Varnes Lutheran Church

Varnes Lutheran Church & Cemetery

Melvin, Polk Co., MN

Liberty Township - Section 10

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

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

Maren Lukason    b 1823 Norway d 1900
Ole T Thorson b 7-1-1823 Norway d 6-21-1929
Keren Thorson nee Hanson b 1851 Norway d 1903
Ludwig A Thorson   b 1877 Norway d 2-9-1951
Anna L Thorson b 1866 d 1966
Roy Levi Thorson b 1906 d 1-16-1908
Effie L Thorson b 1910 d 6-6-1910
Forrest C Thorson b 9-23-1913 d 2-14-2001
Evangline M Thorson b 4-13-1915 d 6-27-2000
Michael Thorson b 3-13-1939 d 9-12-1939
Effie Thorson b 1892 d 1899
Andrew Thorson b 1890 d 1899
Ole C Thorson b 2-28-1881 Norway d 7-20-1958
Mathilda B Thorson nee Hammer b -8-3-1882 Norway d 8-18-1815
Randy Hammer nee Berg b 11-6-1856 Norway d 12-12-1934
Andrew Hammer b 12-41828 d 5-27-?
Ole P Hammer b 9-12-1870 d 6-11-1883
Ludwig Hammer b 1013-1860 d 8-19-1934
Mary Hamer b 4-1-1862 d 1-10-1946
Alma O Hammer b 11-4-1886 d 11-28-1886
Alfred O Hammer b Nov. 1885 d 11-281886
Alma O Hammer b 11-29-1887 d 5-27-1888
Helmer R Hammer b 10-16-1884 d May 1864
Jonette Hammer   b 1889 d 1965
Henry Albert Hammer b 8-28-1880 2 3-8-1957
Lilly Hammer nee Halvorson b 1884 d 1962
Dora Ada Hammer b 6-30-1911 d 5-21-1912
Irene Atlanta Hammer b 6-30-1911 d 7-27-1911
Barbro Berg b 6-15-1812 Norway d 9-3-1905
Guttorm Berg b 8-16-1836 Norway d 6-2-1905
Knut Berg b 2-13-1851 Norway d 2-24-1910

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