Colon Cemetery, St. Joseph Co., MI
COLON (Lakeside Cemetery) CEMETARY....
City of Colon
St Joseph County, Michigan

A gracious *Thank You* goes to Cheryl for sharing this information with
us for the St. Joseph County, USGenWeb page.

This is a partial list of gravestone inscriptions from the Colon Cemetery (Lakeside Cemetery), compiled from notes taken during a 1995 visit to the cemetery by Cheryl Thrams.
The inscriptions are listed in the order that she wrote them down.

The surnames included are:

BROKER, DIEKMA, KING, KREUGER, NIENDORF, SAVORY, SCHELLHOUS, SPANGENBERG, SPRAGUE, THRAMS and TRAHMS

SAVORY, Jonathan, a member of 1st Lt. Bat Conn Vol. Artillery, 1818-1902 (Post 131 GAR, Veteran US)
SAVORY, Almeda C., His wife (Jonathan SAVORY's wife) 1828-1914
SAVORY, David W., 1854-1922
SPRAGUE, Frances A., wife of D.W. SAVORY, Died May 26, 1894, Aged 39 yrs. 24 days
THRAMS, Benjamin H., 1878-1966
THRAMS, Verta M., 1880-1971
THRAMS, Infant Son (Everett Algernon THRAMS) of B.H. & V.M. THRAMS, July 15 - Aug. 13, 1903
THRAMS Charles, 1852-1908
THRAMS Nancy, 1841-1923
THRAMS, Theodor, died Oct 17, 1878, 58 yr, 1m, 7 days
THRAMS, Marea, wife of Theodore THRAMS, Died Nov. 3, 1890, Aged 74 yrs, 11 mo., 8 days
SCHELLHOUS, Mary, daughter of G & N SCHELLHOUS, Died June 1, 1864, Age 20 yrs, 2 mo., 24 days
SCHELLHOUS, George F., died June 11, 1861, 61 yrs, 11 mo.
SCHELLHOUS, Nancy, born May 19, 1819, Died June 19, 1892, AT REST
SCHELLHOUS, Czarinia, ______ of G. F. & Nancy SCHELLHOUS, Died Sept. 15, 18_5, 16 yrs
SCHELLHOUS, Dorathy, daughter of G.F. & Nancy SCHELLHOUS, Died Aug. 18?, 18__
Frank ____, Died May 13, 186_, 3 y, 9 mo.
SCHELLHOUS, Edmund C., son of M.G. & Betsey SCHELLHOUS
SCHELLHOUS, Betsey, wife of M.C. SCHELLHOUS, died Jan 15, 1849, Aged 55 years
SCHELLHOUS, Martin C., died Jan. 9, 1849, Age 59 years
SCHELLHOUS, George E., 1886-1965
SCHELLHOUS, Lilly L., 1888-1980
SCHELLHOUS, George, Jan. 16, 1915-May 29, 1929
SCHELLHOUS, Lloyd Wayne, May 28, 1931-Baby
SCHELLHOUS, Maxine E., Nov. 20, 1918 - Nov. 14, 1979
THRAMS, Hannah, - Mother, Mar. 28, 1864 - Nov. 15, 1936
SCHELLHOUS, Herrigk, born Mar. 7, 1837, Died Feb. 21, 1895
SCHELLHOUS, Charlie, son of H & O.A. SCHELLHOUS, Born Aug.23, 1890, Died Oct. 10, 1891
Orrisa (a small stone)
Charlie (a small stone)
Herrick (a small stone)
THRAMS, Louis, 1883 - 1965
THRAMS, Mary A., 1888 - 1978
THRAMS, Fred, 1860 - 1945
DIEKMA, Erma H., 1923 - 1991
DIEKMA, Lloyd, 1922 - 1990
TRAHMS,William F., 1842 - 1914
TRAHMS, Rachel H., 1850 - 1917
TRAHMS, William, 1878 - 1946
TRAHMS, Anna, 1883 - 1973
TRAHMS, Carl, son of W. & R. TRAHMS, died 19__
TRAHMS, Emma, daughter of William & Rachel TRAHMS, died Mar. 5, 1877, Age 6 yrs.
BROKER, Emma B., 1895 - 1962
BROKER, Frank W., 1891 -1952
BROKER, Myrtle Viola, born Dec. 15, 1916, Died Jan. 21, 1917
SAVORY, Cora A.,1875 - 1956
SAVORY, Charles P., 1867 - 1956
THRAMS, Leo, 1886 - 1984
THRAMS, Lena, 1890 - 1973
THRAMS, Dale F., 1934 - 1952
KING, Grace E., 1908 - 1976
KING, C. Fluett, 1907 - 1974
KING, Don D., 1884 - 1966
KING, Bertha M., 1882 - 1967
SPANGENBERG, Augusta, 1867 - 1916
SPANGENBERG, Henry W., 1848 - 1930
NIENDORF, Joseph, 1838 - 1881
NIENDORF, Rachel, 1833 - 1901
NIENDORF, Charles, 1868 - 1947
NIENDORF, Jennie F., 1873 - 1956
KREUGER, Jennie June, 1912 - 1944
KREUGER, Clarence C., ,1907 - 1947

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