Old Rosevale Cemetery

Welcome to the Old Rosevale Cemetery

If you're interested in Hohenhaus family history (in Australia), there is a small cemetery just outside of Rosevale, Queensland that you should visit. However, if can't make the trip, the following images and headstone inscriptions will give you some idea of what it's like.

Apart from the fact that several of my relatives are buried in this cemetery, my great grandfather, Albert Hohenhaus, and his bride, Louise Meier, were married in the St Laurentius Church that stood near this site from 1881 until 1928 (it was destroyed by fire).

A small brass plaque near the entrance displays the following commemorative notice...

Site of St Laurentius Church
1881-1928
UNVEILED BY H.W. ZAHNOW
4-10-1981
Thanks to God who gives the victory

There a few dozen graves in the cemetery, dating from about the late 1880s until the 1950s. I will not attempt to document all the people buried there -- only the members of the Meier family, with whom I am distantly related.

Scroll down to read the inscriptions, or click on the thumbnail to see the larger image of the tombstone...

Inscription	Memorial
In loving memory of CARL MEIER Died 1 June 1901 Aged 70 years
In loving memory of our dear father FRIEDRICH W.C. MEIER Passed away, Oct 17-1957 Aged 82 years At Rest
In loving memory of my dear wife and our mother ANNA M. MEIER Passed away 27 Nov 1942 Aged 83 years
In memory of our dear mother MARY A.W. MEIER Died June 5-1956 Aged 82 years
In loving memory of my dear wife and our mother ANNA M. MEIER Passed away 27 Nov 1942 Aged 83 years
In loving memory of my dear husband and our father OTTO A.A. MEIER Passed away 16h Aug-1925 Aged 58 years
In loving memory of my dear wife and our mother IDA LOUISE MEIER Died June 25, 1927 Aged 58 years
In Loving Memory of our dear father WILLIAM F.MEIER Died 22nd May 1954 Aged 84 years AT REST
In Loving Memory of my dear son and our brother BENJAMIN CECIL MEIER Died 30th Aug 1927 Aged 18 years AT REST
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