Birch Hills Cemetery
R.M. of Birch Hills # 460 NW 22-46-24 W2
GPS 52.986698°N 105.410902°W
First burial in 1906, 889 burials by 2008
Photos contributed by Elaine Pain
(Partial listing - Click on coloured names to view the gravestone photo)
Aadland, Helen (nee Njaa) died Apr 23, 2005 wife of Leonard, dau of Peder & Bertha Abrams, Kenneth Sep 4, 1916 - Aug 8, 1995 Adams, Norma May (nee Meng) Nov 13, 1926 - Aug 25, 2014 wife of Kenneth,dau of Clarence & Elsie Alexander, Florence Annabelle (nee Bird) Mar 13, 1906 - Dec 25, 1981 wife of William Alexander, William Sep 22, 1901 - Sep 17, 1964 Alie, Joseph Apr 28, 1948 - May 26, 2014 Allen, George A. 1924 - 1985 Allen, Phyllis B. 1929 - 1993 wife of George Amanson, Helen 1941 - 1943 Amanson, Tone 1891 - 1975 Amanson, Violet 1915 - 1945 Amonson, Henry Lynn 10 May 1954 - 8 Jul 2013 son of Orville & Pearl Amonson, Henry M. May 25, 1911 - Jun 26, 1911 Amonson, Judith Marlene 1949 - 1977 dau of Orville & Pearl Amonson, Orville B. Apr 7, 1919 - Nov 20, 2003 Amonson, Pearl L. Dec 20, 1923 - Nov 21, 2007 Amonson, William Geroy May 5, 1913 - Jul 20, 1914 Armstrong, Christopher 1850 - 1941 Armstrong, George Wilbert Aug 3, 1888 - Nov 11, 1949 son of Christopher Armstrong, James Edward Jan 28, 1881 - Apr 6, 1962 son of Christopher Armstrong, Mary Mar 26, 1852 - Nov 19, 1927 Armstrong, Mary Cathern Willamine (nee Hunt) 1903 - 1973 wife of James Ash, Gerald Charles Jul 12, 1931 - Jun 11, 2011 Austin, Dora Eva (nee Banks) Sep 10, 2007 age 74 Ayles, Edith May (nee Fowler) 1893 - May 30, 1967 Ayles, Usher B. 1881 - 1963 Ayles, Usher & Edith (2nd photo) Baker, Bessie Alena (nee Pyott) Jul 27, 1886 - Mar 31, 1921 wife of Charles Baker, Charles Wesley Feb 27, 1882 - Sep 1931 Baker, Rowena (nee Cummings) 1849 - ???? dau of Levi & Nancy Banks, Marjorie (nee Stobbs) Stewart Oct 8, 1927 - Feb 14, 2010 dau of Oswald & Ann Bellamy, John J. 1912 - 1966 Bellamy, Margaret E. 1913 - 1946 wife of John Berg, Kenneth Arvid Jan 6, 1954 - Oct 23, 1983 Berry, Walter 1879 - 1956 Bird, Gilbert R. Aug 30, 1974 age 70 Bird, Herbert J. Dec 15, 1968 age 73 Boyle, Janet Laughlin (nee Forbes) Feb 9, 2005 age 87 wife of William, dau of Arthur & Helen Braaten, Ada K. 1911 - 1977 wife of Louis Braaten, Agnes 1912 - 1994 wife of Albert Braaten, Albert 1903 - 1995 Braaten, Anna 1861 - 1938 Braaten, Carl Edward Sep 11, 1903 - Jun 14, 1983 hus of Gertrude Braaten, Cory Dean Jun 28, 1977 - Jun 2007 hus of Christie Snow, son of Darryl & Carol Braaten, Edwin Albert Oct 25, 1917 - Oct 26, 1917 son of Syver & Amelia Braaten, Florence Isabell (nee Pettigrew) Dec 7, 1924 - Feb 23, 2011 dau of Wilbert & Isabell Braaten, Frances E. 1903 - 1987 wife of Martin Braaten, Gary Lynn Apr 11, 1955 - Aug 25, 2012 Braaten, Gertrude Lavina (nee Whelen) Feb 28, 1906 - Aug 25, 1994 dau of Luke & Hannah Braaten, Harold Martin 1928 - Nov 29, 2012 Braaten, Ida (nee Halvorson) 1895 - 1992 wife of Olaf Braaten, Inger 1867 - 1932 Braaten, Karine (nee Pladsen) Sep 20, 1878 - Oct 21, 1915 wife of S. E. Braaten, Lars 1858 - 1948 Braaten, Lorna Elaine (nee Mattice) Mar 9, 1934 - Oct 31, 2015 wife of Mervin Braaten, Louis 1906 - 1979 Braaten, Martin 1900 - 1974 Braaten, Mervin Gerald Jun 26, 1930 - Feb 29, 2016 Braaten, Olaf 1889 - 1979 Braaten, Orvin H. died Jan 4, 2008 Braaten, Ray A. 1935 - 2003 Braaten, Selmer Sep 26, 1922 - Oct 15, 1922 son of Syver & Amelia Braaten, Sofia Amelia Aug 14, 1919 - Aug 20, 1919 dau of Syver & Amelia Broadfoot, Doris (nee Sinclair) Lewis Sep 22, 2004 age 73 wife of Herb, dau of Jim & Mae Broadfoot, Gordon died 1993 hus of Nina Broadfoot, Nina Gladys (nee Wilson) Oct 21, 1915 - May 11, 2010 dau of Sherwood & Margaret Campbell, Charles Forbes 1882 - 1943 Campbell, Earl Leslie Oct 1, 1921 - Nov 27, 1946 son of Charles & Lillian Campbell, Lillian Clara (nee Barrs) 1889 - 1984 Card, Agnes Henrietta (nee Wilson) Dec 30, 1856 - Jun 25, 1936 Christopherson, Clifford Thoralf Apr 1, 1918 - Oct 26, 1942 Clouston, James Alfred 1917 - Jan 3, 1972 Cook, Edgar L. 1918 - 2008 Cook, Nellie Edwards (nee Park) 1908 - 1986 Cook, Robert Lawson Jul 7, 1954 - Jul 22, 2008 Cox, Anna B. (nee Stewart) 1880 - 1971 Cox, Daniel Laurentice 1873 - Oct 13, 1957 Cox, Eliza Jane (nee Stewart) Feb 8, 1877 - Apr 26, 1946 Cox, G R. M. Dec 14, 1973 age 66 Cox, Thomas Havlock Mar 18, 1864 - Dec 21, 1943 Davidson, (baby) Dodwell, Horace Dyson 1871 - 1935 Dodwell, Ivy Phyllis 1921 - 1937 Dodwell, Leonard A. 1890 - 1978 Dodwell, Mary E. 1894 - 1986 wife of Leonard Erickson, Hans 1875 - 1946 Erikson, Hazel Mary (nee Johnstone) Sep 21, 1931 - Oct 6, 2016 wife of Einar, dau of William & Annabelle Folster, Lawrence E. died Jan 26, 1975 Foster, Jacob 1868 - 1935 Foster, P. Edith 1883 - 1960 wife of Jacob Foster, Peggy (nee Stockbridge) Aug 27, 1928 - Dec 6, 2016 dau of Samuel & Consey Foster, Thomas George Jul 19, 1913 - Feb 26, 2012 Foster, William ’Bill’ died Sep 30, 2006 hus of Peggy Franklin, Lester Raymond Dec 25, 1919 - Aug 2010 hus of Alice Banks, son of Edgar & Bertha Getz, Merrill Blair Jan 4, 1937 - May 17, 1939 Gjesdal, K. Aug 19, 1910 - Nov 29, 1914 Grambo, John Olaf 1888 - 1950 Graupe, Trina 1966 - 1969 Hablichek, Margaret Clara (nee Hunter) Sep 12, 1915 - Oct 18, 1999 Halstead, Arthur 1855 - 1932 Halverson, Amalia 1879 - 1917 wife of Henry Halverson, Henry O. 1869 - 1956 Halvorson, Delia Hazel Aug 15, 1913 - Feb 2, 1914 dau of O. Hansen, August 1867 - 1949 Hansen, Gina 1867 - 1947 Hansen, Henry Jul 26, 1900 - Jan 6, 1991 Hansen, Magdalena A. Nov 27, 1892 - Nov 29, 1911 Hanson, Albert 1895 - 1906 Hanson, (baby) Sep 16, 1974 - Sep 16, 1974 Hanson, Christian 1899 - 1910 Hanson, Cory Allen Dec 24, 1972 - Jan 16, 1973 Hanson, Hans Sigurd 1883 - 1946 Hanson, Henry 1887 - 1911 Hanson, Martha 1890 - 1973 Hanson, Roy F. Feb 6, 1978 age 58 Hanson, Sophie 1859 - 1934 Hanson, Verner M. 1918 - 1934 Harkness, Isadore 1862 - 1949 Harstad, Albert J. 1939 - 1948 Hartgerink, Fanny 1887 - 1936 Head, Arthur Donald Nov 22, 1909 - Apr 4, 1991 Head, John Donaldson Jan 12, 1874 - Jul 15, 1960 hus of Kate Taylor, son of Robert & Isabella Head, Lorelee Joan May 15, 1959 - Feb 26, 1967 dau of Arthur & Zelma Head, Zelma Ruth (nee Whelen) Jul 13, 1908 - Jun 23, 1999 Hendricks, Pearl Isabele 1909 - 1977 Hoknes, Albert S. Mar 7, 1912 - Mar 20, 1912 Hoknes, Alfred 1905 - 1979 Hoknes, Andrew 1869 - 1929 Hoknes, (baby) Hoknes, Clara 1885 - 1933 wife of Andrew Hoknes, Ella N. May 14, 1910 - Apr 24, 1911 Hoknes, Leona Ruth Oct 16, 1931 - Jul 19, 1951 Hoknes, Sophia 1912 - 1993 Homer, Joseph Leonard died Dec 1, 1964 Hornibrook, Albert E. ’Bert’ 1898 - 1997 Hornibrook, Marian Mar 24, 1912 - Nov 25, 2009 wife of Albert Hovde, Christine (nee Alldrin) 1867 - 1949 wife of Halvor Hovde, Edgar T. 1907 - 1968 Hovde, Halvor 1858 - 1929 Isaacson, Roy Kenneth Apr 4, 1993 age 67 Jackson, Mabel Sep 25, 1926 - Sep 12, 2005 wife of Robert Jackson, Robert John Jul 30, 1974 age 55 Jakobsen, Mary (nee Almer) Feb 16, 1920 - Jun 23, 2014 dau of Frank & Nancy Jakobsen, Torbjorn 'Tony' hus of Mary Jamieson, Laura Jane 1878 - 1928 Johnston, Bertha Jul 22, 1886 - Oct 5, 1934 Johnston, Ellen Louise Apr 8, 1944 - Oct 8, 2012 dau of Jack & Joy Johnston, Hannah Polly (nee Taylor) Oct 15, 1884 - Aug 13, 1969 wife of William Johnston, Jack R. 1913 - 1980 Johnston, Joy A. 1915 - 1997 Johnston, Thomas L. Feb 2, 1877 - Nov 25, 1943 Johnston, William James Nov 20, 1873 - Mar 10, 1965 Johnstone, Hector Alexander Sep 7, 1928 - Dec 28, 1994 Johnstone, Thomas Percy Mar 31, 1934 - Jun 23, 1995 Krzemkowski, Bernard Sep 24, 1909 - Feb 26, 1989 Leland, Elise Marie 1873 - 1952 Leland, Gotfred Ingvald Mar 4, 1873 - Sep 27, 1938 Lewis, Joseph Aug 19, 1961 age 64 MacDonald, Fred W. died Nov 11, 1962 Matheson, Verna Lenore (nee Swenson) Mar 20, 1920 - Jun 27, 2006 wife of Cliff, dau of Edward & Carrie McDonald, Margaret E. 1886 - 1953 wife of Fred McIntosh, Norman Howard 1914 - 1968 McMahon, Caroline M. 1921 - 2014 McMahon, Chester S. 1920 - 2002 Mitchell, Alfhild (nee Gjesdal) Nov 2, 1913 - Sep 27, 2009 wife of Hanley, dau of Knute & Amanda Mohn, Edith Lois Smith (nee Ayles) 1920 - 2006 dau of Usher & Edith Mohn, Oscar Helmar Oct 13, 1914 - Apr 14, 1964 Nevland, Kristopher Andrew May 31, 1976 - Jan 25, 2017 Newhouse, Thelma R. 1920 - 2008 wife of Wilfred Newhouse, Wilfred L. 1914 - 1995 Nicholls, Samuel 1882 - 1947 Nicholls, Sarah J. 1870 - 1945 Njaa, Bertha 1883 - 1950 wife of Peder Njaa, Ingvald 1879 - 1928 Njaa, Peder 1872 - 1967 Njaa, Ralph Thoren Apr 7, 1913 age 16 wks, son of Rev. N Nordland, Jane Mar 5, 1911 age 75 Ober, Etta (nee Hartgerink) 1914 - 2003 dau of Fanny Olsen, Dale Gerald 1964 - 1964 son of Gerald & Maxine Olsen, Gerald Jul 5, 1935 - Olsen, Gunder 1904 - 1984 Olsen, Maxine Sep 10, 1934 - Feb 11, 2014 Olsen, Stella 1905 - 1997 wife of Gunder Opseth, Elmer Joseph Jul 11, 1924 - May 11, 2013 son of Trygve & Sophie Orton, Arthur Edward 1930 - 1947 Park, Elizabeth 1873 - 1945 wife of James Park, James 1858 - 1926 Perry, Donald Maxwell Vernon Dec 27, 1935 - Perry, Margaret Lillian (nee Lewis) Mar 23, 1932 - Dec 15, 2013 wife of Donald Peterson, Elizabeth Martha 1888 - 1981 wife of William Peterson, William 1880 - 1949 Pratt, Harvey E. Apr 28, 1971 age 62 Robinson, Arthur 1881 - 1939 Robinson, Mary E. 1881 - 1939 wife of Arthur Rolf, (unknown) died 1913 Royer, Muriel 1930 - 2003 Rude, Alvin Norman died Oct 24, 2004 hus of Beth Warder, dau of Erick & Marie Sampson, Hugh Paget Sep 27, 1913 - Nov 10, 2009 hus of Lenora, son of Hugh & Florence Sampson, Lenora Victoria Heisler Feb 10, 1927 - Oct 13, 2010 dau of Wedelin & Theresa Sanderson, Ralph Mar 9, 1963 age 66 Sandvold, Bertha Gurina (nee Wareberg) Jul 17, 1879 - Aug 28, 1966 wife of Anders Savage, Gordon Trotter Jul 26, 1921 - Nov 11, 2007 Schafer, Robert J. died Sep 8, 1948 Skrudland, Hazel Elizabeth 1915 - 1988 Skrudland, Palmer Olaus 1 1905 - 1969 Sorensen, Svend May 14, 1980 age 73 Spiker, Gordon died May 2005 hus of Linda Spiker, Linda Hope (nee Franklin) Aug 7, 1947 - Oct 16, 2008 dau of William & Goldie Stamnes, Olav A. Dec 21, 1907 - Apr 25, 1990 Stevenson, Frances Pearl (nee Sandvold) Aug 27, 1911 - May 4, 2009 dau of Anders & Bertha Stewart, Gerda Svanhild (nee Christiansen) Jan 1, 1925 - Oct 27, 2010 wife of Bob, dau of Martin & Dagny Stewart, Lindsay F. Dec 6, 1919 - Jul 31, 1996 Stewart, Nelson H. 1923 - 1957 Stroklund, Anna Aug 1867 - Oct 1921 wife of Lars Stroklund, Lars Eric Jul 1869 - Mar 1922 Stroklund, Olaf Dec 1828 - Mar 1917 Swanson, Edna M. Feb 25, 1910 - Nov 25, 1910 dau of Nels & Hilma Swanson, Ernest Gustaf 1891 - 1987 Swanson, Grace Edna (nee Jackson) Feb 9, 1914 - Aug 16, 1995 Swanson, Hilma 1890 - 1957 Swanson, Matilda 1860 - 1941 wife of Thomas Swanson, Muriel Noreen (nee Whelen) Sep 30, 1910 - Aug 15, 1999 wife of Tom, dau of Luke& Hannah Swanson, Nels 1884 - 1966 Swanson, Thomas 1868 - 1944 Swanson, Willie S. Jan 20, 1908 - Mar 21, 1908 son of Nels & Hilma Terlson, Samuel Apr 24, 1872 - Sep 1927 Terlson, Samuel J. G. Feb 25, 1925 - Jul 24, 1937 Tice, Mary Katherine(nee Bender) 1870 - 1956 wife of William Tice, William Ellsworth 1866 - Jan 24, 1937 son of Martin & Elizabeth Tomtene, Margaret 1911 - 1985 wife of Trond Tomtene, Trond K. 1906 - 1999 Undem, Ane Marie 1869 - 1930 Vinnell, Corinne E. 1907 - 1981 Vinnell, Gordon F. 1929 - 2009 Vinnell, John F. 1899 - 1948 Vinnell, Les Nov 21, 1936 - Feb 11, 2010 Vinnell, R. E. 1914 - 1918 Wait, Clarence Benjamin Dec 3, 1866 - Nov 4, 1945 Wait, Cordelia (nee Fish) Jun 16, 1844 - May 5, 1924 Wait, Finlay Benjamin Nov 11, 1844 - Aug 8, 1925 Wait, Rebecca (nee Wilson) Nov 1, 1864 - Jul 1945 Wareberg, Dorthe Kristine (nee Mortenson) Sep 17, 1840 - Feb 26, 1912 wife of Hendrick Wareberg, Henrick Ommundsen Aug 9, 1840 - Oct 5, 1912 Whelen, Ardinal R. Nov 15, 1912 - Jun 8, 1992 Whelen, Bessie Edna (nee Foster) May 25, 1908 - Nov 26, 2008 wife of Harvey Whelen, Edith Wendela (nee Stahl) Jun 20, 1912 - May 23, 1972 wife of Ardinal Whelen, George Edward Dec 20, 1919 - Jun 10, 1994 Whelen, Hannah Mary (nee Armstrong) May 25, 1885 - Feb 24, 1955 Whelen, Harold Edward Apr 3, 1945 - Apr 23, 1993 Whelen, Harvey Hume May 5, 1904 - Nov 26, 1986 Whelen, Kenneth Arnor Dec 24, 1934 - Jul 4, 1948 son of Wilbert & Mary Whelen, Luke May 4, 1883 - Jul 22, 1957 son of Christopher & Hannah Whelen, Mary (nee Taylor) Nov 29, 1895 - Jan 17, 1992 wife of Wilbert Whelen, Mary Jane (nee Bole) Oct 29, 1862 - Apr 29, 1939 wife of Peter Whelen, Peter Apr 16, 1855 - Feb 23, 1935 Whelen, Wilbert Erd Oct 12, 1890 - 1957 son of Peter & Mary Wildey, Allan Peter Dec 23, 1915 - Mar 31, 1995 Wilson, Harry A. Mar 25, 1885 - Sep 23, 1964 Wilson, Margaret Jane (nee Whelen) Mar 22, 1886 - Oct 5, 1958 wife of Harry Wudrick-Zachow, Mary E. 1907 - 1986 Zachow, Caroline 1873 - 1949 wife of Charles Zachow, Charles 1876 - 1945 Zachow, Edward Henry 1909 - 1986
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