Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, Lester Prairie, McLeod 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: Laura & Jessica Pruden Submitted: June 2003 ========================================================================= SWEDISH LUTHERAN CEMETERY (Inactive) To the immediate left of 15899 Bergen Road, Lester Prairie, McLeod Co., Mn This is a Church burial ground, the small Church still exists on the property. Cemetery is in poor condition with several broken, illegible and sunken headstones. Nearest Funeral Home: Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel, 23 Fir Street North, Lester Prairie, Minnesota 55354 Area Churches (Active): Bethel Lutheran, 77 Lincoln Ave N, Lester Prairie, Minnesota 55354 Evangelical United, 701 1st Ave N, Lester Prairie, Minnesota 55354 St. Peter Lutheran, 77 2nd Ave S, Lester Prairie, Minnesota 55354 St. Paul's Lutheran (Office), 126 Maple St N, Lester Prairie, Minnesota 55354 Minnesota Death Certificate search - see webpage: http://people.mnhs.org/ Cemetery Reading: Apr 27, 2003 By: Laura & Jessica Pruden ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have digital photos (JPEG format only), please email me at: Raisndustbunys@aol.com if you would like a copy. You must specify the PHOTO ID# & Cemetery name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TEXT MAY CONTAIN ERRORS AS MANY STONES ARE VERY WEATHERED AND/OR BROKEN PHOTO ID LAST FIRST DOB DOD AGED DEATH CERTID COMMENTS ======== ==== ===== === === ==== ============ ======== 499F ENTRANCE TO THE CEMETERY 503F ANDERSON Ida Mary 15 Jul 1801 31 Oct ____ w/o A. G. Anderson 536F BURTMAN FAMILY PLOT HEADSTONE 525F BURTMAN Andrew 10 Oct 1828 11 Apr 1906 same stone as Johanna 514F BURTMAN Charles E. 1864 1899 524F BURTMAN Edor A. 1878 05 Oct 1925 1925-MN-007407 brother 523F BURTMAN Elsie Amanda 1868 21 Mar 1944 1944-MN-008014 sister 538F BURTMAN Emily L. 29 Nov 1888 06 Feb 1889 d/o J & G Burtman 535F BURTMAN Gunhild E. 1844 1932 Mother 537F BURTMAN H.E. small stone with initials H.E.B., no dates 516F BURTMAN Hannah C. 1842 1937 539F BURTMAN Henry E. illegible illegible s/o J & G Burtman 513F BURTMAN Huldah Christine 1874 11 Jan 1953 1953-MN-008872 527F BURTMAN J. Adolph 15 Jun 1821 12 Mar 1895 s/o A & H Burtman 526F BURTMAN Jennie S. 25 Sep 1865 03 Jul 1901 d/o A & H Burtman 525F BURTMAN Johanna 29 Oct 1830 21 Sep 1916 1916-MN-007175 same stone as Andrew 515F BURTMAN John P. 28 Feb 1882 50y8m12d 519F BURTMAN John P. 1831 1881 534F BURTMAN Jonas M. 1837 1932 Father 537F BURTMAN Lorent T. 27 Dec 1882 8y11m6d s/o J & G Burtman 509F BURTMAN Malinda 07 Jan 1881 20 Oct 1963 Nurse, Army Nurse Corps, WWI 533F BURTMAN Mary J. 1866 1932 Daughter 522F BURTMAN Oscar Adean 21 Oct 1874 13 Feb 1960 1960-MN-009851 brother 504F JOHNSON Bennett E. 20 May 1882 1y8m19d s/o J. & B. Johnson 506F JOHNSON Emma M. 15 Dec 1873 broken off d/o J. & B. Johnson 505F JOHNSON G. Bennett 11 Jul 1876 s/o J. & B. Johnson 507F JOHNSON Gustave 1823 1893 same stone as Maria C. 508F JOHNSON Maria C. 1828 1881 same stone as Gustave 500F MOBERIC Arthur F 25 Jul 1__8 502F MOBERIC Gemil 12 Jul 1877 13 Jul 1887 RA L Mobric(?) 532F NEWMAN Agnes J. 06 Nov 1880 30 Sep 1897 Daughter, same stone as Charles & Matlida 532F NEWMAN Charles E. 13 Oct 1855 01 Oct 1897 Father, same stone as Matilda & Agnes 528F NEWMAN Hodvig F. J. 07 Feb 1826 16 May 1897 Fod: Bjorkina D. 532F NEWMAN Matilda S. 10 Jul 1857 23 Feb 1893 Mother, same stone as Charles & Agnes 516F PETERSON Jonas 16 Apr 1876 49y broken stone behind church 518F PETERSON Jonas 16 Apr 1876 49y same stone as Liva J. 518F PETERSON Liva J. 09 Feb 1916 77y3m0d 1916-MN-007299 same stone as Jonas 510F STARK August 17 Jan 1831 12 Apr 1907 same stone as Mathilda C. 510F STARK G.M. small stone with initials G.M.S., no dates 511F STARK Glaes M. 02 Jul 1802/602 Jun 1880 s/o August Stark 512F STARK John A. 22 Apr 1873 s/o G. & H. A. Stark 510F STARK M.E. small stone with initials M.E.S., no dates 510F STARK Mathilda C. 10 Nov 1835 29 Oct 1887 same stone as August 530F UPGREN Clarence A. 29 Aug 1900 10 Mar 1901 s/o E & J, Our little boy sleeps secretly here 529F UPGREN Edmund L. 04 Feb 1877 03 Dep 1901 s/o Mr & Mrs J. P. Upgren 520F UPGREN Elmer Theodore 25 Jul 1873 06 Oct 1961 1961-MN-026050 521F UPGREN Hedvig U. 06 Jan 1832 04 Nov 1925 same stone as John P. 521F UPGREN John P. 20 Oct 1820 10 Jul 1907 same stone as Hedvig U. 531F UPGREN Menster 1869 1947 ----------