New Sweden Cemetery, Lessor Twp

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NEW SWEDEN CEMETERY
Section 22, Lessor Township, Polk County, MN
Rural McIntosh, MN

(across the road from Trinity Lutheran Church)

The New Sweden Church was organized in 1885 Rev. James Moody was the first pastor,
later serving as pastor was J.S. Reeding,  N. Lehart J. Alm.


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Thanks to Joy Paulson for the pictures above

Thanks to Ann for the picture above


COMPILED BY DARLENE DIERKES

AUGUST 2003

 

LAST

FIRST

BIRTH (y/m/d)

DEATH (y/m/d)

OTHER INFO

Bergman

George, C

1929-02-22

1973-10-01

BT2 US Navy Korea

Bostrom

August

1870

1942

 

Bostrom

John

1878

1962

 

Bostrom

Mathilda Christina

1837-03-12

1926-06-05

�Moder�

Bostrom

Olof Wilhelm

1836-01-17

1905-07-07

�Fader�

Bostrom

Sophie

1898

1977

 

Bourman

 

1822-01-27

1893-08-01

�Desmaka Gretakasa�; born in Sweden; died in Lessor; SWPS 207.7.8 W

Bourman

Aane Margaret

1902?-04-23

1910-05-07

Deterioration makes it difficult to decipher

Bourman

Bertha C

1875

1952

Shared tombstone with John A

Bourman

John D

1849-01-09

1936-03-16

 

Bourman

John A

1871

1939

Shared tombstone with Bertha

Burman

Alvin C

1926-05-05

1951-04-25

North Dakota Cpl Co F 7 Infantry 3 Infantry Division

Burman

Axel S

1888-02-22

1960-01-15

�Beloved Father�; buried with Bertha M

Burman

Bertha M

1907-02-06

1963-05-30

�Beloved Mother�; buried with Axel S

Burman

Carl Oscar

1844-12-12

1909-05-12

 

Burman

Gretakasa

01-27-1822

Sweden

08-01-1893

Lessor USA

SWPS 207 7.8.W; buried with Johan

Burman

Johan P

1819-06-12

Sweden

1896-05-02

Lessor USA

3VPS 207.7.8 V; Buried with Gretakasa

Burman

Maria Louisa

1858-06-22

1938-10-07

 

Domier

Irene A

1922-06-29

2001-06-17

�Mother�

Domier

Lloyd Chester

1915-11-26

2001-07-20

Sgt US Army WW II

Frisk

Alvin

1915-03-16

1975-01-21

�Son�

Frisk

Aron

1869-02-15

1952-12-31

�Father�

Frisk

Dean Obert

1919-04-28

1945-06-22

Minnesota; Pvt Infantry

Frisk

Ernest J

1902

1979

Shared tombstone with Marie

Frisk

John A

1897-04-29

1978-02-03

Pvt US Army WWI

Frisk

Karen

1902-05-25

1959-09-13

�Mother�

Frisk

Lydia

1881-12-17

1958-06-26

�Mother�

Frisk

Marie D

1897

1952

Shared tombstone with Ernest

Frisk

Robert D

1928-07-27

1951-06-19

Minnesota Cpl Co C 38 Inf 2 Div WWII Korea

Hegland

Ellen

1905-03-18

1985-01-21

�Wife and Mother�

Hegland

George C

1900-11-09

1975-04-19

�Husband and Father�

Johnson

Baby

1894

1894

 

Johnson

Bena

1864

1887

 

Johnson

Carl J. O.

1887

1951

Shared tombstone with Helga

Johnson

Eva L

1853

1923

Shared tombstone with John

Johnson

Frank O

1861

1936

�Father�

Johnson

Fred E

1893

1971

 

Johnson

Hannah

1857

1932

�Mother�

Johnson

Helga

1891

1958

Shared tombstone with Carl

Johnson

John T

1858

1888

Shared tombstone with Eva

Johnson

Manda O

1905

1991

 

Johnson

Roy K

1930

1930

 

Johnson

Selma

1895

1963

 

Johnson

William A

1898

1971

 

Kees

Brandon Edward

1984-07-28

1984-08-03

�Grandson� (Grandson of George Bergman; buried next to him)

Lundgren

Adrian

1843

1925

 

Lundgren

Alvina

1907

1975

Shared tombstone with Arthur

Lundgren

Arthur

1897

1977

Shared tombstone with Alvina

Lundgren

Bertha M

1854

1931

 

McNelly

Elizabeth Zakrison

1892-08-17

1985-02-15

 

Nordskog

Grant N

1909

1996

Shared tombstone with Katherine

Nordskog

Katherine A

1916

1993

Shared tombstone with Grant

Olson

Augusta

1857-08-19

 

 

Ostgarden

Julia

1886

1972

�Mother�; buried next to John Johnson

Persson

Elin C

1862-12-14

1932-07-18

 

Persson

Ella

1886-11-13

1903-10-01

 

Persson

Frank

1851-11-11

1931-06-07

 

Sandberg

Otto

1838-01-16

1900-08-18

 

Sundquist

Karl A

1873

1963

 

Sveen

Louis

1897

1952

 

Sveen

Ole T

1865

1944

 

Turner

Anna M

1890

1962

Shared tombstone with Carl

Turner

Carl A

1884

1967

Shared tombstone with Anna

Voxland

Clarence

1892-03-22

1977-01-15

 

Voxland

Ellen

1894-05-08

1978-08-14

 

Zakrison

Aaron

1856-03-01

1935-04-08

�Father�

Zakrison

Amanda

1858-06-06

1942-10-28

�Mother�

Zakrison

Anna Theodora

1889-11-22

1962-05-15

 

Zakrison

Cora Louise

1878-02-21

1976-01-31

 

Zakrison

Cora Lou

1924-08-02

1924-08-02

 

Zakrison

John Alfred

1891-01-27

1956-04-04

 

Zakrison

Selma Aurora

1898-01-21

1995-05-08

 

Updates below  Sept 2006 supplied by Joy Paulson

LAST NAME FIRST NAME DATES M/D/Y REMARKS
Olson Gusta 8/19/1857-11/13/1934  
Olson Anders Magnus 1856-1944  
Sundquist     large marker - nothing else
Hegland Oscar 3/24/1911-6/10/1981 Husband and Father
Turner Alvin M. 1930-1977  
Sveen Alma ? 6/17/1897-7/4/1902 same stone as Olson/Anna
Olson Anna 8/14/1887-3/17/1889 same stone as Sveen/Alma
Persson Jennie 9/1/1888-5/1/1910  
Sanden Sofia 1873-1895  
Burman Alvin C. 5/5/1926-4/25/1951 No Dak, CPL, CO. F, 7 Inf, 3 Inf Div - Korea - PH
Bourman Bror Bert 3/9/1898-10/14/1986 Brother and Uncle
Bourman Betty Lou 3/29/1939-8/31/1939 Infant Daughter
Burman Anna Margreta 4/28/1907-5/7/1910 ?  
Bourman A. 11/4/1900-4/12/1978  
Bourman Clifford S. 3/5/1905-3/1/1977  
Bourman Conrad B. 10/13/1899-4/3/1965 MN, QMC - WWII
Peterson Hannah A. 11/26/1850-2/6/1931 Mother

 


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