CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - PARAGON CEMETERY ====================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by: Connie Bottolfsen Loftus MARCH 2001 Updated: October 2007 ===================================================================== LOCATION: RURAL CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA Located 7 miles NE of Hartington, Nebraska on the SE corner of 567th Ave and 885th RD. USGS Quad Wynot Latitude: 42.656ºN Longitude: 97.185ºW UTM 14 648736E 4723790N - WYNOT quad NAME BORN DIED GRAVE NOTES ---------------------------- ----- ------ -------------- -------------------------- John Anderson 1891 Block 1 lot 3 John F. Anderson 1891 Block 1 lot 15 Anderson Block 1 lot 15 Wife of John 2 children of John and Wife Block 1 lot 15 Stanley A. Anderson 1918 Block 2 lot 17 Alfred Anderson 1974 Block 2 lot 17 Esther Anderson 1978 Block 2 lot 17 Valfred M. Beacom 1997 Block 4 lot 1 (cremated) James E. Beacom Block 4 lot 1 Esther G. Bottolfsen 8/24/1911 1/7/2007 Block 4 lot 7 wife of Kenneth, dau of Manuel and Arna (Haug/Haugh) Klanderud Martin Bottolfson 1893 Block 1 lot 17 Mari Bottolfson 1911 Block 1 lot 17 wife of Martin Bottolfson Magnus Bottolfsen 1953 Block 2 lot 19 Bertha Bottolfsen 1969 Block 2 lot 19 Nels Owen Bottolfsen 1915 1919 Block 2 lot 19 Herman Arthur "Art" Bottolfsen 10/10/1916 8/31/1972/73 Blk 2 Lot 19 Nebraska, Served as Tec 5 US Army During WWII infant Bottolfsen Block 2 Lot 19 son of H.A. Herman Bottolfson 1928 Block 2 Lot 20 son of Martin & Mari Johannah Bottolfson 1934 Block 2 Lot 20 (wife) Otto Bottolfson 1964 Block 2 Lot 22 Anna Bottolfson 1970 Block 2 Lot 22 (wife) Orville Bottolfson 1977 Block 2 Lot 22 Robert Bottolfson 1926 1930 Block 2 Lot 20 Carl Bottolfson 1932 1935 Block 2 Lot 20 Linda Bottolfson 1946 Block 2 Lot 20 dau of Harold B. Nils Martin Bottolfson 1931 Block 2 Lot 21 son of Martin and Mari William E. Bottolfson 8/25/1907 1/26/1974 Block 2 Lot 21 Nebraska Pfc. Army Airforces, WWII Charles Kenneth Bottolfsen 1909 1985 Block 4 Lot 7 Martin Bertinus Bottolfsen 1911 1990 Block 4 Lot 8 Anna Brunick 1883 Block 2 Lot 6 Della Erickson 1965 Block 1 Lot 20 George Erickson Block 1 Lot 10 Rose Erickson Block 1 Lot 10 Martin Erickson Block 1 Lot 10 Albert Erdenberger 3/1/1839 1/24/1924 Block 1 Lot 13 Civil War Company C, 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Thorine Erdenberger 1916 Block 1 Lot 13 wife Mary Erdenberger 1883 Block 1 Lot 13 John Erdenberger 1938 Block 1 Lot 13 Louie Erdenberger 1934 Block 1 Lot 13 Edward Erdenberger 1956 Block 1 Lot 13 Oscar Feelhaver 1872 1940 Block 2 Lot 18 Co. M, 3rd Nebraska Volunteers Anna Feelhaver 1918 Block 2 Lot 18 wife Stanley A. Feelhaver 1891 7/15/1918 near Blk 2 lot 18 Co. A, 4th Inf., 3rd Division WWI Killed in Action George Haahr 1930 Block 2 Lot 4 infant Haahr Block 2 Lot 9 child of Andrew Wendell P. Haahr 9/11/1920 4/13/2007 Block 2 Lot 9 Served WWII, survived Battle of the Bulge. Son of Andrew and Jenny Peter Holst 1869 1948 Block 2 Lot 21 Louise Holst 1940 Block 2 Lot 21 Maiden name: Louise Bottolfsen wife Jacob Holst 1891 Block 3 Lot 4 Melvin O. Holst 1894 Block 1 Lot 18 Myrtle Holst 1895 Block 1 Lot 18 Torger Holthe 1888 1956 Block 1 Lot 26 Iver Holthe 1858 1932 Block 1 Lot 29 Ida Holthe Block 1 Lot 29 Alous Holthe 1860 1910 Block 1 Lot 29 Gail A. Hinkel 3/16/1963 8/26/1995 Block 4 Lot 7 Maiden name: Gail Loftus Tech Sgt. USAF. Johan Jensen Block 1 Lot 29 Ida Jensen Block 1 Lot 29 wife Thorvald Jensen 1875 1930 Block 1 Lot 28 Gustav Jensen 9/3/1894 10/19/1947 Block 1 Lot 28 military flag holder placed by VFW post 5283. Aleatha Jensen 1888 1953 Block 1 Lot 28 Jeanette Jensen 1888 1972 Block 1 Lot 28 Josephine Jensen 1877 1929 Block 1 Lot 31 Otto Jensen 1944 Block 4 Lot 2 Mary Jensen 1969 Block 4 Lot 2 wife infant Jensen 1931 Block 4 Lot 2 child of Otto & Mary Eric Jorgensen 1890 Block 1 Lot 11 Wife Jorgensen Block 1 Lot 11 Martin Jorgensen Block 1 Lot 11 Martha Jorgensen 1890 Block 1 Lot 11 Sena Klanderud 1916 Block 1 Lot 30 infant Klanderud Block 1 Lot 26 child of Charles K. and Sena Jens Kasperson 1931 Block 3 Lot 12 Lin Lentz 1897 Block 3 Lot 6 Anna Lentz 1893 Block 3 Lot 6 Carl M. Masson 1890 Block 1 Lot 2 Clara M. Masson 1892 Block 1 Lot 2 John Miller 1878 Block 1 Lot 7 Annie Miller 1874 1878 Block 1 Lot 7 George Miller 1872 1878 Block 1 Lot 7 August Miller 1920 Block 2 Lot 6 Miller 1923 Block 2 Lot 6 wife of August John Muck 1923 Block 3 Lot 3 Louisa Muck 1908 Block 3 Lot 3 wife Henry Muck 1897 Block 3 Lot 3 Fred Muck 1948 Block 3 Lot 7 Mary Muck 1948 Block 3 Lot 7 wife Florence Muck 1948 Block 3 Lot 5 Elsie Muck 1941 Block 3 Lot 5 Harvey Muck 1954 Block 3 Lot 7 William Muck 1985 Block 3 Lot 7 Ralph Muck 1989 Block 3 Lot 7 Roy Muck 1990 Block 3 Lot 5 Clara Muck 1910 infant dau of John & Clara Ann G. Nelson 1879 1922 Block 1 Lot 31 Laura M. Olsen 2/13/1913 1/12/2007 Block 4 Lot __ Born in Cedar Co, NE; Died in Seattle WA daughter of Magnus and Bertha Bottolfsen, wife of Warren U. Olsen Warren U. Olsen 3/12/1906 9/4/1993 Born in Cedar Co, NE; Died in Arizona. Tombstone only. Ashes scattered. son of Oscar Olsen; husband of Laura Bottolfsen Olsen Andrew Olsen 1891 Block 1 Lot 1 Olsen Block 1 Lot 1 3 small graves Carrie Olsen 1892 Block 1 Lot 1 Anders Olsen 1891 Block 1 Lot 4 Lina Olsen Block 1 Lot 4 Kristine Olsen 1835 1918 Block 1 Lot 4 Sena Olsen 1880 1901 Block 1 Lot 4 Anders Olsen 1892 Block 1 Lot 4 Louie Olsen 1892 Block 1 Lot 4 Jens Olsen 1912 Block 1 Lot 19 Annetta olsen 1891 Block 1 Lot 19 Paul Ekeberg Olsen 1890 Block 1 Lot 20 Anna Marie Olsen 1893 Block 1 Lot 20 Andreas M. Olson 1896 Block 1 Lot 23 Martha Olson 1911 Block 1 Lot 23 Paul J. Olson 1909 Block 1 Lot 23 Helen Olsen Block 1 Lot 23 Hulda Olsen Block 1 Lot 23 Ole Olsen Block 1 Lot 25 Olsen Block 1 Lot 25 wife of Ole Clara Olsen Block 1 Lot 25 Olsen Block 1 Lot 28 Child of L. A. Paul A. Olsen 1925 Block 1 Lot 32 Lula May Olsen 1956 Block 1 Lot 32 wife of Paul son Olsen 1905 Block 1 Lot 32 son of Paul and Lula May son Olsen 1910 Block 1 Lot 32 son of Paul and Lula May Leland Olsen 1987 Block 1 Lot 32 Bernhart Olsen 1892 Block 1 Lot 33 Pvt Co. B, 12th Iowa Inf. Bernhart Claus Olsen married to Maren Andrina Ostern and father of Paul Edward, Hannah, Karl Ferdinand, Julius M. Cornelius M., Oscar W., Daniel E. Andrina Olsen 1899 Block 1 Lot 33 wife Fred Olsen 1949 Block 1 Lot 34 Maren O. Olsen 1940 Block 1 Lot 34 wife Infant Olsen Block 1 Lot 21 child of Fred and Maren William Olsen 1984 Block 4 Lot 1 Alice Olsen 1987 Block 4 Lot 1 wife Julius Olsen 1952 Block 4 Lot 4 Caroline Olsen 1949 Block 4 Lot 4 wife Maiden name: Caroline Bottolfsen Ina Olsen 1937 Block 4 Lot 4 dau of Julius & Caroline Carl Olsen 1967 Block 4 Lot 4 Eva Olsen 1938 Block 4 Lot 5 Alva F. Olsen 1919 Block 4 Lot 5 Tombstone inscription reads: Cpl. Co. I, 16th Inf, 1st Div. 1900-1918. Died for his Country. Served in WWI. Oscar Olsen Block 4 Lot 5 marker, but no burial Lena Olsen 1863 1924 Block 4 Lot 6 Maiden name: Lena Loeng L. Peterson 1890 1891 Block 1 Lot 14 son Peter Peterson, Jr. 1893 Block 1 Lot 14 Jens Peterson 1895 Block 1 Lot 14 Louis Riibe 1981 Block 4 Lot 3 Helen Riibe 1978 Block 4 Lot 3 wife Gerald Riibe 1928 Block 4 Lot 3 David William Reeves 1961 1962 Block 4 Lot 7 Joan Mae Solline 1995 Block 2 Lot 22 Maiden name: Joan Bottolfson Nels O. Seim 1876 Block 1 Lot 5 Lars Schager 1944 Block 1 Lot 22 Hannah Schager 1933 Block 1 Lot 22 wife Alma Schager 1897 Block 1 Lot 22 Edna Schager 1919 Block 1 Lot 22 infant Schager 1890 Block 1 Lot 22 child of Louis and Hannah Carl Schager 1983 Block 4 Lot 3 Alice Schager 1990 Block 4 Lot 3 Arthur G. Schager 1957 Block 1 Lot 24 Nettie Schager 1924 Block 1 Lot 24 wife of Arthur G. Mamie Schager 1984 Block 1 Lot 24 wife of A.G. Hans E. Schager 1897 Block 2 Lot 7 Schager Block 2 Lot 7 wife of Hans Edward Schager 1904 Block 2 Lot 7 Infant Schager Block 2 Lot 7 child of Gilbert Jay Andrew Schreiber born and died 5/2/2003 Block 4 Lot _ son of Joshua and Julie Nels Strom 1924 Block 2 Lot 16 Amanda Strom 1932 Block 2 Lot 16 wife Carl Strom 1945 Block 2 Lot 16 Betty Swan 1966 Block 4 Lot 4 Ivie Swan 1911 Block 3 Lot 11 Johannah Swan 1910 Block 3 Lot 11 twin of Ralph, dau of Pete Ralph Swan 1910 Block 3 Lot 11 twin of Johannah, son of Pete Rev. Nels G. Tvedt 1921 Block 1 Lot 9 Lena Tvedt 1954 Block 1 Lot 9 wife Gerhard M. Tvedt 1904 Block 1 Lot 9 Elmer Tvedt 1885 1903 Block 1 Lot 12 Arnold Tvedt Block 1 Lot 12 Otto Tvedt 1882 1882 Block 1 Lot 12 Clara Tvedt 1886 Block 1 Lot 12 Ina Tvedt 1891 Block 1 Lot 12 Anna Tvedt 1891 Block 1 Lot 12 Neil Tvedt 1925 Block 1 Lot 8 H. Louise Tvedt 1964 Block 1 Lot 8 Otto Thomsen 1944 Block 2 Lot 5 Thomsen 1943 Block 2 Lot 5 Wife of Otto Thomsen Charles Thompson 1960 Block 2 Lot 16 Hannah Thompson Block 2 Lot 16 wife Infant Thorson 1938 Block 4 Lot 10 child of Rev. A.J. Thorson John Weiger 1923 Block 1 Lot 14 Elizabeth Weiger 1942 Block 1 Lot 14 wife Albert Weiger 1918 Block 1 Lot 16 Clarence Weiger 1958 Block 1 Lot 16 Louis G. Weiger 1892 Block 1 Lot 16 Otis Weiger 1974 Block 1 Lot 34 Amelia Weiger 1919 Block 1 Lot 34 (wife) Albert M. Weiger 2/2/1892 10/21/1918 Block 2 Lot 16 338th Regt. F. A. 88th Div. 1917-1918 WWI. Died in France of Pneumonia