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Saint Joseph Cemetery
Fork Twp, Marshall County, Minnesota

Lat: 48° 25' 41"N, Lon: 97° 07' 44"W
Fork Twp, SE¼ Sec 08

Contributed by Marty C. Byzewski, Sep 02, 2005, last edited May 12, 2006 [sherlynmeiers@invisimax.com]. Total records = 40.

The cemetery is located near the Red River off route 317, which runs east from Grafton ND. From Grafton drive east on Hwy 17 for 10 miles where you cross I-29 and continue across the bridge, which crosses the Red River into Minnesota. Travel about ½ mile and take the first gravel road north for about a mile where the road turns to the west. Proceed about ½ mile where the road ends and the cemetery will be on your right.

Saint Joseph Cemetery is also known as the ‘Red River Cemetery’. The land for this cemetery was donated by the Frank Zelewski family. There was once a church at the site but it is no longer there.

The cemetery is well kept but does not appear to be used for burials recently. It is laid out in a small lateral configuration running North/South. The stones are facing east.

I walked and read this cemetery in one day in the summer of 2005, using my digital camera. I have transcribed from those photos, which include all existing and legible stones or markers. I am willing to share photos, and Walsh Co, Polish and Czech Genealogy information if anyone wishes to contact me.

- Marty C. Byzewski

Beaudry, Napoleon, b. 1862, d. 1941
Beaudry, Rose Ida, b. 1863, d. 1953
Bedard, Leo, b. May 15, 1913, d. Oct 22, 1913
Bolduc, Alexander, b. Apr 6, 1907, d. Dec 28, 1918
Bolduc, Caroline, b. 1901, d. 1947, (Daughter of Edward Bolduc 1867-1949)
Bolduc, Edward, b. 1867, d. Abt Sep 12, 1949
Bolduc, Lewis, b. Nov 28,1858, d. Apr 28, 1921
Bolduc, Marie (Louise Leville), b. 1874, d. 1938
Bozikowska, Malonia (Gonsorowski), b. (Dec 31),1893, d. (Dec 31), 1918, (Wife of Frank Bozikowski (1878-1944), Urodz 31 Grud 1893, Umarla 31 Grud 1918
Bozikowski, Frank, b. (Feb 27), 1878, d. 1944
Bukowski, Anton J. (Tony), b. (Jul 01), 1892, d. 1965
Bukowski, Cecelia Enerson, b. 1891, d. 1972, (Wife of Anton J. Bukowski 1892-1965)
Carpenter, Dennis, b. Apr 14,1866, d. Jul 2, 1936
Carpenter, Philomene, b. Jul 31,1870, d. Jun 22, 1935
Clark, Michael C., b. 1838, d. 1936
Clark, Michael C., b. Jul 13,1898, d. Feb 09, 1961, Pvt Btry C 346 FA BN World War II
Clark, Sarah M., b. 1870, d. 1950
Enerson, Nickolie, b. 1885, d. 1942
Gajeski, Searfine J., b. 1923, d. (Aug), 1954
Ginter, Jan, b. Jul 01, 1918, d. Mar 29, 1919, ur Lipiec 1, 1918, Um Mar 29, 1919
Majewski, Mary (Victoria Woinarowicz), b. (Jan 06), 1895, d. 1956, (Wife of Joseph A. Majewski (1884-?)
McGlynn, Elizabeth, b. 1861, d. 1931
McGlynn, Thomas, b. 1854, d. 1924
Nelson, Mary Ann, b. Mar 10, 1963, d. Mar 10, 1963, Our baby girl
Nelson, Vincent James, b. Jun 15, 1922, d. Jun 15, 1922
Osowski, Baby Boy, b. 1937, d. 1937
Osowski, Baby Girl, b. 1930, d. 1930
Osowski, Cecelia (Smith), b. 1904, d. 1974, (Wife of Leon Osowski 1892-1957)
Osowski, Frank, b. Dec 1882, d. Nov 1959
Osowski, Leonel, b. 1932, d. 1932
Parr, Marion, b. 1906, d. 1932
Paulson, Faye C., b. 1943, d.1943
Paulson, James P., b. 1944, d 1947
Rivard, Frank, b. Nov 29,1895, d. Apr 15, 1921
Schumacher, Errol R., b. 1916, d. 1922
Smith, Mabel M., b. Feb 8,1889, d. Apr 5, 1938
Smith, Maggie, b. 1861, d. 1949, Mother
Smith, William L., b. Jan 17, 1892, d. Nov 8, 1918
Vary, Margaret, b. Mar 12,1889, d. Nov 1, 1918
Woinarowicz, Helen (Landowski), b. Mar 18, 1905, d. Jul 20, 1935, (Wife of Mike Woinarowicz 1901-1987)

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