Quiet Reflection For Herman Sautter Multi-Cache
Quiet Reflection For Herman Sautter
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THE HISTORY OF PAPILLION CEMETERY When John and Ann Sautter's son, Herman died on June 19, 1872, there was no cemetery near their farm. They buried this son in a corner of their farm, a common practice in the mid to late 1800's. Two other children were buried there win the next few years. In the early 1880's they allowed other members of their church (then known as the German Lutheran Church, now First Lutheran Church) to bury their dead in the family cemetery. In 1884 they decided to give the cemetery to the church. The deed for the Cemetery was signed December 4, 1884 and recorded on February 6, 1886 in Book “Q”, Page 147. the deed was from John and Anna Sautter to the German Lutheran Church; the consideration was $1.00. the deed reads in part: John Sautter and Anna Sautter his wife, grant unto said German Lutheran Church.. the following described real estate situated in the County of Sarpy..To wit, all that tract of land situated in the NW part of Section 23 Township 14 Range 12 known as the Sautter Cemetery as platted and recorded on Page 190 of Book “O” of the Records of Deed of Sarpy County. When the size of the cemetery was doubled in 1925, the plat of the newly laid section refers to it as the First Lutheran Cemetery, but it was still commonly referred to as the Sautter Cemetery. In 1913 the Papillion Times reported that Emil Grothe had purchased the Schaab Cemetery and that “it is to be called the Papillion Cemetery which was the original intention:. Ten years later the Times reported in its March 22, 1923 edition that at a meeting of the Papillion Cemetery Association it was decided to change the name to Cedar Dale Cemetery. On March 13, 1942 the First Lutheran Cemetery Association held a meeting and it was reported that Articles of Incorporation were established. It was determined that 5 men would be elected to the board. Two for one year and three for two years. The following were appointed at the meeting, Ernest Weiss, Hugo Timmerman, Henry Hauschild, Chris Staben and George Schwer. On September 15, 1942, four names were submitted to name the cemetery, Hill Top, Green, Hill, First Lutheran and Papillion. It was decided that it would be called Papillion Cemetery. On May 31, 1962 it was brought up about a flag for cemetery. It was decided they should purchase one. In April of 1984 George and Alma Sautter donated a sign to be place on the entrance from Giles Road. Midlands Custom Iron of Omaha installed the sign in November or 1984. In July of 1997 the State advised the Cemetery they were going to widen Giles Road to four lanes and that the entrance to the Cemetery could no longer be on the North Side. The entrance was moved to the East End of the Cemetery. The sign however, remained on the original entrance. In 2008 it was decided to move the Papillion Cemetery sign to the northeast corner of the Cemetery. Ed Jochim took the sign down and re-painted it and moved to the corner. It was decided to move the flag pole to the northeast corner from the center of the cemetery. In 2010 a patio was poured (with benches) around the sign and flag pole. Please do not enter if the gates are closed. A ToTT may be needed at the final.
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