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ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH CEMETERY

Wadsworth, Texas


 


The actual inscriptions on the markers are shown in bold print.
The additional comments are from the files of Kathleen Tatum.
 

 


Directions: Traveling south on Highway 60 from Wadsworth, turn right on to FM 521. The church and cemetery will be visible from the road on the right a short distance down 521.
 


56              Armatta, Ida C., Oct 14, 1904 - Nov 15, 1970

Daughter of Tom & Julia Pawelek Petrucha; Wife of John M. Armatta

 

55              Armatta, John M., Nov 11, 1899 - Mar 29, 1985

Husband of Ida C. Armatta

 

 1               Baby

                            A Mexican baby whose name is unknown. A white cross marks the grave near

                            the fence on the southwest side of the church.

 

51              Blair, Baby (no marker)

Infant of Glen & Mary Petrucha Blair

 

                  Bruce, Marguerite Henigan Crabb, 1916 - 1997

 

50              Bunk, Henery (Andreas), Jul 1822 - Aug 5, 1912

 

44              Butter, Flora, May 4, 1861 - Dec 16, 1933

Daughter of John & Ellen Gola Adamski; Wife of Frank Lawrence Butter

                   Butter, Francis, June 6, 1932 - Sept. 25, 2005
                                  
 Husband of Lothell Butter

 

52              Butter, Frank Lawrence, Jr.

Sep 22, 1885 - Oct 22, 1966

Son of Frank Lawrence & Flora Adamski Butter

Husband of Katie M. Ryman Butter


43              Butter, Frank Lawrence, Oct 1, 1855 - Dec 2, 1933

                                   Born in Skrzylowitz, Poland

Son of Lawrence & Maria Petrucha Butter; Husband of Flora Adamski Butter

 

38              Butter, George, Jun 15, 1898 - Jan 13, 1971

Son of Frank Lawrence & Flora Adamski Butter

 

45              Butter, John Adamski, Dec 5, 1900 - Aug 14, 1983

Cattleman of the Year 1972

Son of Frank Lawrence & Flora Adamski Butter

 

53              Butter, Katie Margaret, Dec 7, 1897 - Jul 10, 1965

Daughter of Peter & Annie Petrucha Ryman; Wife of Frank Lawrence Butter, Jr.


                  Butter, Lothell, Living
                                   Wife of Francis Butter
 

42              Butter, Marie Petrucha, Jan 2, 1827 - Oct 6, 1899

Wife of Lawrence Butter

 

39              Butter, Wylie J., Jan 12, 1887 - Sep 13, 1961

Son of Frank Lawrence & Flora Adamski Butter

 

40              Butter, Zefflick, Nov 2, 1865 - Nov 15, 1938

Born in Skrzydlowitz, Poland; Son of Lawrence & Maria Petrucha Butter

                  Crabb, James Shepard, 1941 - 20

11              Culver, Baby Girl, Feb 2, 1939

Daughter of John Franklin & Antonio Richie Culver

 

47              Culver, David Seerden, Jun 26, 1906 - Apr 26, 1972

Son of John A. & Catherine Seerden Culver

Husband of Tasie Petrucha Culver

 

 7               Culver, Frank M., Aug 23, 1899 - Sep 23, 1939

Son of John A. & Catherine Seerden Culver

 

 9               Culver, John Franklin, Apr 8, 1885 - Jun 17, 1945

Son of John A. & Catherine Seerden Culver

Husband of Antonio Richie Culver

 

37              Culver, Katie A., Mar 3, 1896 - Dec 16, 1977

                                              Daughter of Frank L. Butter, Sr. & Flora Adamski Butter

Wife of George David Culver

 

10              Culver, Marie Antonio, Aug 3, 1895 - Feb 5, 1939

                                             Daughter of John Henry Richie, Sr. & Victoria Brennan Richie

                                            Wife of John Franklin Culver

 

46              Culver, Tasie Anastasia P., Sep 14, 1911 -

Daughter of Tom & Julia Pawelek Petrucha

Wife of David Seerden Culver


54              Drennan, Mary Frances, May 12, 1911 - Sep 8, 1977

Daughter of Sam & Rose Sherrer Dickinson

Wife of Henry Drennan

 

26              Gavender, Edward Carl, Mar 10, 1912 - May 29, 1912

Son of Alex Martin & Annie Bunk Gavender

 

27              Gavender, Frances Eva, Oct 17, 1914 - Mar 23, 1918

Daughter of Alex Martin & Annie Bunk Gavender

 

59              Gola, Ida Magdalene, Jan 12, 1902 - Jan 8, 1904

Daughter of Ludwig & Mary Petrucha Gola

 

69              Gola, John, Feb 8, 1886 - May 17, 1959

Son of Ludwig & Mary Petrucha Gola

 

73              Gola, Joseph, Oct 23, 1899 - Jan 31, 1976

Son of Ludwig & Mary Petrucha Gola

 

70              Gola, Lawrence, Aug 10, 1887 - Dec 2, 1960

Son of Ludwig & Mary Petrucha Gola

 

78              Gola, Louis, Sep 9, 1891 - May 6, 1987

W. W. I Vet

Son of Ludwig & Mary Petrucha Gola; Husband of Louise Foerster Gola

 

79              Gola, Louise Foerster, Sep 9, 1906 - Aug 26, 1984

Wife of Louis Gola

 

61              Gola, Ludwig, Aug 15, 1850 - Apr 17, 1917

Husband of Mary Petrucha Gola

 

62              Gola, Mary, May 1861 - Mar 15, 1922, Age 61 yrs

Daughter of Joseph & Caroline Casmah Petrucha; Wife of Ludwig Gola

 

74              Gola, Willie, Nov 22, 1903 - Nov 20, 1981

                             Son of Ludwig & Mary Petrucha Gola

 

 5               Hale, Bland, Dec 17, 1911 - Mar 8, 1965

Son of Frank & Maggie Gault Hale; Husband of Leona Seerden Hale

 

 6               Hale, Leona, Living

Daughter of John Joseph & Mattie Mae Ryman Seerden

Wife of Bland Hale

 

68              Halik, Katie, Mar 10, 1889 - May 21, 1919

Daughter of Ludwig & Mary Petrucha Gola; Wife of John Halick

 

30              Henigan, Claude James, Feb 16, 1888 - Oct 30, 1967

Son of John & Maggie Anderson Henigan

Husband of Jadwiga Doss Henigan

 

31              Henigan, Jadwiga C. Doss, Sep 30, 1886 - Jul 13, 1966

Daughter of William W. & Annie Seerden Doss

Wife of Claude James Henigan

 

72              Herreth, Francis, Sep 2, 1845 - Mar 21, 1922

Age 76 yrs. Born in Vienna, Austria

Husband of Katherine Bleskachek Herreth

 

23              Laird, Bertha, Jun 17, 1900 - Apr 2, 1979

Daughter of Henry M. & Mary Boyd Seerden; Wife of Eric R. Laird

 

24              Laird, Eric Ray, Nov 22, 1893 - Aug 18, 1966

Husband of Bertha Seerden Laird

Military Footstone:

Eric Ray Laird

Texas

PVT HQ CO 14  144 Infantry

World War I

Nov 22, 1893  Aug 18, 1966

 

15              McCaskill, Mary J., Jan 28, 1893 - Dec 30, 1984

 Born in Kansas

                                               Daughter of John H. Richie, Sr. & Victoria Brennan Richie

Wife of William Theo McCaskill

 

25              McQueen, Mary Ellen Covington Seerden

Aug 22, 1914 - Jul 5, 1984

First wife of Henry Murray Seerden

 

76              Middendorpp, Anna Marie, Jan 14, 1843 - May 9, 1932

Wife of John Henry Middendorpp

 

77              Middendorpp, John  (No marker)

Oct 22, 1880 - Apr 09, 1960

Son of John Henry & Anna Marie Middendorpp

 

75              Middendorpp, John Henry, 1834 - 1902

Husband of Anna Marie Middendorpp

 

71              Petrucha, Barbara, Apr 7, 1879 - Aug 25, 1899

Daughter of Francis & Katherine Bleskachek Herreth

Wife of Tom Petrucha

 

67              Petrucha, Caroline Casmah, Nov 4, 1830 - Sep 24, 1908

Born in Warsaw, Poland; Wife of Joseph Petrucha

 

58              Petrucha, Connie Ramos, 1937 -

Wife of Tom J. Petrucha

 

66              Petrucha, Joseph, Mar 19, 1823 - May 24, 1909

Son of Henry Martin Petrucha

Husband of Carolina Casmah Petrucha

 

49              Petrucha, Julia M. Pawelek, Feb 16, 1874 - Jul 2, 1963

Wife of Tom Petrucha

 

48              Petrucha, Tom, Dec 24, 1857 - Nov 14, 1944

Son of Joseph & Caroline Casmah Petrucha

Husband of Julia M. Pawelek Petrucha

 

57              Petrucha, Tom Joseph, May 27, 1909 - Apr 12, 1990

Son of Tom & Julia M. Pawelek Petrucha

Husband of Connie Ramos Petrucha (last wife)

 

65              Popek, John David, Jul 13, 1985 - May 26, 1986

Son of David & Susan Armatta Popek

 

14              Richie, John Henry, Jr., 1897 - Jun 17, 1939

                                     Son of John Henry Richie, Sr. & Victoria Brennan Richie

 

12              Richie, John Henry, Sr., 1863 - Sep 14, 1927

Son of Andrew & Mary Shaw Richie

Husband of Victoria Brennan Richie

 

13              Richie, Victoria B., Feb 20, 1867 - Sep 4, 1949

Daughter of Michall & Ellen O'Riley Brennan

Wife of John Henry Richie, Sr.

 

 4               Ryman, Agnes Ellen Butter, Jan 24, 1891 - Mar 7, 1981

Daughter of Frank L. & Flora Adamski Butter

Wife of Samuel Carol Ryman

 

 2               Ryman, Harvey Venson, May 23, 1922 - Apr 5, 1942

Son of Samuel Carol & Agnes Butter Ryman

 

 3               Ryman, Samuel Carol, Oct 18, 1883 - Oct 2, 1965

Son of Peter & Annie Petrucha Ryman

Husband of Agnes Butter Ryman

 

80              Schulte, Baby, ca 1912  (no marker)

The grave is about 20 feet north of the church.

                            Originally buried in the main cemetery, the Priest requested

                            the baby be reburied at its present location as the infant had

                            not been baptized.

 

20              Seerden, Catherine Clara, Oct 14, 1908 - Jul 23, 1916

Daughter of Henry Martin & Mary Boyd Seerden

 

21              Seerden, Henry Martin, Nov 22, 1871 - Jun 24, 1958

Son of Frank & Mary Jadwiga Petrucha Seerden

Husband of Mary Boyd Seerden

 

16              Seerden, Henry Murray, Sep 4, 1906 - Apr 23, 1996

Son of Henry Martin & Mary Boyd Seerden

Husband of Betty Mason Seerden

 

17              Seerden, Lawrence O'Connell, Feb 5, 1911 - Oct 5, 1970

Son of Henry Martin & Mary Boyd Seerden

Husband of Geraldine Schultz Seerden

 

18              Seerden, Mary Cecelia, Nov 19, 1917 - Nov 22, 1917

Daughter of Henry Martin & Mary Boyd Seerden

 

34              Seerden, Mary Genevieve, Aug 29, 1909 - Feb 5, 1910

                                   Daughter of William Valentine Seerden & Pauline Waschka Seerden

 

22              Seerden, Mary Sophia Boyd, Aug 7, 1876 - Jan 9, 1950

Wife of Henry Martin Seerden

 

36              Seerden, Pauline Agnes, Sep 1, 1878 - May 24, 1958

Daughter of Andrew & Rosa Gola Waschka

Wife of William Valentine Seerden

 

19              Seerden, Walter Earl, Aug 13, 1915 - Aug 18, 1915

Son of Henry Martin & Mary Boyd Seerden

 

35              Seerden, William Valentine, Apr 11, 1878 - Jun 30, 1953

Son of Frank & Mary Jadwiga Petrucha Seerden

Husband of Pauline Waschka Seerden

 

63              Sherrer, Elizabeth, Nov 17, 1868 - Mar 4, 1949

Daughter of Joseph & Caroline Casmah Petrucha

Wife of Seraphine Sherrer

 

60              Sherrer, Emma, Mar 15, 1899 - 1901

Daughter of Seraphine & Elizabeth Petrucha Sherrer

                  Sherrer, Kenneth Lee, 1925 - 1994, Son and Father

 

 

64              Sherrer, Thomas Lee, Oct 30, 1893 - Jun 6, 1973

Son of Seraphine & Elizabeth Petrucha Sherrer

Husband of Effie Dickinson Sherrer

Military Headstone:

Thomas Lee Sherrer

Texas

PVT  US Army

World War I

Oct 30, 1893 - Jun 6, 1973

 

28              Tatum, A. J., Apr 5, 1919 - Mar 16, 1978

Born in Pineland, Texas

Son of James Buford & Sarah Nettie Bowen Tatum

Husband of Kathleen Henigan Tatum

Military Footstone:

A. J. Tatum

PFC  US Army

World War II

1919 - 1978


29              Tatum, Kathleen R., Jan 20, 1921 - Apr 25, 1997

Daughter of Claude James & Jadwiga Doss Henigan; Wife of A. J. Tatum

 

32              Waschka, Felix Albert, Jul 28, 1870 - Dec 2, 1940

Died in Galveston, Texas; Son of Andrew & Rosa Gola Waschka

 

33              Waschka, Rosy Gola, Jul 23, 1833 - Jul 26, 1921

Wife of Andrew Waschka

 

41              Wheeler, Baby

Infant of Benjamin Henry & Mattie Butter Wheeler

 

8A              Zernicek, Lillian Culver, Living

Wife of Ludwig Joseph Zernicek; Married May 8, 1948

 

 8               Zernicek, Ludwig Joseph, Jan 20, 1925 - Jan 15, 1991

Son of  Joseph & Mary Zernicek; Husband of Lilian Culver Zernicek

Married May 8, 1948

Military Footstone:

Ludwig J. Zernicek

PFC  US Army

World War II

Jan 20, 1925 - Jan 15, 1991
 

 

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