Riverside Cemetery is a

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Withee, Wisconsin Withee is a village in Clark County, Wisconsin, Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 487 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The village is located mostly within the Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin, Town of H ...

. It is located on the corner of French Town Road and Highway X.

History

Riverside Cemetery is located 1-1/2 miles west of Withee and was platted on March 11, 1904 by C.S. Stockwell, surveyor. Most

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s were brought to Withee via train and moved by horse and wagon to the cemetery. Several individuals were moved from Longwood Cemetery and reburied in Riverside.

Mission statement

It is the mission of Riverside Cemetery to provide a serene and secure environment for all that enter.

Governing Body

The governing body for the cemetery, as per its 1986 by-laws, contains: The Mayor of the City of Owen, The President of the Village of Withee, The Chairperson of the Town of Hixon plus one delegate from each of these municipalities.

Notable Features

* Tufts' Veterans Memorial - the "Court of Remembrance" Built in 1961, is a

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memorial. It displays emblems of the four branches of the

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. With a bench and podium, this special granite memorial is used every

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. * Rock of Remembrance and Reflection - Situated among the majestic

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trees, a 24x26x60 inch rock for resting and reflecting on the memories of loved ones. *

Columbarium A columbarium (; pl. columbaria), also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. The term comes from the Latin ''columba'' (dove) and originally solel ...

- Installed in 2013, this granite fixture houses 96 cinerary

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niches.

Interments

* Friederika Kruger - (Earliest Marker in cemetery) born Deutschland, 22 August 1825, deceased 11 April 1895 * John Tufts - Veteran of the

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of 1898 * Walter Smith - (1867-1903) Whose large marker is used as a landmark in giving cemetery directions * Ludwig Krueger - Died 1895, patriarch of the Krueger Family

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tragedy * C.J. Moody - (1837-1911) Member of the Iron Brigade, 6th Wisconsin Co. during the

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* Alexander Andrews - (1844-1923)

, Co.I, 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment * Louis C. Meyer - (1873-1952)

. Pvt. Co. A, 3rd Regt.

External links

Riverside Cemetery Section MapVillage of Withee

References

Cemeteries in Wisconsin Geography of Clark County, Wisconsin