Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine 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: Terri Thostenson Submitted: May 2005 ========================================================================= Bethlehem Lutheran Church was first organized May 23, 1884. The first church building was constructed in 1908 In Normania Township Section 2. 4438 210th Avenue, Normania Township, Section 11 NNE Corner, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Cemetery Reading by Terri Thostenson: Sep 27, 2004 S/S: Same Headstone; N.M.: Never Married My thanks to Alice Cliffgard, Clarkfield MN for her caretaking of these church records. They have been donated to the Yellow Medicine County Historical Society in Granite Falls MN with a copy sent to Normania Township Clerk. Bethlehem Lutheran Church was first organized May 23,1884. The first church building was constructed in 1908 In Normania Township Section 2. Church items were auctioned off on Sep 7,1955. The church building was purchased by Bennie Dyrdahl. Name Birthdate Deathdate Row-Plot Notes Comments A Aarestad, Edna 1899 1994 2-23 Aarestad, Esther Mathilde Nov 19,1898 May 14,1911 2-14 Daughter of Rasmus N. & Maria (Isaacs) Aarestad, Suella Cecilia May 22,1893 Sep 22,1915 2-13 Daughter of Rasmus N. & Maria (Isaacs) Aarrestad, Edward Sep 06,1894 May 17,1910 2-27 Son of Ole & Rachel (Solem) Aarrestad, Joel Olai Mar 22,1916 Nov 16,1980 3-19 Son of Nels O. & Marie C. Aarrestad, Maria "Mary" C. May 10,1888 Mar 15,1955 3-21 Daughter of Jacob Kloster & Christine (Hodefielo) born in Spicer MN; Aarrestad, Nels O. Mar 02,1883 Nov 09,1974 3-20 Son of Ole & Rachel (Solem) Aarrestad, Ole N. 1853 Dec 03,1938 2-24 Born in Norway Aarrestad, Rachel (Solem) Dec 06,1858 Jun 22,1923 2-25 Daughter of Solem Einar & Endres; Mrs. Ole N. Aarrestad, Robert Newman Jul 20,1918 Oct 15,1931 3-22 Son of Nels O. & Marie C. born in Norway Aarrestad, Ruth Olivia Feb 22,1897 Jan 17,1929 2-26 Daughter of Ole & Rachel (Solem) Albeck, Nels 1907 1909 1-25 Baby Albeck, Tollef Apr 03,1909 Apr 03,1909 1-24 Stillborn son of M.M. & Martina (Tollefson) Albin, Axel Magnus May 19,1883 Feb 07,1911 4-28 Son of Gust M. & Johanna (Anderson) B Burlingham, Tena Mathilda (Erickson) 1883 Jan 20,1973 1-4 Daughter of Eberhart & Marie (Knutson); S/S as Jacob Erickson C Christensen, Alma (Kjelleberg) 1903 1976 3-27 D Dyrdahl, Anne Christine Feb 01,1900 Apr 27,1989 5-15 N.M. daughter of Osmund & Jorund (Olson) Dyrdahl, Bennie Mar 08,1892 Nov 05,1985 6-16 Dyrdahl, Bessie C. Sep 04,1907 Aug 02,1934 5-17 Dyrdahl, Halvor O. Mar 06,1898 Dec 02,1970 6-19 Son of Osmund & Jorund (Olson) Dyrdahl, Hilda Claressa Mar 11,1910 Dec 27,1985 5-16 Dyrdahl, Jorund/Joraand (Olsen) 1871 Jan 15,1919 5-18 Daughter of Ole A. & Bergit born Pope Co. MN; Mrs. Osmund S. Dyrdahl, Marguerite Elizabeth 1898 Jul 14,1982 5-23 Mrs. Ordel Dyrdahl, Ole Feb 14,1890 1926 6-18 Dyrdahl, Ordel Jerome Jan 29,1905 Jan 15,1987 5-22 Son of Osmund & Jorund (Olson) Dyrdahl, Osmund S. 1861 Mar 05,1950 5-19 Son of Svennung A. & Anne born Idefjeld Rauland Norway Dyrdahl, Sven O. Dec 10,1887 Apr 11,1933 6-17 Military E Erickson, Jacob 1880 Sep 08,1967 1-3 Son of Eberhart & Marie (Knutson); S/S as Tena Mathilda Burlingham F Forbord, Arthur Silas Aug 15,1890 Jul 25,1953 2-9 MN S2 US Navy World War I Forbord, Esther Mary Ann Jul 12,1927 May 28,1929 2-11 Daughter of Arthur S. & Helen (Wetherell); S/S as Helen A. Forbord, Helen Artine Jan 01,1929 Jan 11,1929 2-12 Daughter of Arthur S. & Helen (Wetherell); S/S as Esther M. Forbord, Helen Frances May 05,1899 Feb 05,1934 2-10 Daughter of William & Mary (Manning) born in Mass. Forbord, Ida R. (Isaacs) 1862 Sep 28,1944 2-7 Endrew & Severine born Adams Co. Wisc.; Mrs. Ole O. Forbord, Ole O. May 01,1858 Sep 06,1946 2-6 Son of Ole & Marit (Miller) born Throndlyine Norway Forbord, Wesley Obed Apr 05,1930 Mar 02,1951 2-8 Son of Arthur S. & Helen; PVT 31 Inf 2 Inf Div Korea PH H Haaland, Baby Girl Mar 14,1938 Mar 14,1938 2-20 Daughter of Gustav & Mildred (Olson) Haaland, Barbara Margrethe (Isakson) Nov 12,1883 May 17,1971 1-20 Daughter of Isaac Fenn & Malene (Sandbakk); Mrs. Gabriel Haaland, Gabriel 1875 Feb 09,1929 1-19 Haaland, Gerhard Raymond Elmer Mar 25,1917 Jul 06,1995 1-23 Son of Gabriel O. & Barbara (Isakson) Haaland, Gusta Elevine Oct 28,1835 Feb 02,1930 1-15 Daughter of Gabriel Chestvedt; Mrs. Haaland, Gustav O. Aug 14,1906 Dec 06,1993 2-22 Son of Gabriel O. & Barbara (Isakson) Haaland, Karen Oct 02,1880 Mar 30,1903 1-17 Daughter of Ole R. & Karin Haaland, Karen Lee May 24,1963 Jun 09,1986 6-24 Daughter of Karl E. & Viola (Girdeen) Haaland, Karl Elvin Apr 22,1925 Apr 22,1999 6-22 Son of Gabriel & Barbara (Isakson); PFC US Army World WarII Haaland, Kenneth Oliver Aug 13,1910 Jun 09,1977 1-21 Son of Gabriel O. & Barbara (Isakson); TEC5 US Army World WarII Haaland, Melvina Ellen Nov 18,1911 Apr 20,1988 1-22 Mrs. Kenneth O. Haaland, Mildred Ida (Olson) Mar 02,1910 May 29,1999 2-21 Gulleck Olson & Maia Fenn (Isakson) born ND; Mrs. Gustav Haaland, Ole K. Casens Oct 16,1908 Nov 18,1910 1-18 Son of Gabriel & Barbara (Isakson) Haaland, Ole O. Aug 04,1877 Mar 26,1900 1-16 Haaland, Ole R. Sep 26,1831 Nov 21,1916 1-14 Son of Rasmus Hagan, Carrie (Erickson) Feb 25,1865 Feb 19,1950 1-2 Daughter of Eberhart & Moren (Knutson); Mrs. Peter Hagan, Peter M. Feb 22,1861 Jun 19,1936 1-1 Son of Mikkel Hagen Nelson & Pernella (Hanson) born in Norway Hughes, Anna Elizabeth (Isaacs) Jan 10,1879 Nov 06,1953 1-8 Daughter of Andrew & Sophronia (Barnson) born Wisc. I Isaacs, Andrew Apr 20,1835 Jul 09,1895 1-6 Son of I. Isaacs & Rachel born in Norway Isaacs, Anna (Stevens) Jul 22,1874 Oct 03,1957 5-6 Mrs. Peter L. Isaacs, David LeRoy Aug 06,1946 Mar 04,1997 5-13 Son of Ernest & Lurene (Hawkinson) Isaacs, Earl A. Feb 13,1939 Dec 07,1972 5-12 Son of Ernest & Lurene (Hawkinson) Isaacs, Ernest L. Feb 09,1897 Mar 25,1970 5-10 Son of Peter & Anna; MN PVT 163 Depot Brigade World WarI Isaacs, George Henry Mar 25,1877 May 29,1957 1-9 N.M. son of Andrew & Sophronia (Barnson) born in Wisc. Isaacs, Ira Franklin Jul 15,1861 Mar 25,1891 1-5 Isaacs, Elizabeth Lurene (Hawkinson) May 12,1916 Dec 16,1976 5-11 Mrs. Ernest: 2nd wife Isaacs, Neptuna Geneva (Myhre) Dec 06,1897 Aug 09,1923 5-9 Daughter of Theo. & Hannah (Borgendale); Mrs. Ernest: 1st wife Isaacs, Peter L. Apr 26,1864 Jan 30,1925 5-5 Son of Andrew & Sophronia (Barnson) Isaacs, Sophronia S. (Barnson) Apr 27,1841 Jan 02,1918 1-7 Daughter of Peder Barnson J Jenson, Lydia Helena Jan 12,1891 Sep 25,1908 Daughter of M.B. & Bertha (Monson); No headstone Johnsen, Kristian G. Sep 10,1882 Nov 25,1952 5-30 K Kjelleberg, Arthur Sep 06,1898 Dec 26,1963 2-28 Son of Charles & Bendina (Hognestad) Kjelleberg, Bendine (Henrickson) Jul 17,1873 Apr 22,1949 3-28 Daughter of Henrick & Berthe; Mrs. Kjettel Kjelleberg, Bennie Aug 18,1906 Jan 08,1976 3-29 Son of Kjettel & Bendina (Hognestad); PVT US Army World WarII Kjelleberg, Kjettel 1867 Jun 12,1909 2-29 Son of Aaron & Tarje L Lye, Erick Jun 22,1864 Jun 30,1911 5-27 Son of Lars & Hanna (Foss) Lye, Harina Jenette (Tollefson) Oct 24,1875 Dec 12,1917 4-27 Mrs. Erick M Mjaavatten, Anders O. 1871 Nov 06,1943 2-30 T Tollefson, Annie Sophia Apr 12,1849 Mar 31,1928 1-28 Daughter of Swen Dolve Tollefson, Hannora "Nora" T. Oct 17,1887 Aug 31,1923 1-30 Tollefson, Manford Mar 24,1892 Jan 20,1910 1-26 Son of Tollef & Sophia (Dollvin) Tollefson, Sven Olia Dec 26,1873 Dec 09,1917 1-27 Tollefson, Tollef Jun 25,1845 Dec 15,1914 1-29 Son of Ole born in Norway W Wigre, Lars Jul 11,1835 Apr 03,1919 5-26 Son of Lars ========================================================================= Copyright Terri Thostenson 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================