Minnesota Cemeteries: Saint Rosa of Lima Catholic Cemetery (Stearns County) Minnesota

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them!

The following list of names may not be complete. If you see any errors, please let us know, so we can keep our list accurate. The following has been completed on October 14, 2009. If you see any names not listed or wish to add to our list, please notify us.

The following service personnel deserve to be recognized here for the unselfishness in which they have served their country. I wish to salute each and everyone of these very fine and brave souls who gave of themselves without thinking of their own well being. God bless each and everyone of you for serving the United States of America honorably.

Veterans

Jerome G. Arnzen 1921 - 1986

August Austing 1891 - 1976

Henry Austing 1887 - 1977

John Bergmann 1896 - 1972

Gerald M. Blommel 1944 - 1968

Roger L. Bobmeier 1946 - 1968

Francis A. Boeckermann 1933 - 2000

George Henry Butkowski 1906 - 1982

Wife of Walter L. Coe

Walter L. Coe 1897 - 1962

Victor H. Eiynck 1922 - 2001


Johann Fessler / Co G., 9th Wisconsin Infantry / Year Unknown

The 9th regiment of Wisconsin was considered a German regiment which had been organized in 1861. In August of 1861; 870 men were mustered to take part in the Southwestern Expedition. The 9th Infantry fought two Confederate camps at Cowskin Prairie in Kansas and then moved on to engage a superior force of Confederates in Newtonia, Kansas while waiting additional forces.

Francis P. Goffin 1928 - 2006

Wife of Ferdinand J. Gretsch

Ferdinand J. Gretsch 1893 - 1970

I believe most people do not realize, many vehicles were used in WWI and most were too large and clumsy to move supplies and equipment to the front lines of battle. It was more of a common place to use horses and mules to pull equipment around the death and destruction of the war zone.

The horse death tolls were incredible and to keep up with the need of more horses, over 1,000 a day had been shipped from the United States. By the end of the war, the United States had lost 116,000 horses with 204,000 wounded. WWI marked the end of horses used in the battle field.

Brian Hellermann 1968 - 2003

Staff Sgt. Brian Hellermann lost his life on August 6th, 2003 from injuries sustained when his unit took fire from from an Iraqi vehicle days earlier. He was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US Army.