BASIN LUTHERAN CEMETERY, Custer County, Nebraska Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by Randy and Jeri Jones - rj44908@navix.net This cemetery is located 8 1/4 miles south of Mason City, Custer County, Nebraska and is accessible from the road. From Nebraska Highway 2, turn south into Mason City and follow this same road south. The road is oiled about half of the way and then becomes gravel. This road takes you directly to the cemetery. This cemetery has an arched gateway leading into it. Across the top of the arch are the words "Basin Lutheran Cemetery". A gate- under the arch - leads into the cemetery. Right inside the gate is a large granite stone with the following inscription on the front: Former Site Of Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church 1901 - 1989 There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heaven A time to be born and a time to die A time to plant and a time to uproot A time to kill and a time to heal A time to tear down and a time to build Ecl. 3: 1-3 On the back of the stone is the following inscription: The Black Hill Basin area of Custer County was settled in the 1800's. Many of the families of Scandinavian ancestry along with friends and neighbors used a crudely built sod school as a place of worship. As more settlers arrived and the need for a church and cemetery arose two acres of land were donated by John Estby. It was on this land that the frame church was erected and where it stood as a beacon and landmark for eighty - eight years serving the people of the community in life as well as in death. Arp, Peter, May 24, 1848 - Oct. 26, 1916 at the top of the stone it says:"In my Father's house are many mansions." under the date are the letters "HVIL I Fred" Arp, Johanne W., wife of Peter Arp, 1856-1914 the top of this stone also reads "In my Father's house are many mansions." under the date are the letters "HVIL I Fred" Arp, Thelma B., 1907-1911 and Gladys H. 1903-1921 Arp, Maude B. Apr 1, 1882 - Nov 13, 1974 and Nels P. Nov 22, 1874 - July 16, 1957 Arp, 'Mother' Mary C., July 19, 1878 - Sep 6, 1957 and 'Father' Hans G. Oct 3, 1876 - Feb 5, 1961 Bernert, Georgia, Feb 22, 1907 - Sep 24, 1979 and John Aug 16, 1902 - Mar 21, 1971 Bernert, Emili, Unser Liebling, 9, Marz 1896 - 16, Feb. 1897 Binder, Ernestine W., 1890 - 1916 Cheaves, Margaret Dyan (mortuary marker) 1977 - 1996 Christensen, Frederik 1822-1898 and Christine, his wife, 1826-1902 Crosley, Ellen Lee, Sep 22, 1885 - Sep 11, 1975 "Mother" and R. Newton Oct 9, 1881 - Apr 25, 1967 "Father" Downey, "Daughter" Marie C. Jensen, Mar 1, 1894 - May 4, 1963 below date it says "The Lord Is My Shepherd" Estby, Johannes Olsen, "Fod paa Round Prairie Iu den 26, Aug 1858 Dode den 3, Dec 1882" They were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided. This is a tall square stone and on the other side of the stone is: Estby, Ole Johnson "Fod paa Gundy Jens Guurd Tyilanhlen i Norge den 29, Oct 1826 Dode den 2, Apr 1897" Hansen, John B., 1863-1918 "Father" Hansen, Jettha J., dau. of H. & M. C. Hansen died Nov. 18, 1884 aged 2 y 3 m 22 d "Dearest Jettha thou hast left us here, thy loss we deeply feel, but tis God that hath bereft us, he can our sorrows heal. Our darling sleeps in peace. Jacobson, Ole, born in Norford, Norway 1830 died Aug 14, 1913 Aged 82 years Jensen, Nels P., 1861 - 1954 and Caroline 1863 - 1935 Jensen, Otto, son of Mr. & Mrs. Neils P. Jensen, Oct 2, 1891 - May 7, 1892 Jensen, "Father" Niels, Sep 15, 1829 - Mar 7, 1902 and "Mother" Thomine, Apr 17, 1840 - Jan 22, 1907 the bottom of the stone says "Until the day break and the shadows flee away" Jensen, Edward E., Aug 21, 1901 - Mar 13, 1992 and A. Gladys, Sep 16, 1902 - Sep 21, 1971 "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want" Jensen, Harlan D., Oct 15, 1923 - May 16, 1990 Jensen, Ramon D., Oct 15, 1923 - June 19, 1997 Lauridsen, this is a large stone with nothing else on it - to the west of this stone is a small gray marble stone with nothing on it Lee, Amy, born July 21, 1891, died June 5, 1900 "Little Amy is gone to sleep on the Saviours loving breast, Oh fond parents do not weep for she there will sweetly rest." Lee, "Mother" Mary C., 1872-1920 "Father" Canute, 1852-1943 at the top of this stone it says: "Gone But Not Forgotten" Lee, Ellen, died Apr 9, 1897, aged 69 years, Rest in Peace and on a different side of the same stone: Lee, Stephen B., died Jan 14, 1897, aged 77 years, Gone But Not Forgotten Lee, Sarah, Sep 5, 1860 - Feb 14, 1893, age 33 years Leihs, Herman, died Sep 25, 1906, aged 8 ys 7 ms 12 d Leihs, "Mother" Margaret F., Sep 20, 1858 - Mar 8, 1938 "Father" Theodore, Oct 26, 1858 - May 18, 1932 Loar, Marie, this is a small grave with a cement border around the edges - looks like a small child's grave - no dates Loar, John, this is a cement marker and is several yards from Marie Loar's grave - no dates - nothing in between the two graves Loucks, R., 1910-1963 Loucks, Cora C., Dec 19, 1852 - Feb 19, 1919 Loweder, 2 flat cement markers with only the word Lowder on them Lund, "Mother" Dorothy, Apr. 14, 1855 - Jan. 5, 1929 a metal marker beside stone that says "American War Mothers" Lund, Edwin T., Mar 13, 1895 - Apr. 12, 1921 under date it says "Pvt. 8th Co. GAC beside stone is a metal marker that says "World War I U. S. 1917 - 1918 behind stone is a small cement stone that says Brother Lund, Theodor, May 2, 1831 - Jan 23, 1901 "Gone but not Forgotten" behind this headstone is a cement slab that says "Father" Lund - this is a large granite headstone with only this one name on it with a cross above the name - beside and to the left of this stone are three graves, each enclosed by a cement border *first one says Mother on top of the front piece of cement and below that on the side it says Mali 1853 - 1921 - *second one says Father on top of the front piece of cement and below that on the side it says 1840 - 1902 (stone has been broken into pieces, but does appear to spell out Father on top, it looks like there was a name beside the date at one time, but it is broken up too much too read now) *third looks like a child's grave, it isn't as long as the other two, it says Ella on the top of the front piece of cement and on the side of cement, under the name it says 1884 - 1889 Nielsen, Niels 1826 -1891 Sine, his wife, 1833 - 1895 At Rest Madsen, Christian, May 13, 1857 - Dec 23, 1935 and Anna Katherine, Apr 12, 1851 - Apr 19, 1918 (on Christian's side of the stone there is a small marker on the ground that says "Father" - on Anna's side of the stone there is a small marker on the ground that says "Mother") Madsen, Anna, 1883-1907 and Christ (no date) and Otto (no date) all of these are on the same stone Mohr, "Father" Henry, 1860 - 1943 Mohr, Theodora, Mar 2, 1863 - Apr 12, 1929, "At Rest" Mohr, Carl, 1884 - 1938 Monsson, Peters, born May 6, 1862, died Sep 28, 1930 (an old metal mortuary marker) Mortensen, Timothy Ray, Jan. 3, - Oct. 3, 1962 Mortensen, Marvin T., May 26, 1908 - Mar. 14, 1984 Mortensen, M. Grace, Aug. 18, 1913 - Jan. 11, 1959 Mortensen, Robert Sr., Sept. 1 1851 - Aug. 5, 1912, his wife Caroline, July 30, 1852 - Aug. 16, 1925 "Rest in Peace" at bottom of stone Mortensen, Fred M., 1877 - 1945 Mortensen, Elizabeth C., 1880 - 1943 a cement stone with a piece of paper under glass - paper is faded out and unreadable Nelsen, infant children of J. P. and Annie N. Nelsen, born 26 July 1871, "Asleep in Jesus", this was all on the front side of the stone - on the side of the stone it says Peter C. Nelsen, died 16 Jan 1882 aged 10 y 5 m 20 d, "A light is from our household gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant by our hearth, which never will be filled." Nelson, Jens P., 1848 -1937 and Anna M., 1850 - 1928, beside Jens there is a small marker that says "Father" and beside Anna is a small marker that says "Mother" Nelson, Soren, Fodt den 17 Mai 1853 Dod den 13 Nov 1882 Nielsen, "Mother" Marie, 1866 - 1942, and "Father" Niels P. 1860-1911 Nielsen, Hans, 1868-1953, and Mary L., 1871-1940 Nielsen, Harold E., Nov 25, 1901 - Dec 12, 1975 Nielsen, Mary L., 1871 - 1940, and Hans, 1868 - 1953 Nielsen, "Father" George, 1870 - 1938 and "Mother" Cecila M., 1877-1969 Nielsen, Victor E., Feb. 1, 1911 - June 14, 1989 Nielsen, Sidsel, Aug 12, 1817 - Oct 24, 1902 Olsen, "Mother" Gertie, 1869 - 1939, and "Father" Ole, 1860 - 1939 a small white marble stone marked C.M. is just to the north of this grave Olsen, Christian J., 1893 - 1942 Olsen, Margaret, Dec. 8, 1895 - Feb 20, 1978 Olsen, Alfred, 1900 - 1901 this is a small stone under a bush Olsen, Martha, wife of Ole J. Olsen, 1828 - 1904 Olsen, Marion, 1905-1905, north of this grave is a marker that says only "infant son 1890 -1890" Olsen, Ruth Schall, Feb 15, 1904 - Jan 23, 1935 Olsen, Edward, 1898 - 1964 Olsen, Gertrude, 1906 - 1992 Olsen, Chris, 1872 - 1922 Paulsen, Carl M., May 23, 1886 - June 1, 1918 Pedersen, Clifford, Aug. 9, 1937 - Aug. 22, 1937 (a flat cement stone with name and date scratched onto it.) Pederson, Robert Clifford, "Our Darling", on the top of stone, Feb 8, 1929 - Feb 8, 1929 Peterson, Christ P., Nov. 18, 1880 - May 25, 1964, and Nellie C., June 1, 1884 - May 18, 1957 Peterson, Albert, June 14, 1907 - Oct. 5, 1907 Peterson, Marie Christina, wife of Robert Peterson, Nov. 29, 1856 - Aug 16, 1920 top of stone says "Rest In Peace" Peterson, "Father" Robert, July 20, 1854 - Jan. 4, 1937, and "Son" P. Elmer, Sep 11, 1883 - May 14, 1964 Peterson, (this is a large stone with nothing else on it) to the left of this stone is a small stone marked "Mother" Maren N. Aug 31, 1855 - Apr 6, 1942 to the right of the Peterson stone is a small stone marked "Father", Hans C., Mar 6, 1858 - Aug 14, 1928 to the right of Hans' stone is a small stone that is marked Esther, May 11, 1900 - Apr 3, 1932 Peterson, Nick, Nov 16, 1855 - Aug 3, 1933, Maggie E., Oct 26, 1852 - May 17, 1925, aged 72 yrs 7 mos 17 days Price, Edwin L., PFC U. S. Army, World War II, July 1, 1923 - Sep 23, 1979 beside this there is a metal marker in the ground, it has an eagle on it and the dates 1941 - 1945 Price, Ronald Edwin, May 2, 1956 - Apr 23, 1961, "A Jewel In His Crown" Rasmussen, Don D., July 24, 1925 - June 25, 1994, and Marian E., May 28, 1927 Rasmussen, Axel, Minde Over, Student, Fodt I, Danmark, 30 Dec 1894, Dod I Lincoln, Neb 6 Maj. 1915, Han Var En Sand Kristen En Kaerlig Son, En Trofast Broder Og Ven. Herren Gav, Herren Tog. Herrens Navn Vaere Lovt. Job. I 21. Robertson, Charles E., 1876-1953, and Ona L., 1882-1963 Robertson, Corp. Lewis H., Co. G. 4th U.S. infantry, 3rd regiment division, born Jan 4, 1888 died July 26, 1918 also has World War Vetern marker Robertson, Fred G., Sep 10, 1883 - May 11, 1958, and Mary, Apr 7, 1886 - June 5, 1958, "I am the resurrection and the Life" Robertson, "Son" Jack, 1918 - 1936, and "Father" William C.,1880-1952, and "Mother" Vennie 1883 - 1965 Robertson, Lorene E., 1910-1989 Robertson, "Father" Robert, 1853-1894, and "Mother" Anne C., 1859-1941 Rosborg, Frederick J., 1888-1963 Schall, "Father" John A., 1875 -1959 and "Mother" Mary M., 1876-1962 Schall, Larry, 1936 (only date on stone) Sorensen, Bertha N. W., 1888 - 1983, and Jens, 1880-1959 Sorensen, Soren, 1857-1932 Stender, Atonia, 1860 - 1919 on the same stone: Magnus, 1858-1939, these two graves each have a cement border around the grave- one says Mother and one says Father Stender, Clinton and Alvin (this is a small marble stone and has no dates on it) Stender, Herman, 1894 - 1984 and Thomina, 1896 - 1960 Stockdale, daughter and son of C. W. and W. A., Winnetta, 1889, Earlton, 1893 Swenson, John A , Jan. 18, 1841 - Sep 9, 1921 and Martha, May 17, 1848 - Mar 17, 1940 "The deed is everything, the fame is nothing." Swenson, John A., son of John A. and Martha Swenson, died Jan 15,1886, Aged 7 y 7 m 28 d Turvey, William, died Jan 11, 1886, age 68 years Yohn, Robert, Aug. 16, 1890 - May 12, 1974 (grave marked by a white, wooden cross) Yohn, Amelia C. (Albreht), May 23, 1898 - Jan. 15, 1933 (grave marked by a white, wooden cross) Yohn, "Baby" Eldon Lee, Oct 17 - 18, 1938 Yohn, Christina C., Aug 13, 1896 - Nov 2, 1967 and William, Jan. 27, 1892 - Oct 25, 1973 there are two wedding rings on the stone- between Christina's name and William's name - one says Married, the other says Apr 8, 1920 - also a metal marker beside William that says World War U. S. 1917 - 1918 ==================================================================== USGENWEB 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. 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