ISLAND
CEMETERY
AKA
Fruitland Cemetery
BLANCHARD
ISLAND
FRUITLAND
TOWNSHIP
MUSCATINE
CO., IOWA
SURNAMES
K-L
This cemetery is also referred to as FRUITLAND CEMETERY. The intial list we posted here came from the files of the Musser Library in Muscatine. Their files are not even close to complete
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.
In some cases Kay
Strause has filled in data from her personal knowledge and genealogy.
Items in red are
contributed by site visitors or other sources as noted
Underlined names
are clickable links to page containing marker photograph.
| NAME OF DECEASED | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | MAIDEN/MILITARY/NOTES |
| KALLENBERGER, Casper E. | 1874 | 1954 | . |
| KALLENBERGER, Elnora | 1877 | 15 Dec 1930 | WPA lists as Ella died age 53-8-27 |
| KALLENBERGER, Ernest R | 09 Feb 1924 | n/d | . |
| KALLENBERGER, Eva May | 1906 | 1996 | w/o George |
| KALLENBERGER, George Dell | 1906 | 1973 | . |
| KALLENBERGER, Louis A | 24 Sep 1909 | 30 Dec 1964 | Pvt USArmy WWII |
| KALLENBERGER, Ralph M. | 05 Dec 1918 | 29 Dec 1961 | Pfc
HQ Co 1 PRCHT Inf
WWII BSM-PH |
| KALLENBERGER, Unknown | no dates | no dates | . |
| KEISER, Harold David | 03 Aug 1923 | 28 Aug 1973 | MOMM3 US Navy WWII |
| KEISER, Phyllis Arlene | 22 Apr 1926 | 20 Mar 1971 | . |
| KELLEHER, Ella Chatfield | 1883 | 1948 | w/o Peter |
| KELLEHER, Peter J. | 1884 | n/d | . |
| KELLER, Edith N. | 1915 | 1972 | . |
| KELLER, Everett Eugene | 1935 | 1963 | s/o Harold & Edith |
| KELLER, Harold E. | 22
Jul 1916
Muscatine IA |
11
Feb 2002
Wapello Louisa IA |
s/o
Perry & Emma McChesney Keller
m1 Edith Dusenberry m2 Dorothea Frederick obit |
| KHONE, Janie | 1876 | 1930 | wife of Wm per WPA |
| KINSLEY, Grover A. | 25
Jan 1912
Muscatine Co IA |
21
Jun 1999
Muscatine IA |
h/o
Mildred E. Brown
obit |
| KINSLEY, Mildred E. | 11
Nov 1914
Louisa Co IA |
11
Apr 2003
Muscatine IA |
nee
BROWN
w/o Grover A. Kinsley obit |
| KLAISS, Bertha | 1893 | 1893 | . |
| KLAISS, Elenor | 1900 | 1900 | . |
| KLAISS, Elmira Freeman | 1855 | 1907 | WPA lists as Freeman Elmira Klaiss |
| KLAISS, Horace S. | 1858 | Feb 1934 | died age 75 per WPA |
| KNOX, Brittany Louise | 25
Mar 1994
Muscatine IA |
09
Nov 1999
Iowa City Johnson IA |
d/o
Sarah Knox -Ellis Adams
obit |
| KRAUTHER, Beulah | 28 Dec 1913 | 14 Feb 1998 | m/o Larry, grandmother of Shirley |
| KUCERA, Christina "Chris" | 30 Apr 1912 | 10 Dec 1994 | . |
| KUCERA, John D. | 28 Aug 1928 | 10 May 1987 | . |
| KULP, Everett | 1900 | 1976 | . |
| KULP, Flora A. | 1883 | 1960 | w/o Richard |
| KULP, Helen G. | 1892 | 1956 | . |
| KULP, Richard S | 1870 | 1961 | . |
| LAMB, Virginia R. | 1931 | 1996 | . |
| LANGAN, Dorothy Haritchak | 28
May 1925
Olyphant PA |
21
Apr 2000
Iowa City Johnson IA |
w/o
Elmer
Veteran US Marine Corps obit |
| LANGAN, Elmer T. | 13 Nov 1921 | 16 Mar 1993 | h/o
Dorothy Haritchak
p/o Richard & Tom |
| LANGAN, Richard Allen | 19
Aug 1946
Hampshire IL |
11
Feb 2002
Muscatine IA |
s/o
Elmer T & Dorothy Haritchak Langan
obit |
| LARUE, Evelyn Louise Hake | 06 Nov 1920 | 01 May 1999 | m/o Rosemary, Gary, Larry, Steven & Jackie |
| LATHAM, Lorraine | 1922 | 1994 | . |
| LATHAM, Raymond Eddie | 11/12/1922 | 10/09/1996 | Pfc US Army WWII |
| LAW, Duwaine G. | 10/08/1915 | 02/26/1916 | s/o H.S.& E.O Law |
| LAW, Frances M. | 1915 | n/d | w/o Ivan |
| LAW, Ivan B. | 1913 | 1979 | . |
| LAYMON, Carl W. | 09/20/1934 | 12/31/1992 | Pvt US Army-Korea |
| LEA, Iona | 1905 | 1961 | . |
| LEA, Leila | 07/06/1933 | 06/30/1956 | . |
| LEA, Oscar | 1903 | 1976 | . |
| LEMASTER, Albert | 1860 | no date | . |
| LEMASTER, Louise | 1873 | 1917 | w/o Albert |
| LESHER, Cleora Payne | 1910 | 1937 | d/o William & Ella |
| LEYANE, Martha | n/d | 03 Jul 1875 | 47yrs. |
| LOPEZ, Armandina H. | 04/30/1922 | 08/26/1979 | . |
| LOPEZ, Margarita H. | 11/23/1962 | 11/23/1962 | . |
| LOUPA, William Frank | 02/02/1902 | n/d | . |
| LUKENBACH, Clair O. | 1902 | 1975 | . |
| LUKENBACH, Lula Mae Morris | 29
Oct 1927
Newton IA |
30
Sep 1998
Muscatine IA |
nee
Morris
w/o Clair obit |
Island Cemetery Surname Selection List
Copyright
1996,
Rootbound Genealogy
Last updated 14 Sep 2003