05/23/2026
This post is going to be a little long, but it is well worth the read.
In honor of Memorial Day, the Winnebago Lions Club has, for many years, proudly placed flags at the gravesites of veterans laid to rest at Winnebago Cemetery. This year, we ask everyone to take a moment to acknowledge and pay respect to the 202 veterans buried there.
These individuals served our country with honor and sacrifice, and their memory continues to live on through our community’s annual tribute. Each flag placed represents a life dedicated to protecting the freedoms we enjoy today.
Samuel J. Two, Samuel Two, Alfred Copeland, Joseph A. Copeland, Albert M. Hurwitch, George Tucker, Dudley R. McDonald, Frank E. McDonald, Wayne M. Wysong, John A. Coffin, Paul A. Johnson, Leroy Pederson, Robert W. Colborn, Richard A. Meyer, Cosmo Matranga, Frank M. Shinn, Stanley L. Meyers, Maurice J. Gambrel, Fred C. Sauberlich, James F. Spain, John J. Young Jr., Donald S. Hubbartt, Edward L. Waufle, Roy H. Johnson, Bertis G. Carey, Thomas H. Briggs, Abel L. Marchant, Donald B. Smith, Milo R. Faulkner, Walter A. Straw, Demus W. Grippen, Peter MacNaughton, Frederick S. Weerda, John F. Palmer, Oscar L. Davis, Albert Z. Posson, Leon S. Tritle, Artemus C. Thorne, Charles A. Thorne, Henry W. Dever, Jack L. Thorne, Norton W. Goodrich, Gary A. Barton, William H. Hansel, James A. Elliott, Peter Seal, Benjamin F. Whitcher, Jessie J. Kuntzelman, Charles R. Seyler, Billy R. Thomas, James W. Brown, Dale F. Straley, Alfred S. Brown, David L. Sitton, Robret B. Thomas, John L. Thomas Sr., Warren L. Falconer, Richard E. Owens Sr., George W. Hoffman, Joseph B. Hoffman, Arnold T. Dunbar, Wyllys J. Gross, Franklin R. Winters, Thel V. Frost, Clifford L. Frey, Leo E. Weires, Harold B. Dickens Sr., Harold B. Dickens Jr., John T. Palco, Joseph G. Huggins, Thomas E. Erb, Ralph L. Peterson, Donald R. Higgins, Marvin L. DeGarmo, George W. Bell, Deryl L. Krause, Arnold W. Krause, Dale R. Drexler, Arlen D. “Dale” Fender, James L. Parish Jr., Thomas J. Wilcox, Harold G. Wakeley, James Braithwaite, William R. Snyder, Richard F. Coffell Sr., Ernest E. Dove, John H. Allabaugh, Everett W. Allabaugh, William C. DeVoe, Clarence Gruhlke, John Elliott, Henry W. Alworth, Richmond L. Hudson, Isaac Mandeville, William H. Mandeville, George Hollenbeck, Byron W. Briggs, George D. Taylor, Stephen G. Cox, J. Clark Mellen, Samuel Vanston, Stanley R. Coolridge, Alfred G. Swan, Howard L. Falconer, Ernest J. Leake, Russell G. Stringer, Benjamin Vastine, S. Russell Merryfield, Frank E. Ollman, Peter H. Brayton, Donald J. Froning, Fred E. Johnson, George Nelson, Charles E. Tilton, Earl E. Bomgarden, Nels E. Nelson, Bernard C. “Bud” Oakes, Gerald J. Weerda, Kenneth H. Wright, James D. Hult, Jerry L. Hult, Robert B. Franklin, William Prescott, Smith Birkitt, Richard T. James, Carl J. Sauberlich, Harry C. Hunter Sr., Frank Nevens, Donald E. Nevens, John W. Mitchell, Cyrus A. Miller, Dr. Robert M. Barrick, ? Barker, Aaron M. Bachman, John Schoonmaker, Samuel E. Patrick, Lester W. Davis, James W. Shelden Sr., Walter W. Shelden, Robert V. Kissack, James W. McCartney, Lee E. Fulrath, Reuben J. Schenck, William D. Mason, Martin D. Leonard, Maynard B. Anthony, Thomas F. Smith, George H. Wibben, Betty L. Mason, Harrison G. Mason, Clark M. Greenlee, Arthur D. Walker, Reverend William O. Risinger, James R. Swanson, John H. Morris, Vernon L. Bowman, Morris D. Randerson, John R. Waterstreet, James Malone, Fred J. Waterstreet, Ernest Swanson, Edward C. Altendorf, Ralph W. Cunningham, Paul F. Lineback, Relton L. Forrester, Kenneth R. Roush, Harry Jacobsen, Lloyd S. Taylor, Wayne E. Jones, Frederick C. Runyard, Richard J. Runyard, Charles D. Egbert, Charles J. Meehan, Ernest Buse, Ivan M. Runyard, Donald W. Runyard, Richard A. Michaelsen, L.V. Wheeler, Ralph L. Lightner, Frank F. McCray, Gordon M. Lennox Sr., Clarence Clark Sr., Hugh E. Hankins, Alfred B. Two, Richard G. Westphal, R. Charles Cunningham, Albert A. Davis., Lowell D. “Pete” Reed, Richard M. Brigham, Harry F. Sandager, George A. Hanson, George R. DeVoe, George W. Weaver, George H. Redfearn, Robert O. Ulvog, Travis D. Wigton, Paul W. Overmier, Richard J. Seibold, Ralph A. Johnson, Robert A. Behmer, Adam E. Eberley, Job Moore, John W. Robbins and Melvin
If you would like to learn more about any of the veterans resting at Winnebago Cemetery, you can visit the Winnebago Township official website https://winntwp.com. Click on the “Winnebago Cemetery” section, search for the individual by name, and you will find a brief synopsis and information about their life and service.
Thank you for taking the time this Memorial Day to remember and honor our veterans. Their service and sacrifice should never be forgotten.
Township Officials Supervisor – Greg Hodges Road Commissioner – Aaron Rowley Clerk – Sue Jansen Assessor – Paula Lutzow Trustees Craig McClure Barry Palm Dennis Cross Raymond Heeren
