Smith Zimmermann Heritage Museum

St. Peter's Cemetery

St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery is located in 0rland Township ten miles south and two miles west of Madison. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Erickson, one of the six families that were instrumental in establishing the St. Peter Lutheran church, donated the land on which the church and cemetery are located. 

The church was incorporated in 1884 and named St. Petri Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation. A wood frame church was built and this was later replaced by the present pretty field stone church in 1947. An additional acre of land was donated for the cemetery by Clarence Hetland in 1957.

NAME 

BIRTH

 DEATH

OTHER INFORMATION

Adolfsen, Oskar

30 Sept. 1896

23 Feb. 1987

m. Alma (Moen)

Adolfsen, Alma M. (Moen)

1 Mar. 1898

16 Feb. 1984

m. Oskar

Adolphson, Baby 

30 Apr. 1933

30 Apr. 1933

Allergaat, Christon H.

23 Apr. 1866

9 July 1887

Anderson, Annon J.

28 Feb. 1847

16 Oct. 1931

 

Anderson, Casper Julius

21 Aug. 1878

4 Sept. 1887

Anderson, Charlotte

Feb. 1854

9 June 1894

m. Annon

Anderson, Joachine

1 May 1887

1887

Anderson, Julia 

1890

1892

Anderson, Julius

31 Aug. 1888

24 Mar. 1888

Beherend, Alfred W.

25 Aug. 1906

27 Nov. 1979

m. Bertha 

Behrend, Joseph

30 Mar. 1953

19 Aug. 1989

m. Barbara (Heyen)

Behrend, Susan

18 Dec., 1949

21 Jan., 2008

dau. of Ambrose & Eunice Schmitz m. William Behrend 10 Dec., 1977

Bennett, Eva

25 Sept., 1914

2 Oct., 2007

dau of Claude & Jennie Shoemaker

Bennett, J. Gordon

24 Feb. 1899

1 Sept. 1974

Bennett, Laura 'Leona' Ella (Ponto)

20 Apr. 1900

9 May 1947

m. J. Gordon

Bjorklund, Carl P.

7 Aug. 1904

1 June 1970

m. Alice (Kruger)

Bjorken, Mater

16 Feb. 1856

July 1921

m. Olaf

Bjorken, Olaf

8 Aug. 1953

Jan. 1926

Bjorklund, Bruce Allen 

8 June 1950

16 Jan. 1956

Son of Dennis

Bjorklund, Carl

2 Feb. 1828

26 May 1903

Bjorklund, Dorothea (Stolsten)

20 Mar. 1833

20 Mar. 1914

m. Peter

Bjorklund, 'Gust' Gustaf Emil 

12 Dec. 1894

31 Jan. 1972

m. 'Minnie' (Tidemann)

Bjorklund, Helmer K.

9 Dec. 1918

22 Feb. 1919

Son of Hilda

Bjorklund, Hilda C.

1899

l0 Dec. 1918

Daughter of Peter

Bjorklund, Kirstin

1867

29 Dec. 1926

m. Peter

Bjorklund, Martha D.

1899

19 Mar. 1920

Daughter of Peter

Bjorklund, 'Minnie' (Tidemann)

12 Jan. 1892

28 Nov. 1967

m. Gustaf

Bjorklund, Peter C 

1862

12 Aug. 1932

m. Kirstin

Boldt, Deloris L.

26 May 1927

23 July 1977

m. Donald

Boldt, Martha

18 0ct. 1897

23 Sept. 1968

m. Richard

Boldt, Richard Sr.

27 Jan. 1893

2 Oct. 1977

Born in Germany

Buck, Carrie (Gramstad)

30 Jan. 1914

18 Aug. 1954

m. Lee E. 21 Aug. 1943

Burge, Children (3 or 4)

 

1884

Children of Pete

Burshem (2)

 

 

Children of Tom

Byrne, Clara N.

25 Apr. 1906

9 May 1979

m. Edward

Byrne, Edward L.

1 Oct. 1911

30 Mar. 1977

Carsrud, Darlene

 

27 Oct. 1982

Christenson, Ernest A.

26 Feb. 1922

7 Jan. 1979

Christenson, Ted

19 Sept. 1909

16 Apr. 1970

 

Dahl, Arnold 

19 Jan. 1904

17 Sept. 1983

Dahl, Carl Theo

1 Nov. 1876

20 July 1891

Son of John

Dahl, Clara

5 Jan. 1890

12 Jan. 1944

Daughter of John

Dahl, Ida

2 May 1886

10 Nov. 1887

Daughter of John

Dahl, John 

31 July 1881

31 July 1891

Son of John

Dahl, John Mrs.

29 Apr. 1854

12 Oct. 1899

m. John

Dahl, John Sr.

17 Oct. 1848

28 July 1928

Dahl, Joseph

2 May 1877

20 July 1891

Son of John

Dahl, William 

29 July 1887

21 July 1891

Son of John

Deremo, Emma  (Dunn)

8 Oct. 1890

24 May 1974

m. Thomas Thornton  22 May 1915

Deremo, Thomas Thornton

28 Nov. 1890

Dec. 1961

m. Emma (Dunn)  22 May 1915

Elshang, Nels A.

19 Nov. 1880

23 Dec. 1917

Son of Andrew & Anna

Erickson, Alfred 

11 Feb. 1894

28 Apr. 1896

Erickson, Anna (Lunden)

 

May 1872

m. Oscar

Erickson, Clifford 

10 July 1918

27 July 1918

Twin of Oscar

Erickson, Edward O.

23 Dec. 1874

14 July 1965

m. Emma (Thompson) 1911 

Erickson, Emma (Thompson)

17 Mar. 1872

24 July 1929

m. Edward  1911 

Erickson, Ida 

6 Dec. 1888

14 Jan. 1889

 

Erickson, Irving M.

14 Apr. 1913

3 Jan. 1979

 

Erickson, Ivan A.

5 Jan. 1917

1 Sept. 1957

Foster Son of Ed Erickson 

Erickson, Iver (Floames)

17 Dec. 1856

May 1887

 m. Marit Bratmoe

Erickson, Iver Sr.

4 Jan. 1877

27 Dec. 1958

 m. Marie Smemoe  29 Sept. 1908

Erickson, Keith Donald 

28 Nov. 1933

30 Nov. 1933

Son of Irving

Erickson, Maria (Smemoe) 

29 Sept. 1880

m. Iver Sr. 29 Sept. 1908 

Erickson, Mildred 

21 Nov. 1910

28 May 1968

 

Erickson, Ole Mrs.

20 Dec. 1894

21 Dec. 1916

 

Erickson, Ola 

11 Dec. 1885

2 Apr. 1886

Son of Ole

Erickson, Ole

4 Feb. 1854

12 Sept. 1905

 m. Olia (Bakke)

Erickson, Ole

27 Oct.1890

19 Oct.1920

 m. Caroline Abrahamson  1915; m. Selma Hanson 1917

Erickson, Olia Ingvaldsdatter (Bakke)

2 Nov. 1847

11 Dec. 1914

m. Ole

Erickson, Oline

26 Jan. 1887

11 May 1904

 

Erickson, Oliva 

15 Oct. 1885

24 Mar.1886

Daughter of Edward

Erickson, Olive

11 Dec. 1883

1884

Daughter of Edward

Erickson, Oscar

10 July 1918

24 July 1918

Twin of Clifford

Erickson, Oscar

3 Oct. 1878

18 June 1952

m. Anna (Lunden) 12 Nov. 1908

Evenson, Lee Duane

6 July 1962

4 July 1964

Son of Rev. W. Evenson

Froyness, Oddmund

22 May 1886

22 Feb. 1973

 

Gramstad, Gurine (Ostraat)

5 May 1887

7 Aug. 1948

m. Magnus K. 1906

Gramstad, Janice Kay

15 Dec. 1947

25 Feb. 1948

Daughter of Normana Marguerite

Gramstad, Jerome

8 Mar. 1923

13 Mar. 1923

Son of Magnus K.

Gramstad, Magnus

14 Sept. 1883

12 Nov. l960

m. Gurine (Ostraat) 17 Mar. 1906

Gramstad, Norman H.

6 May 1924

6 Oct. 1985

 

Granflaten,

25 Nov. 1899

19 Dec. 1976

 

Gries, Margaret (Gramstad)

2 Nov. 1911

27 Jan. 1960

m. Anthony 

Hackett, LeRoy R.