Sunset Memorial Park

Place: Sunset Memorial Park, St. Louis County, MO
The cemetery is located in south St. Louis County, MO at 10180 Gravois Rd. It was formerly called Sunset Burial Park. The telephone number for the cemetery and mausoleum is 314-843-2444 and tghe number for the sales office is 314-843-3113.
It has the following graves related to our genealogy: The (-3G), etc., indicates the number of generations before Erven Thoma. The asterisk marks my direct-line ancestors.

Wilhelm Winge* (-3G) - one of my paternal great-grandfathers, died 31 Mar. 1928 (ashes buried)
Martha Winge (née Teichgräber)* (-3G) - wife of Wilhelm Winge, died 2 Apr. 1944
Hedwig M. Ricklin (née Winge) (-2G) - daughter of the above, died 16 May 1967
Erhart Severin Ricklin (-2G) - husband of Hedwig, died 19 Jan. 1919 (ashes buried)
Martha Anne Baker (née Ricklin) (-1G) - daughter of E. Severin Ricklin, died 10 Aug. 1963
William Lane Baker (-1G) - husband of Martha Ann Ricklin; died 12 Aug. 1972
Aloys John Ricklin (-1G) - son of Hedwig Winge and E. Severin Ricklin, died 19 Oct. 1992
Mildred K. I. Ricklin (née Diehl) (-1G) - wife of Aloys John Ricklin; died 11 Jan. 1998
Emma A. Marty (née Winge) (-2G) - daughter of Wilhelm Winge above; died July 1980
Frederick E. Marty (-2G) - husband of Emma Winge; died 1947?
Severin M. Ricklin (-1G) - son of Erhart S. Ricklin above
Grace Ricklin (née Emrick) (-1G) - wife of Severin M. Ricklin above
Gertrude Emrick (née Glaser) (-2G) - foster? mother to Grace Emrick
Robert S. Ricklin (0G) - son of Severin M. Ricklin;
Shirley Altzather (0G) - wife of Robert S. Ricklin
Johanna B. Thoma (née Kristmann) (-1G) - wife of Albert Thoma; died 06 Aug. 1940
John Kristmann (-2G) - father of Johanna Kristmann; died ca 11 Aug. 1940
Catherine Kristmann (née Divo) (-2G) - mother of Johanna Kristmann; died in Oct. 1940
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The names and dates of Wilhelm Winge, Martha Teichgraber, Hedwig M. Winge and Erhart Severin Ricklin are engraved on one large granite stone (sect. 15, lot 422). Click on thumbnail to see the enlarged picture.

Here is the Baker family monument in Sunset Memorial Park. This is on lot 196 in section 24. The stone gives the birth and death dates of William (on the left) and Martha Ann (right). Picture was taken in 2002.

Here is the Kristmann family monument in Sunset. This is on lot 232 in section 12. John and Katherine Krismann and their son are buried on this side.

Here is the other side of the Kristmann monument where Johanna and two of her in-laws are buried (section 12, lot 232).

Here is the Ricklin lot in Sunset. Aloys and Mildred Ricklin were buried here. to be added later

Here is the Ricklin monument in Sunset Memorial Park, in St. Louis County. There are graves on both sides. Grace's is in the middle of this side. Her husband Severin is on our left and her mother Gertrude on our right. The full dates are visible. Click to enlarge.

Here is the Ricklin monument in Sunset Memorial Park, in St. Louis County. There are graves on both sides. Robert's is on our left of this side. His wife Shirley is on our right. The full dates are visible. Click to enlarge.

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Created Wed, Dec. 27, 2000. Updated on 20 Jun. 2006 by Erven Thoma