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Norway Lutheran Cemetery

Surnames I - M

Wagner township; Sec. 21, SE/SE, Sec. 28 NE/NE
The cemetery is at the intersection of Gunder Rd. (X-16) and 200th St.


Photograph of Norway cemetery taken by Reid R. Johnson


Note! The burial list & information has been compiled from obituaries, gravestone photos, WPA graves registration, SSDI records, census records, veteran burial records & newspaper articles. It will be updated as additional burials are found.

~The WPA records were transcribed by Phyllis Montour and have been merged into the burial list. The lot numbers are from WPA records.
~Richard O'Brien has contributed names, dates & other info. from Allamakee co. death records - abbreviations used:

Allamakee County Death Records = ACDR
Schultz Funeral Home = SFH
Schutte Funeral Home = ScFH
Thornburg Funeral Home = TFH
Witt Funeral Home = WFH

~Reid R. Johnson photographically surveyed the cemetery in June 2015 & has contributed the photos to the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
View gravestone photos for Norway Lutheran cemetery

~Obituaries have been contributed for many of the people in Norway cemetery. Do you have one to share?
Clayton county Obituary Index & Allamakee co. Obituary Board


Name Birth Death Comments
       
Ihde, Amanda C. nee Glawe 1920 07/28/1995 w/o Harold
Ihde, Harold Charles 09/16/1917 01/01/1980 h/o Amanda; s/o Arthur & Hilma (Schmidt)
Ihde, Kimberly L. - - d/o Harold & Amanda
Ingvalson, Ingolf Odell 01/23/1924 04/02/2013 h/o Sara
Ingvalson, Sara Mae nee Fuelling 04/22/1929 11/23/2011 w/o Ingolf
       
Jackson?, Jazzy Rose   01/05/2006 no surname on the little gravestone (unless Rose is the surname), it is against Kimberly Jackson's gravestone but she predeceased Jazzy; further ID is needed
Jackson, Kimberly K. nee Peterson 05/15/1965 12/15/1986 d/o Dean & Eva (Gordon)
Jacobson, Anton 12/02/1880 01/19/1932 h/o Marie; s/o Erland & Karen
Jacobson, Astri T. nee Olson 1864 03/29/1924 w/o Torgrim
Jacobson, Marie nee Kristoferson 1881 1960 w/o Anton
Jacobson, Oscar M. 12/15/1921 06/??/1955 s/o Anton & Marie
Jacobson, Torgrim 05/13/1876 04/21/1944 h/o Astri; s/o Jacob & Jennie Bjornson
Jellum, Albert 05/03/1872 05/27/1930 h/o Louena; s/o Ole Gunderson & Sarah (Rierson
Jellum, Gunhild / Gunel 09/24/1856 02/15/1932 d/o Ole & Viel
Jellum, Joran / Jane 03/04/1874 02/11/1894 d/o Ole & Viel
Jellum, Louena nee Gunderson 05/21/1884 12/27/1951 w/o Albert
Jellum, Maria O. 'Mary' 09/15/1877 11/18/1905 d/o Ole & Viel
Jellum, Ole 1857 06/05/1933 s/o Ole & Viel; Death Certificate: died at Cherokee State Hosp. where he was treated for Manic Depression; single; born WI
Jellum, Ole O. 06/05/1830 07/01/1912 h/o Viel
Jellum, Thor O. 06/08/1858 10/10/1889  
Jellum, Viel nee Thoerson / Thorson 06/20/1831 11/03/1914 w/o Ole O.
Jellum, Willis 08/07/1916 05/17/1979 s/o Albert & Louena
Johnsen, Otto Nicolai 05/19/1878 04/03/1879  
Johnson -- see also Bjornsrud      
Johnson, unknown     ssa Hermine J.
Johnson, unknown - possibly Ole     ssa Hermine J.
Johnson, Aase 'Anna' Johnsen Rotegar nee Wold 03/14/1851 11/04/1920 w/o Ole
Johnson, Alvin Harris 10/19/1940 05/17/2013 never married; s/o Olvin & Clara
Johnson, Alvin L. 1910 07/20/1935  
Johnson, Anna O. nee Knutson / Knudtson 06/25/1832 12/21/1909 w/o Ole
Johnson, Arthur O. 'Art' 10/03/1910 10/25/1992 s/o Nick & Betsy
Johnson, Bergeth 1853 1888  
Johnson, Betsy nee Christianson 1886 1976 w/o Nick
Johnson, Blaine 06/12/1896 12/11/1944 1st h/o Gladys; s/o Ole & Anna; U.S. Army, 319th Field Artillery, 82nd Div., WWI
Johnson, Caroline nee Helgeson 09/15/1871 03/12/1961 w/o Otto O.; d/o Peter & Jarand
Johnson, Clara nee Olson 06/02/1902 02/09/1994 w/o Olvin; d/o Ole Rasmus Olson & Emma (Knutson)
Johnson, Clarence B. 11/29/1913 03/23/1994 s/o Nick & Betsy; Pvt U.S. Army, WWII
Johnson, Dorothy nee Braucht 10/26/1910 04/13/2004 w/o Leroy; d/o Dr. & Mrs. Braucht
Johnson, Ellen M. nee Nielson 09/21/1839 09/03/1937 w/o Gilbert
Johnson, Fingar 11/17/1827 04/05/1917 h/o Ingri
Johnson, Frances Orletta 08/10/1894 09/05/1989 d/o John & Tillie
Johnson, Gilman M. 04/12/1919 06/26/1981 h/o Helen; s/o Emil & Sophia (Dronan)
Johnson, Gladys nee Knudson     w/o Blaine, remarried to Orvin Embretson in 1946 - see Embretson
Johnson, Gulbrand 'Gilbert' 12/29/1827 09/29/1899 h/o Ellen
Johnson, Gunhild 11/19/1864 03/17/1930 unmarried d/o Fingar & Ingri
Johnson, Gunild 12/06/1863 12/07/1863  
Johnson, Halver 1849 1924 h/o Mary
Johnson, Helen A. nee Schmidt 01/27/1917 01/11/1999 w/o Gilman
Johnson, Hellene M.   09/17/1883 age 71 years; w/o Ole
Johnson, Henry Johanes 01/25/1879 02/15/1879 ssa Anne Torkelsdatter
Johnson, Henry Nels 10/23/1915 05/22/1979 s/o Nick & Betsy
Johnson, Henry O. 05/26/1872 03/11/1873  
Johnson, Henry O. 07/09/1877 01/24/1931 s/o Ole & Anna
Johnson, Hermine J. 06/03/1876 09/02/1876  
Johnson, Ingri nee Moen 06/03/1829 12/28/1915 w/o Fingar
Johnson, Johan Benjamin 04/18/1889 11/02/1936 s/o Ole & Anna; unmarried; epileptic, fell & fx skull during attack
Johnson, John F. 12/04/1855 08/20/1936 h/o Tillie; s/o Fingar & Ingri
Johnson, Johanna Theresa 10/17/1892 11/15/1973 d/o John & Tillie
Johnson, Jon Oliver 1938 1969 h/o Marilyn; s/o Oliver & Lillian
Johnson, Leroy 10/10/1904 03/30/1982 h/o Dorothy; s/o Otto & Caroline
Johnson, Lillian Olga nee Kjosa 1903 1986 w/o Oliver
Johnson, Maria F. 08/05/1868 11/03/1870  
Johnson, Marilyn A. - - w/o Jon
Johnson, Mary nee Weymouth 08/31/1863 02/16/1951 w/o Halvor; d/o Orin
Johnson, Mary Genelgee nee Nelson 1889 1965 w/o Oscar; d/o Torkel & Ella (Gulsvik)
Johnson, Nels 1850 1919 h/o Sarah
Johnson, Nickolie / Nickolas 'Nick' 06/06/1882 07/13/1957 h/o Betsy; s/o Nels & Sara
Johnson, Olavus 03/19/1873 07/11/1909 s/o Ole & Anna
Johnson, Ole   ca1899 h/o Anna; Note: Anna's 1909 obit states: "...death of Mr. Johnson ten years or more ago .... laid to rest beside her husband in Norway Lutheran cemetery"
Johnson, Ole SR 02/??/1806 11/13/1886 h/o Hellene
Johnson, Ole O. Rodegaard 01/08/1838 07/01/1907 h/o Anna; s/o Ole & Hellene
Johnson, Oliver Filmore 03/06/1901 07/25/1976 h/o Lillian; s/o John & Tillie
Johnson, Olvin Adrian 01/24/1898 06/04/1964 h/o Clara; s/o Ole & Anna
Johnson, Oscar T. 01/28/1889 12/26/1944 h/o Mary G.; s/o Nels & Sigri; hung himself
Johnson, Otto Nicolai     see Johnsen
Johnson, Otto O. 10/02/1871 10/18/1921 h/o Caroline; s/o Ole & Anna
Johnson, Ruth 02/11/1887 05/07/1891 d/o Ole & Anna
Johnson, Ruth 10/09/1903 09/13/1997 d/o John & Tillie
Johnson, Sarah / Sigri nee Larson 1856 1938 w/o Nels
Johnson, Tille nee Glesne 1865 1956 w/o John
       
Kirchmeyer, Dorothy nee Herrick 1919 2003 w/o Fred J.
Kirchmeyer, Frederick Joseph 1915 1983 h/o Dorothy
Kirkjorden, Gro 08/19/1883 06/03/1916  
Kirkjorden, Thore 01/11/1886 12/30/196?  
Kjosa, Beulah May nee Larson 08/11/1890 04/02/1963 w/o Henry; d/o Jacob Larson
Kjosa, Caroline nee Houg 1880 1956 w/o Otto
Kjosa, Gilbert Thoveson 05/15/1882 06/11/1938 s/o Thov & Gunhild Thoveson
Kjosa, Gunild / Gunnill Thoveson     see Thoveson
Kjosa, Halvor 06/21/1847 11/19/1927 h/o Olena
Kjosa, Harold Lorimer 10/13/1923 10/14/1923 s/o Henry & Beulah
Kjosa, Hazel M. nee Christianson 1919 11/10/2005 w/o Louis O.
Kjosa, Henry 1890 11/14/1959 h/o Beulah
Kjosa, Louis O. 10/17/1910 11/18/1997 h/o Hazel; s/o Thov & Gurine (Houg)
Kjosa, Olina / Olivia nee Knutson 01/19/1859 06/19/1909 w/o Halvor
Kjosa, Otto 11/01/1881 10/17/1947 h/o Caroline; s/o Halvor & Olena
Kjosa, Tilda 'Tillie' 07/12/1885 12/30/1966  
Kjosa, Thove Thoveson     see Thoveson
Knospe, Jackie D. - - h/o Kathryn
Knospe, Kathryn M. nee Wiedenhoff 03/27/1956 09/14/2009 w/o Jackie
Knudson, Alfred T. 12/06/1888 01/12/1957 s/o Thomas & Hannah; Captain OMC, WWI & WWII
Knudson, Alice nee Haltmeyer 07/08/1896 10/31/1972  
Knudson, Clyde Alfred 08/27/1922 11/29/2010 Sgt. U.S. Army, Korea
Knudson, Embert E. 08/16/1847 10/23/1929 h/o Magdalen; brother of Herbrand & Anna O. Knudson Johnson (see both below)
Knudson, Emma R. 12/07/1883 12/13/1906  
Knudson, Even 06/09/1816 08/23/1894  
Knudson, Geneva 1880 1965 w/o Knud
Knudson, Hannah nee Christianson 1858 03/13/1950 w/o Thomas O.
Knudson, Henry H. 1879 1952 h/o Johanna
Knudson, Herbrand 07/20/1838 03/12/1914 brother of Embert E. & Anna O. Knudson Johnson
Knudson, Johanna 1886 1985 w/o Henry
Knudson, Knud 1873 1951 h/o Geneva
Knudson, Laura 1886 1955  
Knudson, Louise nee Embretson 1877 1948 w/o Theodore
Knudson, Magdalena nee Carney 1848 1913 w/o Embert
Knudson, Martha 10/06/1851 10/29/1916 w/o Herbran
Knudson, Nettie J. 11/02/1892 09/10/1991  
Knudson, Ole Bringstrud 05/12/1817 08/03/1899  
Knudson, Ole 12/23/1828 02/19/1924 h/o Thora
Knutson, Oscar 05/14/1893 06/28/1943 s/o Guttorm & Ragnild; died at the County Home; Note: Death Cert = burial Norway Luth. cemetery, obit = Marion Lutheran; Correct burial place should be verified
Knudson, Randi 1803 11/22/1870  
Knudson, Susanna 1865 1951 d/o Ole & Thora
Knudson, Theodore 02/10/1875 09/01/1918 h/o Louise; s/o Ole & Thora
Knudson, Thomas O. 10/06/1856 02/06/1945 h/o Hannah; s/o Ole & Thora
Knudson, Thora nee Tovson 1831 05/16/1877 w/o Ole
Knudson, Vernon 1906 06/10/1929 s/o Theodore & Louise
Knudtsen, Knudt Stuernes 11/19/1841 08/20/1874 CW veteran (?Co. C, 15th WI)
Knudtsen, Martha 1842 09/17/1884  
Knudtson, Anna E. 05/04/1845 09/15/1909  
Knudtson, Carrie 1901 1980 w/o Earl
Knudtson, Earl 1893 1979 h/o Carrie; Pvt, Co A, 32nd Engrs, WWII, AEF
Knudtson, Elmer 01/21/1889 10/28/1945 h/o Olive Goehm; s/o Embret & Magdalen; US Navy, WWI veteran
Knuth, Arthur C. 01/18/1892 12/01/1966 h/o Mabel; Pfc. Co C, 313th Engineers, WWI
Knuth, Mabel nee Kjosa 12/18/1895 02/01/1978 w/o Arthur
Knuth, Ronald Dean 07/01/1933 08/24/2009 s/o Arthur & Mabel
Koons, Doris E. 07/19/1922 10/30/1928 d/o Ralph & Julia
Koons, Julia Tillie nee Peterson 04/14/1897 02/08/1969 2nd w/o Ralph Joseph (1/3/1882-6/5/1966, bur. Illyria cemetery); d/o Julius & Tillie
Kurth, Anna M. nee Gunderson 09/20/1925 03/08/2010 w/o Glen; d/o Edwin & Anna (Anderson)
Kurth, Glen Gerald 03/20/1921 12/12/1991 h/o Anna; s/o Elmer L. & Hulda (Kliefoth); US Army, WWII
Landsgaard, Gunnar V. 06/22/1914 03/18/1982 h/o Selma; s/o Vebjorn & Olga
Landsgaard, Ole 01/12/1917 12/11/1994 s/o Vebjorn & Olga; U.S. Army Veteran
Landsgaard, Olga nee Braaten 04/23/1893 09/28/1983 d/o Ole & Tuni Braaten Dokken
Landsgaard, Selma Orpha nee Knudtson 01/25/1913 04/05/2005 w/o Gunnar; d/o Olavus T. & Belle (Stav)
Landsgaard, Vebjorn     h/o Olga
Landt, David L. 08/16/1953 06/13/2012 SP-4 U.S. Army, Vietnam
Largent, Hugh P. 12/10/1918 11/17/1995 h/o Shirley; Veteran
Largent, Shirley R. 09/23/1925 01/09/2011 w/o Hugh
Larkin, Billie Shane 03/11/1976 04/05/1993 s/o Larry & Pat
Larson, ??   1868 WPA record
Larson, A. Breta     dates illegible; ssa Anne & Andre
Larson, Adolph 1906 1908 s/o Joseph & Emma
Larson, Adolph Baritt ?1877 ? Note: all of inscription except Adolph is 'best guess'
Larson, Agneta nee Christenson 12/25/1851 02/05/1897 w/o John
Larson, Albert   1889 age 7y; s/o Andrew & Josephine
Larson, Alvin J. 1900 1961 h/o Vivian; s/o William & Hilda
Larson, Amond 12/09/1863 12/11/1920 h/o Maria
Larson, Andre   ?1875 ssa Anne & A. Breta
Larson, Andrew M. 1851 07/30/1924 h/o Josephine
Larson, Anne 1848 08/16/1875 ssa A. Breta & Andre
Larson, Bernice V. 1903 1906 d/o Joseph & Emma
Larson, Bertha 04/??/1816 02/19/1901 w/o Peter
Larson, Bertha 1863 1934  
Larson, Chriestjan 'Christian' 01/19/1878 03/27/1879 s/o Andrew & Josephine
Larson, Edward Theodor 02/22/1875 02/20/1880 ?he may be s/o John & Agenta
Larson, Edwin J. ? 1985  
Larson, Emma M. 1879 1956 w/o Joseph A.
Larson, Florence M.   1965? w/o Harry O.
Larson, Floyd Marvel 11/19/1911 09/05/1975 s/o William & Hilda; Cpl, Army Air Forces, WWII
Larson, George 03/26/1884 06/201945 unmarried; s/o Andrew & Josephine
Larson, Gina Louisa nee Smerud 09/11/1886 07/29/1954 w/o John A.; d/o Lars & Gura
Larson, Grace 02/15/1888 04/11/1902 d/o Jacob & Gunhild
Larson, Gunhild nee Embretson 06/23/1863 03/21/1906 "Mother"; 1st w/o Jacob; d/o Ole & Guro (Romstad)
Larson, Harry O. 1892 1976? h/o Florence M.; s/o Amund & Marie
Larson, Henry L. 1873 1960 h/o Maria
Larson Herby Phillip 10/03/1867 08/15/1869 s/o John & Agenta
Larson, Hilda nee Thovson 01/01/1873 11/16/1940 w/o William; d/o Lars & Johanna
Larson, Holge 'Ramstad' 10/26/1826 03/04/1890 h/o Sarah
Larson, Irene Jessie nee Gulsvig 12/16/1902 01/31/1940 w/o Leroy; d/o Engelbert & Ida
Larson, Jacob 04/06/1860 12/17/1939 "Father"; h/o 1st Gunhild, 2nd Bertha Judd; s/o Jacob & Johanna
Larson, John Adolph 08/10/1889 03/20/1979 h/o G. Louisa; s/o Andrew & Josephine; WFH; ACDR
Larson, John I. 04/07/1841 05/02/1923 h/o Agneta; s/o Alvin
Larson, Joseph A. 1882 1953 h/o Emma
Larson, Joseph Christian 07/??/1886 09/?/???  
Larson, Josephine nee Peterson 04/26/1854 01/08/1935 w/o Andrew
Larson, Julia A. 1873 01/29/1898 d/o Andrew & Josephine
Larson, Lars H. 07/06/1860 01/19/1869 s/o Holge & Sarah
Larson, LaVenda Delores 02/26/1927 02/27/1927 infant d/o LeRoy & Irene J.
Larson, LaVerne Lewis 12/05/1924 09/13/1978 s/o Oswald & Orpha; crippled from birth
Larson, LeRoy H. 07/16/1898 01/25/1944 h/o Irene J.; s/o Wm & Hilda; U.S. Army, WWII
Larson, LeRoy E. 09/11/1896 01/30/1985 h/o Ruby; Veteran
Larson, Lorace 05/28/1930 05/29/1930 14 hrs.; s/o Horace & Laura Mae (Heuer)
Larson, Mabel Amelia 08/20/1892 08/14/1904 age 12y; d/o Andrew & Josephine
Larson, Maria 1818 10/06/1879 lot 19; w/o Peter
Larson, Maria nee Christenson 1864 1920 w/o Amund
Larson, Maria 1874 1956 w/o Henry L.
Larson, Ole     ssa Ole; inscription illegible
Larson, Ole   1878 ssa Ole; most of inscripton illegible
Larson, Orpha Delia nee Larson 12/24/1901 02/19/1992 w/o Oswald; d/o Jacob & Gunhild (Embretson) Larson
Larson, Oswald 03/28/1898 05/02/1934 h/o Orpha; s/o H.P.
Larson, Peter 1811 03/03/1868 h/o Maria
Larson, Peter 04/??/1817 02/16/1877 h/o Bertha
Larson, Peter M. 1875 1956 s/o Andrew & Josephine
Larson, Ruby Leah nee Largent 02/15/1903 01/07/1962 w/o LeRoy; d/o John Wesley & Sarah
Larson, Sarah 01/11/1833 02/21/1903 w/o Holge
Larson, Vivian nee Orvis 1895 1950 w/o Alvin
Larson, William   12/07/1944 s/o LeRoy & Ruby; KIA Battle of Lyte, WWII; Note! Burial in Norway cemetery should be confirmed
Larson, William / Willcom 'Willie' 04/03/1872 04/03/1919 h/o Hilda; s/o John & Agenta
Leeman, Arlene Mary nee Peterson 11/15/1923 04/06/2008 w/o Russell; d/o Anton & Alma (Johnson)
Leeman, Russell William 04/17/1924 07/23/1959 h/o Arlene; S-Sgt U.S. Army, 72nd Fighter SQ, AAF, WWII
Lejr, Engebr-- 1811 10/15/1864 only the first few letters of first name are visible on gravestone
Lien, Jorand L. 02/08/1829 04/27/1924 w/o Lars
Lien, Lars E. 05/13/1817 12/08/1870 h/o Jorand
Lien, Lars L. 01/09/1861 04/16/1862 s/o Lars E. & Jorand
Lien, Peder O. ??/16/1849 09/22/1904  
Lindroth, Marilyn Jean 03/20/1948 06/15/1948  
Lindroth, Myron J. 1910 1984 h/o Nettie
Lindroth, Nettie Valdine nee Larson 08/14/1908 8/27/1993 w/o Myron; d/o Henry & Molly (Wold)
Loftstuen, Ingeborg 1812 07/31/1894  
Loftstuen, Tov K. 08/27/1831 08/25/1860  
Luders, Elvinda Theodora 04/11/1878 08/18/1878  
Lunda, Christine nee Thompson 06/03/1838 07/16/1909  
Luster, Virginia Ann 'Ginny' 12/22/1940 10/12/2014  
       
Martie, Caroline nee Peterson 1874 1957 w/o Joseph
Martie, Joseph J. 12/26/1865 12/2?/1936 h/o Caroline
McMillin, Bradley 1968 1969  
McMillin, Harold Rueben 09/14/1921 03/29/2010 h/o Marie; s/o Clarence & Leona (Tangeman); U.S. Army, 19th Inf. Battalion, 14th Armed Div., Battle of the Bulge, Alace Loraine & Rhineland Campaign, WWII
McMillin, Kevin Bruce 03/22/1953 05/14/2001 SSGT U.S. Air Force, Vietnam
McMillin, Marie C. nee Carlson 1921 05/??/1995 w/o Harold
Meyer, Brian Alfred - - h/o Debbie
Meyer, Debbie Sue nee Henkes 08/04/1957 01/18/2010 w/o Brian; d/o Calvin & Shirley (Sass)
Mickelson, Anna 1834 1924  
Mickkelson, Lars 09/25/1832 10/20/1900  

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