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THE RECORDING OF A
CEMETERY
By Thelma Greene Reagan
Today we walked where
others walked
On a lonely, windswept
hill.
Today we talked where
others cried
For loved ones whose lives
are stilled.
Today our hearts were
touched
By graves of tiny babies.
Snatched from the arms of
loving kin,
In the heartbreak of the
ages.
Today we saw where
the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their
time.
Lying under the trees and
clouds -
Their beds kissed by the
sun and wind.
Today we wondered
About an unmarked spot.
Who lies beneath this
hallowed ground?
Was it a babe, child,
young or old?
No indication could be
found.
Today we saw where Mom and
Dad lay.
We had been here once
before
On a day we'd all like to
forget,
But will remember forever
more.
Today we recorded for kith
and kin
The graves of ancestors
past.
To be preserved for
generations hence,
A record we hope will
last.
Cherish it, my friend.
Preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes
crumble to dust
And generations of folks
yet to come
Will
be grateful for your trust.
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Welcome to the
Mower
County MNGenWeb Project
Mower County Cemetery
Information
Visit Find A Grave
for more information on Mower County Cemeteries
Zion Lutheran Cemetery – Sargeant Township
Mower County, Minnesota
Photo by Kathy Pike
158 Interments:
Last
|
First
Middle Maiden
|
Birth
|
Death
|
Anderson
|
Lawrence
Harvey “Larry”
|
25 Mar 1916
|
23 Apr 2006
|
Arntzen
|
Anna B.
|
1842
|
17 Jan 1900
|
Arntzen
|
Arnold Barthold
|
23 Apr 1895
|
18 Apr 1976
|
Arntzen
|
Ben
Andrew
|
1876
|
27 May 1953
|
Arntzen
|
Clifford
Eston
|
1905
|
7 Jan 1926
|
Arntzen
|
Gurine Sessings
|
1865
|
16 Dec 1941
|
Arntzen
|
Hilda Quill
|
27 May 1900
|
15 Jul 1987
|
Arntzen
|
John
|
16 Feb 1863
|
5 Feb 1948
|
Arntzen
|
Julia
Mathilda Starks
|
15 Aug 1877
|
24 Jan 1972
|
Bakken
|
Alfred B.
|
15 Oct 1895
|
15 Mar 1976
|
Bakken
|
Bertha Exe
|
24 Aug 1869
|
1 Oct 1960
|
Bakken
|
Clara J.
|
1898
|
1901
|
Bakken
|
Mabel
A. Haarstad
|
11 Nov 1899
|
Jun 1991
|
Bakken
|
Thomas E.
|
19 Jun 1867
|
31 Jan 1963
|
Bolstad
|
Andres L.
|
15 Mar 1871
|
10 Mar 1915
|
Bolstad
|
Bertha
Serena
|
25 May 1865
|
18 Aug 1954
|
Boyum
|
Ruth
Carol Bakken
|
9 Jul 1937
|
5 Jan 2003
|
Braun
|
Gary
Allen
|
24 Sep 1953
|
13 Aug 2012
|
Brienuen
|
Baby
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Bungum
|
Arnold
Luther
|
31 Aug 1928
|
28 May 2008
|
Burma
|
Helmer W.
|
30 Oct 1915
|
1 May 1980
|
Burma
|
Jasper P.
|
1 Jan 1890
|
13 Sep 1973
|
Burma
|
Martha
G. Schulte
|
4 Apr 1886
|
9 Jun 1959
|
Burma
|
Peter
|
6 Sep 1914
|
6 Jun 1969
|
Cannell
|
Evangeline
I. Bakken
|
27 Feb 1927
|
3 Jun 2007
|
Cannell
|
William
David
|
7 Apr 1926
|
25 Aug 2006
|
Coolidge
|
Eunice
Mildred Fuller
|
3 Feb 1908
|
12 Mar 2007
|
Coolidge
|
Horace L.
|
14 Jun 1907
|
17 Jul 1984
|
Coolidge
|
John Alan
|
3 Nov 1972
|
3 Nov 1972
|
Coolidge
|
Nancy
Elizabeth
|
17 Jul 1945
|
18 Aug 1999
|
Cramer
|
Carol
Jean
|
30 Jan 1964
|
9 Apr 2009
|
Espelien
|
Anna
Marie
|
8 Apr 1891
|
13 Mar 1892
|
Espelien
|
Ingbor
|
11 Feb 1867
|
17 Oct 1893
|
Espelien
|
John
Arter
|
Aug 1893
|
1 Nov 1893
|
Exe
|
Jacob
Knutson
|
23 Oct 1825
|
26 Nov 1906
|
Exe
|
Sigre
K. Bergesdatter
|
1831
|
27 Apr 1907
|
Falconer
|
Sharron
Kay Knutson
|
10 Oct 1943
|
15 Jan 1999
|
Fuglem
|
Mrs
Ane Walli
|
2 Dec 1872
|
13 Dec 1898
|
Gunderson
|
Alberta
Louise
|
24 Mar 1944
|
6 Jul 1979
|
Gunderson
|
Olaus
|
26 Jun 1855
|
18 Jun 1948
|
Gunderson
|
Serianna
“Anna” Jonsdatter Skavdal
|
27 Sep 1864
|
6 Jul 1952
|
Haarstad
|
Andrew
Carl
|
11 Nov 1938
|
31 Jul 1994
|
Haarstad
|
Andrew O.
|
19 Aug 1864
|
27 Mar 1937
|
Haarstad
|
Claudine
Jeanette Carlson
|
30 May 1914
|
30 Mar 2007
|
Haarstad
|
Ida O.
|
30 Nov 1892
|
26 Jun 1971
|
Haarstad
|
Martha Knutson
|
24 Mar 1871
|
28 Sep 1949
|
Haarstad
|
Otto Ingelman
|
19 Aug 1907
|
8 Jun 1995
|
Hansen
|
Christina
Maren
|
6 Apr 1872
|
25 May 1958
|
Hansen
|
Hans
|
5 Jun 1877
|
6 Mar 1957
|
Hart
|
Asa John
|
22 Oct 1970
|
3 May 2006
|
Hart
|
Jessica
Lee Rickard
|
4 Feb 1991
|
26 Jul 1998
|
Haseth
|
Adolph Edward
|
11 Sep 1890
|
30 May 1966
|
Haseth
|
Alma
Helene Haarstad
|
29 Mar 1896
|
2 Oct 1987
|
Haseth
|
Andrew
|
4 Nov 1859
|
12 Sep 1955
|
Haseth
|
Edward
Arthur
|
11 Sep 1933
|
21 Jan 1995
|
Haseth
|
Juliane Jacobson
|
5 Feb 1866
|
14 Jan 1910
|
Haseth
|
Nora M.
|
Aug 1893
|
1923
|
Jacobson
|
Kathrine Faubel Jacobsen
|
21 May 1837
|
15 May 1901
|
Jacobson
|
Martha Jermstad
|
14 Nov 1823
|
21 Jul 1908
|
Jacobson
|
Peter
|
25 Apr 1840
|
5 Jan 1909
|
Johnson
|
Anna
J. Haseth
|
1899
|
1958
|
Knutson
|
Albert
|
7 Jul 1880
|
14 Nov 1967
|
Knutson
|
Anna
|
1843
|
1926
|
Knutson
|
Anna K.
|
28 Jul 1872
|
30 Jun 1961
|
Knutson
|
Bertha
|
28 Sep 1875
|
9 Feb 1926
|
Knutson
|
Berthine
“Tina” Larson
|
4 Nov 1875
|
12 Feb 1953
|
Knutson
|
Christena Forland
|
18 Jun 1842
|
12 Oct 1909
|
Knutson
|
Donald
Theodore
|
14 Oct 1924
|
30 Jun 2001
|
Knutson
|
Edward
|
17 Nov 1872
|
6 Oct 1961
|
Knutson
|
Emma
Oline
|
6 Mar 1874
|
6 Mar 1895
|
Knutson
|
Grace
|
10 Oct 1933
|
10 Oct 1933
|
Knutson
|
Grace
R. Hogue
|
1903
|
29 Nov 1926
|
Knutson
|
Halvor
|
1831
|
17 Oct 1913
|
Knutson
|
Henry
Anton
|
7 Mar 1878
|
3 Nov 1963
|
Knutson
|
Howard
|
2 Feb 1901
|
29 Feb 1980
|
Knutson
|
Ida
O. Nelson
|
20 Sep 1889
|
23 Jul 1979
|
Knutson
|
John
|
1 Apr 1876
|
1904
|
Knutson
|
K. Andrew
|
8 Jun 1882
|
29 Jan 1948
|
Knutson
|
Knute
|
18 Apr 1844
|
3 Mar 1901
|
Knutson
|
Marie
|
27 Mar 1874
|
26 Mar 1966
|
Knutson
|
Marvel
Mae Stayner
|
13 Aug 1909
|
23 May 1988
|
Knutson
|
Neil
Luverne
|
3 Apr 1935
|
17 Oct 2018
|
Knutson
|
Ruth Anne
|
17 Jan 1938
|
19 Jan 1938
|
Knutson
|
Tena H.
|
1875
|
12 Feb 1953
|
Knutson
|
Theodore
|
6 Mar 1887
|
3 Jan 1970
|
Knutson
|
Theodore
Leroy “Ted”
|
15 Aug 1930
|
9 Dec 2017
|
Larson
|
Ione
Harriet Knutson
|
28 Dec 1915
|
28 Jan 2006
|
Manhart
|
John
Francis
|
2 May 1925
|
2 Mar 2006
|
Martin
|
Bessie G.
|
10 Nov 1904
|
9 Apr 1906
|
Martin
|
Lester
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Meyer
|
Beatrice
Maria
|
1910
|
29 Jan 1910
|
Meyer
|
Bessie
Elizabeth
|
1910
|
7 Feb 1910
|
Meyer
|
Charles
|
29 Dec 1843
|
14 Aug 1936
|
Meyer
|
Elizabeth
|
1 Feb 1846
|
9 Sep 1916
|
Meyer
|
Gloria R.
|
8 Mar 1906
|
4 Apr 1921
|
Meyer
|
Helmute
|
1907
|
26 Oct 1907
|
Meyer
|
Joseph
|
23 Dec 1879
|
7 Apr 1912
|
Miller
|
Alice
Helen Anderson
|
1 Sep 1925
|
18 Jul 2015
|
Miller
|
Harold
Eugene
|
19 Jun 1922
|
3 Apr 1997
|
Nelson
|
Brian
Otis
|
6 Jan 1961
|
6 May 2015
|
Nelson
|
Ida
Josephine Knutson
|
28 Aug 1888
|
21 Jan 1969
|
Ochse
|
Carrie
Marie Ryks
|
9 Jul 1903
|
21 Sep 1995
|
Ochse
|
William
“Billy” Jr.
|
7 Sep 1938
|
15 May 1945
|
Ochse
|
William
Sr.
|
8 Aug 1902
|
7 Dec 1979
|
Pearson
|
David W.
|
25 Aug 1948
|
9 Apr 2017
|
Peterson
|
Alice
Thenora Knutson McClaran
|
11 Aug 1921
|
1 Dec 1997
|
Peterson
|
Brita
|
17 Sep 1852
|
6 Nov 1896
|
Peterson
|
Carrie Bolstad
|
31 Aug 1867
|
13 Mar 1957
|
Peterson
|
Christine
Faye
|
5 Jun 1953
|
5 Dec 1997
|
Peterson
|
Harry
|
18 May 1903
|
10 Nov 1974
|
Peterson
|
Leonard
|
26 Apr 1893
|
25 Feb 1972
|
Peterson
|
Marian
Lucille Winn
|
9 May 1914
|
27 Jun 1942
|
Peterson
|
Martin
|
2 May 1860
|
2 Sep 1913
|
Peterson
|
Nels
|
11 Mar 1848
|
7 Apr 1920
|
Peterson
|
Peter
|
24 Sep 1876
|
5 Dec 1908
|
Peterson
|
Wilbert
William
|
29 Sep 1906
|
28 Nov 1976
|
Roe
|
Johan J.
|
1828
|
unknown
|
Ryks
|
Grace Rotgers
|
22 Apr 1864
|
18 Jun 1962
|
Ryks
|
Richard R
|
30 Mar 1905
|
1 Nov 1987
|
Ryks
|
Teddo
|
2 Mar 1865
|
9 Jan 1939
|
Schmidt
|
Herman
Albert
|
3 May 1939
|
27 Apr 2010
|
Schmidt
|
John
Jurgen
|
1 May 1897
|
14 Oct 1987
|
Schmidt
|
Lydia
|
10 Jun 1904
|
16 Aug 1988
|
Schultz
|
Archie
|
17 Apr 1920
|
3 May 2016
|
Schultz
|
Fred
|
15 Dec 1888
|
23 Apr 1971
|
Schultz
|
Maggie
J. Gunderson
|
13 Nov 1889
|
15 Aug 1969
|
Schwartz
|
Charles
L.
|
7 Feb 1851
|
27 Apr 1942
|
Schwartz
|
Ottelea LaBudde
|
8 Jun 1854
|
30 Apr 1908
|
Sprung
|
Edsel
Kerwin
|
15 Aug 1935
|
17 Sep 2020
|
Starks
|
Andrew
|
29 Nov 1849
|
2 May 1939
|
Starks
|
Ingeborg
Bertine “Belle” Berge
|
23 Nov 1876
|
25 Oct 1971
|
Starks
|
Johanna Jacobson
|
May 1855
|
28 Mar 1940
|
Starks
|
Kalmer Hilman
|
24 Mar 1892
|
17 Sep 1916
|
Starks
|
Knute
|
Sep 1847
|
24 Nov 1933
|
Starks
|
Shoyler
Mathew
|
14 Feb 1885
|
1932
|
Steinbach
|
Nancy Wallem
|
28 May 1961
|
21 Sep 2009
|
Swan
|
Marleen
Julett Haseth
|
4 Sep 1922
|
18 Nov 2018
|
Swenson
|
Swen
|
12 Aug 1842
|
23 Oct 1928
|
Unverzagt
|
Beverly
Ann Andrews
|
22 Jan 1931
|
17 Feb 2018
|
Unverzagt
|
Herbert
William
|
5 Feb 1927
|
15 Apr 1997
|
Unverzagt
|
Joy
Natalie Gilbrech
|
20 Jul 1928
|
12 Dec 2005
|
Unverzagt
|
Marie
Anna Hanson
|
4 Nov 1902
|
29 May 1956
|
Unverzagt
|
Paul
Edward
|
30 Apr 1942
|
17 Apr 1970
|
Unverzagt
|
Roger
Dean
|
2 Aug 1938
|
12 Mar 2001
|
Unverzagt
|
Roland
John
|
1 Sep 1928
|
8 Jul 2005
|
Unverzagt
|
Scott C.
|
4 Apr 1963
|
5 Sep 1996
|
Unverzagt
|
William Edward
|
4 Apr 1894
|
31 Aug 1949
|
VanDenover
|
Harry
Everett
|
19 Apr 1889
|
18 Jan 1975
|
VanDenover
|
Marie Peterson
|
2 Oct 1890
|
22 Apr 1961
|
Wagaman
|
Janice
Jeanette Miller
|
17 Nov 1945
|
10 Sep 2013
|
Wallem
|
Harry
Arthur
|
2 Oct 1917
|
22 Jun 2003
|
Wallem
|
Ruth
Pearl Barnett
|
25 Mar 1928
|
4 Dec 2002
|
Weis
|
Robyne
Faye Haarstad
|
2 May 1977
|
14 Aug 2002
|
Wietstock
|
Ida M.
|
22 Feb 1875
|
22 Apr 1891
|
Wigen
|
Anna
Elisabeth Svendson
|
16 Dec 1849
|
21 Mar 1891
|
Wigen
|
Elma Ottillie
|
18 Jan 1897
|
9 Sep 1900
|
Wigen
|
Jorgen
Gunderson
|
10 Aug 1819
|
18 Jan 1899
|
Wigen
|
Maria
Bertine
|
15 Nov 1889
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24 Aug 1891
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