The Lantry Mausoleum Resurrection Cemetery Built 1896 Demolished May 6, 1997
The cemetery neglected the mausoleum for many years. Water damage caused the inner roof to cave in,
covering the crypts on the floor with stony rubble. Vandals cracked open the crypts in the wall.
Animals lived inside. The cemetery decided to dismantle it despite offers by various individuals
to donate their time to save it. During demolition the bodies of 4 people, two children and two
adults, were discovered to still be inside.
Made of thick gray granite blocks, the inside used carerra marble, half-moon-shaped windows were on
the side walls, and a brass front door protected by an iron gate. “1896” and “Lantry” were carved
into stones above the door. The back inside wall of the building contained four white marble wall
crypts with brass fittings. There were also five large in-ground crypts, each covered by a
3-inch-thick slab of concrete. The floor around the crypts was constructed of small white tiles,
with a black cross pattern in the center aisle.
Barney & Bridget Lantry
A native of New York, he came to Dane County with his mother, Hannah Lyons Lantry Crowley Quinlan,
in the early 1850s after his father's death. He only lived in this area for a few years. He died
in his home at Strong City, Kansas on Dec. 7, 1895, after an illness of a year, with his mother at
his side. She brought his body back to Madison; his funeral was held at St. Raphael's. At the time
of his death, his wife Bridget was confined to a hospital in Chicago, seriously ill. She died in
November 1896 and was buried beside Barney.
