Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
 photo courtesy of Clarabelle Mares. (June 1977) |
Alma Lutheran
(Wahoo Precinct) |
Alma Lutheran Cemetery located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 14N, Range 8E Saunders County, Nebraska. It was organized 5 January 1870 per stone inscription.
Recorded by Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19 Fremont, Nebraska and Kathrine Petersen. Started on 6 Jun 1977 and completed on 9 Jun 1977.
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Working from east to west in rows:
Tombstone Records
Names Index - Pages 9 through 16Page 1 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Section 1 Row 1 north to South Clarence W Challquist Nebr Pvt U S Army WW I 23 Jun 1896 7 Jun 1972 Robert Riddle 4 Dec 1899 4 Oct 1965 Martha H Carlson wed to Chas L Carlson 26 Mar 1961 25 Jul 1936 9 Dec 1971 Dwight Lee Martin Oregon SP3 49 Scout Dog Plt Korea 28 Feb 1939 28 May 1973 Byron Lee Swanson, son of Roger & Virginia 1 Sep 1957 1 Jan 1974 Row 2 south to north Ordray A Scoles Julia F Scoles 1893 - 1974 1891 - 1970 C Arthur Larson Signa H Larson 1881 - 1968 1884 - 1963 wed on 26 Jan 1911 Roy Wallace Carlson Nebr Cpl 3 Armd Div WW II 10 Feb 1920 7 Sep 1966 Mildred J Carlson Elaine Carlson 1916 - 1960 1922 - 1962 Edward C Henthorn Nebr PFC 19 RCT Co Gen SVC Inf WW I 9 Mar 1900 29 Sep 1957 Raymond F Carlson Alice May Carlson 1912 - 1975 20 Apr 1924 17 Aug 1952 WW II flag marker John A Carlson Augusta Carlson 1870 - 1950 1876 - 1961 Mark Edward Johnson 18 Mar 1969 3 Oct 1971 Page 2 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska John C Nygren Alida C Nygren 20 Oct 1871 17 Jan 1949 16 Dec 1881 28Jan 1955 Astrid Linnea Nygren 1914 - 1970 Nels I Sjogren Anna S Sjogren 28 Dec 1852 16 Mar 1940 11 May 1857 27 Apr 1922 Sylvanus J P Sundquist 29 Aug 1902 2 Sep 1975 Esther C Gibson, wife of L J Sundquist 6 Dec 1867 22 Sep 1941 Rev L J Sundquist Victor Emanuel Sundquist 10 Jun 1856 3 Ju1 1927 4 Aug 1894 21 Aug 1916 Row 3 north to south Rev S G Larson Johanna C Larson 20 Jan 1833 11 Nov 1904 24 Dec 1835 9 May 1913 Pioneer Past. of the Nebraska Conference Pastor C G Samuelson Ida Sophia Samuelson 1869 - 1950 1874 - 1944 Amanda Nelson Sophia Nelson 13 Jan 1878 20 Apr 1960 10 Aug 1875 15 Jan 1958 Alfred L Nelson 5 Oct 1879 25 Mar 1914 Swan Nelson Hanna Nelson 28 Oct 1837 31 Mar 1918 25 Dec 1841 14 Aug 1930 Arlyce Jean Larson b & d 4 May 1936 Henry Erickson 1884 - 1962 Edward N Ahl 28 Feb 1901 26 Sep 1975 Row 4 south to north Rudolph Unzicker Bedah A Unzicker 9 Mar 1872 15 Dec 1960 21 Mar 1880 22 Jan 1968 Nels Swanson Hannah Swanson 17 Jan 1858 10 Aug 1955 28 Sep 1865 10 Feb 1947 Olga Olson, daughter 11 Jan 1885 26 Dec 1941 Clinton B Baker "Sammy" 1940 - 1953 Page 3 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County Nebraska John W Fischer Hilda A Fischer 8 Jan 1871 27 Aug 1947 18 Jan 1873 23 Jul 1945 Wilhelmina Nelson John A Nelson 27 May 1864 12 May 1942 7 Aug 1860 26 Nov 1933 Baby grave, no name or dates Anders Tuveson wife, Anna Tuveson 1834 - 1919 1840 - 1926 John Olson Ellen Olson 1857 - 1934 1867 - 1936 Ola Erickson Maria Erickson 29 Apr 1822 24 Feb 1910 8 Apr 1831 17 Jan 1902 Andrew Erickson Olof Erickson 26 Sep 1856 29 Jul 1931 10 Ju1 1862 5 Jul 1938 Alfred Erickson Nels Erickson Mar 1875 26 Apr 1941 15 Mar 1860 21 May 1901 Row 5 north to south Richard N Johnson Anna Sophia Johnson 7 Feb 1879 30 Aug 1957 19 Sep 1853 3 May 1932 Lars John Johnson Bernardina M Johnson 14 Feb 1855 18 Jan 1926 27 Jul 1890 19 Mar 1901 Swan E Anderson Emil D Anderson 9 Oct 1880 25 Jun 1908 2 Jul 1885 3 Dec 1911 Selma M Anderson Hakan Anderson 25 Dec 1882 5 Dec 1914 25 Oct 1848 4 May 1902 Anders Irvin Anderson 2 Aug 1889 16 Jun 1905 unmarked grave Charles J Carlson Emma Carlson 30 Mar 1869 15 Nov 1939 23 May 1874 9 Dec 1958 Arthur Schierer 3 Feb 1897 2 Feb 1951 Alfred Dahlberg Nellie Dahlberg 1873 - 1946 1864 - 1945 son, Charles Dahlberg 1907 - 1928 John Forsberg 1884 - 1937 Page 4 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Row 6 south to north Emma Augusta Ekman 1860 - 1961 Carl Edward Ekman 1877 - 1953 Carl Ekman Lovisa S Ekman 10 Nov 1838 27 Mar 1909 6 Aug 1841 15 Jul 1925 Fred Nelson Ada C Nelson 21 Sep 1669 26 Apr 1925 9 Jan 1895 10 Jul 1911 Peter J Nelson Myrtle E Nelson 30 Oct 1835 11 May 1906 11 Jul 1888 11 May 1927 John Hultstedt Ingre Hultstedt, his wife 1849 - 1927 1862 - 1900 Josephine N Hultstedt, his wife 1858 - 1937 Allen P Hullstedt Mary C Hullstedt 1857 - 1911 1864 - 1897 Anna L Blomberg John P Blomberg 12 Aug 1814 29 Apr 1910 20 Apr 1811 11 Oct 1898 C J Blomberg 1843 - 1897 Ellen Grant 1881 - 1954 Large marker at Bottom shows Gran, however GRANT shows up in spelling John Gran Ida Gran 13 Feb 1844 25 Dec 1933 26 Jun 1874 3 Aug 1874 Selma Grant 17 Nov 1876 14 Jan 1941 Johan Edwin Grant wife Emma Christina Grant of John Grant 16 Aug 1875 2 Dec 1890 1843 - 1903 Oscar Fredrik Grant 1 Sep 1882 30 Oct 1890 Row 7 north to south Loes S Swanson Amanda C Swanson 1856 - 1927 1862 - 1926 Theodor A Swanson Gustav S Swanson 1904 - 1912 1885 - 1888 Carl. B Swanson Sigfred B Swanson 1886 - 1888 1888 - 1905 Reuben E Swanson Gordon A Swanson 22 Feb 1896 29 Apr 1968 18 Dec 1899 12 Aug 1975 Page 5 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Andrew Thorson Engri Thorson, wife 1839 - 1916 1846 - 1921 Thore A Thorson George O Thorson 1873 - 1874 1880 - 1883 Children of J & G Nordquist Lelli d 23 Jul 1872 1 yr 3 mo 20 days Meni d 10 May 1874 10 mo 11 days Anna C Clauson 2 Jul 1870 18 Apr 1971 Johanes, son of G & M Christenson d 7 Sep 1876 17 days Andrew L Berggren 10 Jan 1836 26 Nov 1913 Helma & Huld twin daughters of A L Berggren and wife d 1 Jul 1877 10 months Bengta, wife of A L Berggren 4 Jul 1838 20 Feb 1887 48 yr 7 mo 16 days Oscar B Berggren William Berggren 20 Dec 1880 19 Oct 1954 14 Nov 1869 29 Jul 1950 Johanson J (Marker in very poor condition, not readable by rubbing) d 29 Jul 1878 Frida V, dau of M & A F Thorson d 13 Aug 1875 10 mo 24 days Carl J Gustafson Johanna Gustafson 1834 - 1919 1833 - 1927 A H Gustafson born 30 Apr 1878 3 months. Clara Loves, dau of C J & J Gustafson d 18 Oct 187r 3 yr 8 days Johanna M Allmen born in Sweden 10 Sep 1844 died 13 Aug 1870 Row 8 south to north Owen, son of J B & N A Roseberry d 17 Nov 1891 24 yr 4 mo 13 days John Hall Sophie Hall 24 Aug 1858 11 Jun 1942 10 May 1868 10 Oct 1972 L Warren Berggren 1905 - 1915 Page 6 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Bengt Nelson wife, Anna A Nelson 1842 - 1924 1853 - 1893 Hannah Nelson, wife of Bengt Nelson 1854 - 1917 Marie C Nelson Selma J Nelson 1875 - 1885 1882 - 1885 Olaf Nelson Frank G Nelson 1878 - 1878 1876 - 1878 Henry Burklund Andrew S Burklund 27 Jul 1909 24 Jan 1915 5 Aug 1864 23 Dec 1929 Josephine F Burklund 6 Jan 1874 15 Apr 1972 Row 9 north to south Elsie May, dau of J & C Appelquist 22 Apr 1885 7 Jun 1890 Ruth F Sward Emma S Sward 187_ - 1975 1889 - 1959 Elmer E Sward Esther A Sward 1892 - 1907 1894 - 1964 John F Sward Johanna C Sward 1851- 1926 1862 - 1935 Carl J Sward Ida Sward 1866 - 1949 1884 - 1967 Bernice E Sorenson 21 Apr 1911 16 Apr 1944 David T Smith Olga Josephine Smith 1883 - 1947 1893 - 1968 Maja S, wife of John A Smith Maria Smith 31 Jan 1849 1 Jan 1888 1857 - 1941 John A Smith 1845 - 1923 John Parish d 12 Oct 1893 57 yr 9 mo 7 days Charles A Parrish 22 Nov 1869 28 Apr 1928 Anna, wife of A Oakeson d 3 Nov 1883 20 yr 11 mo 18 days Children of J & H C Parrish August W d 13 Nov 1883 5 yr 8 mo 11 days Edward d 14 Nov 1883 1 yr 4 mo 7 days Alfreda E, dau of A & H S Johnston d 15 Aug 1886 11 mo 26 days N P Alfred, son of A & L Johnson d 17 May 1878 13 yr 6 mo 12 days Page 7 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Hilda S, wife of A Johnston d 31 Jul 1888 26 yr 7 days Lydia S, dau of G J & H F Johnson 6 Mar 1892 22 Sep 1892 Anders Johnson Elizabeth Desidena Johnson, 12 May 1817 12 Aug 1909 wife of Anders Johnson Emily A Johnson 4 Sep 1837 14 Dec 1893 15 Oct 1868 10 Jan 1937 Anna Mathilda Johnson 22 Apr 1872 17 Nov 1932 Carl John Johnson 7 Jul 1858 28 May 1896 Row 10 south to north Amalia, wife of Andrew Borg d 5 Dec 1892 40 yr 7 mo 15 days Little son d 13 Jan 1891 (no names) Father Peterson Mother Peterson 1851 - 1943 1854 - 1920 Gracie D, dau of C R & C F Finn 22 Jul 1880 5 mo 20 days, Clara F Finn d 13 Dec 1888 27 yr 4 mo 3 days "Brighter, Fairer, for than living With no trace of woe or pain Robed in everlasting beauty Shall I see thee once again." Row 11 north to south John Swanson Sven Swanson 1872 - 1892 1830 - 1895 Bertha Swanson 1830 - 1923 John O Lund Marie C Lund 6 Nov 1825 27 Oct 1900 28 Feb 1851 8 Jan 1926 Freddie Hanson 1894 - 1908 Leonard F Sullivan Alane L Sullivan 1906 - 1975 1905 - 1960 Leonard L Sullivan, son 1930 - 1939 Page 8 Alma Lutheran Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Section 2 Row 1 south to north 9 Jun 1977 Jolene Kay Johnson b & d 26 May 1974 Row 2 south to north John N Hanson Julia J Hanson 1877 1968 1873 - 1958 Hans Hendriksen 1879 - 1938 Magnus Hanson Emma V Hanson 5 Mar 1873 29 Jan 1926 16 Nov 1878 13 Feb 1955 Emil A Wilson Edith C Wilson 31 May 1883 24 Feb 1929 16 Oct 1891 10 Feb 1974 Hobart M Miller Nebr Bugler 3 Army Arty WW I 19 May 1896 12 Jun 1970 Garfield E Moline Nebr AS U S Navy Res. WW I 10 Dec 1897 7 Apr 1968 Ludwig Johnson wife, Hilda Johnson 8 Jan 1873 8 May 1903 31 Jul 1874 12 Apr 1964 Maribeth Ann Olson "Betsy" 1 Jun 1957 13 Dec 1970 Died of Leukemia Hulda P Sanford Wm H Miners 26 Feb 1885 21 Apr 1971 13 Jul 1880 7 Dec 1948 Roger E Lund, son of A V & M Lund 1 Nov 1921 10 Nov 1921 Ulysses Noble Berggren Myrtle Bailey Berggren 1873 - 1956 1888 - 1977 Ulysses Noble Berggren Jr 1915 - 1969 Row 3 north to south Andrew C Swanson Cecelia Swanson 15 Nov 1851 15 May 1931 10 May 1859 3 Sep 1949 son, C Samuel Swanson 14 Sep 1890 13 Ju1 1957
