Scandinavian Lutheran (Old Milltown Lutheran) Cemetery, Skagit County, WA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ SCANDINAVIAN CEMETERY burial list transcription by Stephanie Thomsen and Kenna Thomsen July 11, 2004. DIRECTIONS: from I-5 exit #215 turn west onto 300th ST. At stop sign turn right onto Old Hwy 99. Take next left (300th St). Follow to four-way stop (2.4 miles). Turn right onto 68th Ave NW/Cedarhome Road. Follow north about 2 miles to stop sign. Turn left onto County Line Road. Cemetery sign will be 0.2 miles ahead on your right. Follow driveway in until you see the cemetery. ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS: From I-5 Starbird RD exit (219), turn west onto Starbird/Milltown RD. Travel west 0.3 miles and turn left onto Silvernail RD. Travel south 0.7 miles and turn right onto County Line RD. Cemetery sign will be 0.3 miles ahead on your right. ESTABLISHED: Circa 1907 CONTACT for more information: Fir-Conway Lutheran Church 360-445-5396 HISTORICAL NOTE: Milltown Lutheran Church was located on the site of the Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery. The church was torn down many years ago and its congregation split between Fir-Conway, Our Savior's and Freeborn Lutheran Churches. This cemetery is also sometimes referred to as Milltown Lutheran Cemetery. – "Passport to the Past" by Stanwood Area Historical Society and Lincoln Hill High School Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. ---------- SCANDINAVIAN CEMETERY --------------------- Name Birth/Death Information Marit H BRANSMO 1887 – 1973 shares stone with Peter Peter G. BRANSMO 1883 – 1958 shares stone with Marit Ole BREVIK 1903 – 1987 "HVIL I FRED" Bertha BREVIK 1901 – 1943 Karen Ann BUSTAD 1949 – 1982 shares stone with Leo and Signe Leo K BUSTAD 1920 – 1998 shares stone with Signe and Karen Olaf BUSTAD 1886 – 1957 "brother" Peder M BUSTAD 1888-1965 "father" Rasmus BUSTAD Mar 2, 1882 – Jan 20, 1967 "In loving memory" Signe BUSTAD 1919 – 1998 shares stone with Leo and Karen Thora BUSTAD July 30, 1889 – July 26 1969 "In loving memory" Clyde M CHAPPEL 1904 – 1985 shares stone with Gladys picture: Jesus holding staff & lamb Gladys J CHAPPEL 1904-1994 shares stone with Clyde picture: Jesus holding staff & lamb Donald W COSS TEC 5 US ARMY WWII Jun 15, 1912 – Jul 27, 1994 military stone Hazel M COSS Feb 16, 1917 – Feb 14, 2003 Matt DAHL 1896 – 1939 Ray M DAHL 1923 – 1931 Thelma DUNN July 21, 1919 – August 20, 1973 Anna J EKREM 1889-1977 shares stone with Paul Paul A EKREM 1888-1973 shares stone with Anna "In loving memory" Arne EVENSEN Sept 29, 1851 Grue, Norway April 24, 1941 Milltown, WA Christine EVENSEN Fodtden 31 August 1852 – Dodden 9 April 1911 Fred med dit stou Velsygnet vere dit Minde. Bergliot O EVENSON 1887 – 1973 "Missionary" Amund FALLING Sept 29, 1888 – Mar 27, 1958 "father" Gina FALLING WATERS 1917 – 2001 Marit FALLING Dec 19, 1889 – May 27, 1955 "mother" Ole FALLING 1890-1940 "brother" Edward FLONES 1907 – 1986 shares stone with Inga Inga FLONES 1909 – 1997 shares stone with Edward Sidney Earl FLUKE CWO4 US NAVY WWII KOREA 1913 – 1986 military stone Ole O GALDE FODT I LOM NORGE 10de AUG 1845, DODE 9de FEBR 1914 "Ensom gik du paa din Farden Gjennem Livet her I Verden, Jesus folger dog enhver, som til ham sig holder nar." GALDE Kari HANSON 1883 – 1970 shares stone with Martin Martin HANSON 1873 – 1961 shares stone with Kari Anne O HAUGEN Aug 26, 1856 – Feb 3, 1933 shares stone with Ole Dal LeRoy HAUGEN 1924 – 1925 Elef HAUGEN Sept 10, 1889 – Dec 20, 1911 "Fred med mit stou, velsignet vere dit minde" Inga M HAUGEN 1911-1989 shares stone with Olaf John T HAUGEN 1902 – 1987 Margrete HAUGEN KVALEM "mother" 1874 – 1964 Melvin (HAUGEN?) 1906 – 1930 Olaf HAUGEN 1903 – 1984 shares stone with Inga Ole O HAUGEN Aug 24, 1867 – Apr 23, 1936 shares stone with Anne Ole T HAUGEN 1899 – 1990 shares stone with Thora Peder HAUGEN 1860 – 1913 "HVIL I FRED" Roy Melvin HAUGEN Nov 30, 1900 – Feb 18, 1933 Theodore HAUGEN 1905 – 1968 Thora HAUGEN 1908 – 1983 shares stone with Ole Carston P HEMMINGSEN 1858-1945 "father" shares stone with Marie "Born in Denmark" Christine J HEMMINGSEN 1886-1976 "daughter" Marie C HEMMINGSEN 1856 – 1943 "mother" shares stone with Carston "Born in Denmark" Walter P HEMMINGSEN 1889-1964 "son" Allen (IMISLUND?) 1911 (no last name but matches IMISLUND stones) Allene (IMISLUND?) 1911 (no last name but matches IMISLUND stones) Marcus D IMISLUND 1863 – 1931 "father" shares stone with Mathilda Mathilda ISMISLUND 1876 – 1911 "mother" (did she die having twins?) shares stone w/Marcus Palmer (IMISLUND?) 1908 – 1944 (no last name but matches IMISLUND stones) Thorsten KVALEM 1878 – 1954 Sigvald O KVALHEIM "Fod 22de Oktober 1887 Dod 2den Juni 1910 "Velsignet vaere dit minde." Chris (Larson?) 1896 – 1954 "son" Erland LARSON 1904 – 1985 Halver LARSEN Washington PVT COH364 Infantry WWI Jan 21, 1894 – Sept 28, 1956 Is this a military stone? Same font and layout as military stones but is of granite, not metal. Lewis (Larson?) 1882 – 1951 "son" Livo (LARSON?) 1863 – 1931 (right next to tall headstone weith "LARSON") Mabel LARSON Mar 16, 1900 – Dec 8, 1970 "In loving memory" Mary LARSON 1897 – 1979 Ralph LARSON Oct 28, 1892 – Nov 30, 1973 "In loving memory" Rasmus (LARSON?) 1855-1905 (right next to tall headstone with "LARSON") Henry F LEED CCM US NAVY WWII Apr 18, 1901 – Jan 4, 1984 military stone Baby girl LUND Feb 13-15, 1907 Georgina M LUND 1920 – 1992 (Space on stone to share with husband) Gordon Edwin LUND July 30, 1927 – April 19, 1990 "Our beloved father" US NAVY World War II – picture of man fishing in small lake with hills, clouds and trees Hans LUND "FODT DEN 5, MAI 1884 I Skjaak's Prestejeld Norge DODE DEN 20, Sept 1916 I Sedro Woolley. Til vile. Iver I LUND 1878 – 1965 shares stone with Kari Kari N LUND 1886 – 1964 shares stone with Iver Pernille H LUND 1885 – 1976 shares stone with Sevald Sevald LUND 1876-1939 Shares stone with Pernille Clarence R NORDAHL 1912-1973 shares stone with Evelyn Evelyn NORDAHL 1913 – 2001 shares stone with Clarence Hellen L NORDAHL 1917 – no death date shares stone with Roy Kari R NORDAL 1877 – 1929 shares stone with Olav "beloved father and mother" Knute O NORDAHL PVT US ARMY WWII Feb 17, 1907 - Jul 3, 1988 military stone Louise NORDAHL O'NEAL 1904 – 1987 shares stone with Arthur O'NEAL Olav K NORDAL 1867 - 1921 shares stone with Kari Roy A NORDAHL 1908 – 1990 shares stone with Hellen Inez A. NYQUIST August 25, 1912 – no death date shares stone with Theodore Theodore A. NYQUIST March 26, 1904 - April 12, 1999 shares stone with Inez Arthur Daniel O'NEAL 1902 – 1995 shares stone with Louise NORDAHL O'NEAL Anders PAULSON 1868 – 1913 "HVIL I FRED" Emil Richard PAULSON no dates Ingvald (PAULSON?) 1902 – 1931 (between two PAULSON's) Karen PAULSON 1871 – 1903 HVIL I FRED Ole PAULSON 1871-1944 shares stone with Sina Palmer E PAULSON Washington PVT US ARMY World War I Dec 13, 1894 – May 6, 1971 military stone Shirley Ann REINES August 3, 1936 – November 26, 1936 "Our beloved baby" Paul PAULSON 1861 – 1938 shares stone with Ragnild Ragnild PAULSON 1866- 1958 shares stone with Paul Sina PAULSON 1871 – 1940 shares stone with Ole Valborg PETERSEN 1823-1917 "grandmother" "Born in Denmark" Alice Ruth REEP born & died 1903 Emma ROBERTSON WIMMER 1875-1947 Lula ROBERTSON 1883 – 1973 Olaf ROBERTSON 1890 – 1960 Ole (ROBERTSON?) 1870 – 1939 "father" shares stone with Ronnaug Rasmus ROBERTSON 1847 – 1928 "father" shares stone with Ronnaug Ronnaug ROBERTSON 1848 – 1930 "mother" shares stone with Rasmus Ronnaug (ROBERTSON?) 1875 – 1945 "mother" shares stone with Ole Sarah (ROBERTSON?) 1858 – 1909 "mother" Syver SATER PVT US ARMY World War I Nov 29, 1888 – Oct 14, 1977 military stone Ragna L SLATER 1900-1994 Helene E SMOCK Dec 30, 1922 – Dec 18, 1995 shares stone with Robert Robert B SMOCK Dec 15, 1922 – Sept 1, 1999 shares stone with Helene "For where your treasure is there will your heart be also" Marie STROM 1882 – 1976 Alma Constance VAARA 1885 – 1957 "mother" Alvin Gordon VAARA AAVN CADET ARMY AIR FORCES WWII Sept 22, 1918 – Jan 23, 1943 Is this a military stone? It is of granite not the usual metal of military stones. It doesn't match the other VAARA stones. Baby boy VAARA "born 1916 died" Milltown, Washington Evely C VAARA 1919 –1998 "In loving memory" Hannah VISTEN 1965 – 1945 "mother" shares stone with Louis Hans G VAARA 1890 – 1963 "father" Harold M VAARA US ARMY WWII Aug 10, 1920 – Feb 10, 2002 Henry VISTEN 1899 – 1990 "son" John (VISTEN?) 1894-1926 "son" (no last name but matches VISTEN stone) Laila Genevieve VAARA 1913-1931 Louis VISTEN 1866 – 1908 "father" shares stone with Hannah Norman Martin VAARA S SGT US ARMY World War II 1922- 1990 Olaf (VISTEN?) 1890 – 1980 "son" (no last name but matches VISTEN stone) Rena C ZORBERST 1915 - 1991