Kyseth Memorial Cemetery, Dunn County ND

Kyseth Memorial Cemetery

The SE Quarter of the NW Quarter of Section 12 in Township 142 N Range 92 W

Dunn County was settled by many true pioneers. At each cemetery you will find countless stories of the relationships between the people interred there. Many are family members, friends and long time neighbors. One such example is Kyseth Memorial Cemetery founded in 1886.

Captain Hans Siverts and his wife, Thrine, came to the Dakota Territory in 1886. Their ranch was on the Knife River east of Marshall. The Captain was Justice of the Peace for many years. He and his wife, Thrine are buried at Kyseth, as are their sons Christian and Carl, Carl�s first wife Zelma Jensen and Carl�s second wife Beulah Allen Siverts. Beulah�s parents, Frank and Hedwig Allen, as well as Captain Siverts� sister Ida Lyster and her husband Henry Lyster are buried here.

Another such example of the family relationships interred at Kyseth Memorial Cemetery is that of the Selle�s. John Selle came to the United States in 1904. He married Marie Dalen, the granddaughter of John Kyseth and niece of Carl Kyseth. John Selle and his sons, Hjalmer and Kenneth farmed together until John�s death in the 1950s. After that Hjalmer and Kenneth continued the farming partnership for another 20 years. All of these individuals mentioned in this narrative, as well as three of Kenneth Selle�s children are interred here.

Kyseth Memorial Cemetery is located approximately 2 1/2 miles east of Marshall, ND.

Kyseth Memorial Cemetery is very well maintained. It is fenced, and had been mowed. This cemetery also has a nice bench for its visitors. The following list was transcribed from tombstones only. It is not a complete list.

Information for individual profiles were obtained from the book Dauntless Dunn II - 1989 A History of Dunn County North Dakota pages 666-667 and 677-679.

Tombstone Transcription Order	Last Name	First Name	Birth	Death	Comments
32	Allen	Frank A.	1865	1947	Father
31	Allen	Hedwig	1875	1956	Mother
53	Anderson	Ingeborg
52	Biffert	Jared Roy	7/27/1984	8/11/1984	There is a 2nd marker that shows his middle name as Ray.
65	Burns	Marie	10/29/1882	10/25/1991
15	Carson	Clara	3/16/1870	11/17/1946
14	Carson	Edward	2/17/1876	10/24/1918
41	Carson	Kjersti	1869	1930
42	Christerson	Anna	1867	1916
43	Christerson	J. A.	1853	1940
47	Dressler	Baby Girl		4/13/1959
46	Dressler	Frances L.	1920	1964	Mother
44	Dressler	Kelsey Francis	6/16/1984	3/24/1986	Our Baby
45	Dressler	Nick E.	1922	1992	Father
61	Flowers	Minnie	1880	1951
63	Gjermundson	Jasmine L.		12/24/2001	"Jaz", Precious Baby
81	Hall	Fred
6	Hansen	Arve	1896	1986	Son
8	Hansen	Bjarne	1901	1993	Son
5	Hansen	Clarence M.	1/18/1908	9/6/1971	North Dakota SF2 USNR World War II
25	Hansen	Elef	8/22/1898	8/31/1898	Son
29	Hansen	Ethel	7/29/1899	8/20/1933	Daughter
23	Hansen	Hans L.	1895	1965	Son
27	Hansen	Louise	9/1/1871	1/9/1930	Mother, Came to USA in 1894
24	Hansen	Mae Lorene	1917	1960	Daughter
28	Hansen	Martin	12/29/1862	3/18/1933	Father, Came to USA in 1883
7	Hansen	Olaf	1906	1991	Son
26	Hansen	Signe	1904	1924	Daughter
62	House	Cora S.	1870	1936
4	Jacobs	Harlon	1913	1989	Son of John & Jennie. On a 2nd marker his first name is spelled Harlan.
1	Jacobs	Jennie Twist	1878	1932	Mother
2	Jacobs	John Adam	1881	1979
3	Jacobs	Olga	1900	1980
75	Johnson	Elizabeth	3/6/1882	9/18/1924	This marker contained a very clear, very well preserved photo of a woman.
21	Kyseth	Carl E.	7/12/1884	6/16/1935
20	Kyseth	Johannes O.	3/29/1840	4/25/1921
19	Kyseth	Marte Marie	10/23/1844	7/17/1900
17	Kyseth	Orville C.	2/20/1908	11/12/1926
16	Kyseth	Raymond J.	7/21/1910	11/12/1926
18	Kyseth	Sara Josephine	10/29/1886	1/12/1892
82	Lyster	Harold	1892	11/18/1920	Born Maz 5, 1892
83	Lyster	Henry	1852	12/27/1908
56	Lyster	Ida	1862	1954
54	Lyster	Margaret
84	Lyster	Sivert O.	1887	1889
80	Michealson	Christ		12/8/1909	Aged 29 yrs.
68	Moncurs	John	1868	1935
68	Moncurs	Josephine	1878	1935
51	Neidhardt	Donald Don	1943	1999
36	Odegaard	Anders	1855	1930	Father
37	Odegaard	Ingeborg	1848	1927	Mother
69	Olsen	Netta	1838	1932	Mother
34	Osterwind	Frank M.	1892	1976	Father
35	Osterwind	Lena	1895	1967	Mother
70	Paulson	Erland	1918	2002
49	Perhus	Clara	1869	1946	Mother
33	Perhus	Clinton S.	1910	1976	Father
50	Perhus	Kermit	1910	1994	Son - Husband
48	Perhus	Thomas	1874	1956	Father
79	Rynning	Fredrick	1862	1939
57	Rynning	George	1904	1999
58	Rynning	Olga	1895	1984
71	Schaffner	Elizabeth Wang	1888	1961	Mother
72	Schaffner	F. Gordon	1894	1960	Father
11	Selle	Baby Girl	3/8/1968	3/8/1968
12	Selle	DeLain Ann	1952	1952	Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Selle
40	Selle	Hjalmer R.	5/22/1923	9/13/1996	Beloved Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Brother
13	Selle	James M.	1950	1950	Son of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Selle
10	Selle	Jeanette Kay	8/12/1957	4/27/1977	Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Selle
39	Selle	John J.	1889	1953	Husband & Father
9	Selle	Kenneth Martin	5/4/1921	10/27/1999	GM2 US Navy World War II Korea
38	Selle	Marie	1885	1966	Wife & Mother
59	Simpson	Don
73	Siverts	Baby
67	Siverts	Beulah Allen	1905	1993	Wife
66	Siverts	Carl	1887	1972
74	Siverts	Christian	1880	1965
78	Siverts	Hans C. C.	1856	1918	Father
76	Siverts	Trine	1856	1930	Mother
64	Siverts	Zelma	1879	1965
55	Unknown				This site is marked only by the remains of a broken, metal funeral home marker from Mischel-Olson Chapel. The only letters found near this marker were "D", "L", "Y", and "E". These letters were in no particular order and found only in individual pieces.
*Assumed surname from family marker.
Tombstone transcription done May 1, 2003 Transcribed and contributed by T. A. Godlevsky - Nov 2003

Please note: Every care possible has been taken to obtain accuracy but mistakes do occur. These transcriptions are only as accurate as the sources they were transcribed from.

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