Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
Grove Park Township, Section 23, Polk County, MN
North of Mentor on County Road 12
Faith Lutheran Church was organized in 1903 and was first called �Mentor
Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation� and the church was built in
1906. In January of 1955 the decision was made to rename the church to Faith
Lutheran Church. The land for the cemetery was purchased from William W. Attix
in 1904 and Chester Galland donated more land in 1955. This church is still
active. Additional information in ( ).
Cemetery Listing below picture
This Cemetery was walked and transcribed by Ann - July 2003 - thankyou Ann ! Corrections made Sept 2006
| NAME | DATES | REMARKS |
| Amundson, Ella | 1899 � 1991 | |
| Amundson, Herb | ||
| Amundson, Halvor J. | 1862 � 1929 | |
| Boyum, Rodney M | 1940 � 1956 | |
| Boyum, John | 1910 � 1985 | |
| Boyum, Elizabeth E. | 1909 � 1980 | |
| Sveningson, Daniel G. | Jun 2, 1929 � Oct 30, 1978 | SGT US ARMY KOREA |
| Sveningson, Kathy | Aug 16, 1955 | |
| Lusty, Sgt. Eber A. | Aug 25, 1922 � Mar 28, 1943 | MN TEC 4 SHIP & GUN CREW COMM. 1 WWII |
| Lusty, William C. | Jun 14, 1898 � Nov 2, 1989 | S1 US NAVY - PVT US ARMY WW I & II |
| Anderson, Lydia | 1893 � 1982 | |
| Anderson, Andy | 1893 � 1968 | |
| Anderson, Armand E. | Aug 10, 1916 � Jan 16, 1945 | MN SGT 320 INF 35 DIV WWII |
| Anderson, Harlan O. | Oct 17, 1925 � Mar 11, 1971 | MN S1 US NAVY WWII |
| Gustafson, Gunhild Nornes | 1891 � 1963 | |
| Gustafson, John R. | 1885 � 1952 | |
| Gustafson, Elmer B. | 1919 � 1959 | |
| Strand, Olga | 1885 � 1972 | |
| Strand, Ole W. | 1879 � 1954 | |
| Hanford, Wallace J. | Sep 9, 1896 � Sep 29, 1976 COOK US ARMY WWI | |
| Hanford, Mae H. | Nov 19, 1902 � May 14, 1992 | |
| Strand, Marcella M. | Apr 1, 1930 � | |
| Strand, Lloyd L. | May 25, 1915 � Aug 5, 1985 | |
| Sveningson, Lloyd W. | Mar 8, 1921 � Jun 16, 1971 | MN TEC 5, 231 STA. HOSP WWII |
| Sveningson, Louisa J. | Aug 3, 1924 � Aug 21,1975 | |
| Sveningson, Goldie J. | 1881 � 1980 | |
| Sveningson, Anton S. | 1881 � 1950 | |
| Johnson, Lawrence H. | Nov 21, 1893 � Mar 20, 1948 | |
| Johnson, Alyda | Nov 7, 1882 � Feb 7, 1953 | |
| Bergh, Nellie | Aug 7, 1912 � Jul 11, 1996 | |
| Bergh, Hilding | May 29, 1908 � Jul 6, 1987 | |
| Bouffleur, Clara H. | 1907 � 1979 | |
| Bouffleur, Winfield | 1896 � 1962 | |
| Bouffleur, Ida | 1874 � 1956 | |
| Bouffleur, Fred | 1870 � 1947 | |
| Zak, Jeffrey Nicholas | Jul 8, 1999 | Son of Jason & Chana |
| Dordal, Mabel Neshelm | May 26, 1894 � May 26, 1950 | |
| Dordal, Rev. Jacob Nels | Oct 22, 1878 � Mar 5, 1945 | |
| Monda, Naomi Dordal | 1920 � 1992 | |
| Monda Charles L. | Oct 14, 1919 � Mar 23, 2001 | |
| Anderson, Jerome | 1944 � 1947 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Anderson |
| Kaminski, William | Mar 15, 1893 � Mar 12, 1956 | MASS. PVT 151 DEPOT BRIG. WWI |
| Kaminski, Belinda | Sep 26, 1895 � Apr 9, 1954 | |
| Buhn, Myrtle E. | 1903 � 1977 | |
| Buhn, Dora C. | 1895 � 1987 | |
| Buhn, J. Elmer | 1898 � 1971 | |
| Buhn, J.O. | 1861 � 1943 | |
| Buhn, Ella C. | 1868 � 1936 | |
| Olson, Agnes R. | Sep 6, 1901 � May 2, 1977 | |
| Olson, August | Nov 22, 1858 � Sep 30, 1931 | |
| Olson, Rena | Mar 5, 1863 � Apr 2, 1941 | |
| Olson, Emil W. | Jun 23, 1897 � Jan 25, 1979 | |
| Olson, Nora | Mar 1, 1907 � Jun 30, 1979 | |
| Olson, Norman Eugene | Apr 4, 1928 � Sep 24, 2001 | PFC US ARMY |
| Nelson, Anton | 1875 � 1946 | |
| Johnson, Forrest Newell | Jul 19, 1918 � Oct 29, 1996 PFC US ARMY | |
| Johnson, Earl | Sep 6, 1912 � Dec 9, 1994 | |
| Johnson, Kari | Nov 6, 1860 � Sep 29, 1930 | |
| Johnson, John H. | Jun 19, 1850 � May 20, 1922 | Father |
| Johnson, John Theo. | Nov 7, 1882 � Apr 15, 1973 | |
| Johnson, Marthea | Jul 2, 1888 � Apr 22, 1967 | |
| Grundahl, Arthur K. | May 15, 1919 � Jan 24, 1962 | MN SGT BRTY. H 217 COAST ARTY WWII BSM-PH |
| Greendahl, Carl J. | Nov 20, 1883 � Aug 2, 1957 | |
| Greendahl, Anna J. | Apr 9, 1885 � Oct 4, 1959 | |
| Greendahl, Cheryl Ann | Died - Jan, 30, 1953 | |
| Ohm, Otto G. | Dec 5, 1886 � Mar 16, 1970 | MN PFC CO E 2 INF WWI |
| Gustafson, Leroy V. | Oct 2, 1927 � May 12, 1971 | MN PFC 1521 BASE UNIT AAF WWII |
| Gustafson, Anton M. | 1891 � 1977 | |
| Gustafson, Mamie C. | 1893 � 1933 | |
| Gustafson, Verna | 1923 � 1923 | |
| Gustafson, Vernon | 1923 � 1924 | |
| Wade, Ira L. | 1908 � 1979 | |
| Evenson, Julia M. | 1895 � 1961 | |
| Evenson, Selmer | 1895 � 1958 | |
| Evenson, Maude L. | Dec 13, 1927 � Jan 25, 2000 | |
| Moren, Peder | May 27, 1882 � Mar 4, 1923 | |
| Moren, Louise | 1887 � 1972 Mother | |
| Moren, Archie | 1916 � 1972 | |
| Pullar, Clinton | Jul 23, 1908 � Jan17, 1976 | |
| Pullar, Esther Olesen | Sep 9, 1909 | |
| Olesen, Anders | Aug 13, 1902 - Aug 24, 1956 | |
| Danielson, Raymond | 1913 � 1976 | |
| Danielson, Lawren O. | 1952 � 1974 CPL US MARINE CORPS | |
| Danielson, Albert M. | 1905 � 1999 | |
| Danielson, Dina | 1883 � 1962 | |
| Danielson, Elizabeth | 1912 � 1960 | |
| Simonson, John | 1889 � 1961 | |
| Simonson, Ocie | 1898 � 1986 | |
| Simonson, Michael A. | Jun 1, 1951 � Apr 8, 1962 | |
| Simonson, Arthur W. | Jan 25, 1944 � Dec 3, 1957 | |
| Simonson, Minnie I. | Apr 15, 1924 � Dec 25, 1969 | |
| Simonson, John A. | May 10, 1925 � Jun 27, 1972 | |
| Gilbertson, Edwin C. | 1897 � 1962 | |
| Gilbertson, Minnie | 1887 � 1977 | |
| Gilbertson, Earl M. | Sep 30, 1933 � Jan 9, 1999 | |
| Stenberg, Mary Eik | 1887 � 1957 | Daughter |
| Stenberg, Sam Eik | 1855 � 1925 | Father |
| Stenberg, Bertha Eik | 1854 � 1923 | Mother |
| Eik, Gretta | 1861 � 1923 | Sister |
| Brustad, Theresa M. | 1970 | |
| Cornelius, Sarah | 1876 � 1969 | |
| Amberson, Peter | 1886 � 1962 | |
| Amberson, Palma | 1897 � 1962 | |
| Amberson, Morris H. | 1924 � 1955 | |
| Amberson, Clarice | Sep 6, 1944 | Daughter |
| Amberson, Julia | Apr 13, 1938 | Daughter |
| Amberson, Selmer Arnold | 1922 � 1992 | |
| Grimstad, Jason | Mar 17, 1935 - Feb 19, 1992 | Son |
| Grimstad, J. Arthur | Oct 1, 1908 � Jan 3, 1990 | Husband |
| Grimstad, Viola | Sep 24, 1908 � Apr 3, 1998 | Wife |
| Galland, Orin S. | 1875 � 1960 | Father |
| Galland, Stena S. | 1878 � 1954 | Mother |
| Wille, Pearl H. | Mar 17, 1910 � Jun 1, 1911 | |
| Brown, Inga | Oct 14, 1843 � Dec 13, 1912 | |
| Brown, Ray | 1921 � 1924 | |
| Gustafson-Bjorgan monument | ||
| Gustafson, Ed | 1893 � 1861 Father | |
| Gustafson, Hansine | 1895 � 1961 Mother | |
| Gustafson, Laura | 1925 � 1931 | (Other sources say b.1924 - d. 1939) |
| Bjorgan, Peder J. | May 21, 1877 � Apr 18, 1947 | |
| Bjorgan, Laura P. | Jul 4, 1873 � Mar 27, 1962 | |
| Remmen, Peter N. | Mar 6, 1888 � May 14, 1911 | |
| Anderson, Caroline | 1881 � 1963 | Mother |
| Anderson, Adolph | 1855 � 1939 | Father |
| Anderson, Muriel O. | Jan 1, 1909 � Nov 20, 1994 | |
| Madson, Martine | Oct 26, 1850 � Jun 11, 1906 | |
| Anderson, Arthur R. | 1907 � 1972 | |
| Engstrom, Carl A. | 1870 � 1918 | Father |
| Engstrom, Ida | Mar 19, 1865 � Jun 25, 1905 | |
| Atkinson, Fern | 1900 � 1966 | |
| Atkinson, Melvin L. | 1898 � 1966 | |
| Olson, Carl O. | Oct 15, 1884 � Aug 22, 1966 | Father |
| Olson, Anna C. | Apr 6, 1894 � Aug 15, 1978 | Mother |
| Olson, Conrad A. | Nov 15, 1908 � Jun 29, 2000 | |
| Olson, Clarence L. | Jul 3, 1921 � Oct 8, 1998 | PFC US ARMY WWII |
| Tischman, Richard C. | Feb 4, 1912 � Nov 15, 1988 | |
| Saga, Leland H. | Apr 21, 1920 � | |
| Saga, Valora B. | Mar 10, 1920 � Jan 4, 1992 | |
| Schear, Laurel J. | 1926 � 1996 | |
| Schear, Betty L. | 1927 - | |
| Fisher, Ervin | 1899 � 1903 | |
| Fisher, Philip | 1851 � 1915 | |
| Vigness, Edwin R. | Apr 10, 1914 � Mar 26, 1956 | MN SGT 1 C 1 CONTL SQ AMPH A WWII |
| Vigness, Laurits | 1868 � 1933 | |
| Vigness, Tonette | 1877 � 1968 | |
| Monson, Richard D. | Jul 27, 1966 | |
| Monson, Hazel I. | Jun 12, 1912 � Jan 17, 1979 | Wife � Mother |
| Raaen, Dora M. | 1892 � 1988 | |
| Raaen, Edward | 1891 � 1973 | |
| Ramberg, Raymond F. 1915 � 1992 | ||
| Ramberg, Ruby J. 1920 � 1984 | ||
| Fladhammer, Harold | May 23, 1924 � Jun 20, 2001 | PFC US ARMY WWII |
| Fladhammer, Corann A. | Nov 8, 1928 � | |
| Smith, Eva | Sep 21, 1912 � Jul 30, 1962 | |
| Madsen, Elsie Katherine | Jan 6, 1874 � Jul 20, 1941 | |
| Madsen, Nels Harbo | Dec 7, 1871 � Mar 24, 1957 | |
| Madson, Theodore Harald | Aug 4, 1908 � Nov 27, 1909 | |
| Wahl, Nilmar A. | 1900 � 1963 | Father |
| Hanson, Selina | 1884 � 1909 | |
| Hanson, Kari | Jul 26, 1848 � Mar 13, 1894 | |
| Hanson, Ole | 1848 � 1924 | |
| Hanson, Anna | Sep 10, 1872 � Feb 9, 1894 | |
| Hanson, Osgar | Apr 29, 1882 � May 6, 1894 | |
| Foldoe, Ada Johnson | Dec 24, 1926 � Apr 16, 1995 | |
| Foldoe, Alfred M. | Sep 10, 1892 � May 1, 1984 | PVT US ARMY WWI |
| Foldoe, Anna G. | 1897 � 1957 | Mother |
| Foldoe, Glen B. | 1923 � 1942 | Son |
| Foldoe, Lori Jean | Mar 26, 1957 � Aug 28, 1960 | |
| Foldoe, Scott Arnold | Apr 4 � Apr 5, 1960 | |
| Olsen, Jens | 1852 � 1919 | |
| Olsen, Marie | 1851 � 1921 | |
| Olsen, Martin | 1877 - 1945 | |
| Grant, Earl | 1881 � 1947 | |
| Grant, Ella | 1888 � 1972 | |
| Reese, Thona T. | Died Feb 16, 1911 | |
| Larson, Reuben Edgar | May 7, 1905 � Jan 4, 1923 | |
| Larson, Grace L. | 1908 � 1986 | |
| Larson, Lawrence T. | 1903 � 1986 | |
| Larson, Arthur O. | Apr 2, 1912 � May 24, 1999 | SGT US ARMY AIR FORCE WW II |
| Larson, Clarence A. | Apr 19, 1901 � Feb 13, 1987 | |
| Larson, Pearl Krogen | Oct 7, 1906 � Nov 14, 2000 | |
| Larson, Oris A. | Nov 6, 1899 � Sep 22, 1966 | |
| Larson, Esther C. | May 2, 1902 � Nov 3, 1971 | |
| Larson, Louis | 1871- 1943 | Father |
| Larson, Julia | 1875 � 1958 | Mother |
| Brown, Jane Elizabeth Larson | Nov 21, 1917 - Jan 31, 1984 | |
| Brown, Arnold | Mar 30, 1907 � Feb 21, 1975 | F 1 US NAVY |
| Hengen, Lester W. | Jan 21, 1911 � May 1, 1989 | |
| Hengen, Agnes Larson | Jan 1, 1908 � Oct 1, 1998 | |
| Lee, Glendora | 1890 � 1975 | Mother |
| Lee, Andrew | 1890 � 1963 | Father |
| Lee, Grace P. | 1923 � | |
| Lee, Arthur E. | Jul 3, 1919 � Nov 7, 1990 | US ARMY WWII |
| Sveningson, Donald Allen | Feb 2, 1941 � Nov 15, 1965 | Father of Randall & Shair |
| Sveningson, Sven M. | Jan 14, 1914 � Jan 19, 1993 | CPL US ARMY WWII |
| Sveningson, Fern A. | Dec 26, 1916 � Dec 27, 2002 | |
| Hulteng, Margaret | 1897 � 1967 | |
| Hulteng, Alf F. | 1894 � 1970 | |
| Olson, Arnold S. | 1912 � 2001 | |
| Olson, Mervyn O. | 1916 � 1991 | |
| Olson, Marie P. Amberson | Mar 5, 1920 � Jul 3, 1999 | |
| Larson, Stanley L. | Jan 24, 1924 � Jan 30, 2000 | |
| Larson, Eraine E. | Oct 30, 1920 � Mar 2, 1993 | |
| Lentsch, Robert J. | Sep 10, 1939 � Oct 21, 2000 | |
| Lentsch, Darlene �Dee� | Sep 18, 1935 � Sep 7, 1995 | |
| Thompson, Albert | 1878 � 1968 | |
| Thompson, Bertina B. | 1899 � 1973 | |
| Thompson, Arthur E. | May 17, 1915 � Mar 10, 1976 | PFC US ARMY WWII |
| Thompson, Clifford V. | 1916 � 1981 | |
| Thompson, Victor Emanuel | Sep 24, 1919 � May 10, 1987 PFC US ARMY WWII | |
| Thompson, David | Jul 24, 1933 � Mar 11, 2002 | |
| Thompson, Josie A. | Feb 13, 1914 � Jan 26, 2003 | |
| Thompson, Alice Lillian | May 29, 1906 � Jun 24, 1907 | |
| Thompson, Andrew | 1850 � 1935 Father | |
| Thompson, Alice | 1845 � 1919 Mother | |
| Thompson, Marie | 1884 � 1943 | |
| Olson, Julius C. | Dec 13, 1880 � Mar 12, 1964 | |
| Olson, Emma S. | Aug 27, 1880 � Sep 28, 1965 | |
| West, Anna Thompson | 1888 � 1930 | |
| Helmer, Anton M. | 1854 � 1918 | |
| Helmer, Olaf H. | 1897 � 1929 | |
| Galland, Alice S. | Jan 10, 1918 � Aug 22, 1981 | |
| Galland, Raymond | Aug 19, 1914 � Jul 1, 1988 | |
| Keller, Clara | Jul 24, 1889 � Dec 10, 1983 | |
| Keller, Harry | May 3, 1884 � Dec 24, 1947 | |
| Keller, Esther L. | Nov 6, 1919 � Apr 14, 1920 | |
| Barnes, Peter M. | Husband of Lena Anderson Barnes (Died Jan 20, 1931, age 78) | |
| Borchert, Ruth Dordal | ||
| Borchert, Julius Max | Jan 31, 1910 � Apr 9, 1992 | |
| Borchert, Bonita Joan | May 26, 1941 � Feb 12, 2005 | |
| Anderson, Darrel | May 24, 1932 � Jan 22, 2002 age 69 | |
| Bekkedahl, Elroy S. | Jun 5, 1925 � May 29, 2004 | TEC 4 US ARMY World War II |
| Monson, Richard Keith | Jul 1, 1943 � Sep 1, 2004 | PFC US MARINE CORPS Vietnam |
| One stone Nelson, Nels W. Nelson, Marie G.L. Nelson, Christian M. |
Feb 2, 1864 � Sep 15, 1931 Oct 29, 1863 � Jan 10, 1935 Nov 11, 1897 - Oct 15, 1944 |
(Father) (Mother) (Son) |
Unmarked Burials |
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| Barnes, Olina (Lina) | Died Sep 1, 1920 | wife of Peter Barnes |
| Madsen, Dareld D. | Died May 13, 1925, age 4 months 27 days | son of P.W. Madsen |
| Rystad, Ole | ||
| Rystad, Anna | ||
| Carlson � no first name | ||
| Anderson, Jerome Edwin | Died Sep 16, 1947, age 2 yrs 11mos 14 days | son of Lyle Anderson |
| Remmen, Peter O. | Died 1938, age 84 | husband of Lizzie Remmen, died in Iowa |
| Remmen, Elizabeth | Died Feb 26, 1935, age 74 years | |
| Kolden, Baby Girl | Died Jan 12, 1931, age 3 days | daughter of Mr. & Mrs. (Aveda) Kolden, probably buried by her grandfather Carl Greendahl |
| Amundson, Maggie | Died Sep 30, 1932, age 58 | mother of Herbie Amundson |
| Reese, Torkel | Died Dec 11, 1937, age 87 | |
| Galland, Baby Boy | Born & Died Mar 13, 1940 | son of Raymond Galland |
| Kominski, Dorothy Jean | Died May 1, 1942, age 1 yr 11 mos 6 days | daughter Mr. & Mrs. William Kominski |
| Halvorson, Emma | Died Jun 10, 1925 | sister of P.N. Barnes |
| Madson, Ole | Died Dec 23, 1925, age 83 | father of M.O. Madson |
| Helmer, Anna | Died Feb 6, 1928 | mother of Olaf and William Helmer |
| Brown, John | Died Dec 9, 1929, age 82 |
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