St. John's Cemetery (Dubuque)
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St. John's Cemetery is a cemetery
located in Dubuque, Iowa
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St. John's Lutheran Cemetery was opened on July 7, 1876. It is situated on Davis Avenue (the same street that Mount Calvary Cemetery is located). Throughout the years the cemetery has served primarily all of the Lutheran congregations of the area. It also provides a community service, in that, when called upon, it has provided grave sites for the homeless, indigent, and transient.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
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History
Five acres of ground were purchased from Herman Bruening for burial purposes by the St. Johannes Cemetery Association. The Articles of Incorporation for the cemetery association were filed for the Dubuque Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Church at the Dubuque County Courthouse on September 17, 1864. The signers of the articles were Paul Bredow, Daniel Schmalz, Adam Schnellbacher, John Funk, Frederick Wehland, and Andrew Heinzman.St. John's Lutheran Cemetery was opened on July 7, 1876. It is situated on Davis Avenue (the same street that Mount Calvary Cemetery is located). Throughout the years the cemetery has served primarily all of the Lutheran congregations of the area. It also provides a community service, in that, when called upon, it has provided grave sites for the homeless, indigent, and transient.