Saturday, June 17, 2006

St Anthony's Cemetery - Clement Wetle 1838-1890

St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery is located on Gaard Street a few blocks west of Pacific Highway at Tigard, Washington Co, Oregon. It is a small cemetery in an area of homes and surrounded by a black wrought-iron type fence. It was established in 1890, the year of Clement's death. The stone is worn and has been placed flat in the grass. There are several unmarked spaces to the south of the stone. It is possible that his wife Mary is buried there.

Several children of Clement and Mary's children died young and were buried at St.Mary's Cemetery in Portland. St Mary's cemetery was closed and the burials were moved to other cemeteries. Those not moved to a cemetery of the family's chose were re-interred at Mt. Calvary in Portland. Mt. Calvary has no record of burials of the Wetle children. Is it possible they were moved to St Anthony's?

An index to the cemetery is located on-line at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orwashin/Cem/stanthonytigard.htm


CLEMENS WETLE
BORN
Jun 15, 1838
DIED
Dec 26 1890
spelled with "Clemens" not "Clement". Other Catholic sources also spell it with an "S"

From the center of the cemetery facing south-west.


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