Great War mausoleum - Saint Boniface Cemetery - Lafayette, IN - Mausoleums on Waymarking.com

This grey stone mausoleum, dated from 1919, in memory of the members of the St. Boniface church that lost their life in the First World War, is located in the St. Boniface Cemetery, north of the city of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Memorial Text:-

Erected by the members of
St. Boniface church and friends
of the boys who made the
supreme sacrifice in the
Great World War of 1914 - 1919.

Roll of Honor
Emil Wiser Anthony A. Wilken
William J. Bremmer Henry H. Obermeyer Jr.
Walter J. Behrens Raymond F. Reitmeier

Saint Boniface Cemetery, is located by the side of State Road 25 North, across the street from Spring Vale Cemetery, to the north of Lafayette, Indiana.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are currently 6761 burials in this cemetery.

Saint Boniface Cemetery
2581 Schuyler Avenue
Lafayette, IN
47905
765-742-2381

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles northwest of Indianapolis and 105 miles (169 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 United States Census, the population of Lafayette was 67,140, roughly a 19% increase from 56,397 in 2000.

The town of Lafayette was platted in May 1825 by William Digby, a trader. It was designated as the county seat of the newly formed Tippecanoe County the following year. Like many frontier towns, Lafayette was named for General Lafayette, a French soldier who significantly aided George Washington's Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. (visit link)

Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. It includes part of the City of Lafayette (north three-quarters). As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,113. The township contains ten cemeteries: Davis, Greenbush, Isley, Lafayette City Burial Grounds, Rest Haven Memorial Park, Sons of Abraham, Spring Vale, Saint Boniface, Saint Joseph's, Saint Marys and Temple Israel. (visit link)

Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 172,780. The county seat is Lafayette. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. Tippecanoe County was formed March 1, 1826, and named for the anglicization of "Kethtippecanoogi", a Miami term meaning "place of the succor fish people." (Kriebel, Robert C. - Tippecanoe at 2000: A Hoosier County Recalls Its Past). The county is best known for Purdue University, the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, a structure built in 1881 and included in the National Register of Historic Places. (visit link)

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