Lot 65

gravemarkers and burials on lot 65

Deeded to: adam kurth

Burials:

a. Edward R. Kurth
b. Ida W. (Gross) Kurth
c. Adam Kurth
d. Katharine A. (Binder) Kurth
e. Lawrence F. Elvers
f. Lucille M. (Kurth) Elvers
g.
h. Baby Boy Kurth

Notes:

  1. Adam Kurth married Katharine Binder on March 11, 1880. After Katharine died in 1912, Adam married Ida Gross on January 15, 1914.

OBITUARIES

Plot A: Edward R. Kurth, 1915-1995 (7/6/1915 - 9/25/1995)

Kurth – Edward R. September 25, age 80, res. Inver Grove Heights. Survived by 1 sister, Lucille (Kurth) Elvers; 1 niece, Diane Johansen; 1 great niece, Jennifer; other nieces & nephews and a host of friends. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem United Methodist Church, 5590 Babcock Trail, Inver Grove Heights. Friends may call at English-Meeker & Kandt Funeral Home, 140 8th Ave. N., SSP, 5-8 p.m. Friday and at the church 1 hour before the service. Memorials preferred to Salem United Methodist Church. [Saint Paul Pioneer Press: Fri., 29 Sep. 1995]

Plot B: Ida W. (Gross) Kurth, 1878-1957 (Died 12/13/1957)

Kurth – Ida W. (Gross) Mrs. Ida W. Kurth Dies of a Heart Ailment At Home. Mrs. Ida W. Kurth, 79, lifelong resident of Inver Grove Township, died at her farm home there Friday after having had a heart ailment for a long period. She was the daughter of a pioneer Dakota County farm couple, the late Mr. And Mrs. Phillip Gross. She married Adam Kurth in 1913 and they farmed until his death 20 years later. Since then she continued to live in the area. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Laurence Elvers, and a son Edward, both of Inver Grove; a sister, Mrs. George Bush of Watsonville, CA; three brothers, William and Arthur Gross of South Saint Paul and Christ of Bismarck, ND, and one grandchild. Mrs. Kurth was active in the Salem Methodist Church, from which funeral services were conducted Monday. Burial was in the Salem Evangelical Cemetery. [West Saint Paul Riverview Booster News: Tue., 17 Dec. 1957]

Plot C: Adam H. Kurth, 1857-1933 (4/22/1857 - 5/27/1933)

Kurth – Adam H. Services Held for Old Grove Resident. Adam Kurth Succumbs to Heart Attack – Last Rites Conducted on Tuesday. Funeral services were held for Adam Kurth, 76 years old, pioneer resident of Inver Grove, Tuesday afternoon May 30, at 1:30 o’clock at the Salem M.E. Church with interment in the Evangelical Church Cemetery at Salem. Mr. Kurth passed away at the West Side General Hospital Saturday afternoon after a five days’ illness. Death was attributed to heart disease. He was born in 1857 in the village of New Trier, later moving to Henderson, Minnesota, and then took up his home in Inver Grove 40 years ago. Fifty-three years ago he married Kate Binder, who died in 1912. One year later he married Ida Gross, who survives him. Mr. Kurth devoted his entire life to farming and truck gardening. Besides his widow, Ida, he is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Mary Rolfing, Mrs. Emma Trog, Mrs. Ida Hansen, Mrs. Elizabeth McBride, and Lucille Kurth, and two sons George and Edward Kurth. Also surviving are a brother, Henry of Hendricks, 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. [West Saint Paul Booster & Dakota County Globe: Fri., 2 Jun. 1933]

Plot D: Katherine (Binder) Kurth, ca. 1858-1912 (12/28/1868 - 12/13/1912)

Kurth – Katherine “Kate” (Binder) (ca. 1858 – 13 December 1912). In West Saint Paul, Minnesota, December 13, 1912, at 3 p.m., aged 54 years, Katie, beloved wife of Adam Kurth, at the residence of her brother, Leonard Binder, Chief of Police of West Saint Paul, 158 East Haskell Street. Remains will be taken to her country home Saturday, December 14, at 2 p.m. Funeral will be held Monday, December 16, from late country home on the German Road at 1 p.m. Service at Salem M.E. Church, at 2 p.m. Rochester, New York; Farmington and Henricks, Minnesota, papers please copy. [Saint Paul Pioneer Press: Sat. 14 Dec. 1912]

Plot E: Lawrence Fred Elvers, 1915-1980 (2/7/1915 – 2/15/1980)

Elvers – Lawrence Fred, Feb. 15, age 65. Dear husband of Lucille (Kurth) Elvers. Father of Mrs. Dave (Diane) Johansen, Inver Grove Heights. Son of Elizabeth Elvers, S. Saint Paul. Brother-in-law of Ed Kurth, Inver Grove Heights. Also survived by nieces. Funeral services 11 a.m. Monday from the Salem United Methodist Church, Inver Grove Heights. Private Interment. Friends may call at the English Meeker Funeral Home, 140 8th Ave, N., S. Saint Paul from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Memorials preferred to Salem United Methodist Church or Cancer Research. [Saint Paul Pioneer Press: Sat., 16 Feb. 1980]

Plot F: Lucille M. (Kurth) Elvers, 1921 – 2014 (Died 5/4/2014)

Elvers – Lucille M. “nee Kurth," May 4, Age 93, of Inver Grove Heights. Preceded in death by husband Lawrence, daughter Diane Johansen & brother Ed Kurth. Survived by granddaughter, Jennifer (Ryan) McAnnany and other relatives and friends. Memorial Service 11:00 a.m. Friday at Crossroads Church "formerly Salem United Methodist Church" Babcock Trail @ Upper 55th St. Inver Grove Heights. Interment, Salem Shrine Cemetery. Memorials Preferred [Saint Paul Pioneer Press: May 7, 2014]

Plot H: Baby Boy Kurth 1899-1899 (9/20/1889 – 9/22/1889)

Baby Boy Kurth was born September 20th 1899 in Inver Grove Township to parents Adam and Katherine (Binder) Kurth. Sadly, the infant died two days later of unknown causes on September 22nd 1899. The infant was interred in lot 65 of Salem EV Kirchhof. [IGT][1899-MN-010161]