Zion Lutheran Church
Section 30, Eden Township, Polk County, MN
Zion Lutheran Church is located in rural Fosston, 10 miles north of town.
Map
Zion was organized in 1888 by pastor
Nicolai Heierman.
The first meetings
were held in the Ole Lund home in Section 30. The name Zion was
chosen for the holy city in Israel. This church is still active
Pictures of church and cemetery above submitted by Ann May 2002
Transcription of this cemetery and a different views of church above submitted by Joy Paulson June, 2006 - Thanks Joy
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DATES M/D/Y | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| * unknown last name | Henry | 9/12/1883-10/18/1922 | is buried by the Bjerkes |
| Anderson | Johan | 1823-1910 | |
| Anderson | Torine | 1824-1910 | |
| Berg | Carl | 5/13/1893-11/4/1918 | US Army - at Ft. Bliss, TX |
| Bjelde | Christian S. | 1/4/1861-3/7/1944 | |
| Bjerke | Emma Ulianna | 11/18/1880-9/19/1895 | |
| Bjerke | Inger G. | 2/3/1856-12/8/1941 | Mother |
| Bjerke | Peter E. | 4/13/1854-8/1/1950 | Father |
| Bolme | Christine | 7/22/1900-2/7/1919 | |
| Bolme | Ella O. | 4/2/1897-5/23/1928 | |
| Bolme | Harold | 1902-1985 | Father |
| Bolme | Kathleen Ione | 7/10/1936-1/3/1942 | Daughter |
| Bolme | Lena | 1898-1988 | Mother |
| Brynelson | Gjertine | 1/28/1878-11/27/1902 | |
| Brynelson | Rudolf M. | 3/28/1901-4/16/1901 | |
| Brynelson | Tonnes | 1882-1951 | |
| Dunrud | Anne | 3/10/1860-12/21/1945 | Mother |
| Dunrud | Carl Alfred | 2/6/1892-5/23/1970 | |
| Dunrud | Edvin | 3/29/1895-5/3/1895 | |
| Dunrud | Edvin Otto | 6/17/1896-11/16/1898 | |
| Dunrud | Hulda | 1896-1954 | Mother |
| Dunrud | John H. | 3/27/1890-10/28/1918 | |
| Dunrud | Kenneth | 10/25/1922-7/26/1967 | |
| Dunrud | Kristian | 12/15/1857-1/31/1938 | Father |
| Dunrud | Kristine | 2/2/1898-2/2/1898 | |
| Dunrud | Marit | 10/1/1830-6/17/1905 | |
| Dunrud | Ole | 7/19/1832-8/7/1891 | |
| Dunrud | Ole | 6/25/1871-12/14/1921 | Father |
| Dunrud | Olive M. | 7/18/1901-1/11/1994 | |
| Dunrud | Oluf Albert | 11/10/1889-8/2/1908 | |
| Dunrud | Oscar H. | 10/21/1886-4/15/1982 | |
| Dunrud | P.O. | no dates | |
| Dunrud | Ragna | 1902-1980 | |
| Dunrud | Sarah | 1895-1919 | |
| Dunrud | Selmer | 1894-1973 | Father |
| Dunrud | Suellen Jo | 4/19/1951-10/26/1958 | |
| Dunrud | William H. | 1893-1962 | |
| Engebretson | Andrew | 1841-1896 | |
| Engebretson | Anna C. | 1845-1930 | |
| Engebretson | Carl M. | 1903-1971 | |
| Engebretson | Even A. | 1868-1944 | |
| Engebretson | Gladys H. | 1908-1970 | |
| Engebretson | Otilde R. | 1869-1936 | |
| Engebretson | Sophie | 1868-1911 | |
| Espeseth | Elisa | 3/4/1880-6/30/1961 | Wife |
| Espeseth | Emelie | 11/12/1886-1/28/1919 | |
| Espeseth | Engborg | 9/7/1909 @ 64 yoa | |
| Espeseth | G.O. | 7/4/1852-10/20/1902 | |
| Espeseth | Gilbert | 5/19/1906-4/15/1974 | |
| Espeseth | John G. | 8/25/1877-5/15/1951 | MN, Farrier, TRP K, 6 REGT CAV |
| Espeseth | Joseph | 1/21/1910-12/25/1992 | |
| Espeseth | Julius | 11/4/1884-1/27/1919 | |
| Espeseth | Lillie M. | 10/26/1916-12/12/1994 | |
| Evenmoe | Kjerstine | 1/1/1815-9/12/1899 | |
| Evje | Alma | 12/5/1897-10/23/1974 | Wife of John |
| Evje | Carl S. | 12/22/1884-12/4/1927 | |
| Evje | Christopher | 1843-1918 | |
| Evje | Clifford E. | 5/18/1909-11/27/1968 | MN, TEC4 - US Army - WWII |
| Evje | Hans | 4/2/1873-5/31/1922 | |
| Evje | Ingeborg Sofie | 1851-1902 | |
| Evje | Janice Kay | 12/27/1951-4/5/1952 | |
| Evje | John | 11/22/1892-3/8/1956 | MN, PFC, Co. C,344 Infantry - WWI |
| Evje | John A. Jr. | 9/12/1921-5/4/1984 | TEC5, US Army - WWII |
| Evje | Judy | 1947-1950 | daughter of Mr & Mrs J. Evje |
| Evje | Lorraine | 1924- | |
| Evje | Russell F. | 10/2/1928-8/31/1955 | TEC5, US Army - WWII |
| Evje | Tenny | 2/25/1895-9/27/1962 | MN, PVT, Co. D, 118 Infantry, WWI - PH |
| Forsberg | Andrea | 11/12/1890-4/11/1958 | Mother |
| Forsberg | Andrew | 2/24/1891-8/7/1980 | Father |
| Forsberg | Arnold E.C. | 1923-1978 | |
| Forsberg | Barbara Ann | 1/27/65-6/23/95 | |
| Forsberg | Linda D. | 8/21/1951-10/3/1951 | |
| Forsberg | Patty Lou | 2/15/1949-3/7/1959 | |
| Gelen | Lena Evje | 1889-1950 | |
| Grytbak | Hans | 1871-1952 | |
| Grytbak | Joseph | 5/31/1914-2/1/1979 | |
| Grytbak | Mary | 1871-1944 | |
| Hagen | Alvin | 1902-1998 | |
| Hagen | Alvina A. | 1900-1993 | |
| Hagen | Even J. | 1894-1986 | |
| Hagen | Gurena | 1898-1981 | |
| Hagen | Melvin Sr. | 1900-1967 | Father |
| Halti | Harry | 9/27/1925-1/5/1929 | |
| Halti | Julia Aune | 9/7/1892-4/20/1929 | Mother |
| Halti | Lillian | 7/11/1927-9/29/1928 | |
| Halti | Martin | 10/9/1914-5/11/1932 | |
| Haltli | Beret | 1861-1945 | |
| Haltli | C. Bernice | 7/23/1926-5/10/1991 | |
| Haltli | Clifford F. | 4/23/1920-10/20/1978 | PFC, US Army - WWII |
| Haltli | Fred P. | 3/14/1892-1/8/1973 | Father |
| Haltli | Gjertrud | 1/27/1864-1/6/1938 | |
| Haltli | Harvey D. | 5/2/1933-9/14/1995 | CPL, US Army - Korea |
| Haltli | Ingeborg | 1855-1934 | Mother |
| Haltli | John | 11/20/1867-10/25/1944 | Father |
| Haltli | Lester | 2/5/1924-1/25/2003 | |
| Haltli | Mali | 7/27/1869-1/3/1953 | Mother |
| Haltli | Martha | 12/27/1892-1/28/1975 | Mother |
| Haltli | Mikkel | 9/29/1863-8/16/1943 | |
| Haltli | Olaf | 1900-1949 | |
| Haltli | Ole | 1862-1939 | |
| Haltli | Parnell Harris | 6/7/1921-1/19/1923 | |
| Haltli | Peder J. | 8/21/1844-7/8/1930 | Father |
| Haltli | Randi | 1884-1982 | |
| Haltli | Randi | 1836-1920 | |
| Haltli | Sam M. | 1886-1965 | |
| Haltlie | Josie (Evje) | 2/3/1888-1/7/1955 | |
| Hanson | Louis | 1859-1945 | |
| Haugen | Alfred | 1904-1985 | |
| Haugen | Anna | 1837-1927 | |
| Haugen | Axel | 1902-1971 | |
| Haugen | Ingvald | 1908-2003 | |
| Haugen | Joseph | 8/9/1907-7/14/2003 | TEC5, US Army - WWII |
| Haugen | Lodver | 1839-1919 | |
| Haugen | Louis | 1894-1948 | |
| Haugen | Louis | died 4/3/1937 | MN, PVT, 16 INF, 1 DIV |
| Haugen | Marie | 1867-1951 | Mother |
| Haugen | Marie | 1880-1913 | |
| Haugen | Matea | 1865-1896 | |
| Haugen | Melvin | 3/2/1901-11/16/1905 | |
| Haugen | Ole | 1862-1940 | Father |
| Haugen | Peter L. | 1864-1952 | |
| Haugen | Theodor | 1895-1964 | |
| Hedlund | Carl G. | 10/24/1884-4/10/1959 | |
| Hedlund | Clara | 6/13/1888-4/12/1968 | |
| Hedlund | Kathryn Carol | 1/21/1922-1/28/1922 | |
| Higden | Elsie V. | 1916-1970 | |
| Higden | Floyd | 1943-1944 | baby |
| Higden | Floyd C. | 1913-1943 | |
| Higden | Ragna M. | 1883-1950 | Mother |
| Hoven | Albert O. | 9/23/1886-12/8/1970 | Son |
| Hoven | Carrie K. | 2/10/1861-12/27/1953 | Mother |
| Hoven | Elmer L. | 2/6/1900-12/12/1966 | |
| Hoven | Ida | 8/9/1895-2/2/1981 | |
| Hoven | Ole | 12/15/1856-12/28/1942 | Father |
| Hushaugen | Violet Thelma | 3/26/1918-12/12/1918 | |
| Jallen | Edwin J. | 1915-1996 | Dad - married Nov 9, 1940 |
| Jallen | Hazel L. | 1921-living | Mom - married Nov 9, 1940 |
| Johnson | Carolina | 1856-1934 | |
| Johnson | Charlie | 1849-1922 | |
| Johnson | Henry | 10/20/1888-3/29/1968 | MN, PVT, Co B, 55 Engineers - WWI |
| Johnson | Herby L. | 1/19/1891-1/9/1966 | MN, PVT, US Army - WWI |
| Johnson | Joe | 1834-1916 | |
| Johnson | Minnie (Bjerke) | 6/21/1890-6/7/1949 | |
| Johnson | Thora | 1848-1946 | Mother |
| Kjos | Mattea | 5/28/1849-1/14/1909 | |
| Kolden | Turine | 1/9/1863-3/4/1890 | |
| Krogstad | Bennie | 8/17/1881-12/16/1964 | |
| Krogstad | Clarence | 9/8/1908-12/17/1969 | |
| Krogstad | Henry | 12/18/1909-10/11/1946 | |
| Krogstad | J. Raymond | 1912-1995 | |
| Krogstad | Julia | 7/2/1884-2/2/1919 | |
| Krogstad | Ragna L. | 1912 -living | |
| Krogstad | Richard Dean | 6/14/1939-1/10/1997 | SP4 - US Army |
| Krogstad | Shirley Rae | 3/23/1942-12/30/1950 | |
| Langseth | Arthur M. | 1899-1945 | Father |
| Langseth | Joseph M. | 9/16/1896-3/30/1956 | MN, PVT, Co. C, Conv Cen - WWI |
| Langseth | Laura | 1899-1974 | Mother |
| Langseth | Maynard A. | 12/30/1934-2/2/2001 | |
| Langseth | Olga M. | 7/4/1908-10/2/1987 | |
| Larson | Andrew | 1861-1945 | |
| Larson | Dennis | 1928-1948 | |
| Larson | Gilmon | 1915-1921 | |
| Larson | Jonas | 1879-1929 | Father |
| Larson | Julia | 1887-1965 | Mother |
| Larson | Myrtle | 1918-1919 | |
| Larson | Roy M. | 1904-1991 | |
| Lund | Alma | 3/12/1890-10/6/1890 | Born of M.H. og J. Lund |
| Lund | Christian Joseph | 3/7/1903-10/6/1982 | PVT, US Army - WWII |
| Lund | Maria | 7/5/1886-9/1/1886 | unreadable inscription on back side |
| Lund | Oscar Alfred | 10/24/1895-8/14/1898 | |
| Malmanger | Earl M. | 5/10/1892-8/18/1991 | |
| Malmanger | Marilyn | 7/28/1940- | |
| Nelson | Arthur J. | 8/7/1916- living | married June 18, 1946 |
| Nelson | Augusta | 8/18/1884-4/26/1978 | Mother |
| Nelson | Hartvig J. | 10/10/1879-12/30/1960 | Father |
| Nelson | Nels C. | 11/17/1911-4/1/1983 | Son |
| Nelson | Steven M. | 4/19/1951-2/4/1998 | |
| Nelson | Thelma Lillian | 5/16/1918-7/22/2001 | married June 18, 1946 |
| Nyberg | Russell L. | 1914-1985 | |
| Nyborg | Dina | 1876-1960 | Mother |
| Nyborg | Erick O. | 1867-1955 | Father |
| Nyborg | Walter R. | 8/23/1906-10/16/1967 | MN, TEC5, Btry I, 604 Coast Arty (AA) - WWII |
| Oistad | Glen | 1/14/1924-6/13/199 | Brother |
| Oistad | Guri | 7/15/1851-2/24/1924 | |
| Oistad | John C. | 9/29/1884-1/24/1947 | |
| Oistad | Olga M. | 3/3/1891-2/12/1970 | |
| Oistad | Omund | 8/8/1838-4/27/1923 | |
| Olson | Albin | 1900-1965 | |
| Olson | Bernt | 1862-1956 | Father |
| Olson | Carl M. | 1894-1974 | |
| Olson | Clara Marie | 5/7/1893-8/22/1893 | |
| Olson | Clara T. | 1883-1952 | |
| Olson | Clarence | 1907-1992 | |
| Olson | Dorothy | 11/22/1862-2/2/1949 | |
| Olson | Elling | 2/2/1853-10/23/1942 | |
| Olson | Emil | 1894-1895 | baby |
| Olson | Pauline | 1861-1917 | Mother |
| Osmonson | Blanchard R. | 12/27/1911-4/2/1966 | Father |
| Osmonson | Halvor O. | 3/5/1871-11/17/1952 | |
| Osmonson | Martha C. | 4/4/1880-5/19/1972 | |
| Peterson | Della (Nyberg) | 1903-1933 | |
| Peterson | Gladys F. Larson | 1909-1999 | |
| Quam | Alice | 3/22/1906-8/12/1986 | |
| Quam | Edwin | 1/30/1899-3/17/1985 | |
| Quam | Irene Alvina | 10/3/1925-2/22/1939 | daughter of Mr & Mrs Edwin Quam |
| Quarness | Mathilda | 1867-1954 | Mother |
| Quarness | Oscar | 1896-1915 | Son |
| Quarness | Selmer | 1904-1974 | Son |
| Quarness | Theodore | 1862-1943 | Father |
| Rasmuson | Emil Oliver | 7/27/1891-8/29/1897 | |
| Rasmuson | Emily Olga | 1900 | |
| Rasmuson | Mabel Johanna | 1900 | |
| Roland | Alf | 3/3/1912-11/4/1985 | married Oct 22, 1938 |
| Roland | Alice D. | 4/20/1916-7/11/1983 | married Oct 22, 1938 |
| Sande | John | 1897-1963 | |
| Sande | Mary | 1872-1957 | |
| Sande | Ole J. | 1867-1952 | |
| Solberg | Gyda C. | 7/21/1898-4/3/1979 | |
| Solberg | Otto M. | 1/31/1892-9/27/1975 | PFC, US Army - WWI |
| Sorby | Hansine H. | 5/31/1824-2/21/1903 | Moder |
| Strand | Severin O. | 1858-1948 | |
| Swanson | Anna | 6/19/1900-8/27/1963 | |
| Swenson | Christina | 1905-1990 | |
| Swenson | Clarence J. | 1903-1989 | |
| Swenson | Johan | 1850-1937 | |
| Swenson | John J. | 1881-1959 | |
| Swenson | Kari | 1842-1934 | |
| Swenson | Sena J. | 1879-1957 | |
| Thompson | Hans | 1860-1885 | |
| Tollefson | Almer J. | 1903-1976 | |
| Tollefson | Andrew | 1841-1915 | |
| Tollefson | Annie | 1849-1924 | |
| Tollefson | babies | none | |
| Tollefson | Malla | 1884-1951 | |
| Tollefson | Tollef | 1878-1940 | |
| Wiberg | Alice L. | 1907-1993 | |
| Wiberg | Clarence O. | 5/3/1924-3/28/1960 | MN, PFC, Co. L, 120 Infantry, WWII-BSM, PH |
| Wiberg | David | 1899-1979 | |
| Wiberg | Laura | 1902-1987 | |
| Wiberg | Tenus S. | 1898-1983 | |
| Wold | Benhard M. | 1889-1932 | |
| Wold | Marwin Wilhelm | 10/20/1915-11/22/1915 | son of Mr & Mrs B.M. Wold |
| Wold | Palma J. | 1893-1985 | |
| Wold | Pastor Palmer | 1916-2004 | children: Eunice, Philip, Miriam, Deborah ** |
| Wold | Ruth Gudim | 1918-living | ** and James |
| Wold | Selma P. | 1894-1988 | Mother |
| Wold | Selmer G. | 1891-1976 | Father |
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