FOSTER CEMETERY
Section 5
GALENA TOWNSHIP
LAPORTE COUNTY

Surname

Given & Maiden Name

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Location of Grave

Age At Time of Death

Other

Epitaph or Other Information

Duncan

Charles F.

August 1

1948

August 2 1948

5-29-1

     

Davis

Mary F.

Tappan

1887

1969

5-29-2

     

Davis

Edward L.

1882

1963

5-29-2

     

Tappan

Fred A.

1886

1960

5-29-3

 

SON

 

Tappan

George W.

1845

1935

5-29-4

 

FATHER

 

TAPPAN

     

5-29-5

   

Family Marker

Tappan

Percis M.

Keefer

1844

1919

5-29-6

 

MOTHER

 

Keefer

Emma

1846

1913

5-29-7

 

SISTER

 

Coombs

Harry L.

June 18 1860

June 6 1934

5-29-8

     

Coombs

Abbie

Davis

Sept. 30 1873

Mar. 16 1943

5-29-9

     

Hanville

Newell

1858

1940

5-29-10

     

Canfield

Oliver A.

1867

1955

5-29-11

     

Canfield

Lolita E.

Mar 3 1908

Dec 19 1940

5-29-12

     

Caler

Frank P.

1894

1976

5-29-13

     

Caler

Helen M.

Canfield

1901

 2002

5-29-13

     

Cadwell

Marian

Bush

1877

1964

5-29-14

     

Cadwell

Raymond

1877

1956

5-29-14

     

Cox

Blanche M.

Cadwell

1902

1978

5-29-15

     

Hart

Ella A.

Ayers Eastwood

1886

1979

5-29-16

     

Hart

Burt O.

1872

1952

5-29-16

     
StarnesDon A.Jan 5 1928Apr 7 20055-29-17

Paddock

James

1867

1956

5-30-1

     

PADDOCK

     

5-30-2

   

Family Marker

Paddock

Amanda M. Tuttle

1840

1911

5-30-3

 

MOTHER

Wife of M. Paddock

Paddock

Morrison

1835

1915

5-30-4

 

FATHER

 

Davis

Gordon E.

Jun 6 1923

Mar 11 1994

5-30-5

 

Sgt. US Army, World War II

WWII Flagholder

Bronze Military Marker Set in Concrete

Davis

Emma L.

Perry

1884

1986

5-30-6

     

Davis

Guy E.

1883

1973

5-30-6

     

Reisinger

Mae Belle

Davis

June 16 1876

May 28 1949

5-30-7

     

Reisinger

Roy R.

May 9 1884

Nov 4 1959

5-30-7

   

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Caler

Frank R.

April 19 1932

 Mar 15 2003

    5-30-8

   

Married July 5, 1975

Caler

Edna M.

Sept. 22 1933

 

5-30-8

   

Married July 5, 1975

Barnes

Charles W.

1874

1954

5-30-9

     

Barnes

Adah E.

Smith

1876

1951

5-30-9

     

Smith

Frank A.

1881

1964

5-30-10

 

FATHER

 

Morton

Jens H.

1877

1953

5-31-1

   

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus, Jan 23, 1953

Caler

Marvin Keith

April 24 1937

June 13 1995

5-31-2

   

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch June 15 & June 17 1995

Jeffrey

Donald L.

Oct. 27 1911

July 28 2004

5-31-3

   

Death Date from Obituary- Not inscribed as of Aug 31 2004

Obituary: Herald Argus July 30 2004

Jeffrey

Janet L.

Caler

Dec. 19 1922

Jan. 24 1998

5-31-3

   

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch Jan. 26 1998

Strauch

Charles W.

Sept. 24 1893

Oct. 3, 1979

5-31-4

   

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus Thursday, October 4, 1979

Strauch

Ellenora H.

Bassler

1897

1971

5-31-5

 

Mother

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus Saturday, October 9, 1971

Strauch

Alice K.

1924

1983

5-31-5

 

Daughter

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus Monday, Feb 21, 1983

Barnes

Hulda L.

Maertz

Feb 28 1918

Jan 28 1967

5-31-6

 

“In Loving Memory Of”

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus, Monday, January 30, 1967

Barnes

Dorothea L. Liesmann

1900 (*)

* Obituary birth date is Feb 17 1907, age 93

2001

5-31-7

 

Interconnecting Rings Dated Feb 8 1974

FOE Auxiliary

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus,

January 11, 2001

Barnes

Ralph H.

1908

Sep 30 1908

1991

Mar 27 1991

5-31-7

 

TEC 3 US Army, World War II

Shared Marker with Spouse & Bronze Military Marker on Back of Granite Marker

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus March 1991

Cadwell

Harold M.

“Jack”

Apr 30 1917

Jan 31 1994

5-32-1

   

“In Loving Memory”

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch Feb 2, 1994

Cadwell

Agnes M.

Neruda

Dec 24 1923

Sept 1 1991

5-32-1

   

WWII Flagholders

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch Sept 3, 1991

Jeschke

Joseph

July 2 1911

July 6 1971

5-32-2

   

No Marker as of August 31, 2004 Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch, July 7, 1971

Smith

Bertha M.

Foster

1896

1979

5-33-1

   

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus, November 30, 1979

Smith

Fred E.

1883

1976

5-33-1

   

Obituary: LaPorte Herald Argus, February 2, 1976

Pidgeon

Isabelle Foster

1891

1946

5-33-2

   

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch, February 13, 1946

Unknown

MOTHER

   

5-33-3

 

MOTHER

“Secure in Jesus Love”

This appears to be an old stone. Located between Isabelle Foster Pidgeon and John & Blanche Strode. It seems out of place in this section.

Strode

John

1873

1958

5-33-4

     

Strode

Blanche

Foster

1898

19(--)

5-33-4

   

Date of Death Not Inscribed

Stevens

Eugene M.

July 26 1932

Feb 8 1962

5-33-5

 

Indiana AIC 603 AC & W SQ AF

Korea

Korean War Flag Holder

Military Marker

Owens

Omer W.

Jan 15 1916

Jan 29 1998

5-33-6

   

Married July 31 1937

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch Jan 30 & Jan 31 1998

Owens

Doris M.

Martin

Nov 25 1919

Dec 28 1998

5-33-6

   

Married July 31 1937

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch Dec 29 1998

Meyers

Iva G.

Barnes

1901

1972

5-33-7

   

Obituary: Michigan City News Dispatch Oct. 16 1972

Meyers

Wheeler R.

1891

1964

5-33-7

   

Obituary: LaPorte Herald- Argus, Tuesday, July 28, 1964

Waak

Jamie A.

June 8 1961

Nov. 15, 1982

5-33-8

     
FosterRussell BarnesMar 16 1952Dec 26 1991"Sunshine"

Foster

James Michael

July 7 1957

Sept. 13, 2003

5-33-9

 

Son of Elsie Barnes Foster

“Brilliant”

Foster    

Russell Foley

Aug 30 1922  Jun 9 2004 

5-33-10

   USS Columbus
FCMI USNP 1943-1945

"Gone Looking for Elsie"

Foster

Elsie Barnes

Sep 16 1922

Oct 15 2001

5-33-11

   

“Sparkle”

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