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Stearns County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Stearns County


Index to Locations

  • Brooten Big Grove Church Cemetery
  • Richmond Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Cemetery
  • St. Cloud North Star Cemetery
  • Sauk Centre Greenwood Cemetery


    Big Grove Church Cemetery
    Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      Kittel Halvorson (1846-1936) — of Minnesota. Born in Norway, December 15, 1846. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1886; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1891-93. Died in Havana, Sargent County, N.Dak., July 12, 1936 (age 89 years, 210 days). Interment at Big Grove Church Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Cemetery
    Richmond, Stearns County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      John J. Ahmann (1860-1927) — also known as Johann Josef Ahmann — of Richmond, Stearns County, Minn.; Munson Township, Stearns County, Minn.; Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minn. Born in Westphalia, Germany, January 6, 1860. Son of Joseph Ahmann (1830-1903) and Mara Magdalena (Schultenover) Ahmann (1833-1909). Merchant; member of Minnesota state senate 54th District, 1907-10. Catholic. German ancestry. Died in Stearns County, Minn., February 9, 1927 (age 67 years, 34 days). Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Catherine Ladner (1862-1927).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    North Star Cemetery
    St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      Harold Knutson (1880-1953) — of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Skein, Norway, October 20, 1880. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died August 21, 1953 (age 72 years, 305 days). Interment at North Star Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917


    Greenwood Cemetery
    Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank Marion Eddy (1856-1929) — also known as Frank M. Eddy — of Glenwood, Pope County, Minn. Born in Pleasant Grove, Olmsted County, Minn., April 1, 1856. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1895-1903. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., January 13, 1929 (age 72 years, 287 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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