Old Cross Lake Cemetery
Queen Township, Section 21, Polk County, MN
The Cross Lake congregation was organized November 22, 1885. The early members were Anton Olson, Ira Jacobs, Hans J. Rone, Halvor Halvorson an Ole O. Gropen, P.L. Jesness, Johannes Lade and Gulik Iverson. The first pastor was the Rev. Nicolai Heierman. The church was built in the 1890�s and in 1912 it was moved to Section 27 of Queen Twp. The church closed about 1981. (Also see Newer Cross Lake Cemetery)
Note: Many of the stones in this cemetery are hard to read and are sinking.
Double check dates with the Minnesota Death Certificate Search and the SSDI.
Thankyou Ann for transcribing the cemetery and for the pictures of old Cross Lake Cemetery site and confirming the actual location of church and cemetery
Cemetery transcription originally done in 2002, and re walked and transcribed again in 2003 by Ann - thank you so much for doing this!
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Relationship | Comments |
Curtman, Howard |
Jul 22, 1917 | Sep 13,1967 | ||
Gunderson, Henry |
1858 | 1943 | Father | |
Gunderson, Martha M. |
1862 | 1947 | Mother | |
Gunderson, Annie |
1893 | 1975 | Daughter | |
Gunderson, Carl |
Oct 6, 1900 | Dec 9, 1995 | this temporary marker was there last fall (Sept 2002) but now is missing Oct 2003) | |
Heistad, Anna |
1869 | 1942 | Mother | |
Heistad, Myrtle |
1904 | 1978 | Daughter | |
Heistad, John |
1873 | 1960 | Father | |
Lee, Ole H. |
1865 | 1929 | Father | |
Gustafson, Caroline Emelia |
Feb 2, 1911 | Feb 21, 1911 | ||
Amundson, Anna |
Dec 14, 1882 | Aug 5, 1952 | ||
Ophus, Ruth L. |
May 10, 1924 | Mar 11, 1993 | ||
Ophus, William B. |
Oct 22, 1908 | Nov 27, 1999 | ||
Matson, Karen Kay |
Jul 10, 1972 | Mar 6, 1976 | ||
Johnson, Christine |
Apr 12, 1865 | Jan 30, 1950 | Wife | |
Johnson, John |
Dec 10, 1862 | Mar 13, 1956 | aka Mule John | |
Olson, Harold M. |
1886 | 1954 | ||
Trulsen, Jeanie |
Mar 3, 1899 | Jul 16, 1975 | Mother | |
Hoff, Torgunt Mrs. |
Apr 9, 1844 | Nov 30, 1897 | wife of Torgunt Hoff | |
Gropen, Annie O. |
Dec 8, 1901 65y 4m (?) | |||
Berglund, Anna H. |
Oct 4, 1892 | May 13, 1892 | ||
Sand, Karl Johan |
Apr 5, 1896 | Mar 18, 1897 | ||
Lade, Karn |
1881 | 1902 | ||
Lade, Paul |
1888 | 1889 | ||
Lade, Julia |
Feb 26, 1863 | Mar 4, 1890 | ||
Olson, Olava |
1890 | 1892 | ||
Olson, Albert | 1888 | 1889 | ||
Stolen, Ludwik |
1886 | Nov 1899 | hard to read, almost unreadable | |
Aamold, Lars A. |
Sep 26, 1905� Age 88 yrs | |||
Aamold, Luis L. |
May 17, 1904 Age 51 yrs | |||
Aamold, Mary |
Nov 18, 1803 | Mar 1, 1901 | ||
Iverson, Christine |
Sep 17, 1870 | Oct 24, 1954 | ||
Iverson, Gullik | Jan 1, 1853 | Jul 29, 1933 | ||
Adult grave � cement rectangle |
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Lade, Halstein |
1852 | 1927 | ||
Lade, Inger |
1849 | 1933 | ||
Lade, Ingvald |
Nov 29, 1966 | MN PVT BTRY B 332 FLD ARTY WWI | ||
Possible grave |
no stone left, just cement base | |||
Anderson, Carrie D. |
Oct 11, 1883 | Feb 16, 1951 | Mother | |
Anderson, Alfred |
Oct 25, 1875 | May 24, 1956 | ||
Ophus, Olaf |
1871 � 1940 | Father | ||
Ophus, Sarah |
1870 | 1975 | Mother | |
Ophus, Newell |
1899 | 1916 | Son | |
Waale, John |
May 14, 1893 | Nov 19, 1978 | ||
Waale, Carl |
Feb 6, 1895 | May 12, 1963 | PFC CO A 602 ENGR SVC BN WW I | |
Nelson, Gustav Emil |
Mar 13, 1840 | Jan 1, 1915 | ||
Nelson, Lena |
Sep 17, 1835 | Dec 22, 1925 | ||
Berglund, John |
1860 | 1934 | Father | |
Berglund, Mathilda |
1865 | 1953 | Mother | |
Berglund, Alfred |
1899 | 1927 | Son | Son of John & Mathilda |
Berglund, Baby |
1927 | 1927 | Son of Gerhard | |
Berglund, Baby Boy |
1929 | 1929 | Son of Gerhard | |
Berglund, Anna |
1901 | 1950 | Daughter | Daughter of John & Mathilda |
Berglund, Alvin |
1909 | 1969 | Son of John & Mathilda | |
Unmarked Graves |
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Kohls, D.A. | No dates | No dates | ||
Hoff, Torgunt | Apr 9, 1931 | in Duluth | ||
Gropen, Ole | No dates | No dates | ||
Halkinrud, Inger Torine | May 15, 1844 | Oct 7, 1904 | ||
Grunt, Anna | 1932 | |||
Grunt, Mr. | No dates | No dates | ||
Lee, Mrs. Ole H. |
No dates | No dates |
Updated Oct 10, 2003
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