Our Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery, Durand Township, Beltrami Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Cecelia McKeig Submitted: October 2003 ========================================================================= Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (ELCA) was organized in 1928 and the congregation organized in 1935. Our Redeemer's Cemetery is adjacent to the church in the village of Puposky. It is located in Durand Township which was organized in 1905, (section 32 on Puposky Road NW off of County Road 26.) There is an older abandoned cemetery in Durand Township which was platted as Oak Hill. It is overgrown and not accessible by road. Burials prior to 1939 may be located in the Pioneer cemetery. The oldest stone at Our Redeemer's Cemetery appears to be that of Lillie Thompson 1903 - 1939. The cemetery was visited on October 10, 2003 by Cecelia Wattles McKeig and Ann Wattles. Transcription was taken despite a brisk fall wind and an accumulation of many leaves. Updates as of May 2007 are in ( ) (The cemetery was visited again by "Anonymous" May 20, 2007.) Our Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery: Last Name First Name Dates Addt'l Text or Information Auchter Thomas L. Dec 07 1967-May 11 1995 Beloved Husband and Father Auchter Willie A. Aug 30 1898-Sep 19 1965 MN PVT Co K 3 Infantry, WW I Auchter Bridjetta Maude Aug 28 1907-Apr 16 1994 (Auchter Lu Ann 1939-2006 Funeral home marker) Beck Jon Owen Mar 20 1963-Nov 12 1978 (sketch of young hockey player) Bock Reuben F. Oct 23 1911-Mar 19 1986 Bock A. Arnie May 09 1905-Sep 30 1992 Married Feb 021930(same stone as Flora) Bock Flora Feb 24 1908-Sep 24 1999 Married Feb 021930(same stone as A. Arnie) (Bock Violet A. 1917-2007 Funeral home marker) Bye Jens A. Jan 28 1883-Apr 23 1954 Bye Hilma H. Nov 20 1886-Feb 17 1976 Delaney Edward 1872-1959 Graham Darlene C. Mar 11 1940-Mar 12 1995 (on same stone as LeRoy Graham) Graham Leroy W. Nov 26 1934-Jan 29 1987 (on same stone as Darlene Graham) Graham Gertrude E. Oct 19 1891-Dec 12 1943 The Lord is My Shepherd (on same stone as John Graham) Graham John W. Oct 05 1887-Nov 15 1969 The Lord is My Shepherd (on same stone as Gertrude Graham) Hedglin Charles E. September 02 1942 MN PVT 1 CL US Army Higginbotham T. Ben Aug 24 1903-Jan 02 1963 Hovde Emil Jan 22 1893-Feb 18 1964 MN PVT 17 Spruce Sq WW I Hovde Ella H. Apr 15 1907-Jun 05 1988 Beloved Mother and Grandmother Johnson Kathleen Dec 18 1930-Jun 20 1990 Daughter Johnson Eline 1882-1950 Johnson William J. 1880-1956 Knutson Cory W. Mar 17 1971-Sep 13 1978 Knutson Carl M. 1896-1966 Knutson Adeline S. 1899-1973 (Maher Robbe C. Feb 21 1952-Dec 11 2003) Monson Norris Truman Apr 15 1909-Jun 05 1977 Father Nelson Carl E. 1869-1949 Newby Dorothy Joyce (Norrell) 1931-2001 Norrell Edward W. 1898-1968 (Norrell Evelyn 1932-1950) Norrell Thelma J. 1909-1980 Pearson Clifford B. Jun 24 1922-Feb 11 1945 In Memory of Our Son. US Navy Lost At Sea F1 (US Navy WW II Purple Heart (a military stone has been added)) (Pearson Glen Aug 20 1920-Aug 10 2005) Pearson Otto S. Feb 08 1892-Jan 05 1979 Born in Sweden(on same stone as Hilda Pearson) Pearson Hilda C. Sep 18 1891-Aug 19 1987 Born in Wisconsin(on same stone as Otto Pearson) Spicer Melvin S. 1896-1956 Son Spicer John E. 1859-1945 Father Spicer Theah E. 1872-1951 Mother Strand Arthur H. May 06 1887-May 29 1974 PFC US Army (Strand Mabel 1885-1964) Strand Robert Henry Apr 03 1941-Oct 15 1990 Strand Walter 1906-1989 Strand Gustav A. 1859-1942 Strand Anna M. 1866-1943 Strand Marcus R. Mar 18 1896-Jan 25 1968 MN PFC Infantry WW I Strand Clarissa A. Aug 04 1905-Aug 19 1960 Beloved Wife and Mother Thompson Lillie 1903-1939 Wulff Henry Markus Sep 01 1920-Mar 26 1963 MN COX USNR WW II Wulff Markus Jul 05 1879-Oct 08 1961