updated 05/13/13
updated 05/13/13
| First
Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Also known as Swede Ridge cemetery or Swedish / Norsk cemetery 5 mi. south of McGregor, Sec. 10, NW/SE, Mendon twp.
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Note! This burial list & information has been compiled from several sources. It is not yet a complete listing & will be updated as additional burials are found. You can help - do you know of a burial in this cemetery that isn't listed? Dates? Corrections?
Sources:
-WPA cemetery records (ca 1930's), transcribed by Phyllis Montour
-Cemetery lot-owners cards (current to Jan. 2004), transcribed by Phyllis Montour. The cemetery lot-owner cards may indicate future rather than current burials. They are indicated by the notation 'lot owner'
-Burials from McGregor Historical Soc. records, added by S. Ferrall
-Gravestone photos for First Evangelical Lutheran/Swedish cemetery
-uaries
-Clayton Co. Death Records (CCDR)
-other records as credited
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| Bachtell, Anna A. | 1880 | 1925 | ssa Vernon M. |
| Bachtell, Harry M. | 1903 | 1956 | ssa Marian L. |
| Bachtell, Lois | |||
| Bachtell, Mabel C. | 1901 | 1902 | |
| Bachtell, Marian L. | 1908 | 1993 | ssa Harry M. |
| Bachtell, Vernon M. | 1877 | 1968 | ssa Anna A. |
| Backman, Paul Olson | |||
| Bass, Arthur | |||
| Bass, Robert | 1923 | 1923 | ssa Ronald |
| Bass, Ronald | 1923 | 1923 | ssa Robert |
| Beckett, Amanda | 1878 | 1953 | ssa William H. |
| Beckett, Elmera | 11/23/1896 | 02/07/1901 | |
| Beckett, William H. | 1871 | 1951 | ssa Amanda |
| Bentley, infant | WPA= no dates | ||
| Billing, Mrs. Peter | |||
| Burr, Joanne | |||
| Carlson, Carl A. | 1878 | 1950 | s/o Clara Carlson Peterson Long; ssa Emma H. |
| Carlson, Emil Frederick | 04/29/1912 | 03/26/1997 | h/o Jean V.; s/o Carl & Emma; Allamakee Co. Death Record |
| Carlson, Emma H. nee Linderman | 1887 | 1972 | ssa Carl A. |
| Carlson, Eunice L. | 1928 | 'lot owner' | |
| Carlson, George W. | 1920 | 1990 | ssa Eunice L. |
| Carlson, infant | WPA= baby of Emil & Jean, no dates | ||
| Carlson, Janet | 1938 | 1940 | d/o E. & J. |
| Carlson, Jean V. nee Smith | 1919 | 'lot owner' | |
| Carlson, Walter H. | 11/08/1925 | 05/01/2005 | US Navy Retired; Veteran marker |
| Chappell, George H. | 1916 | 1978 | ssa Ruth B. |
| Chappell, Ruth B. | 1915 | 2002 | ssa George H. |
| Cowell, Severna | 1934 | 'lot owner' | |
| Davis, Raymond R. | 1905 | 1979 | ssa Sofie E. |
| Davis, Sofie nee Juvik | 1914 | 'lot owner' | |
| Dearborn, Melvin | 1943 | 1988 | |
| DeHaven, | WPA= infant, no dates | ||
| DeHaven, Caroline | 1877 | 1943 | |
| DeHaven, Samuel | 1877 | 1950 | |
| Dietrich, Alma | 1897 | 1971 | w/o Jeff |
| Dietrich, Jeff | 1891 | 1974 | h/o Alma |
| Drallmeier, Hilda | 1889 | 1971 | |
| Drallmeier, Louis | 1880 | 1962 | |
| Eggen, Amanda nee Lindgren | 1884 | 1962 | ssa Edward |
| Eggen, Edward | 1879 | 1945 | ssa Amanda |
| Ellenbolt, Emma E. | 1884 | 1969 | |
| Ellenbolt, Peter R. | 1882 | 1945 | |
| Erickson, Amelia nee Bond | 1867 | 1942 | ssa Ole |
| Erickson, Andrew O. | 07/13/1882 | 12/07/1899 | |
| Erickson, Erik | |||
| Erickson, Ole | 1857 | 1936 | ssa Amelia |
| Erickson, Sigrid | 1864 | 1888 | |
| Franz, Albert C. 'Buddy' | 1881 | 1971 | ssa Marie E. |
| Franz, Edna | 1917 | 1995 | d/o Buddy & Mamie |
| Franz, Marie E. 'Mamie' | 1883 | 1960 | ssa Albert C. |
| Friedlein, Stanley H. | 09/24/1954 | 01/09/2005 | |
| Geno-Abildtrup, Julie M. nee Elliott | 06/13/1960 | 02/14/2007 | |
| Gregerson, Clarence | 1913 | 1999 | |
| Gregerson, Clarence Gene | 'lot owner' | ||
| Gregerson, Marcell 'Marce' | 1922 | 'lot owner' | |
| Hallberg, Albert J. | 1902 | 1994 | ssa Geraldine G. |
| Hallberg, Anna | 1865 | 1934 | ssa August |
| Hallberg, Arthur R. | 1903 | 1981 | |
| Hallberg, August | 1870 | 1948 | ssa Anna |
| Hallberg, Carl 'Charlie' | |||
| Hallberg, Cherie | |||
| Hallberg, Erin | 1977 | 1999 | |
| Hallberg, Gay Linda | 04/24/1953 | 'lot owner' | |
| Hallberg, Geraldine G. | 1909 | 1988 | ssa Albert J. |
| Hallberg, Henry W. | 1904 | 1986 | ssa Marie V. |
| Hallberg, Inga | |||
| Hallberg, Lavern H. | 1933 | 1934 | |
| Hallberg, Lynn | 01/28/1945 | 'lot owner' | |
| Hallberg, Marie V. nee Bachtell | 1911 | 2000 | ssa Henry W. |
| Hallberg, Marie Oman | |||
| Hallberg, Merriel nee Johnson | 1921 | 1985 | ssa Otto E. |
| Hallberg, Otto E. | 1909 | 1981 | ssa Merriel |
| Hamm, Bernice nee Beckett | 1915 | 1954 | |
| Hirsch, John | 02/11/1838 | 11/11/1919 | |
| Hirsch, Mary | 05/04/1852 | 05/02/1907 | death date may be 05/22/07 |
| Hultgren, Andrew A. | 1861 | 1934 | h/o Caroline Oleson |
| Hultgren, Carl Wilhelm | - | 10/26/1919 | age 26y; s/o Andrew A. & Caroline (Oleson) Hultgren; World War I; Iowa, Pvt., 329 Inf. R.M.T. Dept., A.M.C. |
| Hultgren, Caroline Wilhelmina nee Oleson | 01/10/1867 | 03/28/1945 | w/o Andrew A.; |
| Ihlenfeldt, Lawrence F. | 1910 | 1994 | ssa Marietta H. |
| Ihlenfeldt, Marietta H. | 1915 | 1993 | w/o Lawrence F. |
| Johanningmeier, Betty | |||
| Johanningmeier, Virgil | |||
| Johnson, Alvin C. | March 1923 | 08/07/2000 | Sgt US Army, World War II |
| Johnson, Bertha Hallberg | 1906 | 1972 | |
| Johnson, Carol | 1948 | 'lot owner' | |
| Johnson, Eda E. nee Heilman | 11/07/1910 | 03/01/2003 | ssa Severin |
| Johnson, Elmer | 1902 | 1985 | h/o Bertha |
| Johnson, Emma | |||
| Johnson, Erick | 1866 | 1934 | 'Father'; h/o Huldah |
| Johnson, Fred William | 07/18/1873 | 12/09/1890 | |
| Johnson, Huldah | 1874 | 1961 | 'Mother'; w/o Erick |
| Johnson, Johana | 1824 | 1883 | ssa Solomon |
| Johnson, John M. | 1876 | 1960 | |
| Johnson, Julius | 02/14/1895 | 12/23/1963 | h/o Mabel; Iowa, Pvt., Co M, 352 Infantry, WWI |
| Johnson, Lisa | |||
| Johnson, Mabel nee Amundson | 1902 | 1989 | w/o Julius |
| Johnson, Ruben | age 2; s/o Erick and Hulda | ||
| Johnson, Severin J. | 1899 | 1993 | h/o Eda E.; s/o Erick & Hulda, |
| Johnson, Soloman | 1814 | 1899 | ssa Johana |
| Johnson, William G. | 09/24/1901 | 02/12/1995 | s/o Erick & Hulda |
| Jorgensen, Patricia nee Hallberg | 07/14/1940 | 12/13/1988 | |
| Kersten, Esther H. | 1907 | 1997 | ssa Larry L. |
| Kersten, Larry L. | 1906 | 1973 | ssa Esther H. |
| Klotzbach, LaVonne | 08/24/1925 | 08/07/2002 | w/o Robert |
| Klotzbach, Robert C. | 07/15/1924 | 02/09/1991 | h/o LaVonne; T-Sgt US Army, World War II |
| Langen, Anders O. | 06/22/1822 | - | there is no death date on gravestone; ssa Beret |
| Langen, Beret | 08/26/1818 | 01/04/1900 | w/o Anders |
| Langlie, Ada Lorena | 07/05/1899 | 07/06/1912 | d/o A.B. & Mary |
| Langlie, Anton B. | 1859 | 1942 | h/o Mary |
| Langlie, Lief Elmer | 03/09/1891 | 01/26/1892 | s/o A.B. & Mary |
| Langlie, Maria / Mary | 1862 | 1924 | w/o Anton |
| Langlie, Warner Alexander | 10/1/1897 | 09/18/1898 | |
| Larson, Anna | 1850 | 1930 | ssa Olaf, Clara, Beda & Selma |
| Larson, Arnold L. Sr. | 1915 | 1995 | h/o Nora M. |
| Larson, Arnold C. 'Arnie' | h/o Donell D. | ||
| Larson, Beda | 1880 | 1916 | ssa Anna, Olaf, Clara & Selma |
| Larson, Clara | 1894 | 1897 | ssa Anna, Olaf, Beda & Selma |
| Larson, Donell D. nee Scheffert | 03/08/1952 | 10/27/2003 | w/o Arnold C. |
| Larson, Gustav | 1844 | 07/11/1887 | ssa Caroline |
| Larson, Karin / Caroline | 1851 | 1934 | ssa Gustav |
| Larson, Louis J. | 1878 | 1958 | h/o Mary |
| Larson, Maria | 06/07/1818 | 03/27/1896 | w/o Mattias (she has 2 gravestones) |
| Larson, Mary nee Allen | 1876 | 1944 | w/o Louis J. |
| Larson, Matilda | 10/02/1857 | 09/28/1908 | d/o Mattias & Maria; (she has 2 gravestones) |
| Larson, Mattias | 03/20/1826 | 09/07/1911 | h/o Maria; ssa Maria & Matilda; he also has a single stone |
| Larson, Nora M. nee Breitsprecker | 1912 | 2007 | ssa Arnold L. |
| Larson, Olaf | 1844 | 1920 | ssa Anna, Clara, Beda & Selma |
| Larson, Ralph | 1903 | 1903 | ssa Louis J. & Mary Larson |
| Larson, Ralph H. | |||
| Larson, Rob & Roy | 08/10/1914 | 08/11/1914 | twin s/o Fred C. & Clara |
| Larson, Selma Tiomina | 1889 | 1889 | ssa Anna, Olaf, Clara & Beda |
| Lindgren, Anna H. | 01/28/1847 | 11/25/1891 | WPA birth year =1845 |
| Lindgren, William | |||
| Long, Clara nee Carlson | 1848 | 1933 | married 1st to a Peterson, 2nd to Long |
| McCracken, Freda | 11/28/1923 | 'Mom'; 'lot owner' | |
| McCracken, Wayne | 03/15/1918 | 08/21/2001 | 'Dad'; h/o Freda |
| Nading, Dwain A. | 1931 | 2011 | h/o Joyce D. |
| Nading, Edith M. | 1929 | w/o Marvin; 'lot owner' | |
| Nading, Elmer | 1902 | 1971 | ssa Leona |
| Nading, James M. | 1968 | 1998 | s/o Marvin & Edith; ssa parents |
| Nading, Joyce D. nee Bovee | 1933 | w/o Dwain | |
| Nading, Leona | 1903 | 1999 | ssa Elmer |
| Nading, Marvin E. | 1924 | 1997 | h/o Edith M. |
| Nelson, Alfred | 1870 | 1907 | |
| Nelson, Andrew | 1838 | 1892 | h/o Mary |
| Nelson, Ida | 1876 | 1961 | sister of Nels; ssa Nels & Mary |
| Nelson, Mary | 1835 | 1900 | w/o Andrew |
| Nelson, Mary | 1880 | 1968 | w/o Nels |
| Nelson, Nels | 1865 | 1951 | h/o Mary |
| Oleson, Anna | |||
| Oleson, Arthur O. | 1907 | 1953 | ssa Frances G. |
| Oleson, Frances G. | 1915 | 1990 | ssa Arthur O. |
| Oleson, Gustav | |||
| Oleson, Johanna Maria | 1879 | 1902 | |
| Oleson, William | |||
| Olsen, Anna | 1884 | 1952 | ssa Asbjorn |
| Olsen, Asbjorn | 1883 | 1951 | WPA= born in Norway; ssa Anna |
| Olson, Britta | lot 33 | ||
| Olson, Johanna M. | 08/01/1879 | 05/29/1902 | lot 28; dates may not be correct |
| Olson, Kirsten | lot 28 | ||
| Olson, Marta Lewis | lot 28 | ||
| Olson, Olaf | lot 28 | ||
| Oman, Johannes | lot 16 | ||
| Oman, Leonard | lot 38 | ||
| Oman, Robert | lot 38 | ||
| Oman, Theodore | 1894 | 1918 | lot 38 |
| Palmer, Ethel M. nee Carlson | 02/22/1916 | 02/26/2000 | d/o Carl A. & Emma (Lindemann) Carlson; w/o Glen L.; |
| Palmer, Glen LeRoy | 07/12/1912 | 01/23/1999 | s/o David & Tina (Ball) Palmer; h/o Ethel; |
| Peterson, Anna Mae 'Annie' nee Whalen | 1926 | 2000 | 2nd w/o Gilbert |
| Peterson, Carl Fridolf | 08/18/1873 | 05/06/1902 | he has two gravestones |
| Peterson, Charles | 1842 | 1925 | |
| Peterson, Christina | 1862 | 1948 | |
| Peterson, Clara M. | 06/08/1851 | 01/28/1918 | |
| Peterson, Eugene 'Bubby' | 1951 | 1999 | |
| Peterson, Frances Darlene 'Corky' nee Corlett | 01/06/1929 | 05/04/2000 | w/o Lyle; |
| Peterson, Gilbert D. 'Butch' | 1904 | 1994 | 1st wife Rebecca (divorced); 2nd wife Anna Whalen |
| Peterson, John I. | 06/17/1867 | 07/01/1918 | |
| Peterson, John E. 'Jack' | 11/02/1906 | 04/11/1984 | h/o Ruth |
| Peterson, Lyle E. 'Pete' | 1929 | 1957 | |
| Peterson, Peter | 03/03/1852 | 06/29/1890 | |
| Peterson, Rebecca nee Magnusson | 10/05/1904 | 05/09/1990 | |
| Peterson, Roger L. | 05/07/1937 | 05/08/1956 | s/o John & Ruth |
| Peterson, Ruth nee Bachtell | 07/08/1913 | 08/20/1999 | ssa John E. |
| Peterson, Sarah | |||
| Peterson, Wayne | 05/28/1988 | h/o Mary Trygg; 'lot owner' | |
| Reed, Jennifer Brenda | 01/27/1983 | 10/26/1999 | d/o Jim & Rebecca |
| Ricketts, Ellen nee Barker | 06/02/1873 | 1958 | b. in England; w/o Thomas; |
| Ricketts, Thomas | 1870 | 1934 | |
| Rockwell, Richard E. | 07/25/1939 | 03/18/1988 | h/o Mary; US Army |
| Scherf, Loren | 1930 | 2000 | h/o Carol |
| Schlitter, Alice Mae Johnson | 1936 | 1st husband Leo (divorced); 'lot owner' | |
| Schmidt, Clarence L. | 1911 | 1998 | |
| Schmidt, Leona Nading | 1903 | 1999 | 1st husband Elmer Nading; 2nd husband Clarence Schmidt |
| Schwietert, Betty | 1943 | w/o Harry; 'lot owner' | |
| Schwietert, Harry | 1930 | s/o Gustav; 'lot owner' | |
| Schwietert, J. Henry | 1871 | 1940 | |
| Siegele, Alfred F. | 1901 | 1987 | ssa Alice H. |
| Siegele, Alice nee Carlson | 1908 | 12/24/1978 | ssa Alfred; |
| Trygg, Anders | 1830 | 1916 | 'Father'; h/o Anna |
| Trygg, Andrew Albert | 1866 | 1946 | 'Father'; h/o Ateina |
| Trygg, Anna nee Erickson | 1838 | 1913 | 'Mother'; w/o Anders |
| Trygg, Anna Christina nee Larson | 1875 | 1945 | w/o Erick |
| Trygg, Anna G. | |||
| Trygg, Ateina Susanna nee Leibrand | 1875 | 1935 | 'Mother'; w/o Andrew A. |
| Trygg, Bernice M. | 1915 | 1986 | w/o Raymond |
| Trygg, Erick | 1870 | 1923 | h/o Anna |
| Trygg, Florence | 1901 | 1902 | d/o Erick & Anna |
| Trygg, Harold | 1905 | 1907 | s/o Erick & Anna |
| Trygg, infant son | 1942 | 1942 | infant s/o Robert |
| Trygg, June nee Hinsch | 1912 | 08/10/2001 | w/o Oliver |
| Trygg, Karin Erickson | |||
| Trygg, Oliver L. | 1905 | 1989 | ssa June |
| Trygg, Raymond Alfred | 1913 | 1979 | ssa Bernice M.; US Army, World War II |
| Trygg, Robert James | 07/11/1942 | 08/08/1942 | s/o Mr. & Mrs. Oliver L. Trygg |
| Trygg, Tim | |||
| Trygg, William | |||
| Whalen, Naomi | 1901 | 1968 | |
| Wright, infant daughter | 04/12/1937 | 04/12/1937 | s/o Burton & Edna (Bachtell) Wright |
| Youngberg, Christina | 1841 | 1922 | w/o Ernest |
| Youngberg, Ernest | 1837 | 1922 | h/o Christina |
| Youngberg, Ida Eggen | w/o Theodore | ||
| Youngberg, John | 1867 | 1920 | s/o Ernest & Christina; ssa parents |
| Youngberg, Theodore | s/o Ernest & Christina |
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