Andrew Cemetery Friend, NE

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Andrew Cemetery Friend, NE

Board Members: Bill Bruntz, John Steyer, Marla Weber, Paul Johansen, Will Yokel, and Jill Speece

08/25/2026

If you have been out to Andrew Cemetery recently, you may have noticed a new addition—a new garage!

The cemetery board voted to have one of the old garages removed and a new garage built on the existing foundation. This was the most cost-effective way to provide a much-needed structure for storing cemetery equipment. Unfortunately, the old garage was no longer sturdy enough to repair, so replacing it was the best option.

We are pleased to have a safe, functional space to store and protect the equipment used to care for Andrew Cemetery.

Special THANKS to the Idhe Foundation for its donation to this project! We sincerely appreciate your support!

08/24/2026

Every life has a story… Edward Baldwin was born in 1846. He married Carrie in Henry, Illinois in 1877; she was born in 1856. Her maiden name and birthplace was not obtained. The couple had three known children. Delos was born in 1878 and died the following year. Fred was born in 1883 and died in 1938. Helen was born in 1885 and died in 1941. Edward Baldwin died at the age of 88 or 89 in 1935. His wife, Carrie, died in 1947 at the age of 90 or 91. The entire family is buried in Block 2, Lot 131. The three children and Edward have headstones in Block 2, Lots 131 and 132. Carrie, outliving all of them, unfortunately does not have a headstone. No other details were located about this family.

08/16/2026

Every life has a story… Armenta Schroeder was born in 1886. Her parents were Amos and Louesa Schroeder. Armenta was married to John Konechny in Iowa in 1908. He was born in 1881. His parents were John and Annie Konechny. This couple had one known son, John Arlington Konechny (1909-1975). John Konechny, Sr. was just 43 when he died in November of 1924. Armenta Konechny was later married to Charles “Karel” Zadina on a Tuesday morning- February 23, 1926. She wore a blue crepe dress and carried a bouquet of Ophelia roses. He was born in Czechoslovakia (Austria-Hungary at his birth) on September 13, 1886. He was just a toddler when his family had immigrated to the U.S. in 1887. Armenta had been living in College View prior to her second marriage. After Charles and Armenta Zadina were married they lived in Havelock. Both Charles and Armenta died in 1970 and are buried at Andrew Cemetery, Block 3 Lot 504. Armenta’s first husband John and her son John are also buried at Andrew Cemetery.

08/10/2026

Every life has a story… Belle Heffelfinger (Barclay) was born June 4, 1860 at Shelocta, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Her given name was Zephrina Belle Heffelfinger. As a young girl, she joined the Methodist church in Pennsylvania. She remained a member of the Methodist church. She remained a member of a Methodist church until April 17, 1927. She married Alexander Ralston Barclay on December 11, 1882. (A.R. was born in April of 1848 in Pennsylvania. A.R. was married before and had a son listed as Charles, born on September 8, 1876. A.R.’s first wife was Mary Almira Walker. Mary died in 1881). In 1883 Belle, her husband, A.R. and her stepson Charles moved to Friend, Nebraska. Belle was a charter member of Rebecca’s Lodge in Friend. On November 28, 1893 a daughter was born to this couple, Maude Irene. Maude died June 26, 1911 at the age of 18. Belle’s husband died in 1915. Belle’s obituary stated, “She carried out all the principles of ideals, citizenship, and neighborliness to all who knew her.” Belle Barclay died June 11, 1928, dying at the age of 68 years and seven days. Her funeral was at the Friend Methodist Episcopal Church. She is buried in an unmarked grave at Andrew. Neither her husband or daughter are listed as being buried at Andrew though they were living near Friend at the time of their deaths. (Belle’s stepson, Charlie Barclay is buried at Andrew. He died in 1958. Charles and his wife Alverda had one known child, Mona A. Barclay Searby.)

08/05/2026

Every life has a story… A sad story for the Triplett family. Ralph Triplett was born February 22, 1884 and died March 21, 1884 at the age of twenty-eight days. Clark Mills Triplett was born November 6, 1881 and died November 14, 1898. He was just seven years and 6 days old. Though little was found about these two young children or their family, it is likely they were brothers. The parents of these children did not appear in the cemetery records. These boys are buried at Block 7, Lot 95. Does anyone have any information about these children?

07/31/2026

Every life has a story... Maria “Mary” Weber (Asmus) was born February 15, 1881 to her parents, Henry and Cathy Weber. She was known as Mary to her parents and friends. She was married to John Asmus in 1903. John Asmus was born November 4, 1877 in Dorchester, Nebraska. The couple had a daughter, Marie B. Asmus (Swanson) on December 22, 1904 and a son that died May 2, 1907 when he was just nine days old. Maria died shortly after his birth on May 5, 1907. John remarried on December 27, 1911 to Ida Moritz. Ida was born on July 14, 1889 in Leroy, Colorado. After getting married the couple lived in Dorchester. They were members of the German Congregational Church in Friend. The couple had one daughter Ida Margaret (Murray 1912-2001 born in Dorchester) and five sons: Paul (1915-2014 born in Friend), August H. (1918-2008 born in Friend), John Eugene (1920-2006 born in Dorchester), Earnest Warren (1924-2012) born in Dorchester, and Karl Alvin (1927-2019). The couple moved to Tripoli in 1946 to engage in farming. Their daughter (Ida) Margaret and her husband also moved to Tripoli, Iowa to farm. Maria “Mary” Asmus was buried at Andrew Cemetery. (John and Ida are both buried in Iowa.)

07/22/2026

Every life has a story… Lewis Andrews was born in September of 1823 in Pennsylvania. His parents were born in Pennsylvania. His wife was Lovisa Andrews born in Indiana in April of 1930. They were married sometime between 1852-1854. Her dad was from New York; her mom from Indiana. A son named Levi Satterlee Lewis was the only child found for this couple. Levi was born on December 26, 1854 in Greenfield, Illinois. Lewis and Levi were listed in the 1880 Illinois census, while Lovisa was not. Levi did marry his wife, Laura Allen, in Greenfield in 1879. Though there is no information stating when the family came to Friend, it is likely they moved here between 1880-1882. Levi and his wife had at least three known children; the first being born in Friend in 1882. Levi’s children were Maude E. Andrews Rohrer (1882-1963), Harvey Andrew (1891-1988), and R. Gertrude Andrews Powell (1894-1969). There is no clear evidence when or where Lovisa died. Lewis died October 2, 1906 at the age of 83. His son Levi died in 1918 at the age of 63. Levi’s wife, Laura, died at the age of 71 on April 3, 1928. None of Levi’s children are buried at Andrew. Lewis, Levi and Laura are buried at Block 4, Lot 405.

07/14/2026

Every life has a story… Ethel M. Amy was born on September 19, 1883. She died on March 15, 1887 at the age of three. Her headstone says “Daughter of J.A. and W.J. Amy.” Also inscribed on Ethel’s headstone is “Budded on earth, To bloom in heaven.” She was the daughter of Joseph and Weltha Amy. Using 1885 Census records, familysearch.org indicates that her father was 41 years old in 1885, her mother was 43. The 1885 Census listed the family as living in Friend Township. (Ethel had four known sisters: Josephine 1864-1865, Hattie 1866-1867, Myrtle born 1868 or 1869 and Louise (aka Lenna) 1872-1873. Ethel also had a brother, Ira, 1876-1877. All of Ethel’s siblings were born, and likely buried, in Pennsylvania before the family moved to Nebraska.) It appears that Joseph and Weltha were living in Nebraska at the time of the 1880 Census- living in Johnson Creek Township. Ethel was the only child of Joseph and Weltha to be born in Nebraska. How sad for the Amy family that all their offspring died as infants/toddlers. Using ChatGPT, more information was located about Ethel’s father, Joseph Amy. Joseph was listed as a mail carrier while living in the Friend area. Ethel’s father died May 6, 1898. He was a Civil War veteran; serving with Company E, 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. He is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Weltha Amy died February 10, 1905 but her burial site was not obtained. (Some sources did spell the family name as Amey).

07/06/2026

Every life has a story… Caleb Chase was born on December 13, 1809 in New York. His wife was Elizabeth (aka Betsey) McKibbon Chase, also born in New York in 1813. The 1860 shows that Caleb and Elizabeth had at least four children: Margaret Chase (born in 1840), Mary Chase (born in 1845), Doratha Chase (born around 1848) and a son, John James Chase born in 1851. Three of Caleb and Elizabeth’s children were born while living in New York but their son John was born in Illinois. No documentation was located to show when any of the family moved to Friend. Caleb died December 18, 1886 at the age of 71. He is the only member of his family that is buried at Andrew Cemetery (Block 7, Lot 33). No records were found to determine Elizabeth’s death or burial location. (Their son, John, began his young family while living in Friend. He was married to Helen Elvira Acker Anderson. His children, Nancy, Edna and Earl were born in Friend between 1882-1887. Sometime after Caleb died, John’s last child, Dorothy, was born back in Illinois in 1890. No additional information was located about Caleb’s daughters. John and Helen also had a child named Caleb, 1878-1881

06/30/2026

Mary M. Baird…Mary M. Shallenberger was born June 21, 1865. Her location of birth was not found. She married Sigel F. Baird. Unfortunately, little information was found about her husband, Sigel Baird. He is not buried at Andrew and was not listed as Mary’s husband on findagrave. FamilySearch data disclosed his name and recorded that he was the father of the bride to Bessie when she remarried in 1936 after her first husband’s death. Children known to be born to the couple include: Benjamin A. Baird (1886-1941), Nellie E. Baird (1887-1897), Fred E. Baird (1889-1897), Bessie I. Baird Traffley (1891-1951), Mary O. Baird (1893-1897), and Private Warren R. Baird (1908-1945) (another source listed Stan Baird as a son but no confirmation was found on this information). Note: Nellie and Fred both died in 1897 (perhaps illness?).

Address

604 CO Road E
Friend, NE
68359

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