GOSEN
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY
The Gosen Church and Cemetery
are located in SE � of Section 26 in Knute
Township. "The First Church of the Thirteen Towns" , it was organized in 1884
and given the name "Den Norsk Evangeliske Lutherske Gosen Menighed i Polk County,
Mn."
The existing stones of the
cemetery were copied on September 21, 1987 by Maxine Workman and Ethel Menholt.
Thanks to Jan Mjovig and LeRoy Mjovig for the following information that they transcribed submitted July 2002
See picture of Church below cemetery transcriptions
This cemetery has been transcribed by the RRVGS and a listing is in the Polk County Cemetery Books. As this information is copyrighted 1996, I can not add any listings from this cemetery unless someone actually walks the cemetery and transcribes the names and sends them to me to post. Please be aware that copyright protection is very real, and it is a costly venture to be sued! Please do not send information that you have not gathered yourself!
CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTION
West
Side:
Beginning
with west row.
TRANBY,
Edward 1848--1927
TRANBY,
01ava 1856--1936
JACOBSON,
Matt 1886--1957
JACOBSON,
Elise 1885--1981
MJOVIG,
Bollette Mother
Sep.9,
1826--Sep.28, 1912
Framed
Grave--baby size
ZAHL,
Hans M. Oct.22, 1896--July 7, 1975
ZAHL,
Anna M. Mother
Jan.19,
1903--May 16, 1941
FLERMOEN,
Olaus L. 1901--1981
FLERMOEN,
Ellen E. 1901--1980
Legion
Aux.
MJOVIG, Sophia
Nov.3.1858--May.3,1886
LESETMO, Peder Dec.13,
1897--June 18,1925
LESETMO, Albert 0.
1888--1979
(NOTE: The following names were originally listed as a 2nd
column which may mean it is a 2nd row)
LESETMO,
Dorthea 1832--16 Nov.19O4
LESETMO,
Ole 2 Aug.1884--2 Feb.19O6
LESETMO,
Gollaug H. Mother
1856--1944
LESETMO,
Ole Fader
Dec.6,
1861--Apr.3,1915
LESETMO,
Pvt. Gilbert Olson
July
25,1895--Dec.3,1918
Co.L
54 Pioneer Inf.
SORVIG,
Edwin B. 1894--1920
DARL,
Anna A.
June
lO, l88l--0ct. 25, l926
SORVIG
Monument only
GUNDERSON.
Susana Mother
1858--1946
GUNDERSON.
D. Leonard Father
1854--1936
BRATLIE,
Lizzie Mother
1858-1928
GUNDERSON,
Herman 1897--1986
GUNDERSON,
Harold Mar. 7, 1890—Jan. 12, 1971
Mn
Pvt. Co. L 54 Pioneer Inf
GUNDERSON,
John 1885--1967
ENGEMOEN,
Anders 0. 1834--1930
ENGEMOEN,
Martha M. 1844--1930
ERICKSON,
Albert H. no dates
ERICKSON, Alma S. 1900--1955
**HEIERMAN, Rev. Nokolai - 1850- April 9, 1897
**HEIERMAN, Ingeborg - 1851-1893
**NOTE: Rev Nikolai Heierman, a pioneer church leader in this area and his wife Ingeborg are also buried here - these were not listed in the RRVGS listing. Descendants of the Heiermans, Larry and Marie Solberg of Winger MN have sent this picture and also a write up about Rev Heierman, which appears below and in the biograpies section. Thankyou for updating this cemetery - August 2003
Thankyou to Larry and Marie Solberg for this picture of Rev. and Mrs. Heierman's gravestone
Gosen Church, Knute Township
Picture taken 2002 - courtesy of LeRoy Mjovig submitted Jan 2003
Gosen Church, Knute Township - picture of exterior taken in 1953 - submitted by LeRoy Mjovig July 2003
Gosen Church, Knute Township - interior picture taken 1953
Thankyou to LeRoy Mjovig for sending in this picture in July 2003
Thankyou to Marie Chaffee-Solberg for submitting this information about Churches in this area with permission of the Winger Historical Association - August 2003
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