Thoelke Cemetery

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About 1854 land was set aside on the Thoelke (now Thilke) farm for burials. Some of the families were Thoelke, Waffenschmidt, and Pretsch. The land remained in the family until it was acquired by the Immanuel Church Evangelical Association, although it kept its name as the Thoelke Cemetery Association. The cemetery comprised of 0.37 acres. The property was adjacent to the home of John Thilke, who is buried in the cemetery. Total burials in the Thoelke Cemetery are 37.

The Army Ordnance Corps, U. S. Government, acquired the land by purchase in 1942. The cemetery association has been dissolved. The cemetery has since been kept up by federal funds. No further burials are permitted. The last burial was in Christian Waffenschmidt in 1934.

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