Rudinger Family Cemetery
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LOCATION: Begin at Hwy 90 and FM 1796 in DHanis. North on FM1796 1.2 miles to Rudinger Lane or CR 426. Turn left on Rudinger Lane. After crossing Seco Creek, (1.0 miles), take left fork.  Cemetery is on left .2 miles just below crest of hill, 200 feet west of creek.

NOTE: The following tombstone inscriptions were copied word for word, line for line.  Tombstones identifying more than one grave are identified by a hyphen (1-2).  Underlined information is relative to all graves or burials sharing a common tombstone.  FS signifies footstone.  A slash (/) indicates the end of a line.  Information in parentheses ( ) are comments or observations made by the transcriber.

Compiled by the Medina County Tombstone Inscription Project, Jim Menke, Coordinator, in cooperation with the Castro Colonies Heritage Association, Historical Research Committee.  (2001)

No. Name Inscription/Remarks
1 RICHARZ, L LAURA PRINCE / RICHARZ / SEPT. 26, 1890 / DEC. 20, 1929
2 PRINCE, A ADOLPHINA PRINCE / JULY 13, 1850 / JULY 14, 1921 / She now sweetly rests / MOTHER
3-4 RUDINGER, L

RUDINGER, I
 

RUDINGER / FATHER / LOUIS / 1859 - 1943

MOTHER / IDA / 1859 - 1933 / She now sweetly rests.
(Vase broken off base)

5 NESTER, ____ "BABY NESTER" / DEC. 8, 1935+ / Infant of Mr. & Mrs. / Oscar Nester
6-7 OEHLER, C

OEHLER, L
 

Oehler / C. GUIDO OEHLER / 26 Dez. 1843 / 7 MAI, 1920

LOUISE W. OEHLER / 15 APR. 1859 / 24 SEPT. 1932
Iron fence around graves.

8-9 WENRICK, R
 

WENRICK, L
 

ROY RUDY / NOV. 4, 1900 / MAR. 31, 1953 / HUSBAND

LOUISE B. / MAR. 14, 1901 / OCT. 3, 1949 / WIFE / In God's House forever / More my Dwelling place shall be. / WENRICK
(A second stone located at the foot of this grave states: To Live in the Hearts / We leave behind / Is Not to die / your Beloved / Italian Girl.)

10 NIGHT, _____
(Broken white marble stone. No inscription; stone recorded in 1971, was missing in 1999)
11 PEASE, J
(Broken field stone; enclosed in iron fence; metal tag on fence with name J. Pease)
12 JOHNSON, J
Headstone missing; information recorded in 1971: Memory / John Johnson / Born / June 11, 1825; Died Dec. 10, 1887 / Rest in Peace
13 WALLRATH, J HIER RUHT / JOSEPHINE / WALLRATH / GEBOREN / RICHARZ / GEBOREN / FEB. 2, 1863 / GESTURBEN / NOV. 18, 1905
14 RIMKUS, H BROTHER / HUGO W. RIMKUS / APR. 20, 1898 / MAY 2, 1957
15 RIMKUS, R REGINA ANNIE / RIMKUS / JUNE 9, 1863 / JULY 31, 1942 / RIMKUS
16 RIMKUS, W WALDEMAR / RIMKUS / NOV. 11, 1850 / NOV. 27, 1920 / Tho lost to sight, / to memory dear.
17-18 GULY, V

GULY, A
 

VALENTINE / GULY / BORN / FEB. 2, 1830 / DIED JULY 30, 1912

ANNA / GULY / BORN / MAR. 16, 1850 / DIED / AUG. 26, 1932 / At Rest
Concrete curbing enclosing grave 17-18, & 19

19 GULLY, E EMMA / GULLY / SEPT. 23, 1879 / DEC. 23, 1905
Concrete curbing enclosing grave 17-18, & 19
20 MILLER, B MOTHER / BERTHA / MILLER / BORN / NOV. 7 / 1853 / DIED / MAY 15, / 1908 / Gone but not / forgotten. / In loving remembrance.
21 GOETZ, M IN / MEMORY OF / MY MOTHER / MARY / GOETZ / DIED SEPT. 11, 1887 / Aged / 44 Years
22 SCHMIDT, W W. SCHMIDT
A wooden cross with metal inscription plate - illegible.
23 SCHWEIZER SCHWEIZER 1854
Broken stone with second stone fastened to first with wire.
24 PANZE PANZE 1849
25-26 MULLER, J

MULLER, J

J. P. MULLER / BORN / JULY 24, 1833 / DIED / MAY 31, 1901

JOHANNA MULLER / Wife of / J. P. Muller / BORN DEC. 1, 1823 / DIED Apr. 27, 1891/ Gone but not / forgotten

27 STAFOL, ____ DR. STAFOL, M. D. DIED 1852 / DROWNED CREEK HIGH RISE ON CALL
Two stones tied together.
28 SCHAFHANSEN, A ADOLF SCHAFHANSEN / DIED SEPT. 15, 1864
29 RICHARZ, J HIER RUHTE / JOSEFA RICHARZ / GEB. MAY 15, 1824 / GEST. 16 AUG. 1882
30 RICHARZ, M IN MEMORY / Maria Richarz / DIED MAY 4, 1866
Stone illegible in 1999.
31 RICHARZ, W WALTER RICHARZ / KILLED BY COMANCHES ON THE TRAIL / NEAR FT. INGE / 1846 - 1866
32 RUDING, J JOSEFA RUDING
33 REITZER, ______ Reitzer / Baby
Metal cross.
34 REITZER, ______ REITZER / BABY
Metal cross with wooden cross.
35 RICHARZ, H CAPT. H. J. RICHARZ / BORN / SEPT. 8, 1823 / DIED / MAY 26, 1910 / Rest in Peace.
Capt. H. J. Richarz / Born Cologne, Germany 1833. / Immigrated 1849 to Indianola, Texas. / Moved 1852 to Fort Lincoln at DHanis / First Texas Ranger Capt. Co. E Fort Inge / Patrolled area Laredo to Llano River / fought the Kiowa and Comanches.
36 _________, ___
Metal marker; no name.
37 _________, ___
Metal marker; no name.
38 _________, ___
Metal marker; no name.

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Rudinger Family Cemetery (MCTIP) updated on 11/10/2013

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