Grindstuen Cemetery
Cedar, Leelanau County, Michigan

Lat: 44° 55' 04"N, Lon: 85° 47' 37"W
Centerville Twp, T29N R12W Section 17

Contributed by Julie Witkowski, Dec 21, 2010, last edited Dec 22, 2010 [jfwski@hotmail.com]. Total records = 79.

This cemetery is located on the east side of County Road 651N, between East Hohnke Road and East Bodus Road.

I found no history on this cemetery, it dates back to 1899.

I walked and read this cemetery on Oct 14, 2010, reading all existing and legible stones and markers.

- Julie Witkowski

Anderson, Anna E., b. 1865, d. 1899
Anderson, Lenora M., b. 1930, d. 2000
Arfstrom, Anna O., b. 1872, d. 1920, Wife of Bert
Arfstrom, Bert J., b. 1872, d. 1944, Husband of Anna
Berg, Ingval, b. 1901, d. 1988
Bockstahler, Ella, b. 1872, d. 1961, Wife of Frederick
Bockstahler, Frederick, b. 1870, d. 1951, Husband of Ella
Brager, August, b. Feb 13, 1870, d. Nov 28, 1930
Decker, Emma J., b. Jan 21, 1899, d. Dec 2, 1929
Decker, John B., b. Nov 13, 1852, d. May 27, 1928
Dunn, Ellen F., b. 1884, d. 1969, Wife of Stephen
Dunn, Stephen, b. 1889, d. 1962, Two markers. Husband of Ellen
Eitzen, John August, b. 1886, d. 1967, Son of John and Margret
Eitzen, John, b. 1849, d. 1925, Husband of Margret
Eitzen, Margret Kahrs, b. 1856, d. 1934, Wife of John
Eitzen, Thea Pauline Grindstuen, b. 1887, d. 1945, Wife of John A., daughter of Peter and Sarah Grindstuen
Erickson, Carl Lee, b. Sep 29, 1947, d. Oct 14, 1947
Erickson, Charles, b. 1880, d. 1963, Husband of Marie
Erickson, Elmer, b. Dec 8, 1917, d. Dec 31, 1917
Erickson, Inza, b. Dec 8, 1917, d. Dec 8, 1917
Erickson, Johnny, b. Feb 6, 1923, d. Feb 6, 1923
Erickson, Margaret, b. Dec 8, 1917, d. Dec 26, 1917
Erickson, Marie S., b. 1888, d. 1977, Wife of Charles
Grindstuen, Christina, b. 1897, d. 1995, Wife of Ole
Grindstuen, Clara B., b. 1897, d. 1959
Grindstuen, Jean, b. 1922, d. 1929
Grindstuen, Julius M., b. 1884, d. 1965, Husband of Clara, son of Peter and Sarah.
Grindstuen, Kimball T., b. Dec 9, 1923, d. Nov 30, 1988, PFC US Army WWII
Grindstuen, Ole Louis, b. 1890, d. 1939, Husband of Christina, son of Peter and Sarah.
Grindstuen, Peter I., b. 1854, d. 1924, Husband of Sarah
Grindstuen, Sarah, b. 1853, d. 1930, Wife of Peter
Grindstuen, Thorvald E., b. 1896, d. 1928, Son of Peter and Sarah.
Inman, Donald Carl, b. Nov 7, 1943, d. Dec 19, 2008, Son of Donald and Elmy
Inman, Donald, b. 1916, d. no date, Husband of Elmy
Inman, Elmy K. Erickson, b. 1924, d. no date, Wife of Donald
Johnson, Charles, b. Mar 26, 1847, d. Nov 28, 1936
Johnson, Effie, b. 1895, d. 1991, Wife of Peter
Johnson, Louis G., no dates, MI Cpl 306 Mech Rep Unit MTC WWII
Johnson, Louis, b. 1837, d. 1913
Johnson, Martha M., b. Mar 31, 1902, d. Dec 1, 1993, Wife of Roy M.
Johnson, Mary G., b. Feb 24, 1864, d. Nov 2, 1939
Johnson, Mary, b. Jul 4, 1863, d. Feb 10, 1915
Johnson, Peter, b. 1890, d. 1965, Husband of Effie
Johnson, Peter, b. Apr 6, 1890, d. Jun 26, 1965, MI Pvt Co. A 13 Engineers WWI
Johnson, Roy M., b. Nov 20, 1890, d. Feb 12, 1969, Husband of Martha
Johnson, Roy M., b. Nov 20, 1890, d. Feb 12, 1969, MI Pvt Co. A 13 Engineers WWI
Johnson, Vernon B., b. Mar 17, 1902, d. Nov 8, 1923
Kilwy, Ilse, b. 1933, d. 1988, Wife of Royal
Kilwy, Royal A., b. 1933, d. no date, Husband of Ilse
LaVanture, Archie Louis, b. 1875, d. 1959
LaVanture, Ingeborg Johnson, b. 1874, d. 1953
LaVanture, Joseph Elmer, b. Apr 16, 1916, d. Oct 8, 1983, PFC US Army WWII, Son of Archie and Ingeborg
LaVanture, Norman Ellsworth, b. 1918, d. 1979, Son of Archie and Ingeborg
Mogren, Dorothy S. Erickson, b. Jul 8, 1919, d. Aug 26, 1998, Wife of Roy
Mogren, Roy C., b. Aug 31, 1927, d. May 24, 2002, Husband of Dorothy
Overby, George L., b. 1915, d. 1992, Son of Louis and Selma
Overby, Louis, b. 1874, d. 1957, Husband of Selma, son of Ole and Martha
Overby, Martha, b. 1861, d. 1929, Wife of Ole
Overby, Ole O., b. Mar 00, 1840, d. Aug 9, 1901, Very hard to read, Husband of Martha
Overby, Selma, b. 1883, d. 1980, Wife of Louis
Peterson, Guro, b. Dec 30, 1840, d. Dec 30, 1921
Peterson, Ole, b. Sep 11, 1833, d. Jan 22, 1917
Rogers, Barbara Prause, b. Jan 6, 1868, d. Apr 1, 1928, Wife of Moses
Rogers, Moses, b. Sep 5, 1854, d. no date, Husband of Barbara
Schaub, Sandra Lee, b. 1938, d. 1940
Swanson, Albert, b. Mar 26, 1910, d. Jul 19, 1927
Swanson, Belle, b. 1889, d. 1967, Wife of James
Swanson, Belle, b. 1889, d. 1967
Swanson, Carrie, d. May 28, 1910
Swanson, Charles, b. Sep 23, 1882, d. Jul 2, 1933
Swanson, Charlotta, b. Oct 29, 1841, d. Mar 9, 1928
Swanson, Edward, b. Apr 23, 1874, d. Mar 7, 1938, Husband of Carrie
Swanson, Elmer, b. Dec 4, 1907, d. Oct 21, 1928
Swanson, James, b. 1878, d. 1967, Husband of Belle
Swanson, Peter, b. Dec 13, 1839, d. Jan 22, 1925
Swanson, Robert William, b. 1880, d. 1958
Swanson, Ruth M., b. 1894, d. 1980
Trimble, George D., b. Mar 3, 1929, d. Sep 20, 1985, Sgt US Air Force
Trimble, Sharline Grindstuen, b. Dec 28, 1929, d. Jul 20, 1982, Daughter of Ole and Christina

Misc:
Grimstad, , no dates, Family Monument, no individual markers

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