MNGenWeb Logo
Varnes Lutheran
Church & Cemetery
Melvin, Polk Co., Minnesota
Section 10 - Liberty Township

The church was built in 1890. It was first organized on June 23, 1881 in the home of Andrew Hammer.

Thanks to Dennis Thorson and his wife who walked the cemetery and took pictures, in June 2002.

Click on church photo to enlarge it.

CEMETERY LISTING

NAME BIRTH DEATH Maren Lukason 1823 Norway 1900 Ole T. Thorson 7-1-1823 Norway 6-21-1929 Keren Thorson nee Hanson 1851 Norway 1903 Ludwig A. Thorson 1877 Norway 2-9-1951 Anna L. Thorson 1866 1966 Roy Levi Thorson 1906 1-16-1908 Effie L. Thorson 1910 6-6-1910 Forrest C. Thorson 9-23-1913 2-14-2001 Evangline M. Thorson 4-13-1915 6-27-2000 Michael Thorson 3-13-1939 9-12-1939 Effie Thorson 1892 1899 Andrew Thorson 1890 1899 Ole C. Thorson 2-28-1881 Norway 7-20-1958 Mathilda B. Thorson nee Hammer 8-3-1882 Norway 8-18-1815 Randy Hammer nee Berg 11-6-1856 Norway 12-12-1934 Andrew Hammer 12-4-1828 5-27-? Ole P. Hammer 9-12-1870 6-11-1883 Ludwig Hammer 10-13-1860 8-19-1934 Mary Hamer 4-1-1862 1-10-1946 Alma O. Hammer 11-4-1886 11-28-1886 Alfred O. Hammer Nov. 1885 11-28-1886 Alma O. Hammer 11-29-1887 5-27-1888 Helmer R. Hammer 10-16-1884 May 1864 Jonette Hammer 1889 1965 Henry Albert Hammer 8-28-1880 3-8-1957 Lilly Hammer nee Halvorson 1884 1962 Dora Ada Hammer 6-30-1911 5-21-1912 Irene Atlanta Hammer 6-30-1911 7-27-1911 Barbro Berg 6-15-1812 Norway 9-3-1905 Guttorm Berg 8-16-1836 Norway 6-2-1905 Knut Berg 2-13-1851 Norway 2-24-1910

The church was built in 1890. It was first organized on June 23, 1881 in the home of Andrew Hammer.

Thanks to Dennis Thorson and his wife who walked the cemetery and took pictures, in June 2002.

Click on church photo to enlarge it.

CEMETERY LISTING

©2006-2015 Shirley Dorgan and MNGenWeb Upated 27 MAR 2006, S. Dorgan Upated 27 FEB 2015, K. Kittleson

©2006-2015 Shirley Dorgan and MNGenWeb
Upated 27 MAR 2006, S. Dorgan
Upated 27 FEB 2015, K. Kittleson