rows with sandy soil; kept in fairly good condition." (date of this narrative unknown.)

From Angie Strause Weikert, we are told that the Island Cemetery is located  about  5 miles southwest of Muscatine and a mile east of Fruitland.

Note in WPA they combined tombstone inscriptions with obit extractions--in some cases people appear twice with two last names (example is CARVIN and CORWIN)--I am including both listings as data varies.

In order not to lose any available information, we have combined the information from the MPL, WPA and the Strause-Weikert
rewalk.

The information from the re-walk is in blue.
Corrections and additions submitted by site visitors or other sources are in red.
Underlined names are clickable links to photos of the grave marker

In some cases Kay Strause has filled in data from her personal knowledge and genealogy.
 
 

FELL, Anna C.	1845	1922	w/o Thomas
FELL, Thomas E.	1847	1924	.
FERNS, Anna M. Hayes	11/03/1921	.	w/o Russell M
FERNS, Russell M.	17 Apr 1927 What Cheer IA	11 Feb 1986 Iowa City Johnson IA	s/o Andrew & Edith Becktel Ferns h/o Anna Hayes Pfc US Army WWII, Korea obit
FETTERS, Minnie May	1880	1908	Mother (listed as Feeters) correction to FETTERS submitted by Amy Fisher
FITZSIMMONS, Francis Adye	03/08/1858	02/10/1892	.
FITZSIMMONS, Marion	1891	1892	s/o Joe & Ida
FOOR, Irene	1944	.	nee Reid
FOSS, Sarah	09/09/1808	03/08/1890	w/o Stephen
FOSS, Stephen L.	12/16/1806	02/07/1892	.
FREEMAN, David E.	.	24 Mar 1896	87yr. 2mo. 5da. died age 88-2-5 per WPA
FREEMAN, Fred	..	03/01/1866	17yr 3da. s/o David & Mary died age  17-11-3 WPA
FREEMAN. Mary J.	.	31 Aug 1865	w/o David E. 41yr. 11mo 13da
FREEMAN, Nelson	.	4/10/1863	s/o David & Mary
FRY, Alice	1856	1924	w/o Edward per WPA
FRY,  Edward	1846	1921	.
FRY, Harold E.	.	12/08/1898	s/o Edward & Alice
FUGATE, Bernice J.	1943	1997	.
FUGATE, Leo Dean	1936	1990	.
FUNK, C.M.	05/27/1866	04/15/1949	.
FUNK, Carrie M.	12/14/1878	07/03/1953	d/o C.M. & Emma
FUNK, Emma L.	01/14/1873	12/22/1911	w/o C.M.
FUNK, H.H.	03/19/1826	04/15/1906	.
FUNK, Julie	1858	1933	WPA lists as Julia
GERDTS, Geneva Pearl	01/07/1920	11/02/1978	2nd w/o Robert
GERDTS, Robert Leroy	10/06/1918	02/18/1981	WWII f/o Carolyn, Kaye & Robert M
GERELS, Debbie Joann	1967	1993	.
GERELS, Leona	1948	.	.
GONSE, Alberta V.	1920	1964	w/o Bert
GONSE, Bert M.	23 Aug 1905 Fruitland Twp	30 Sep 1982 Muscatine IA	s/o Jacob E. and Irena Connor Gonse obit
GONSE, Charles	1896	1897	.
GONSE, Irena E.	1856	1961	w/o Jacob nee Connor
GONSE, Jacob Elzworth	06 Apr 1864 Dauphin Co PA	07 Jan 1955 Muscatine IA	s/o John and Elizabeth Michael Gonse obit
GONSE, John C.	1891	1892	.
GONSE, Lysle E.	1887	1957	s/o Jacob & Irena
GONSE, Pearl V.	1898	1972	w/o Wells
GONSE, Vivian L.	1918	1921	d/o Wells & Pearl
GONSE, Wells H.	1894	1979	p/o Vivian & Rosemary
GONSE, Wilma E.	1901	1902	.
GRAY, Sheila Mae Cozad	24 Dec 1956 Muscatine IA	21 Aug 1998 Aledo, Mercer, IL	(was listed as Cozad ) d/o Wm. & Betty w/o Randy Gray m/o Billy Cozad & Randy Gray Jr sister of Jack, Rick and Raymond Cozad, Sara Reyes & Carolyn Hidlebaugh obit
GREINER, Alice A.	06/15/1902	01/17/1993	w/o Ed
GREINER, Earl J.	1909	1927	WPA says 06 Feb 1937 age 17
GREINER, Ed R.	09/17/1895	05/28/1948	Pvt. 103 AM TN 28 Div WWI
GREINER, Floyd H	1916	1942	.
GREINER, Frank O.	1898	1972	.
GREINER, Isaac M.	1866	1936	WPA has middle initial N
GREINER, Jesse L.	1903	1990	mar. 11/16/1929
GREINER, Lillian Lee	1899	1991	w/o Jesse
GREINER, Rosa Belle	1877	1957	WPA says w/of F.
GREINMAN, Elsie Eckart	.	11/04/1898	22yrs. 3mo 24da. WPA lists as GREENMAN, Elsie Echart

 

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