Otterholt Cemetery

of Barron County

Donated by Denise B. La Rue Ervasti
© 1992 - All Rights Reserved
Transcriptions completed June 1992

Photo Courtesy of Michael Lee Mickelson

Otterholt Cemetery is located in Section 28 of Prairie Lake Township.  This reading does designate rows, and is separated into 2 sections -- section 1 has a few new stones.  They lie in the southwestern corner of the section next to the service road.  Section 2 was recorded in rows running north to south, beginning at the western-most edge.  Surnames with a question mark (?) and those in parenthesis (SMITH) mean that there was no surname found on the stone.  Where the maiden name of a woman was included on the stone, it is listed with her given name and is capitalized. 

SECTION 1

ROW 1

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
BURNS  Clarice J  1905  1987   
OLSON  Arthur L  1898 1988  Married Anna M 24 Sep 1927 
OLSON  Anna M  1907  1988 Married Arthur L 24 Sep 1927 
SWANSON  Kevin Gary  1971 1987   
GAGNUM  Lester K  1905  ?   
GAGNUM  Ruby WALLER  1910 1988  nee STOKES 
LARSON  Arthur L  1901  1987  Father of Donald, Merlin, Charlotte & 
Judith - Husband of JosieT 
HICKOK  Morris L  02 Mar 1907  ?   
HICKOK  Rebecca E  08 Jun 1912  06 May 1992   

SECTION 2

ROW 1

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
SCHAAF  Becky Jean  28 Oct 1961  29 Sep 1979  Tombstone
ANDERSON  Ronald H  06 May 1936  23 Sep 1989  Married Evangeline R on 5 Nov 1960
Father of Kathryn, Steve, Eric & Charles Tombstone 

ROW 2

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
ISAACSON HEADSTONE        Family Stone
ISAACSON  Walter N  31 Dec 1902  06 Feb 1960  Wisc  Pvt  Med Dept  WWII 
MITCHELL  Laura  1896  1926  Daughter  Tombstone
ISAACSON  Lewis  1867  1929  Father Tombstone
ISAACSON  Olive  1872  1960  Mother Tombstone
ISTED  Roy L  1903  1971 Tombstone
ISTED  Ethel M  1905  1982 Tombstone
SWANSON  Victor I  05 Apr 1903  ?   
SWANSON  Edna F  02 Apr 1908  ?   
GREENWOLD  Milton  1904 1993  Tombstone
GREENWOLD  Sybil M  1908 1987  Tombstone

ROW 3

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
KRANS  Almer L  1888  1983 Father Tombstone
KRANS  Emily M 1888  1974 Mother Tombstone
HENDRICKS Gladys E  19 Sep 1907  06 Dec 1977 Mother Tombstone
SHARPLEY Shirley  29 Jun 1933  12 Jun 1980  Sister Tombstone

ROW 4

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
ISAACSON  Lars  1836  1910 Tombstone
ISAACSON  Anna  1834  1875 Tombstone
ISAACSON  Baby    1875 ?  Tombstone
ISAACSON  Ole  1856  1917 Tombstone
ISAACSON  Isaac  1860 1915  Tombstone
KRANS  Almer L  05 Jan 1888 07 Feb 1983  Pfc  US Army  WWI Tombstone
ANDERSON  Martha  1845  1904  Tombstone
JACOBSON  Jacob O  1854 1915   
?  Jacob       
?  Aase (?)       
?  ?       
?  Ole      (stone fallen over) 
JACOBSON  Aased (?)  16 Jun 1832  07 Dec 1898   
JACOBSON  Nels  1871 1897   
JACOBSON  Ole  1817  1895 (hard to read) 
HARRIS  Paul Elmer  1972 1977  Tombstone

ROW 5

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
CARLSON  John  27 Jul 1856 30 Dec 1901   
CARLSON  Hedwig  11 Dec 1859  28 Aug 1932   
CARLSON  Walfred E  13 Mar 1902  25 Jun 1989   
CARLSON  Herman  11 Dec 1898  1957   
KRANS  John M  1863  1957 Father Tombstone
KRANS  Kristina  1860  1951  Mother Tombstone

ROW 6

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
KRANS  Pricilla    1923 Baby Tombstone
KRANS  Emily    1930 Baby Tombstone
?  Sophia  1824  1914  Grandmother 
?  Johannes  1822  1906 Grandfather 
?  Victor  1894  1951  Tombstone
KRANS  Victor  1904  1951 Small metal marker
KRANS  Christina  1860  1951  Small metal marker
?  Henry  1889  1914   

ROW 7

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
OLSON Mike L  1867  1905  
McKINNEY Carrie BRYNGELSON 1881  1957  Tombstone
BRYNGELSON HEADSTONE        Family Stone
BRYNGELSON  Cordelia  1896  1978 Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Martin K  1886  1954 Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Martin K  1886 1954  Marker
KRANS  Willie  16 Mar 1897 02 Jan 1975   

ROW 8

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
BJORLIE  Lena  1869  1953 Mother 
BJORLIE  Lewis J  1859  1948  Father 
?  Joseph L  1894  1898 Son 
RICE HEADSTONE        Family Stone
RICE  Oliver J  1900  1980 Married Esther E 17 Mar 1930 Tombstone
RICE  Esther E  1903  ? Married Oliver J 17 Mar 1930 Tombstone
?  Ole  1825  1901  Tombstone
?  Thomas  1866  1942  Tombstone
?  Oscar  1902  1918  Tombstone
?  Genette  1875  1902 Tombstone
BREKKEN HEADSTONE        "Pioneers" Family Stone
?  Lars O  1826  1905  Father
?  Marit H  1826  1912 Mother 
BERG  Olga G  1874  1904 Mother Tombstone

ROW 9

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
RICE  Hans O  1855  1930  
?  Marit  1859  1928   
BRYNGELSON  Clarence B  1876 1954  Brother of Stephen  Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Stephen W  1878 1937  Brother of Clarence Father to Florence Mickelson Tombstone
MICKELSON  Wally  1914  1983  Husband of Florence
MICKELSON  Florence  1921 1989  Wife of Wally

ROW 10

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
GANGLER  June E  1923  1977  Sister 
SELKOW  Charles F  11 Dec 1894  21 Aug 1974  Pfc  US Army 
VAN DICK  Lee  1944  1984 Son Marker
PEDERSEN  Ruth  1920  1983 Mother Marker
PEDERSEN  Richard C  08 May 1854  25 Jul 1976  Son  Tombstone
ANDERSEN  Edward Johanes 30 Mar 1888  27 Jun 1889  Son of A M & M A 

ROW 11

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
GUNELSON  Gundel A  22 Jan 1882  11 Feb 1908   
SIGURDSON  Anne S  1876 1937   
SIGURDSON  Andrew  1872 1899   
LEE  Johane  24 Aug 1824 13 Mar 1895  "hustru til" Andrew Nelson LEE born in 
Laurdal Norway 
(marker -)        unreadable - lying on the ground - 
broken off the base  Tombstone

ROW 12

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
NELSON  Sarah  1840  1917 Mother / Wife of Thomas 
NELSON HEADSTONE         
NUTEN  Ole H  1847  1915  
?  Ole      (leaning against NUTEN marker) 
?  Florence      (leaning against NUTEN marker) 
BYE  Florence Julen  1910 1913   
OTTERHOLT  Oscar  1873  1921  Father Tombstone
OTTERHOLT  George  23 Dec 1829 ?  25 Sep 1910  (cement marker - hard to read) 

ROW 13

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
OTTERHOLT  Hilda  20 Aug 1892  04 Jan 1991   
OTTERHOLT  Walter O  21 Mar 1908  10 Feb 1978  US Army  WWII 
OTTERHOLT  Carrie  1881 1954  Mother Tombstone
OTTERHOLT HEADSTONE         
OTTERHOLT  Henry P  12 Feb 1895  05 Jan 1958   
?  Betsey E  1858  1931 Mother 
?  Lars O  1845  1929  Father 
TEED  Ralph E  1926  1987 Husband of Evelyn 
PAULSON  John D  1920  1978   
PAULSON  Dan A  1884  1947  
PAULSON  Dena O  1893  1971   
PAULSON  Annie  27 Mar 1860 08 Aug 1910  Wife of Nels Tombstone
PAULSON  Peder Oscar  18 Oct 1882  26 Feb 1883  Son 

ROW 14

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
LEE  Thomas N  1865  1909  
LEE  Gunhild C  1878  1967  

ROW 15

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
OLSON  Julia  1884  1962 Mother Tombstone
OLSON  Nalvin A  1878  1933  Father Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Gladys B 1910 1910  Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Edith  1877 1967  Mother Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Bert  1872 1945  Father Tombstone

ROW 16

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
OLSON  Inger  1860  1929 Mother Tombstone
OLSON  Hans  1850  1922 Father Tombstone
OLSON  Gilbert  1890  1963 Tombstone

ROW 17

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
JOHNSON  Henry R  1873  1952  Tombstone
OLSON HEADSTONE        Family Stone
? Carrie  21 Jun 1879  09 Jun 1911  Tombstone
?  Cornelia  03 Dec 1844 19 Jan 1913  Tombstone
JOHNSON  Helene  02 May 1843  18 Mar 1884  Wife of Peder Tombstone
JOHNSON  Peder  12 Jan 1846 05 Jun 1921  Tombstone
JOHNSON  Nels  12 Nov 1881 07 Aug 1889  Brother Tombstone

ROW 18

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
WOLD  Mathias  1860  1908 Father Tombstone
WOLD  Marie  1868 1945 Mother Tombstone
WOLD  Bertha  1900  1904  
WOLD  Myrtle  1898  1904  
BRYNGELSON  Knudt  1848 1920  Father Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Sarah  1847 1921  Mother  Tombstone
BRYNGELSON  Sarah Irene  1877  1878 Daughter of Knute & Sarah 
MICKELSON  Dale E  1962 1987  Grandson of Florence (Bryngelson) & Walfred Mickelson  Tombstone
HOFF  Johanna 1866 1948  Tombstone
HOFF  Herny 1867 1945  Tombstone
ELLEFSON  Matthea  1841 1915  Tombstone
ELLEFSON  ?  07 Feb 1864 07 Jun 1882   
ELLEFSON  Klara M  11 Sep 1879  02 Sep 1889  Tombstone

ROW 19

SURNAME GIVEN NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES
FOSSUM  Eleanor B  1919 1920  Tombstone
FOSSUM  Gudrun L  1925  1925  Tombstone
ISAACSON  Viola Margaret 02 Apr 1908  12 Sep 1908   
ISAACSON  Adolf Palmer  02 Jun 1909  18 Sep 1909  Tombstone
ISAACSON  Viola Irene  26 Oct 1910  11 Feb 1913