St. Joseph Cemetery, Chelsea, Iowa on Scott Davis Page

St. Joseph Cemetery, Chelsea, Iowa

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St. Joseph Cemetery is located just east of Chelsea, on the south side of the road. These pictures were all taken at sunset so I did not have much time to take very many photos. The flash did not do the stones justice so I hope you will find these useful anyway. For more names and dates in this cemetery go to the IaGenWeb site for Tama County.

In 1863 a group of pioneers bought four acres of land about seven miles northwest of the present town of Chelsea, to be used as a Catholic cemetery. Mathias Musel advanced the money for this purchase. In about 1862 the railroad that was pushed west from Clinton through DeWitt and Cedar Rapids reached Chelsea. The town of Chelsea developed around the railroad station and tracks. This left the church (which was about 1 mile west of Chelsea)too far from town. In 1878 the cemetery was moved to the present site because of water in the lowlands. In 1880 the people with their priest decided to build a new church in town...which was dedicated to St. Joseph. [taken from the History of Tama County, 1987, pg. 90, by D. Sheda]

The reflection of the sunset and a neighboring tombstone provides a very nice image on the back of this stone.

Andrle, Marrie 1861 - 1922
Andrle, John 1856 - 1932

Behounek, Agnes H. 1885 - 1975
Behounek, Charles A. 1877 - 1960

Behounek, Fredy

Hanzelka, Anna, Wife of Martin Skarda II, 1828 - 8 July 1880

Hrstkova and Musel family burial plot

Hrstkova, Marije

Krsek, Marie Anna, Rozena 25 Brez 1857, Zemrela 26 Rij. 1913

Kubik, Mayme E., 14 Aug 1900 - 22 June 1988

Kupka, charles 1889 - 1977
Kupka, Agnes F. 1893 - 1960

Kupka, Walter A. 1920 - 1935

Macha, Barbara 1886 - 1976 [4 Nov 1886 - Apr 1976]
Macha, Thomas 1880 - 1967 [19 Nov 1881 - Jun 1967]

[The sunset was very pretty which I was trying to record when I took this shot. The picture was a failure but since I could read the Macha and Stanek stones decided to include this picture on this page. Dates in the brackets are from the Soc. Sec. Death Index.]

Musel, Albert and Anna family burial plot

Musel, Albert 1847 - 1922
Musel, Anna 1849 - 1925

Musel, Anna [daughter of Albert and Anna Musel, died July 1882, aged 5 years and 10 months.]

Musel, Edward, 3 Mar 1903 - 19 Feb 1987

Musel, Mary 1879 - 1963
Musel, Frank 1877 - 1952

Musel, Anna C. 19 June 1902 - 15 Feb 1874
Musel, Fred L. 1 July 1898 - 6 Dec 1989
Married 26 Dec 1921, Parents of Bernard, Donald, Beatrice, Robert, Sharlene

Musel, James H. 4 Sept 1894 - 19 Sept 1958
Musel, Julia E. 16 Jan 1899 - 30 Oct 1990
Hail Mary Full of Grace The Lord is With Thee

Musel, Jan, Roz. vRoku 1838, Zem 25 Pros. 1924

Musel, Frantiska, Roz. vRoku 1848, Zem 12 Brez. 1935
[wife of Jan Musel]

Musel, Josef family burial plot

Musel, Josef, Nar. 1851, Zem 1924, Odpocivej v pokojr

Musel, Mary 1875 - 1953

Musil, Matej

Musel, Michael C. 1857 - 1948
Musel, Kathryn 1862 - 1933
Perpetual Care

Musil, Marie 1819 - 1910
Musil, Frank 1813 - 1906

Musil, Marie 1799 - 1901

Polka, Mayme 1898 - 2000
Polka, Joe 1897 - 1975
Parents of Mildred Marie and Marjorie

Polka, Marjorie S. 1929 - 19[34?]

Prusha, Amos, 10 Dec 1885 - 3 Sept 1956

Prusha, Charles and Agnes family burial plot

Prusha, Chas. W. 1881 - 1930

Prusha, Agnes 1881 - 1969 [nee Kubu]

Prusha, Frank 1854 - 1910

Prusha, Fred and Agnes family burial plot

Prusha, Fred W., 6 July 1874 - 3 Sept 1953

Prusha, Agnes M., 8 May 1882 - 13 Sept 1959

Prusha, Anna 1861 - 1934
Prusha, Joseph 1857 - 1922

Skarda, Johanna 1852 - 1933, Matka
Skarda, Josef 1849 - 1905, Otec

Skarda, Julie [1891 - 1905, dau. of Josef and Johanna Skarda]

Skarda, Julie [1891 - 1905, dau. of Josef and Johana Skarda]

Skarda, Josephine 1906 - 1992
Skarda, Louis J. 1900 - 1946

Skarda, Vencil M.

Stanek, Edward 1896 - 1989 [4 Mar 1895 - 19 Dec 1989]
Stanek, Sylvia 1905 - 1997 [28 Sep 1905 - 15 Apr 1997]

[The sunset was very pretty which I was trying to record when I took this shot. The picture was a failure but since I could read the Macha and Stanek stones decided to include this picture on this page. Dates in the brackets are from the Soc. Sec. Death Index.]

Stanek, Frank and Marie family burial plot