Kenai Peninsula Borough AK Archives Cemetery ..... Monfor Cemetery in Nikiski, Alaska ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: The Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogy Society totemtracers@hotmail.com. ************************************************ MONFOR CEMETERY Nikiski, Alaska The Monfor Cemetery is a private cemetery located in Nikiski, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It is unsigned. It can be accessed by going through the parking lot of Station 1 of the Nikiski Fire Paramedic and Rescue Station at mile 17.9 of the Kenai Spur Highway. After passing through the fence, follow the power lines to the left. All the graves are boxed with white wood. Row 1 is the closest to the bluff drop off. It was last read on September 4, 2003. ROW 1 2. Eugene Monfor 1944 - 1998 Remembered with love (Russian Orthodox cross. Son of John and Bertha Monfor born Oct 20, 1944 died May 16, 1998.) 3. John Monfor, Jr. Papa Sep 10, 1944 - Sep 28, 2000 (Russian Orthodox cross. Son of John and Bertha Monfor) ROW 2 2. James Mamaloff 1873 - 1962 (Russian Orthodox cross. First husband of Bertha. Known as Daddy by the family) 3. Nick Mamaloff Oct 20, 1929 - Apr 16, 1961 Rest in Peace (Latin cross. Son of James and Bertha Mamaloff. Died of a heart attack) 4. Manuel Monfor Feb 22, 1928 - Jul 22, 1956 Son of John Monfor, Sr. (Russian Orthodox cross. Son of John and Bertha Monfor. Drown in the Kenai River) 5. Warren J. Monfor Mar 25, 1953 - Nov 27, 1953 Son of John Monfor, Sr. (Russian Orthodox cross. Son of John and Bertha Monfor. Middle name James. Had a twin sister who died at birth. Died of spinal meningitis) 6. John Monfor, Sr. Nov 24, 1894 - Feb 26, 1960 Father Friend (Latin cross. John was Filipino and Spanish. Known as Papa by the family) 7. Bertha Monfor Mom Feb 28, 1907 - Nov 22, 1974 (Russian Orthodox cross. Wife of James Mamaloff and then of John Monfor. Middle name Jane.) 8. Nicole Rene Jordan Jan 8, 1972 - Jan 8, 1972 (Russian Orthodox cross. Daughter of Ernie and Marjorie Jordan. The small graves next to Nicole marked Shawnee and Gus are Bertha Monfor's dogs) ROW 3 2. Nadia (Mamaloff) Engelstad (Unmarked grave with Russian Orthodox cross. Identified by Margorie Jordan. Daughter of James and Bertha Mamaloff born Mar 27, 1923 died May 7, 1966. Married to Eddie Engelstad.) 169 4. Nellie Marie Engelstad Mar 29, 1958 - Oct 30, 1998 Age 40 (Mortuary marker. Russian Orthodox cross.) 5. Arnold R. Mueller US Navy 1948 - 1996 (Latin cross. Roberta (Engelstad) Koppenberg's common-in-law husband.) ROW 4 2. Posto "Poodo" Lorenzo Died Jul 24, 1973 (Unmarked grave. Russian Orthodox cross. Known as Poodo. Olga Nikanorka was his first wife. Olga Danieloff was his second wife. They are buried in the Russian Orthodox Cemetery. His third wife was Eva Holstrom.) 4. Samuel Holstrom Age 61 (Mortuary marker with dates unreadable. Russian Orthodox cross. Samuel was born June 20, 1934 died in 1995. He was Poodo's brother-in-law.) 5. Victor Antone, Jr. Aug 9, 1922 - Sep 27, 1996 Age 74 (Mortuary marker. Russian Orthodox cross. Family friend. Bertha Monfor raised him.) ROW 5 1. Loving Mother Bernice Betz Apr 14, 1926 - Oct 5, 1996 (Latin cross. Paul's mother) Loving Son Paul Betz Mar 10, 1952 - Apr 24, 1987 (Paul was Bernice's son and was married to Evelyn Ross. Evelyn was the daughter of Freda (Mamaloff) Ross. Paul died in a cannery forklift accident. Bernice and Paul are on a double marker.) 7. Bertha Katherine (Trenton) Kroto (Unmarked white bordered grave with Russian Orthodox cross. Also known as "B.K." Born Aug 2, 1961 and died Dec 5, 1994) ROW 6 Empty ROW 7 2. Freda Jane (Mamaloff) Ross (Unmarked bordered grave with Russian Orthodox cross. Freda was the daughter of James and Bertha Mamaloff born Jun 12, 1938 died Dec 27, 1988.) 4. Georgia Lee Woern Dec 25, 1940 - May 19, 1997 Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal (Russian Orthodox cross. Freda's step-daughter. Gizmo 1989 - 1997 is her dog) 5. Jackie Lee Moore Aug 28, 1957 - Jul 31, 1990 To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die (Russian Orthodox cross. Georgia's son known as Bunky) The small cemetery in the woods next to the Monfor Cemetery is the family dog cemetery. Poncho Via is buried there. ================================================================================ This information is transcribed from "Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Death Records and Cemetery Inscriptions" compiled by Kenai Totem Tracers copyright 1983 page 46. This private cemetery is located on the Monfor property at Mile 6.5 North Road, about 200 yards north of the Monfor house. It was originally situated on the Monfor homestead on Salamatof Road in North Kenai. It was moved to the present location in 1966 when Standard Oil Company bought the Monfor homestead to build the Standard Oil dock. It is privately maintained. ================================================================================