Grand Marais Norwegian Lutheran Church
Bethany Cemetery South
East Grand Forks, MN - Esther Township
Seven miles north of US 2 on MN 220
Grand Marais Norwegian Lutheran Church
Bethany Cemetery South
East Grand Forks, MN - Esther Township
Seven miles north of US 2 on MN 220
Bethany was formed in 1964 when Grand Marais & Bethesda Lutheran Churches merged. Grand Marais was originally known as Norwegian Lutheran. The ELCA page says the congregation was founded in 1886, but not sure which one. The Church was built in 1964
Heritage: Norwegian (Grand Marais)/Swedish (Bethesda), ELCA)
Inscription on Bell
Grand Marais Norwegian
Lutheran Church
Polk Co., MN
A.D. 1905Recent photo of church, by Steph , Feb 2007
Also see her Rural Church Database Website
CEMETERY LISTING
Partial listing onlyListing and pictures below were submitted by Joy Paulson, May 2006
Last Name First Name Dates by M/D/Y Other Comments Bolstad Baby 7/4/1890-12/14/1890 Bolstad Baby Girl 11/11/52 Bolstad Dale J. 7/2/1940-9/1/1985 US Army Bolstad Joseph I. 4/1/1910-10/3/1979 Bolstad Mathelda 3/27/1892-3/7/1907 Bolstad Norval J. 1887-1943 Father Bolstad Tilda E. 1887-1973 Mother Flatten Annie 1898-1970 Flatten Henry 1893-1972 Haugen Anna 1841-1941 Haugen Martin O. 1849-1929 Jacobson Baby Fred 1926 Jacobson Fred A. 1895-1978 Jacobson Hans 7/26/1855-5/6/1907 Jacobson Harold 1900-1963 Jacobson Hilmer Oliver 1890-1897 Jacobson Jacob 8/10/1812-1/15/1887 Jacobson Maria 9/26/1855-1/9/1923 Jacobson Martha M. 1895-1970 Jacobson Mathilda 11/17/1894-6/28/1975 Jacobson Selma Marie 10/25/1884-3/30/1934 Jacobson Victor E. 6/13/1892-9/15/1960 Sheie Ole 1864-1924
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