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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: Pat Zankman Submitted: Feb 2003 ========================================================================= TOFTE CEMETERY, TOFTE, MN Established June 30, 1916. Directions: Rear of church up the hill. Name Burial Birth and Death Spouse, Parents Birthplace Other Info AHISTUS John S 09A C 06Jul1905-14Jul1980 Single Sefanias/Mathilda Ahistus Arnheim, MI PFC US Army WW II ALLARD Deborah Jean 05W 1953-Jul1968 Haven/Isabelle ALLARD Dora L 15C 1882-1958 Peter Allard ? Parent/? ALLARD Eva Parent Mar1921-Nov1921 ALLARD Peter Levi 15C 11Feb1883-14May1970 Dora Parent Wolsey, SD Wilfield Allard/Carrie Berdine ALLARD Peter Raymond 15W 02Jan1918-30Nov1918 Peter L/Dora Parent Minnesota ANDERSON Inga 10E 19May1901-15Mar1993 ANDERSON Richard Allen 13C 1962-21Jan1963 Edwin Arthur Anderson/LaVonne Allard Grand Marais, MN ANDERSON Wolfred 10C 30Sep1894-28Nov1960 Mildred Sundstrom Wisconsin BJERKNESS Jason Lee 03W 08Jul1972-15Jul1973 Gary/Robin Nelson Two Harbors, Minn. "I could almost walk" BRUSTAD Roger Olcott 07W 25Mar1912-04Oct1965 Bessie Larson Minneapolis, MN CARLSON Anna Elizabeth 27W 13May1898-21Aug1972 Carl A. Carlson Tofte, MN "Mother" Engelson Hans Engelson/Johanna Tofte CARLSON Baby 27E 1933-1933 "Daughter" CARLSON Carl A 27W 19Jul1892-15Feb1948 Elizabeth Flesland, Norway "Father" Carl Monson/Anna Eliasen CARLSON Carl Hurbert 27E 25Jan1920-09Dec1923 Carl Carlson/Elizabeth Engelsen "Son" CARLSON Elias Martin 22C 16Dec1885-06May1964 Rosa Peterson Flesland, Norway Carl Monson/Anna Eliasen CARLSON Irene Bl2-7 1931-1994 CARLSON Rosa May 22C 21Jan1894-04Mar1976 Elias Martin Carlson Simpson, Kansas Anders John Peterson/Caroline Lorents CHERNE Renee A 25C 1964-1989 Nelson? DAHL/AHLBLOM Godfried W 10A 15Dec1904-15Sep1983 Single Forslund, Sweden August Ahblom/Johanna DAVIS Christina W 16A 19Feb1925-16Apr1978 West EIDE Anna 18W 06Jun1865-17Oct1925 Engel Nelson/Engelson Norway "Mother" EIDE Clarence 18E 12May1929-13May1929 John Eide/Eveline Johnson Minnesota EIDE Ingvald 18W 14Apr1899-01Jun1915 Svient Eide/Anna Eng Norway EIDE Evelyn Josephine 18C 12Sep1908-30Sep1993 John T Eide Duluth Emil Johnson/Caroline J. Nelson EIDE John Marvin 18E 16Feb1936-16Apr1936 John Eide/Eveline Johnson Minnesota EIDE John T 18C 03May1903-02Feb1993 Evelyn Johnson Tofte, MN Sivert Eide/Anna Engelson EIDE Sigurd 18W 01Jul1892-23Jul1926 Svient Eide/Anna Engelson Norway Homicide EIDE Sivert 18E 24May1865-30Mar1929 "Father" ELLING Bessie 06A 1911-1996 Brustad? ENGELSEN Hans 26 E 1864-1945 "Father" ENGELSEN Sigvard C 26E 15Dec1894-16Feb1911 Single Minnesota H.O. Engelson/Johanna Tofte ENGELSEN Torborg Johanne 26E 06Jun1867-14Jul1915 Unk Norway "Mother" Tofte Anders/Kristine Johnson FLEGEL Ross Benjamin B2:13 16Jan1984-15May1984 Donald Flegel/Katherine Poucher Grand Marais, MN "Pumpkin" GANES Harold E 08E 13Sep1883-24Sep1955 Jane Elleson Norway Hilmer J. Ganes/Henritta Angion GANES Jane 08E 17Apr1896-23Jun1975 Harold Ganes Minnesota Martin Elleson/Thora Tollefson GILBERTSON Helen Marie O5E 31Mar1925-21Apr1988 Kermit Oscar Gilbertson Minnesota "Mother" Horace Winter/Hildur Erickson GILBERTSON Kermit Oscar 05E 06Mar1925-28Feb1969 Helen Winter PFC US Army WW II M:16Sept1946 Gus Gilbertson/Hildur Kharem GILBERTSON Kim 05E 29Aug1950-13Jul1968 Single Duluth Kermit Gilbertson/Helen Winters GODIN Anna Rosalie 28W 10Oct1884-28Dec1967 Lars Godin Tovhult, Langaryd, Sweden John Anderson/Ida Unk. GODIN Ernest Lawrence 28W 11Feb1980-24Jan1986 Lars Godin/Anna Anderson Minnesota "Son" GODIN Lars A 28W 08Apr1884-07Jun1970 Anna Anderson Langaryd, Sweden "Father" M: 08Jul1905 Elias Eliason/Brita Lorens GODIN Ralph 28 1910-1991 Lars Godin/Anna Anderson GODIN-LORENS BL (Brita Lisa) 28E 23Dec1841-10Dec1934 Elias Jackson Langaryd, Sweden M:24Jun1865 Lorens GRESSINGER William P 02E 20Oct1935-27Oct1969 "Husband" HANSEN Bruce 29W 31May1941-01Jun1941 HANSEN Madeline Rosemond 29W 04Apr1912-27Aug1986 Thomas Hansen Minnesota John Jacobsen/Alma Saliness HANSEN Thomas G 29W 16Nov1907-30Mar1984 Madeline Jacobsen Norway Tobias Hansen/Borghild Gautun HOAGLUND Cecelia West 22E 04Nov1894-25Aug1981 1:West Toftey 2:Leonard Hoaglund HOAGLUND Leonard F "Curley" 22E 05Oct1886-11Oct1975 Cecelia Toftey (West) HOHN Thelma Tofte 35W 1909-1983 William Hohn Bakken HOHN William "Shorty" 35W 1899-1983 Thelma Bakken HOVLAND Arthur 12C 1918-1992 HOVLAND Amund 12C12W 02Jul1888-19Apr1963 Lava Carlson, 1915 HOVLAND Bradford Amund 12C 14Jun1956-23Nov1857 HOVLAND Lana 12W 27Jul1893-03Feb1984 HUSBY Carl Albin 12Jul1905-14Apr1935 Esther Nichless Minnesota Christian Husby/mother unknown JOHNSON Anita Regina 09E 07Apr1909-30Aug1963 Clifford Johnson Vicksburg, Miss m:July 1927 Hazen Johnson/Rachael LaLonde JOHNSON Clarence E 19W 26Aug1911-04Nov1917 Emil Johnson/Josephine Nelson Minnesota JOHNSON Clarence R 12May1929-13May1929 JOHNSON Clifford Elmer 09E 26Apr1906-15Jul1965 Anita Regina Glicker m:Jul1927 Duluth, MN Andrew Johnson/Mathilda Lund JOHNSON-Edith P 18A 1890-1982 Emil Johnson Parent Grandma (2nd wife) JOHNSON-Einar Walfrid 9A W 13Mar1901-03May1975 Johanson/unknown Sweden Pvt US Army WW II JOHNSON Emil 8A C 13Nov1873-03Mar1965 Edith Parent Norway Died Nopeming, MN John Gunderson/unknown JOHNSON Harry Carl 29A E 07Dec1903-27Aug1979 Selina (Sally)A Toftey Sweden Info from newspaper m:30Oct1936 Carl O Johnson/Kerstin M Anderson JOHNSON John Marvin 12Feb1936-16Apr1936 JOHNSON Josephine C 18W 1885-1911 "wife" JOHNSON Selina Andrea "Sally" 29A E 10May1908-18May1986 Harry C Johnson Tofte, Minnesota m:31Oct1936 Helge Toftey/Breta JONES Arnold E 04 C 11Mar1912-12Oct1984 M 1)Ivy Minnesota M 2)Ione Seglem Toftey Carl A Jones/Minnie Hammerstrom JONES Ivy Mathilda 04W 04Feb1915-21Nov1976 Arnold Edmund Jones Christopher Tormondsen/Mathilda Smith JONES Thelma M 3A W 1920-1983 Hayes "mother" KASTE Soren 15A E 1984 aka: Abrahmsen KEHOE John Edward 09C 11May1951-03May1964 Daniel Kehoe/Joyce Haugen Brainerd, MN KETTLESON John Benton B4:15 1937-1991 KETTLESON Dorothy 24Oct1913-06Mar1995 John Benton Kettleson Tofte William Elkins/Emma Hunte KNOWLES Edward F 15A C 04Jun1875-17Dec1946 Harry Knowles/Annabelle Weeder Michigan KNOWLES Edward 1889-14Jul1934 KNOWLES Hilda 15A W 20Feb1889-15Jul1934 George Hanson/mother unknown KRUEGER Harry B7:33 1908-1987 Irene m:9Jun1938 KRUEGER Irene Minnie B7:34 18Jun1908-17Jul1984 Harry Krueger Wisconsin m:09Jun1938 Nick Jansen/Emma Schroeder. KRUEGER Lillian Ellin 33C 09Jun1896-16Oct1977 Ray G. Krueger Michigan "Mother" Alfred Carlson/Maria KRUEGER Ray George 33C 10Jul1896-03Apr1981 Lillian Carlson So. Dakota Charles Krueger/Elizabeth Stoltz LAINE Arthur Quito 13E 01Jan1907-21Nov1979 Eleanor Miller Michigan Arthur E Laine/Helga LAINE Eleanor 13C 1915-1991 LAINE Susan Marie 13W 15Mar1958-30Aug1958 Arthur Laine/Eleanor Miller Minnesota LANDE Thomas 22W 24Aug1874-19Oct1949 Knute Lande/Christina Norway LARSEN Andrea 13A E 24Apr1892-19Mar1962 Hans Larsen Norway Sivert Eide/Anna Engelson LARSON Charles Leroy B8:4 15May1926-29Apr1993 Laura Asmus Grand Forks, N.D. Carl E Larson/Laura Jacobsen. LILLEBO Nels 9A W 1880-1960 LIND David Bernhard 27A W 03Dec1891-30Apr1970 Tonette Engelsen Balhult, Langaryd, Sweden Karl Emanuel/Christina Svensdr LIND Tonette Johanna "Toni" 0.27 09Sep1905-07Aug1993 David Lind Grand Marais, Mn Hans Engelsen/Johanna Tofte LOH Cecelia 24C 14May1897-12Jun1960 John Loh Sweden "Wife" Sivert Eide/Anna Engelson LOH Edmund Locher 24E 10Sep1923-14Feb1931 John Loh/Cecelia Eide Minnesota LOH John 24C 13Mar1893-27Feb1951 Cecelia Eide Norway "Husband" Anton Loh/Regina LORENTZ David L 02W 1948-1979 MARKWELL John B8:9 1914-1996 MONSON Colleen (baby girl) 32E 19-Apr-66 Daniel Monson/Lyla Lee Cogley Grand Marais, Minn Fetal death MONSON Frances 32E 1937-1937 Johannes/Verna MONSON Johannes A 32E 04Jan1892-13Jul1965 Verna Jacobson Norway PVt 41Co161 Depot Brig WWI Thor Monson/Ingaborg MONSON Lyla Lee 32A E 05Oct1936-14Jul1995 Daniel Monson Hovland, MN Leo Cogley/Lois Kimball MONSON Verna Evangeline 32E 25Jun1904-20Oct1983 Johannes Monson Michigan "Mother" Per Emil Jacobson/Albertine Carlson MORLAND Vernon Joseph 16C 12Aug1938-10Feb1964 Adolph Morland/Agnes Jacobson Wisconsin MOSTROM Vernon C 08W 12Nov1941-28Oct1964 Mn,Sp4 B2 Bn 22 Inf MOSTROM Victor 05A 08Apr1917-25Jan1979 1. Doris Hansen m:194 Pennington Co. MN 2. Delores Roberts Albert Mostrom/Johanna Hanson MUELLER Helmi 27A 1924-18Oct1981 Paul Mueller NELSON C. Gust 25W 01Aug1863-21Feb1934 NELSON Emil A 25W 07Nov1898-10Jun1961 Rae J. Nelson Wisconsin MN PFC QMC Det. G.H.G. WW I unknown/unknown. NELSON Mathilda 25W 1896-1979 Sib: Emil NELSON Rae Rauna Johanna 25W 28Sep1909-07Apr1981 Emil Nelson Finland Matt Kakko/Mary NETLAND Craig William 11W 12Jun1967-08Aug1967 Sven Netland/Eileen Erickson Grand Marais, MN NETLAND Joseph Kerry 11W 10Oct1955-27May1959 Sven Netland/Eileen Erickson Duluth, MN NETLAND Sven S 11W 18Feb1910-17Sep1989 Eileen Erickson Norway Bernard Netland/Wilemina Johannes OLSEN Andrew Ole 32W 17Mar1882-20Jan1941 Cecelia Engelson Norway "Father" m:16May1915 Ole Olsen/Kari Olsen OLSEN Cecelia Helen 32W 28Jan1893-23Nov1979 Andrew Olsen Minnesota "Mother" Hans Engelsen/Johanna Tofte OLSEN Dale 32C 1925-Nov1990 Andrew/Cecelia OLSEN Kenneth 32? 29Sep1921-17Feb1995 1)Agnes 2)Lois Backlund Chessmore OLSEN Peter 16E 12Sep1892-04Aug1946 Andrew Olsen/Cecelia Denmark OVERVIK Sivert 25E 1893-16Nov1928 Pvt 317 Inf. 80 Div PARENT Eva 15W 1921-1921 PENA Nancy Sue B8:1 19Apr1934-05Feb1995 Jairo Pena Iowa Howard Doty/Olive Minnick PETERSON Clifford Maynard 04A C 08Jul1906-08Oct1979 Marie E. Curtis Minnesota Chris Peterson/Longball PETERSON Oliver Calvin "Ozzie" B9:29 31Aug1925-27Dec1990 Jean Marie Renshaw Minnesota John F Peterson/Maude M.Woodward RAIKEN Jean 04W 1906-1986 T Richard Raiken Bettis RAIKEN T. Richard 04W 15Jul1900-13Oct1971 Jean B. Bettis Finland Nester Rahikainen/Hilda Sandstrom RICE Virginia 20 1996 Wegsten In Memory of ROBERTS Hjalmer Axel 08C 01Jul1899-16Jan1974 Alice Lalli Minnesota MN Pvt Army WWI Andrew Roberts/Mary Martinson ROBERTS Alice 08A C 1910-1991 SHOEMAKER Baby 02C SHOEMAKER William C 02C 1888-1976 SIVERT Father 13A? 1865-1929 From records SLOAN Delia 31E 09Apr1869-10Feb1954 Temple A Sloan Wisconsin George Higgins/unknown SLOAN Frankie Mae 31C 20Jan1895-24Jun1970 Harry Sloan Sr. Minnesota John Roberts/Mary Bollack SLOAN Harry A SR 31C 13Aug1899-09Jun1974 Frankie Mae Roberts Minnesota Temple A/Delia Higgins SLOAN Michael J "Mikie" 31C 24Apr1973-18Apr1985 Michael J. Sloan/Jackie Hughes Minnesota SLOAN Temple A 31E 06Apr1872-29Dec1948 Delia Higgins Wisconsin unknown/unknown SMITH Anna W B7:30 31Mar1910-06Aug1988 Clyde Smith Minnesota Gee Wong/Minnie Lee SMITH Clyde Leroy B7:31 16Apr1897-13May1984 Anna Wong Iowa Service at front EF 1917-8 Christopher Smith/Nellie SMITH George Albert 18E 1875-1919 "Father" SMITH Julie Ann 18E 1911-21Apr1913 G.A. Smith/Eide Minnesota "Baby" STENROS Emilia 15C 1881-1962 Victor Stenros "Wife" STENROS Victor Frank 15E 14Jun1883-22Jun1954 Amelia Viitaha Finland. "Father" Fred Stenros/Tilda STROM Emil 13E 1889-1956 SWANSON Glen Gary 11C 1935-1996 Listed in Cemetery Records SWANSON Gust" August 15W 1873-1942 THORESON Helen Remore 12E 27May1901-15Jul1992 Roy Thoreson Wisconsin Christ Olsen/Maren THORESON Myrna Elizabeth 12E 16Feb1934-17Mar1992 Richard Thoreson Minnesota Charles Freeman/Bertha Luch. THORESON Richard Roy 12E 19May1933-30Oct1981 Myrna Freeman Minneapolis, MN Cpl. US Army Roy W.Thorson/lHelene Olsen THORESON Roy William 12E 14Oct1900-31Oct1981 Helene Olson m:27 Jun 1922 Randall, WI John Thorson/Jennie Olson TOFTE TOFTE Albert Lorenz 26C 14May1908-Nov1979 Elizabeth Temple m:1942 Grand Marais, MN TOFTE Alvin I 17E 1903-1904 "Son" TOFTE Alvin II 17E 17Aug1905-23Jul1926 John Tofte/Cecelia Tormanson Minnesota "Son" Homicide TOFTE Andrew L Jr. 30E 12Jun1904-29Sep1945 TOFTE Andrew Sr. 30W 15Dec1869-24Nov1940 Sonneva Tormondsen "Father" Anders Tofte/Christine. TOFTE Cecelia 17E 08May1882-15Apr1964 John Tofte Norway "Mother" Tormondsen/Engelsen TOFTE Clarence Sidney 35W 29May1909-07Jan1949 Thelma Bakken Tofte, MN Andrew Tofte/Sonneva Tormondsen TOFTE Elizabeth 26W 01Jan1879-20Apr1956 Nels Tofte Bergen, Norway "Mother" Lillibro/unknown TOFTE Elizabeth 17C 1902-1944 "Daughter" TOFTE Joel Leslie 26C 28Aug1909-08Mar1983 Single Tofte, Minnesota Tec5 US Army WW II Nels Tofte/Elizabeth Lillebo TOFTE John A (SR) 17W 1869-1930 "Father" TOFTE Margaret B1:31 10Oct1922-15Jul1991 Orton R. Tofte Sr. Moose Lake, MN Walfred Anderson/Inda Wolff TOFTE Nels 26W 16Jul1883-04Sep1970 Elizabeth Lilibro Norway "Father" Anders Tofte/Christina Lande TOFTE Norman E 26W 1911-1915 TOFTE Orton Raymond Sr B1:32 18Sep1919-03Feb1990 Margaret Elvira Anderson Tofte, MN Andrew Tofte/Sonneva Tormondsen TOFTE Pearl B1:27 1913-1996 TOFTE Semor B1:28 1911-1994 TOFTE Sonneva 30W 13Jun1884-19Aug1969 Andrew Tofte Norway Tormond Tormondsen/Johanna Engelsen. TOFTE Theodore Hjalmer B1:30 25Aug1906-19Jun1991 Helen Dalton Tofte, MN Andrew Tofte/Sonneva Tormondsen. TOFTE Veron 17C 27Apr1912-06Jan1936 "Son" (Typhoid, CCC Camp) TOFTEY Adolph Alfred "Ade" 21E 15Oct1904-15Aug1991 Bertha Kretzschman Grand Marais, MN Johannes Toftey/Sonneva Engelson TOFTEY Andrew 21W 09Mar1892-30Jul1907 Johannes Toftey/Sonova Engelson TOFTEY Bertha Christina 29E 31Oct1876-31May1935 Anderson Toftey/Bertha Johnson TOFTEY Johannes A 21C 19May1853-28Apr1942 Sonneva Toftey Norway "Father" Andreas Johanneson/Anna Jonasson TOFTEY John E 29E 12Nov1912-16Oct1965 Ione Seglem Tofte, MN m:13Oct1936 Helge Toftey/Bertha TOFTEY John S 21W 12Feb1897-06Oct1918 TOFTEY Sonneva 21C 04Dec1857-20Nov1948 Johannes A Toftey "Mother" Engelsen Engel Nelson/Cecia Sjo TORMONDSEN Bonita Gail 24W 1939-1944 Roger/Evelyn TORMONDSEN Christopher 24W 1888-1934 Mathilda Smith "Father, in loving memory" TORMONDSEN Matelda Elizabeth 24W 18Oct1895-15Jul1983 Christopher Tormondsen Minnesota "Lives on" W.C. Smith/Margaret TORMONDSEN Tormond 25E 13Jul1894-24Sep1973 Single Norway Tormond Kristoffersen/Synneva Berge TORMONDSEN William C 22A W 14Sep1916-01May1974 Ethel Curran. Christopher Tormondsen/MMinnesota Tech 5, Army TORMONDSON Roger S 11E 26Aug1913-13Oct1980 1)Evelyn Burke Minnesota WWII, Korea 2)Florence Kincaid Chris Tormondsen/Mathilda Smith TORMUNDSON Florence Mae 11E 27May1912-08Oct1989 1)Ray Gervais Minnesota 2)Roger Tormundson George Kincaid/Josephine Kush TVEEKREM Christian 30May1906-14Apr1935 Bridget Huseby Tofte Drown m:11Jan1933 No Record TVEITEN Arnold G 10A E 1913-1989 M:Selma Mostrom TVEITEN Selma Alice 10A 11Sep1912-15Jan1984 Arnold Tveiten Minnesota Alfred Mostrom/Johanna Hanson VENSLAND Elsie 07C 23Dec1915-14Feb1968 Martin J. Vensland Minnesota Gust Turkaki Anderson/Miina Aho VENSLAND Martin Elsie Anderson May not be buried here VENSLAND Kelly 06A E d 1996 VENSLAND Roger 1912-1965 May not be buried here WARD Dennis Earl 03A 1949-1994 WARD Myrtle Loh 03C 1921-1982 Loh WEGSTEN Einar C 20C 15May1894-18Apr1963 Virginia Lyness Norway Mn PFC 10Spruce Sq WWI Anders Vegdahl/unknown WEGSTEN George 20E 1892-1984 WEST Chris 22E 29Sep1899-01Aug1939 Cecelia Toftey m:1889