Pleasant Prairie Cemetery Home Page


Pleasant  Prairie  Cemetery
 
Section 20 - 256th Street - Union Township - McCook County - South Dakota

 


In 1883 a group of mostly Norwegian settlers organized the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the name later being changed to Pleasant Prairie Lutheran Church.  Services were help in memers homes until a church was constructed in 1889.

There were plans to enlarge the church building in 1902 which were canceled because too many members had moved away.  The church eventually stopped holding services and was torn down about 1960.
 

An aerial view of Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. 

The earliest cemetery burials were in the 1880's and 1890's and it continued to be used rather seldomly by local persons through the current time.  The original church building was apparently in the northern or front half of the property.

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There are three major parts to the information on this web page as prepared by Ken Tiahrt ([email protected]) with the generous assistance of the cemetery sexton and the photographer, Christin Bartels.  Any portion of this page may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use.  Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires written approval. 

1.  A Cemetery Map

The aerial map of the cemetery showing its relationship to the adjacent McCook County Roadway, 256th Street, gives the user a physical setting.  

2.  A List of Burials

A listing of the burials at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery – Section 20 – Union Township – McCook County, gives the individual names in alphabetic order.  This listing also gives the year of birth and year of death when available.

 3.  Photos of Grave Monuments

Each individual record is marked with the lot and plot number  The photo numbers are only for electronic matching.  Use your browser return icon to exit from a photo and go back to this page.

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Pleasant Prairie Burial Record as of 2013

Section  20  - Union  Township - McCook  County - SD

Last Name First Name Birth Yr Death Yr Photo
Amundson Alma 1894 1894 258
Amundson Amon 1837 1907 259
Amundson Anna 1874 1921 256
Amundson Julia 1874 1935 255
Amundson Petrene 1839 1906 257
Anderson Alma  O 1904 1971 198
Anderson Ashier 1803 1887 241
Anderson Dale  G 1930 2008 204 , 203
Anderson Ellen 1871 1954 214
Anderson Elois  Jean 1926 1930 199
Anderson George 1898 1957 197
Anderson George  V 1943 1986 188 , 189
Anderson Jay  Reed 1878 2011 186 , 187
Anderson Jens  F 1877 1951 215
Anderson Lyle  E 1926 1988 201 , 202
Anderson Mary  A 1942   188
Anderson Myron  LeRoy  (Putts) 1932 2009 205 , 206
Anderson Roger  L 1938 1972 200
Arnold Julia 1883 1911 242
Barstad Anthony  Hanson 1861 1935 221
Barstad Inga Hanson 1889 1912 223
Barstad Olivia  Hanson 1863 1930 222
Braaten Theresa  Viola  Erickson 1923 2008  
Dirks Gladys 1909 2004 192
Dirks Irwin 1911 2005 191
Dirks John  Henry 1879 1942 218
Dirks Melvin 1913 1995 190
Dirks Olga  C 1886 1981 220
Dirks Viola 1930 1930 219
Doonan Horner  F 1898 1952 194
Doonan Louise 1897 1933 195
Egan Lanny  Ray 1957 2006 184
Egan Murl  F 1954 2004 185
Egan Vicki  C 1954   185
Eich John  Charles 1928 1935 263
Emeboe Ida  Natalie 1892 1894 224
Ferdig Henry 1864 1931 217
Gulllander Abrham  C 1861 1937 266
Gulllander Elsa  M 1896 1946 267
Gulllander Mary  Bertha  Johnson 1886 1945 265
Gulllander Sophia 1864 1889 268 , 269
Gulllander Tilda  H 1887 1889 270
Gunderson Gabriel 1865 1900 213
Gunderson Robert  G 1925 1925 216
Halverson Arthur  C 1900 1966 179
Hanson Alfred  W 1884 1889 243
Hanson Anna  M 1866 1936 227
Hanson Chester  J 1900 1946 225
Hanson Christian  P 1892 1943 228
Hanson Hilda  Malen 1889 1889 245
Hanson John  A 1889 1890 243
Hanson John  O 1868 1889 262
Hanson Lena 1859 1945 244
Hanson Lloyd  W 1893 1894 226
Hanson Matilda  G 1882 1888 247
Hanson Palmer  E 1885 1888 246
Hanson Peter 1820 1902 261
Hanson Severt  P 1859 1929 244
Johnson Lisa 1834 1915 264
Knoff Evelyn  Ruth 1920   193
Knoff Rev. Leonard  Palmer 1912 1998 193
Knutson Gure  M 1800 1883 260
Larson Agnes  A 1887 1980 212
Larson Anna  G 1900 1996 210
Larson Christian  P 1857 1900 233 , 234
Larson Cordella  J 1886 1888 236
Larson infant daughter 1939 1939 239
Larson infant daughter 1942 1942 239
Larson Jennie 1856 1936 233 , 235
Larson Lars 1833 1905 240
Larson Luverne  P 1885 1959 212
Larson Melissa  S 1880 1880 209
Larson Melvin 1887 1887 236
Larson Nellie 1887 1887 208
Larson Stanley  I 1891 1985 210
Larson Walter  J 1887 1889 207
Markuson Anna  M 1841 1898 230 , 232
Markuson Martin 1878 1888 230 , 231
Markuson Tobias 1843 1931 229
Peterson Thilda  J  Larson 1923 2001 211
Pollmann Ellen  Ruth 1899 1991 253
Pollmann Joseph  Paul 1899 1983 253
Weak Hans  S 1854 1920 180
Weak Jacob  A 1883 1902 182
Weak Nikkoline  K 1855 1919 181
Weak Sigurd  E 1887 1950 183
Wettergreen Anton  B  N 1849 1955 250 , 251
Wettergreen Caroline 1855 1930 252
Wettergreen Signe  E 1882 1889 249