Index to Locations Brooklyn CenterMound CemeteryEden PrairieMt. Pleasant CemeteryMinneapolisUnknown locationMinneapolisCrystal Lake CemeteryMinneapolisFort Snelling NationalCemeteryMinneapolisHillside CemeteryMinneapolisLakewood CemeteryMinneapolisMaple Hill Cemetery(now gone)MinneapolisMinneapolis City HallGroundsMinneapolisSt. Mary's CemeteryMinneapolisSunset Memorial ParkCemeteryMinneapolisTarget CenterMinneapolisUniversity ofMinnesotaMinnetonka MillsGrovelandCemeteryMoundMound CemeteryOronoUnion Cemetery
MoundCemetery
Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Fred Melville Libby (1852-1933) — also known asFred M. Libby — of Brooklyn Center,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Gorham,CumberlandCounty, Maine,April20, 1852.Villagepresident of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, 1915-17.Died inCrow WingCounty, Minn.,September1, 1933 (age81 years, 134days).Interment at Mound Cemetery.
Mt. PleasantCemetery
Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jean Louise Harris (c.1931-2001) — ofRichmond,Va.; Eden Prairie,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Virginia, about 1931. Republican.Physician;mayorof Eden Prairie, Minn., 1995-2001; died in office 2001; candidateforLieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 2000.Female.EpiscopalianorLutheran.Africanancestry.Died, oflungcancer, in ahospitalat Eden Prairie,HennepinCounty, Minn.,December14, 2001 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles William Dorsett (1850-1936) — also known asCharles W. Dorsett — of Minnesota. Born in Sinclairville,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1850.Lawyer;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1904, 1906, 1916 (primary).Swedenborgian.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March26, 1936 (age85 years, 180days).Interment somewhere.
Crystal LakeCemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George W. Higgins (1855-1910) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine,March 6,1855.Brick andclay tile manufacturer; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1898; Prohibition candidate formayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1902; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 44, 1907-08.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October20, 1910 (age55 years, 228days).Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery. | | William James Gallagher (1875-1946) — also known asWilliam J. Gallagher — of Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 13,1875.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1945-46; defeated,1942; died in office 1946.Died in ahospitalat Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,August13, 1946 (age71 years, 92days).Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery. | | George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March30, 1890.Republican.Schoolteacher; general manager and vice-president, SooCreamery;secretary, RudyardWoodworkingCorp.; vice-president, CentralgomaIronMines,Ltd.; member ofMichiganstate senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.Member,Grange;Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Suffered a head injury in anautomobilecollision, and died the next day, in HurleyHospital,Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,May 24,1948 (age58 years, 55days).Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery.
Fort SnellingNational Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Wayzata,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Beresford,UnionCounty, S.Dak.,August4, 1878.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 42, 1911-14; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1912(alternate),1916;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated(Independent), 1920; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1928;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republicanprimary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.Methodist.Swedishancestry. Member,Freemasons;DeltaSigma Rho;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.One of 25 passengers and crew killed in thecrashof a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound fromWashington to Pittsburgh, during anintensestorm, near Lovettsville,LoudounCounty, Va.,August31, 1940 (age62 years, 27days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Mark H. Gehan (1892-1967) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February28, 1892.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 37, 1923-28;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1934-38.Catholic.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,June 23,1967 (age75 years, 115days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Joseph E. Dillon (d. 1990) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1954-60; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Minnesota,1956.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Potomac,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April17, 1990.Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) — also known asFrank E. Hook;"Fightin'Frank" —of Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.; Edina,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in L'Anse,BaragaCounty, Mich.,May 26,1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;miner;lawyer;municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25;U.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12thDistrict), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11thDistrict); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1936,1940,1944(alternate),1948;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1948; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1948;candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president ofradiostation WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;SigmaDelta Kappa;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Americansfor Democratic Action.In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of theHouse of Representatives withJohnE. Rankin of Mississippi.Died in Edina,HennepinCounty, Minn.,June 21,1982 (age89 years, 26days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Nicholas David Coleman, Sr. (1925-1981) — also known asNicholas D. Coleman;NickColeman —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February23, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1963-80 (45th District 1963-66, 46th District1967-72, 65th District 1973-80); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1964.Irishancestry.Died, ofleukemia,March5, 1981 (age56 years, 10days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Kay Nee (1919-2010) — also known asKay Evangeline Bonner — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Fridley,AnokaCounty, Minn.Born in Plummer,Red LakeCounty, Minn.,October26, 1919.Democrat.Radio andtelevisionwriter andproducer;actress;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1964.Female.Catholic.Member,League of WomenVoters.DiedAugust2, 2010 (age90 years, 280days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Ora Miner Leland (1876-1962) — also known asOra M. Leland — of New York. Born in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,June 28,1876.Progressive. Candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1912.Dean ofthe College of Engineering and Architecture at the University ofMinnesota; developed theAeronauticalEngineering Department in 1928-29.DiedMarch30, 1962 (age85 years, 275days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Frank Leguil (1892-1964) — of Adrian,NoblesCounty, Minn.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,April17, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;roadcontractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1940.Died inCanada,January20, 1964 (age71 years, 278days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Louis Leguil and Kathryn Leguil. |
| | Harold Nelson Bishop (1894-1975) — also known asHarold Bishop — of Park Rapids,HubbardCounty, Minn.Born in Sauk Centre,StearnsCounty, Minn.,September20, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;merchant;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1948.Died in1975(ageabout80 years).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Roy Benjamin Aune (1900-1993) — also known asRoy B. Aune — of Fergus Falls,Otter TailCounty, Minn.; Parkers Prairie,Otter TailCounty, Minn.Born in alogcabin, near Fergus Falls,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,April 9,1900.Superintendentof schools; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 50, 1945-50.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Rotary;Elks;Freemasons.Died, following astroke,in the Lake RegionNursingHome, Fergus Falls,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,June 1,1993 (age93 years, 53days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Verne C. Johnson (1925-2012) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,July 20,1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1952;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 30, 1953-54.DiedNovember2, 2012 (age87 years, 105days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. | | Gary W. Flakne (1934-2016) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March12, 1934.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1963-73 (District 35 1963-72,District 61-A 1973); delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1968(alternate),1972.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died in Minnesota,January3, 2016 (age81 years, 297days).Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
HillsideCemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) — also known asElmer L. Andersen — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 17,1909.Republican.Gluemanufacturing business;dairyfarmer;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1948,1964;member ofMinnesotastate senate 42nd District, 1949-58;Governor ofMinnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Rotary;AlphaKappa Psi.Died, in ahospitalat St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,November15, 2004 (age95 years, 151days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | Henry George Teigan (1881-1941) — also known asHenry G. Teigan — of Minnesota. Born in Iowa,1881.Member of Minnesota state legislature, 1920; Farmer-Labor candidateforMinnesotastate auditor, 1930; candidate forMinnesotastate senate 29th District, 1934;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1937-39; defeated(Farmer-Labor), 1932.Died in1941(ageabout60 years).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | Daniel George Shillock (c.1824-1878) — of New Ulm,BrownCounty, Minn.Born near Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk,KaliningradOblast), about 1824.Member ofMinnesotastate senate 20th District, 1863-66; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 19, 1867.DiedAugust17, 1878 (ageabout 54years).Original interment atMaple Hill Cemetery(which no longer exists); reinterment in 1894 at Hillside Cemetery.
LakewoodCemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) — also known asHubert H. Humphrey;"H.H.H.";"The Happy Warrior";"TheHump" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Wallace,CodingtonCounty, S.Dak.,May 27,1911.Democrat.Pharmacist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1960,1964;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1972;VicePresident of the United States, 1965-69; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968.Congregationalist.EnglishandNorwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanFederation of Teachers.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.Died, ofcancer,at Waverly,WrightCounty, Minn.,January13, 1978 (age66 years, 231days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue atMinneapolis City Hall Grounds. | | Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) — also known asAlbert A. Ames;"Doc" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; California.Born in Garden Prairie,BooneCounty, Ill.,January18, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1867;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;resigned 1902; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1888;indictedin 1902 onbriberycharges,over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint hissecretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November16, 1911 (age69 years, 302days). His body was reportedlydonated toscience.Cremated;ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833-1890) — also known asEugene M. Wilson — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),December25, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Minnesota, 1857-61; served in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1869-71;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1872-73, 1874-75; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Minnesota,1876;member ofMinnesotastate senate 27th District, 1879-80; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1888.Died in Nassau,Bahamas,April10, 1890 (age56 years, 106days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Dorilus Morrison (1814-1897) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,December27, 1814.Banker;member ofMinnesotastate senate 5th District, 1864-65;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1867-68, 1869-70.DiedJune 26,1897 (age82 years, 181days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Robert Pratt (1845-1908) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,December12, 1845.Republican.Mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1895-99.DiedAugust8, 1908 (age62 years, 240days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Wallace George Nye (1859-1926) — also known asWallace G. Nye — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Hortonville,OutagamieCounty, Wis.,October17, 1859.Republican.Pharmacist;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1913-17.DiedMarch 4,1926 (age66 years, 138days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Edward C. Babb (1834-1899) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February1, 1834.Republican.Mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1889-91.DiedMarch 9,1899 (age65 years, 36days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.  | Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) — also known asOrville L. Freeman — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 9,1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;aide to Minneapolis MayorHubertH. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1948,1952,1960,1964;Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate forMinnesotastate attorney general, 1950;Governor ofMinnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,1960;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.Lutheran.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;AmericanJudicature Society;Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union;Moose;Eagles;IzaakWalton League;Sons ofNorway;PurpleHeart;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February20, 2003 (age84 years, 287days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | William Henry Eustis (1845-1928) — also known asWilliam H. Eustis — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Oxbow,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1845.Republican.Mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1893-95; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1908.DiedNovember29, 1928 (age83 years, 135days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) — also known asAlexander Gale Bainbridge;"Buzz" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September4, 1885.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;advertisingagent with Barnum & Bailey and othercircuses;manager of ShubertTheaterin Minneapolis, and oftravelingroad shows;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, fromheartdisease, in VeteransHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March14, 1936 (age50 years, 192days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Hugh G. Harrison (1822-1891) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,April23, 1822.Banker;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1868-69; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1888.DiedAugust12, 1891 (age69 years, 111days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | George Augustus Brackett (1836-1921) — also known asGeorge A. Brackett — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Calais,WashingtonCounty, Maine,September16, 1836.Republican.Mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1873-74.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 17,1921 (age84 years, 243days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Hartwell Brackett and Mary Scott (Preston) Brackett; married1858 toAnnie Maria Holt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) — also known asJohn S. Pillsbury — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Sutton,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,July 29,1827.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1864-68, 1871, 1873-75 (4th District 1864-68, 1871,25th District 1873-75);Governor ofMinnesota, 1876-82.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October18, 1901 (age74 years, 81days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue erected 1900 atUniversity of Minnesota.  | Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) — also known asThomas D. Schall — of Excelsior,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Reed City,OsceolaCounty, Mich.,June 4,1878.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1920;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; diedin office 1935.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Blindedby an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.Hit byan automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, nearCottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three dayslater, in CasualtyHospital,Washington,D.C.,December22, 1935 (age57 years, 201days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Floyd Björnstjerne Olson (1891-1936) — also known asFloyd B. Olson — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November13, 1891.Governorof Minnesota, 1931-36; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1924; died inoffice 1936.Died, fromstomachcancer, in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,August22, 1936 (age44 years, 283days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | John Lind (1854-1930) — of New Ulm,BrownCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Kanna, Smaland,Sweden,March25, 1854.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;Governor ofMinnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1904;Prohibition candidate forMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1916.Unitarian.Swedishancestry.Losthis left hand in a boyhood accident.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September18, 1930 (age76 years, 177days).Cremated;ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery.  | Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (1879-1961) — also known asJ. A. A. Burnquist — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Dayton,WebsterCounty, Iowa,July 21,1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 33, 1909-12;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1913-15;Governor ofMinnesota, 1915-21; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1923; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932;Minnesotastate attorney general, 1939-55.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation.DiedJanuary12, 1961 (age81 years, 175days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Paul David Wellstone (1944-2002) — also known asPaul Wellstone;"SenatorWelfare" —of Minnesota. Born inWashington,D.C.,July 21,1944.Democrat.Collegeprofessor;arrestedduring aVietnamWar protest at the federal building in Minneapolis, 1970;arrestedagain during aprotest offarm foreclosures at a bank in Paynesville, Minn., 1984; candidate forMinnesotastate auditor, 1982; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Minnesota, 1984-91;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002; died in office 2002; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1996,2000.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Killed in aplanecrash, along with his wife and daughter, near Eveleth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,October25, 2002 (age58 years, 96days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) — also known asWilliam D. Washburn — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,January14, 1831.Republican. U.S. Surveyor-General for Minnesota, 1861-65;miller;lumberbusiness;railroadpromoter; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1871;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4thDistrict 1883-85);U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.Universalist.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,July 29,1912 (age81 years, 197days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) — also known asAlfred J. Pearson — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Landskrona,Sweden,September29, 1869.Republican.Universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toPoland, 1924-25;Finland, 1925-30.Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,ModernLanguage Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedAugust9, 1939 (age69 years, 314days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Rudolph George Perpich (1928-1995) — also known asRudy Perpich;"GovernorGoofy" —of Hibbing,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Carson Lake (now part of Hibbing),St. LouisCounty, Minn.,June 27,1928.Democrat.Dentist;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1963-71;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1971-76;Governor ofMinnesota, 1976-79, 1983-91; defeated, 1978; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1984.Catholic.Croatianancestry.Died ofcoloncancer, in Minnetonka,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September21, 1995 (age67 years, 86days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912-1998) — also known asMuriel Fay Buck;Muriel BuckHumphrey —of Waverly,WrightCounty, Minn.; Plymouth,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Huron,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.,February20, 1912.Democrat.Second Ladyof the United States, 1965-69;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1978; appointed 1978.Female.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September20, 1998 (age86 years, 212days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Guy Victor Howard (1879-1954) — also known asGuy V. Howard — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November28, 1879.Republican.Insurancebusiness; Republican Presidential Elector for Minnesota,1917;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1936-37.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August20, 1954 (age74 years, 265days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Martin Olav Sabo (1938-2016) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Crosby,DivideCounty, N.Dak.,February28, 1938.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1961-78;Speaker ofthe Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1973-78;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1979-2007; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1984,1996,2000,2004.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March13, 2016 (age78 years, 14days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Francis Russell Edward Cornell (1821-1881) — also known asFrancis R. E. Cornell — of Addison,SteubenCounty, N.Y.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Coventry,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1821.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1852-53; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1861-62, 1865;Minnesotastate attorney general, 1868-74;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1875-81; died in office 1881.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 23,1881 (age59 years, 187days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Mt. Vernon,KennebecCounty, Maine,April10, 1833.Republican.Lumbermanufacturer;flour millbusiness; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1872-75, 1877, 1881-84 (District26 1872-75, 1877, 1881-82, District 29 1883-84);Speaker ofthe Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;defeated, 1902.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,April15, 1919 (age86 years, 5days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Cyrus Aldrich (1808-1871) — of Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Smithfield,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,June 18,1808.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1845-47; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1856(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857;U.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1859-63; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1865; postmaster atMinneapolis,Minn., 1867-71.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October5, 1871 (age63 years, 109days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (1873-1933) — also known asGodfrey G. Goodwin — of Cambridge,IsantiCounty, Minn.Born inNicolletCounty, Minn.,January11, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;IsantiCounty Attorney, 1899-1907, 1912-25;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1925-33; died inoffice 1933.Died when hejumpedorfellfrom a fifth-floor window at theHotelDriscoll,Washington,D.C.,February16, 1933 (age60 years, 36days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Walter Hughes Newton (1880-1941) — also known asWalter H. Newton — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October10, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1919-29; secretaryand administrative assistant to PresidentHerbertHoover, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1932.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust10, 1941 (age60 years, 304days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.  | Sydney Anderson (1881-1948) — of Lanesboro,FillmoreCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Zumbrota,GoodhueCounty, Minn.,September18, 1881.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1911-25; candidateforU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1923; vice-president, General Mills, 1929.Presbyterian.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October8, 1948 (age67 years, 20days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1859-1924) — also known asCharles A. Lindbergh — of Little Falls,MorrisonCounty, Minn.Born in Stockholm,Sweden,January20, 1859.U.S.Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1907-17; defeated(Independent), 1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1916 (Republican primary), 1923(Farmer-Labor primary); candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1918.Died in Crookston,PolkCounty, Minn.,May 24,1924 (age65 years, 125days).Cremated;ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Einar Hoidale (1870-1952) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Tromso,Norway,August17, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1930, 1934;U.S.Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,December5, 1952 (age82 years, 110days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Charles Raymond Robertson (1889-1951) — also known asCharles R. Robertson — of Bismarck,BurleighCounty, N.Dak.Born in Wisconsin,1889.Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota,1940(HonoraryVice-President);U.S.Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1941-43, 1945-49;defeated (Independent), 1942.Died in1951(ageabout62 years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Harry Hunter MacLaughlin (1927-2005) — Born in Breckenridge,WilkinCounty, Minn.,August9, 1927.Lawyer;law partner ofWalterF. Mondale, 1957-60;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1972-77;U.S.District Judge for Minnesota, 1977-92; took senior status 1992.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in Edina,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 3,2005 (age77 years, 267days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.  | Franklin Fowler Ellsworth (1879-1942) — also known asFranklin F. Ellsworth — of St. James,WatonwanCounty, Minn.; Mankato,Blue EarthCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. James,WatonwanCounty, Minn.,July 10,1879.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;WatonwanCounty Attorney, 1905-08;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-21; candidateforGovernor ofMinnesota, 1924; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1934.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;PhiGamma Delta;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,December23, 1942 (age63 years, 166days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Alexander Hughes (1846-1907) — of Elk Point,UnionCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Bismarck,BurleighCounty, N.Dak.Born in Brantford,Ontario,September30, 1846.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;memberDakota territorial council, 1872-73, 1887-89;Presidentof the Dakota Territorial Council, 1872-73; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory,1872,1876,1880(alternate);Dakotaterritory attorney general, 1883-85; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from North Dakota,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November24, 1907 (age61 years, 55days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.  | William Ignatius Nolan (1874-1943) — also known asW. I. Nolan — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,1874.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1903-08, 1911-14, 1917-24(District 42 1903-08, District 43 1911-14, District 33 1917-24);delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1924;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1925-29;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1929-33; defeated,1932; member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1943.Died in1943(ageabout69 years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | | John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) — also known asJohn G. Alexander — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born inCortlandCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1893.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1936;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated,1940; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1942.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Elks;OptimistClub;IzaakWalton League.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,December8, 1971 (age78 years, 145days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Richard Pillsbury Gale (1900-1973) — also known asRichard P. Gale — of Mound,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October30, 1900.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 36, 1939-40;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1941-45; defeated,1944.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,December4, 1973 (age73 years, 35days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Oscar Ferdinand Youngdahl (1893-1946) — also known asOscar F. Youngdahl — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October13, 1893.Republican. Candidate forMinnesotastate attorney general, 1934, 1936;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1939-43.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February3, 1946 (age52 years, 113days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | William Smith King (1828-1900) — of Minnesota. Born in Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1828.Republican.U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1875-77.DiedFebruary24, 1900 (age71 years, 70days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Moses Kimball Armstrong (1832-1906) — also known asMoses K. Armstrong — of Yankton,YanktonCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).Born in Milan,ErieCounty, Ohio,September19, 1832.Member ofDakotaterritorial House of Representatives, 1862-63;memberDakota territorial council, 1865-67, 1870-71;Presidentof the Dakota Territorial Council, 1866-67;treasurerof Dakota Territory, 1865-68;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1871.Died in Albert Lea,FreebornCounty, Minn.,January11, 1906 (age73 years, 114days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | John Bachop Gilfillan (1835-1924) — also known asJohn B. Gilfillan — of Minnesota. Born in Barnet,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,February11, 1835.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1876-85 (25th District 1876-82, 28th District1883-85);U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1885-87.DiedAugust19, 1924 (age89 years, 190days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Alfred Elisha Ames (1814-1874) — also known asAlfred E. Ames — ofWinnebagoCounty, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Colchester,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,December13, 1814.Democrat.Physician;member ofIllinoisstate senate 24th District, 1849-50; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853;postmaster atMinneapolis,Minn., 1856-57;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September23, 1874 (age59 years, 284days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Samuel Prather Snider (1845-1928) — of Minnesota. Born in Mt. Gilead,MorrowCounty, Ohio,October9, 1845.Republican. Member of Minnesota state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1889-91.Died in1928(ageabout82 years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Dewey William Johnson (1899-1941) — of Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March14, 1899.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 31, 1929-34;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1937-39.DiedSeptember18, 1941 (age42 years, 188days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Earle Brown (1879-1963) — of Brooklyn Center,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October6, 1879.Republican.Horsebreeder;HennepinCounty Sheriff, 1920-29, 1942-46; Chief, Minnesota HighwayPatrol, 1929-32; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1932.Died in Brooklyn Center,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March12, 1963 (age83 years, 157days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1921 to GwenFoster. |
| | William Brown Anderson (1861-1940) — also known asWilliam B. Anderson;"Tall Pine ofMinnesota" —of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August4, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 2, 1901-02, 1905-06; candidate forjustice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1916; member ofMinnesotastate senate 33rd District, 1927-40; died in office 1940.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,SigmaChi;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,September26, 1940 (age79 years, 53days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.  | Charles Edward Adams (1867-1936) — also known asCharles E. Adams;CharlieAdams —of Granite Falls,YellowMedicine County, Minn.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October1, 1867.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 57th District, 1915-36; died in office 1936;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1929-31.Congregationalist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,October6, 1936 (age69 years, 5days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (1924-2005) — also known asGeorge Mikan;"Mr.Basketball" —of Minnesota. Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,June 18,1924.Republican. Professionalbasketballplayer andcoach forthe Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and 1950s; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,BasketballHall ofFame.Croatianancestry.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,June 1,2005 (age80 years, 348days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery; statue atTargetCenter. | | Benjamin Dexter Sprague (1827-1893) — also known asBenjamin D. Sprague — of Lansing,MowerCounty, Minn.; Rushford,FillmoreCounty, Minn.Born in Bedford,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,December6, 1827.Farmer;miller;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 15, 1863; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1864-65, 1870 (15th District 1864-65, 14th District1870).Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,July 26,1893 (age65 years, 232days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Manley Lewis Fosseen (1869-1947) — also known asManley L. Fosseen — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Illinois, December,1869.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 42, 1903-06; member ofMinnesotastate senate 42nd District, 1907-14; municipal judge inMinnesota, 1930.Norwegianancestry.Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,August9, 1947 (age77 years, 0days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Lars Swenson (1842-1904) — ofHennepinCounty, Minn.Born in1842.Member ofMinnesotastate senate 29th District, 1887-89.Died in1904(ageabout62 years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | John Harrington Stevens (1820-1900) — also known asJohn H. Stevens — of Glencoe,McLeodCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Brompton Falls,Quebec,June13, 1820.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1857-58, 1862, 1876 (District 181857-58, District 6 1862, District 26 1876); member ofMinnesotastate senate 18th District, 1859-60.DiedMay 28,1900 (age79 years, 349days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.| | Relatives:Father of Mary Stevens. |
| | Levi Butler — ofHennepinCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate senate 26th District, 1872-77.Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.  | William Drew Washburn Jr. (1863-1929) — also known asW. D. Washburn, Jr. — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April 3,1863.Newspaperwork; engaged inflour,lumber, andrailroadbusinesses; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12,1917-18, 1921-26 (District 41 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-12, District 311917-18, 1921-26).Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,October10, 1929 (age66 years, 190days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | James L. Adams (1921-2014) — also known asJim Adams — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,October2, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;electrician;treasurerandpresident,IBEW Local 292; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August6, 2014 (age92 years, 308days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Zina Albert Clough (1859-1926) — also known asZina A. Clough — of Michigan; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born inInghamCounty, Mich.,1859.Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1892.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,January14, 1926 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary A. (Strickland) Clough and Albert B. Clough; married to JuliaS. Johns. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Williamson Rees (1807-1870) — also known asCharles W. Rees — of Chanhassen,CarverCounty, Minn.Born in Seneca town,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1807.Democrat. Postmaster atChanhassen,Minn., 1859-63.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February3, 1870 (age62 years, 229days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | John Edwards (1814-1896) — of Indiana. Born in Fredonia,CrawfordCounty, Ind.,December1, 1814.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1841-43.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November10, 1896 (age81 years, 345days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Sumner Wellington Farnham (1820-1900) — also known asSumner W. Farnham — of Minnesota. Born in Calais,WashingtonCounty, Maine,April 2,1820.Member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1852, 1856.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,1900(ageabout80 years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | William Drake Baring-Gould (1878-1921) — also known asWilliam D. Baring-Gould — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born inEngland,December21, 1878.Realestate business;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inMinneapolis,Minn., 1919-21.Died, following surgery for anacutestomach disorder, in Minnesota,August19, 1921 (age42 years, 241days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sabine Baring-Gould and Grace Berry (Taylor) Baring-Gould; fatherof William Stuart Baring-Gould. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Anderson (1838-1927) — of Washburn (now part of Eden Prairie),HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in County Cavan,Ireland,1838.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 29, 1883-84.Died in Minnetonka,HennepinCounty, Minn.,January21, 1927 (ageabout 88years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Harry Albert Lund (1871-1950) — also known asHarry A. Lund — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minnesota,1871.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Customs at St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota, 1914-24;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1944.Swedishancestry. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Knightsof Khorassan;Maccabees;ModernWoodmen of America;OddFellows;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October28, 1950 (ageabout 79years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.  | Carrie Fosseen (1875-1963) — also known asCarrie Secelia Jorgens;Mrs. Manley L.Fosseen —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minnesota,January30, 1875.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;speaker);member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Minnesota, 1924.Female.Norwegianancestry.Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,March23, 1963 (age88 years, 52days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. |  | Frank Elisha Reed (1880-1967) — also known asFrank E. Reed — of Glencoe,McLeodCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Glencoe,McLeodCounty, Minn.,June 19,1880.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 31, 1917-18; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1920.Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,February3, 1967 (age86 years, 229days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
Maple HillCemetery (now gone)
Broadway & Fillmore N.E.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Minneapolis CityHall Grounds
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) — also known asHubert H. Humphrey;"H.H.H.";"The Happy Warrior";"TheHump" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Wallace,CodingtonCounty, S.Dak.,May 27,1911.Democrat.Pharmacist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1960,1964;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1972;VicePresident of the United States, 1965-69; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968.Congregationalist.EnglishandNorwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanFederation of Teachers.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.Died, ofcancer,at Waverly,WrightCounty, Minn.,January13, 1978 (age66 years, 231days).Interment atLakewood Cemetery; statue atMinneapolis City Hall Grounds.
St. Mary'sCemetery
4403 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Ross Smith (1864-1952) — also known asGeorge R. Smith — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.,May 28,1864.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1903; probate judge in Minnesota,1907-13;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1913-17.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November7, 1952 (age88 years, 163days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.  | John Edward Kelley (1853-1941) — also known asJohn E. Kelley — of Flandreau,MoodyCounty, S.Dak.Born near Portage City (now Portage),ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,March27, 1853.Newspaperbusiness; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1891-92;U.S.Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99; Register,U.S. Land office, Pierre, S.D., 1915-18.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August5, 1941 (age88 years, 131days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Sunset MemorialPark Cemetery
2250 St. Anthony Blvd. N.E.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Theodore Christianson (1883-1948) — of Dawson,Lac quiParle County, Minn.Born inLac quiParle County, Minn.,September12, 1883.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 24, 1915-24;Governor ofMinnesota, 1925-31;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1933-37 (at-large 1933-35, 5thDistrict 1935-37); candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1936.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;ThetaChi;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Dawson,Lac quiParle County, Minn.,December9, 1948 (age65 years, 88days).Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. | | William Mahoney (1869-1952) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.; Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.; Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January13, 1869.Pressman;laborleader; Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; Public Ownershipcandidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota,1908;founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocatenewspaper,1920-32;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August17, 1952 (age83 years, 217days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Earl R. Larson (1911-2001) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,December18, 1911.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.District Judge for Minnesota, 1961-77; took senior status 1977.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died, of astroke,at Walker MethodistHealthCenter, Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October31, 2001 (age89 years, 317days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Axel R. Larson and Hannah (Johnson) Larson; married,December30, 1939, to Cecill Frances Carlgren. |
| | Fred Kelton Gage (1902-1951) — also known asFred K. Gage — of Fairfax,RenvilleCounty, Minn.; Hector,RenvilleCounty, Minn.Born in Cottage Grove,WashingtonCounty, Minn.,December9, 1902.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 23rd District, 1939-46; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Killed in ahead-oncar crash on Highway 169, near Belle Plaine,ScottCounty, Minn.,October21, 1951 (age48 years, 316days). His wife was badly injured, and died three days later.Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
TargetCenter
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (1924-2005) — also known asGeorge Mikan;"Mr.Basketball" —of Minnesota. Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,June 18,1924.Republican. Professionalbasketballplayer andcoach forthe Minneapolis Lakers in the 1940s and 1950s; candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1956; member,BasketballHall ofFame.Croatianancestry.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,June 1,2005 (age80 years, 348days).Interment atLakewood Cemetery; statue atTarget Center.
University ofMinnesota
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) — also known asJohn S. Pillsbury — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Sutton,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,July 29,1827.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1864-68, 1871, 1873-75 (4th District 1864-68, 1871,25th District 1873-75);Governor ofMinnesota, 1876-82.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October18, 1901 (age74 years, 81days).Interment atLakewood Cemetery; statueerected 1900 at University of Minnesota.
GrovelandCemetery
Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka Mills, Hennepin County, Minnesota
MoundCemetery
Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Edward MacKinnon (1906-1995) — also known asGeorge E. MacKinnon — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Potomac,AlleganyCounty, Md.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April22, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 29, 1935-42; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1947-49;U.S.Attorney for Minnesota, 1953-58; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1958;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1969-83, 1969-;took senior status 1983.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Potomac,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 1,1995 (age89 years, 9days).Interment at Mound Cemetery.
UnionCemetery
Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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