Moorland Cemetery
Swanson Road and Powerline Road
Moorland Township, Michigan
Sec 21, T10N, R15W
History
Moorland Township, situated directly north of Ravenna, with which it was attached for township purposes till 1860, was composed very largely of State Swamp Lands. Much of this was being reclaimed and turned into farm land. In 1881 it contained no churches, only four schools, one blacksmith shop and two saw mills. At the time it had a population of 500.
As early as 1857 Peter Conklin, John W. Tibbets, John F. Chischester made a beginning. Following in 1858 were R. Robinson, D.M. Wilson, James Anscomb, George H. Loomis, P. Woodward, Daniel C. Mills, William Sims, Alvin Reed, Judson Philips, and Hiram and Jesse Ackerman, since which time a continual stream of immigration has occurred.
Moorland had its first separate township organization in 1860, when the following officers were elected: O.F. Conklin, Supervisor; Alvin Reed, Clerk; John W. Tibbets and George Loomis, Justices of the Peace; Benjamin Brevoort, Treasurer; Peter Conklin, P. Woodward and Judson Philips, Commissioners of Highways; and Robert Robinson, School Inspector.
In 1881 the officers were as follows: Robert Robinson, Supervisor; Anson Bowen, Clerk; Samuel Beckwith, Treasurer; John Kenne, Commissioner of Highways; Tom J.G. Bolt, School Superintendent; and George M. Goodrich, Wheeler Hancock and Samuel Beckwith, Justices of the Peace.
(Research by Evelyn Buckingham from History of Muskegon County)
For headstone photos go to www.findagrave.com.
Updated 2003.
Surname | Given name | Epitaph/Information | Born/Age | Died/Buried |
ANDERSON | Beverly | 26-Aug-1950 | 1929 | living |
ANDERSON | Herbert | Married | 1925 | 1987 |
ANDERSON | Mary E. | Mom Married | 1931 | living |
ANDERSON | Ronald M. | Dad 3-Jul-1953 | 1922 | 1988 |
ARENDS | Lawrence R. | 1949 | 1974 | |
BAIN | August | 55 yrs | 12-Nov-1897 | |
BARNARD | Becky | Baby | 30-Aug-1950 | 14-Sep-1951 |
BARNARD | William H. | MI Pfc U.S. Army WW II | 17-Oct-1910 | 18-Oct-1965 |
BENNETT | Harold C. | 1909 | 1984 | |
BENNETT | Janice L. | 1947 | living | |
BENNETT | Larry A. | 1944 | 1985 | |
BENNETT | Leta A. | 1915 | 2002 | |
BERG | Charles | Married | 9-Aug-1910 | 11-Jun-2000 |
BERG | Charles Allen | Our Beloved Son | 20-Aug-1967 | 27-Feb-1988 |
BERG | Rosetta | 15-Mar-1941 | 30-Jan-1925 | 27-Oct-1987 |
BISHOP | Anna B. | 1892 | 1892 | |
BISHOP | Arthur L. | 1889 | 1893 | |
BISHOP | Earl L. | 1894 | 1894 | |
BLAIR | Carrie V. | 1895 | 1981 | |
BLAIR | Edward R. | 1877 | 1959 | |
BLAIR | James R. | 1947 | 1973 | |
BLAIR | Janet B. | 1948 | 1973 | |
BLAIR | Rebecca | 1972 | 1973 | |
BRAULT | Henry O. | 1922 | 1999 | |
BUSSING | Lydia | Married | 1911 | 1976 |
BUSSING | Walter | 14-Jun-1930 | 1911 | 1970 |
CAMP | Celia | 1886 | 1959 | |
CLAY | Goldie Tice | 1907 | 1956 | |
CLISH | Mark | 1956 | ||
COCHRAN | Albert | Father | 1876 | 1964 |
COCHRAN | Alfred | 1876 | 1956 | |
COCHRAN | Elva | 1878 | 1911 | |
COCHRAN | Emeline J. | 1864 | 19--- | |
COCHRAN | Frank L. | Dad | 1890 | 1953 |
COCHRAN | Gladys L. | Mom | 25-Apr-1896 | 9-Aug-1975 |
COCHRAN | Helen | Husb: Selea | 1852 | 1917 |
COCHRAN | Lee | 1903 | 1905 | |
COCHRAN | Mamie | Mother | 1883 | 1949 |
COCHRAN | Mary | Mother | 1878 | 1952 |
COCHRAN | Selea | Co. E 4 MI Cav GAR | 1839 | 1916 |
COCHRAN | Wesley H. | Father | 1881 | 1944 |
COOK | Anna | 1865 | 1931 | |
COOK | Nella | 1895 | 1916 | |
COOK | Nicholas A. | 1870 | 1928 | |
COOK | Petronella | 1828 | 1895 | |
COOK | Sanford | 1839 | 1917 | |
COOK | Winifred | 1900 | 1978 | |
CRAIN | Terry Lee, II | Our Son | 23-Jun-1972 | 13-Oct-1972 |
DAGEN | Agnes M. | Mother 9-May-1925 | 1904 | 1975 |
DAGEN | Albert E. | Father Married | 1903 | 1980 |
DAGEN | Edward A. | 6-Nov-1954 Husband-Father-Gramps | 1934 | living |
DAGEN | Joan A. | Married Wife-Mother-Nonnie | 1932 | 1997 |
DILL | Cleo M. | Wife Married | 1920 | living |
DILL | Norman W. | Husband 3-Sep-1965 | 1926 | 2003 |
DOPPENBERG | Grietje C. "Corry" | 1947 | 1955 | |
EASTLING | Loyal R. | 1947 | 1948 | |
EASTLING | Paul W. | M3 US Navy WW II | 29-May-1914 | 15-Aug-1983 |
EASTLING | Richard P. | US Navy | 21-May-1939 | 15-May-2000 |
EASTLING | Winifred E. | Beloved Wife & Mother | 16-Oct-1921 | 10-Dec-2000 |
EVANS | Bernard J. | 23-May-1930 | living | |
EVANS | Eddie D. | 1-Jan-1961 | living | |
EVANS | Gary L. | 27-Feb-1975 | 28-Mar-1994 | |
EVANS | Ted R. | 24-Feb-1962 | living | |
EVANS | Viola | Mother | 1909 | 1999 |
EVANS | Wilma J. | 13-Apr-1936 | living | |
FEATHERSTONE | Ray E. | Married | 1928 | living |
FEATHERSTONE | Thelma E. | 1-Jul-1955 | 1935 | living |
FIFOLT | Howard R. | Son | 1946 | 1951 |
FIFOLT | John | Father | 1884 | 1946 |
FIFOLT | Opal L. | 1921 | living | |
FIFOLT | William J. | 1913 | 1996 | |
FIFOLT | Wilma A. | Mother | 1890 | 1968 |
FOWLER | Ellen | Mother | 1858 | 1917 |
GAMBLE | Velma Evans | Mother | 11-Feb-1910 | 24-Jun-1984 |
GOODMAN | Anna | 1897 | 1969 | |
GRABE | Richard E. | US Marine Corps Vietnam | 22-Dec-1946 | 8-Aug-1991 |
GRANSTROM | Ernest R. | 1882 | 1957 | |
GRANSTROM | Mable M. | 1888 | 1965 | |
GRIGGS | Craig | Pvt US Marine Corps | 1954 | 1980 |
GRIGGS | George A. | 1902 | 1971 | |
GRIGGS | Lilly M. | 1908 | 1989 | |
GRIGGS | Virgil L. | MI Sfc 19 Inf 24 Inf Div Korea | 5-Oct-1929 | 31-Jan-1951 |
GRISWOLD | Ethel C. | 1894 | 1968 | |
GRISWOLD | Melvin K. | 1891 | 1945 | |
HARENGA | Baby | Premature | 17-Jul-1902 | |
HARTZELL | Hazel C. | Mother | 1892 | 1938 |
HARTZELL | Ivan A. | Father WW I Veteran | 1891 | 1961 |
HARTZELL | Luke A. | Tec 5 US Army WW II | 6-Sep-1922 | 9-Feb-1991 |
HARTZELL | William M. | MI Pfc Co. B 20 Inf WW I | 17-Apr-1896 | 11-Mar-1959 |
HAVENGA | Elizabeth | Mother | 1881 | 1975 |
HAVENGA | Herman | 1873 | 1942 | |
HAVENGA | Peter J. | Father | 1880 | 1939 |
HOGAN | Ida A. | Mother | 1899 | 1978 |
HOGAN | Lawrence J. | Father | 1892 | 1957 |
HOGAN | Rhoda L. | 1911 | 1958 | |
HOGAN | Thomas A. | 1900 | 1967 | |
HOGAN | Thomas James | Son | 18-Aug-1935 | |
HOGAN | Tommy Lee | Infant Son of Shirley & Bob | 3-Aug-1966 | 6-Aug-1966 |
HOLECEK | Anita M. | Married | 1909 | 1967 |
HOLECEK | Robert L. | 5-Dec-1928 | 1898 | 1992 |
HOOKER | Dorothy | 1911 | 1983 | |
HOUGHTON | Neilda R. | Wife-Mother | 25-Oct-1936 | 12-Sep-1991 |
HRUSKAC | Helen | Mother | 1887 | 1962 |
HRUSKAC | John | Tec5 US Army WW II | 1917 | 1983 |
HRUSKAC | Simon | Father | 1894 | 1969 |
HUCHINSON | Lula Mudge | Mother | 1876 | 1959 |
HUFFER | Florence M. | 1868 | 1928 | |
HYDE | Ella | 1889 | 1959 | |
HYDE | L. D. | 1890 | 1950 | |
HYDE | Leo D. | Baby | 1926 | |
JABLONSKI | Kaloni | 1990 | 1991 | |
JACOBY | Maxine Robinson | 26-Mar-1912 | 2-Apr-1995 | |
JIBSON | Bertha | Mother | 1905 | 1992 |
JIBSON | Phyllis Eileen | Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother | 6-Dec-1946 | 22-May-1997 |
JIBSON | Russell | Father | 1901 | 1952 |
JOHNSON | Andrew P. | 1858 | 1946 | |
JOHNSON | Anna | 1890 | 1986 | |
JOHNSON | Anna C. | 1865 | 1928 | |
JOHNSON | August J. | US Army WW I | 26-Apr-1893 | 27-Jul-1986 |
JOHNSON | Edna L. | 1908 | 1985 | |
JOHNSON | Einar K. | 1895 | 1973 | |
JOHNSON | Forrest | 1913 | 1985 | |
JOHNSON | Hilda | 1892 | 1900 | |
JOHNSON | John Emil | Father 5-Sep-1914 | 1888 | 1984 |
JOHNSON | Leola | 1919 | living | |
JOHNSON | Otto | Father | 4-Nov-1882 | 16-May-1924 |
JOHNSON | Signe A. | Mother Married | 1891 | 1945 |
JOHNSON | Walter A. | Parents: C. V. & M. R. | 8 mos-13 dys | 1911 |
JOHNSTON | Charles A. | 1888 | 1913 | |
JOHNSTON | Charles L. | Father | 1862 | 1937 |
JOHNSTON | Clarence L. | 1899 | 1911 | |
JOHNSTON | Clayton H. | 1895 | 1983 | |
JOHNSTON | George N. | 1850 | 1934 | |
JOHNSTON | Gladys | 1900 | 1991 | |
JOHNSTON | Hattie R. | 1876 | 1950 | |
JOHNSTON | J. Willard | 1874 | 1945 | |
JOHNSTON | Rose | Mother | 1867 | 1938 |
JOLMAN | Leuizenna E. | 1916 | 1977 | |
KANTOLA | Hilma S. | 1892 | 1957 | |
KANTOLA | Sylvester | 1891 | 1979 | |
KECKLER | Saddie | 1882 | 1971 | |
KNOWLES | Charles E. | Son | 12-Jan-1866 | 4-Nov-1891 |
KNOWLES | Harriett R. | Daughter | 22-Aug-1870 | 12-Apr-1892 |
KNOWLES | Robert H. | Son | 18-Dec-1872 | 30-Dec-1890 |
KNOWLES | Rose M. | 1842 | 1930 | |
KNOWLES | Thomas | 1835 | 1910 | |
KRBES | Margaret E. | Daughter | 1911 | 1937 |
KURTZ | Barbara L. | Mother Married | 1928 | |
KURTZ | Malcolm G. | Father 22-Jul-1946 | 1923 | 1973 |
LAMMINEN | John | Husband & Father | 26-Jan-1873 | 29-Apr-1948 |
LeTARTE | Margaruette J. | 1911 | 1982 | |
LIEFFERS | Nick | Married Children: Steve, Jeff, Deanna | 16-Jun-1943 | 22-Jun-1996 |
LIEFFERS | Patricia | 8-Oct-1983 | 8-Mar-1947 | living |
LINDGREN | Alice M. | Daughter | 1910 | 1910 |
LINDGREN | Charles A. | Father | 1877 | 1934 |
LINDGREN | Charles R. | Father | 1838 | 1916 |
LINDGREN | Eleanor M. | Daughter | 1920 | 1920 |
LINDGREN | Ellen M. | Mother | 1881 | 1971 |
LINDGREN | Emma | Mother | 1847 | 1931 |
LINDGREN | Esther | Mother | 1883 | 1920 |
LINDGREN | Oscar F. | Father | 1882 | 1948 |
LONG | Helen A. | 1909 | 1984 | |
LONZO | Benj. | 1828 | 1914 | |
LONZO | Louisa | 1838 | 1911 | |
LOUWERENS | Anita "Mama" | Married: 7-Aug-1946 | 25-Oct-1929 | living |
LOUWERENS | John "Baba" | WW II 5th Amph Corp: 17-Feb-1942--23-Oct-1945 | 4-Dec-1920 | 15-Sep-1979 |
MAGNUSON | Hilda A. | 1873 | 1956 | |
MAGNUSON | John A. | 1869 | 1954 | |
MAJKOL | Anna E. | 1918 | living | |
MAJKOL | Frank J. | 1907 | 1991 | |
MANNING | Herman E. | MI Pfc 754 Tank Bn WW II | 20-Jun-1917 | 6-Jan-1961 |
MANNING | Virgil R. | MI A2C US Air Force | 22-Jun-1941 | 21-Jul-1963 |
MARTTILA | Kate | Wife & Mother | 2-Aug-1885 | 19-Dec-1964 |
McCUE | Charlie A. | Father | 1876 | 1954 |
McCUE | Hiram | Father | ||
McCUE | Marcia R. | 6-Jun-1936 | 1915 | 1991 |
McCUE | Mary E. | Mother | 1876 | 1946 |
McCUE | Richard W. | Married | 1914 | living |
McGHAN | Mary | 1832 | 1908 | |
MELTON | Ethel M. | 1920 | living | |
MELTON | William E. | 1922 | 1996 | |
MORSE | Frank L. | MI SSgt Co. B 534 Engr B&S Regt WW II | 19-Feb-1923 | 22-Oct-1953 |
MUDGE | Frank B. | Father | 1868 | 1930 |
NIVA | Edward | MI Pfc Co. H 325 Inf WW I | 4-Mar-1893 | 20-Jul-1972 |
NIVA | Lillian S. | 1900 | 1951 | |
NOVACK | Albert G. | MI Pvt Co. M 102 Inf WW I | 10-Apr-1886 | 26-Mar-1957 |
ORCUTT | Michael | 63 yrs | 12-Nov-1897 | |
OUDSEMA | Aleta M. | Mom | 1913 | 1998 |
OUDSEMA | E. John | Dad | 1905 | 1960 |
OUDSEMA | LaVern B. | MI Pfc Co. K 487 Port Bn TC WW II | 22-May-1922 | 31-Jan-1969 |
PAUL | Andy M. | Husband | 1908 | 1988 |
PAUL | Helen A. | Wife | 1911 | 1998 |
PEARL-MAVIS | Robert L. | 1913 | living | |
PEARL-MAVIS | Rose M. | 1905 | 1996 | |
PIETILA | E. Norman | Father | 1914 | 1951 |
PIETILA | Emil H. | 1893 | 1956 | |
PIETILA | Kreeta S. | 1867 | 1943 | |
PIETILA | Mary | 1890 | 1960 | |
PIETILA | Thomas V. | 1871 | 1952 | |
RIESBERG | Danny P. | MI Cpl US Marine Corps Vietnam PH | 16-Aug-1946 | 5-Jul-1967 |
RIESBERG | Paul W. | MI Sgt Quartermaster Corps WW II | 13-Mar-1925 | 6-Jun-1964 |
ROBINSON | Ed C., Sr. | Ashes | 12-Aug-1906 | 19-Sep-1978 |
ROBINSON | Noreen | D.A.B. | Sep-1944 | |
ROHDA | Charles E. | 1875 | 1927 | |
ROLISON | Clifford F. | Father | 1917 | 1965 |
ROLISON | Mildred D. | Mother | 1917 | 1999 |
RUSSELL | William F. | Cpl US Army WW II | 17-Nov-1914 | 2-Jul-1981 |
RUTKOWSKI | Donald Lee | 5-May-1964 | ||
SAMPSON | Aila M. Witri | 1904 | 1948 | |
SANDBERG | Elizabeth | Mother | Oct-1883 | Nov-1955 |
SANDBERG | George "Walt" | 1925 | 1998 | |
SANDBERG | Herman | Father | 1889 | 1926 |
SANDBERG | Irene L. | 1914 | 1987 | |
SCHROUDER | Cassie B. | Mother | 1894 | 1952 |
SCHROUDER | Leland J. | Father | 1883 | 1949 |
SCHWARTINSKY | Anna | Wife Husb: Bernardo | 1886 | 1938 |
SCHWARTINSKY | Bernardo | Father | 1885 | 1957 |
SCHWARTZ | Elizabeth | 1888 | 1962 | |
SCHWARTZ | Gertrude H. | 30-Apr-1932 | 1913 | 1996 |
SCHWARTZ | John | 1882 | 1947 | |
SCHWARTZ | Werner J. | Married | 1906 | 1992 |
SENIUK | Michael J. | Beloved Father | 19-Jan-1943 | 7-Apr-1991 |
SHIREY | Grace | 1895 | 1992 | |
SHIREY | Harry | 1894 | 1969 | |
SIEGAL | John | 1861 | 1946 | |
SIPPS | Thomas | 1848 | 1916 | |
SLATER | Bruce A. | 21-Nov-1951 | 15-Apr-1952 | |
SLATER | Charles | Father | 1897 | 1953 |
SLATER | Laura | 1934 | 1936 | |
SLATER | Tressie | Mother | 1895 | 1940 |
SMITH | O. J. | 11-Jun-1883 | 31-Jan-1888 | |
SORENSEN | Andrew P. | Father | 1875 | 1931 |
SORENSEN | Andrew Peter | 1917 | 1968 | |
SORENSEN | Edward | 1914 | ||
SORENSEN | Ellen A. | Mother | 1881 | 1960 |
SORENSEN | Harold A. | 1913 | 1988 | |
SORENSEN | Lena M. | 1913 | 1962 | |
SORENSEN | Olaf | 1902 | 1917 | |
SORENSON | Annette V. | Beloved Mother | 1901 | 1975 |
STRONG | Mary J. | Mother | 1914 | 1981 |
SWANSON | Andrina | Mother | 1863 | 1949 |
SWANSON | Bertha A. | Daughter | 1910 | 1931 |
SWANSON | Charlotte | 1890 | 1956 | |
SWANSON | Peter M. | Father | 1859 | 1918 |
SWANSON | Richard | 1887 | 1965 | |
SWANSON | Verna | Baby | 18-Jun-1913 | 7-May-1914 |
TALQUIST | Frederick | 25-Sep-1986 | 1942 | 1988 |
TALQUIST | Kaye | Wed | 1943 | living |
TAYLOR | Connie J. | Mom | 1933 | living |
TAYLOR | Faith Elaine | Infant Dau of Roger & Shari | 11-Mar-1996 | |
TAYLOR | Joseph E. | MI Tec 5 168 AAA Bn CAC WW II | 13-Jan-1921 | 18-Jun-1970 |
TAYLOR | Lawrence E. | MI Sgt 207 Mil Police Co. Vietnam | 28-Jul-1947 | 26-Aug-1972 |
TAYLOR | Leonard A. | Dad US Air Force | 1930 | 1994 |
THOMPSON | Elizabeth | Mother | 1824 | 1896 |
THOMPSON | Garry E. | Dad | 1888 | Aug-1957 |
THOMPSON | John L. | Father | 1822 | 1904 |
THOMPSON | Mildred L. | Mom | 12-Jan-1903 | 7-Feb-1982 |
TICE | Mabel I. | 1897 | 1959 | |
TICE | Pamela | Mother | 1959 | 1980 |
TICE | Perry W. | 1876 | 1968 | |
TILLI | Edward A. | MI SSgt U.S. Air Force Korea | 29-Sep-1928 | 12-Jul-1972 |
TURK | Eva Androvich | Mom | 1906 | 1988 |
TURK | George | Dad | 1896 | 1942 |
VANBERGEN | Aaron | 1885 | 1969 | |
VANBERGEN | Angie | 1907 | 1993 | |
VANBERGEN | Arend | 1921 | 2002 | |
VANBERGEN | Baby | 28-Mar-1914 | ||
VANBERGEN | Barney | 1907 | 1962 | |
VANBERGEN | Bennie | 1914 | 1918 | |
VANBERGEN | Berend | 1909 | 1911 | |
VANBERGEN | Blanche | 1887 | 1982 | |
VANBERGEN | Edna A. | 1889 | 1971 | |
VANBERGEN | Fred B. | 1886 | 1965 | |
VANBERGEN | Grace E. | 1892 | 1974 | |
VANBERGEN | Jane | 1920 | 1999 | |
VANBERGEN | Ralph | 1888 | 1961 | |
VANBERGEN | Robert R. | Loving Father & Grandfather | 31-May-1930 | 3-Jan-1999 |
VANZANTEN | Joan D. | 1933 | 1976 | |
VANZANTEN | William | 1904 | 1989 | |
VELLENGA | Bessie | 1916 | living | |
VELLENGA | Frank | 1906 | 1947 | |
VELLENGA | Linda R. | Married | 1937 | 1998 |
VELLENGA | Ronald J. | 29-May-1981 | 1943 | living |
VELLENGA | Simon | 1915 | 1979 | |
WAGNER | Elva E. | Daughter | 1919 | 1937 |
WAGNER | Jack L. | Son | 1936 | 1936 |
WAGNER | Joseph J. | Father | 1897 | 1965 |
WAGNER | Vera Cochran | Mother | 17-Nov-1898 | 10-Jan-1991 |
WARBER | Charles | 1924 | 1999 | |
WARBER | Stella | 1919 | 2001 | |
WEST | Alexander M. | Beloved Son | 10-Mar-1996 | 22-Apr-1996 |
WHINNERY | Alfred V. | Father | 1900 | 1973 |
WHINNERY | David V. | MI Pfc Co. B 5 Cav 1 Cav Div Vietnam PH | 28-Jul-1947 | 29-Apr-1968 |
WHINNERY | Doris E. | Mother | 1908 | 1959 |
WINTERS | Mamie | Wife | 1879 | 19-- |
WINTERS | Nelson T. | Husband | 1874 | 1948 |
WITRI | Arthur E. | U.S. Veteran | 1923 | 1991 |
WITRI | Hilija E. | Daughter | 1909 | 1917 |
WITRI | Ida M. | Mother | 1880 | 1948 |
WITRI | Inez L. | Sister | 1913 | 1953 |
WITRI | John | Father | 1876 | 1928 |
WITRI | John E. | Son U.S. Veteran | 1918 | 1955 |
WITRI | Maggie Joy | 1995 | 2001 | |
WITRI | Mary B. | 1920 | living | |
WITRI | Sylvia Ida | 1911 | 1976 | |
WITRI | Timothy A. | 1952 | 1999 | |
WOLVERTON | Everett L. | US Army WW II | 18-Apr-1925 | 16-Aug-1991 |
WORKMAN | Allie M. | 1877 | 1910 | |
WORKMAN | Bernard | 1897 | 1898 | |
WORKMAN | Marvin H. | 1917 | 1973 | |
WORKMAN | Maude T. | 1905 | 1991 | |
ZANT | Etta O. | 1858 | 1916 |