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Old Hafslo Cemetery

Kertsonville Township, Sec. 30, Polk County, MN


In 1887 the Hafslo congregation was organized. A church was built in 1888, and the church was closed in 1978. The name Hafslo was taken from a town in Norway where some of the early church members were from.

In 1907 the church was moved two miles south, to Russia Township, and a new cemetery was established on land donated by E.B. Durdahl.

This small cemetery is very well taken care of.

Thank you to Ann for the picture, taken August 2003



 

CEMETERY LISTING

Both on one stone:

Clausen, Louis  Oct 25, 1887 - Oct 27, 1887

Clausen, Hans Lewis  Apr 1894 - Jul 1, 1894

 


Both on one stone:

Jensrud, Regina O.  Aug 29, 1886 - Jun 24, 1889

Jensrud, Tilda S.  May 10, 1884 - Jun 27, 1889  5y 1m 17 d

 


Both on one stone:

Simpson, Anna  May 13, 1886 - Jan 15, 1888

Simpson, Lina M.  Apr 1, 1860 - Feb 3, 1887

 


Baarnaas, Christopher T.  Oct 2, 1828 - Sep 24, 1899

 


Six white crosses - unknown names

 



From old church records the following deaths were found.  It is possible that these people were buried here, as it was the only cemetery for Hafslo at that time.  The old records are very hard to read, this is only a guess at trying to interpret them:

 

1898

Anton Kvarborg - Died 14 Feb 1898, age 18 days, born Polk County, died Polk County

Peter August Hanson - Died 11 May 1898, age 14 years,
born Filmore County, died Polk County

 

1899

Christen Sylvesterson - Died 11 Apr 1899,
born Norway, died Polk County

Johan Henrik Tyskerud - Died 16 May 1899,
age 20 years, born Norway

Clara Jacobine or Jacobson - Died 6 Aug 1899,
age 1 year, born and died Polk County

(C. T. Baarnaas - mentioned above)

 

1903

Mevis or Mevin Anderson - Died 13 Apr 1903,
born and died Polk County

 

1904

Borgine Wilhelmine Thornson - Died 2 May 1904,
age 84 years 4 months 2 days, born Norway, died Polk County

 

1905

Ingeborg Knutsen - Died 11 or 20 Apr 1905,
age 75 years, born Norway died Polk County

Hazal Sole - Died 7 Apr 1905
Age: 9 months, born and died Polk County

 

NOTE: In 1906 burials were in the new cemetery, it appears.

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Updated March 2006, Shirley Dorgan
Updated March 2015, K. Kittleson