Monument list for Sophiengemeinde Cemetery

Monument list

no.	family surname	full name	birth year	age	burial year	image name	GPR ref.	view no.	request no.	notes

1	Bach	Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach	1759	86	1845	id: BLNSKBach	257566	166	1	Grandson of Johann Sebastien Bach; and son of Johann Christoph Bach; Wilhelm was trained by his uncles and eventually became a royal chapel-master in Berlin. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Friedrich_Ernst_Bach

2	Beuster	Johannes Beuster	1863	64	1927	id: BLNSKBeuster	257551	128	1	Horticulturalist
		Auguste Beuster

3	Bothe	Betty Bothe	1852	76	1928	id: BLNSKBothe	257554	210	1
		Carl Bothe	1841	77	1918
		Gerda Bothe	1892	53	1945
		Rosalie Bothe	1879	72	1951

4	Ferrari	Clara Ferrari	1858	71	1929	id: BLNSKLiebig	257556	239	1
		Elsbeth Liebig	1880	25	1905
		Otto Liebig	1875	67	1942					Veterinary surgeon

5	Ganert	August Ganert	1835	71	1906	id: BLNSKGanert1&1 (2 images)	257570	113	1	Gentleman of private means (rentier)
		Auguste Ganert	1839	74	1913
		Werner Ganert	1898

6	Hafke	Walter Hafke	1894	25	1919	id: BLNSKHafke	257552	200	1
		Anna Hafke	1855	84	1939
		Erika Hafke	1925	77	2002
		Friedrich Hafke	1860	70	1930
		Gerhard Hafke	1909	77	1986
		Martha Hafke	1910	53	1963

7	Herfort	Helene Herfort	1871	82	1953	id: BLNSKHerfort1&1 (2 images)	257571	109	1
		Carl Herfort	1866	43	1909					Factory-owner
		Erna Herfort	1893	84	1977
		Erwin Herfort	1896	57	1953

8	Kollo	Walter Kollo	1878	62	1940	id: BLNSKKollo	257568	132	1	Popular composer of operettas; light operas; musicals and film music; and popular music. His son also became a composer; and his grandson is a Wagnerian tenor. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kollo
		Marie Kollo	1883	71	1954

9	Kutzner	Johanna Kutzner	1804	84	1888	id: BLNSKKutzner1&1 (2 images)	257553	163	1
		Minna Hartmann	1846	55	1901					Foster-daughter (pflegetochter)
		Carl Kutzner	1834	68	1902					Artist
		Theodor Kutzner	1831	74	1905

10	Lentz	Bertha Lentz	1875	68	1943	id: BLNSKLentz1&1 (2 images)	257561	125	1
		Bertha Lentz	1845	84	1929
		Julius Lentz	1842	64	1906					Gentleman of private means (rentier)
		Margarete Lentz	1872	88	1960
		Max Lentz	1878	55	1933

11	Lortzing	Albert Lortzing	1801	50	1851	id: BLNSKLortzing	257567	100	1	Highly regarded in his day; Lortzing was a composer; actor and singer who specialised in the 'comic opera' genre. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Lortzing

12	Mai	Wilhelm Mai	1850	69	1919	id: BLNSKMai	257560	136	1	Gentleman of private means (rentier)

13	Moritz	Willy Moritz	1877	43	1920	id: BLNSKMoritzGoetz	257555	316	1
		Emil Goetze	1878	61	1939

14	Pest	Franz Pest			1917	id: BLNSKPest	257572	153	1
		Gerhard Bolctmann			1942					Killed in action
		Bruno Bolctmann	1887	64	1951
		Margareta Bolctmann	1897	66	1963
		Elise Pest	1868

15	Reddies	Franz Reddies	1889	55	1944	id: BLNSKReddies	257558	139	1
		Margarete Reddies	1902	58	1960

16	Richter	Auguste Richter	1796	75	1871	id: BLNSKRichter	257564	251	1
		Alfred D Richter	1854	61	1915
		Auguste Richter	1880	39	1919
		Minna Richter			1879
		Rudolf Richter			1932

no.	family surname	full name	birth year	age	burial year	image name	GPR ref.	view no.	request no.	notes

17	Schubert	Carl Schubert	1870	56	1926	id: BLNSKSchubert	257559	147	1	Master butcher
		Kurt Schubert	1896	54	1950
		Martha Schubert	1867	78	1945

18	Sch�fer	Frieda Sch�fer	1889	41	1930	id: BLNSKSch�fer	257565	155	1
		Paul Sch�fer	1875	84	1959

19	Stegen	Johanna Stegen	1793	49	1842	id: BLNSKStegen	257569	114	1	Heroine of the battle of L�neberg in 1813; when she rushed ammunition to the Prussian front line leading to a Prussian victory over Napol�on. She is still commemorated each year in L�neberg. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Stegen
		Wilhelm Hindersin	1792	71	1863					Corporal in the regiment aided by his future wife in 1813 at L�neberg. Later served in the war ministry.

20	St�rmer	Andreas St�rmer	1873	58	1931	id: BLNSKSt�rmer	257563	141	1	Factory-owner
		Charlotte Campe	1897	72	1969
		Auguste St�rmer	1875	89	1964
		Elsa St�rmer	1905	58	1963

21	Weise	R Weise	1876	69	1945	id: BLNSKHorn1&1 (2 images)	257562	165	1
		Hedwig Horn	1867	77	1944
		Lisa-auguste Horn	1845	69	1914
		Richard Horn	1840	75	1915					Accountant
		A Weise	1880	77	1957

22	Wernecke	Paul Wernecke	1869	56	1925	id: BLNSKWernecke	257557	198	1	Merchant
		Emma Franke	1876	72	1948
		George Wernecke			1918					NCO; Killed in action in France; 17th September 1918

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