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Redwood County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Redwood County


Index to Locations

  • Milroy St. Michael's Cemetery
  • Morgan Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Redwood Falls Redwood Falls Cemetery
  • Near Redwood Falls Crestlawn Memorial Gardens


    St. Michael's Cemetery
    Milroy, Redwood County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      John Matthew Zwach (1907-1990) — also known as John M. Zwach — of Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minn. Born in Gales Township, Redwood County, Minn., February 8, 1907. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1935-46; member of Minnesota state senate 14th District, 1947-65; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1967-75. Died November 11, 1990 (age 83 years, 276 days). Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
    Morgan, Redwood County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      Christopher M. Bendixen (1857-1953) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Morgan, Redwood County, Minn. Born in Denmark, 1857. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1913-24 (19th District 1907-10, 1913-14, 14th District 1915-24). Danish ancestry. Died in 1953 (age about 96 years). Interment at Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917


    Redwood Falls Cemetery
    Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank Clague (1865-1952) — of Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn. Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 13, 1865. Son of Philip Clague and Catherine (Brew) Clague. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Redwood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1903-06; Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota 9th District, 1918-20; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn., March 25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256 days). Interment at Redwood Falls Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, April 25, 1895, to Stella Porter.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Julius August Schmahl (1867-1955) — also known as Julius A. Schmahl — of Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Traverse des Sioux, Nicollet County, Minn., August 1, 1867. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; secretary of state of Minnesota, 1907-21; Minnesota state treasurer, 1927-37, 1939-51; defeated, 1936. Died in 1955 (age about 87 years). Interment at Redwood Falls Cemetery.
      Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
      John St. George Honner — also known as J. S. G. Honner — of Minnesota. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 19th District, 1866, 1871; member of Minnesota state senate 37th District, 1873-74. Interment at Redwood Falls Cemetery.
      Aubrey Dirlam (1913-1995) — of Minnesota. Born in Panora, Guthrie County, Iowa, October 20, 1913. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1940-75. Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn., June 3, 1995 (age 81 years, 226 days). Interment at Redwood Falls Cemetery.


    Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
    Near Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota
    Politicians buried here:
      Barbara Vickerman (1933-1997) — also known as Barbara Lou Gilb — of Minnesota. Born in Tracy, Lyon County, Minn., October 26, 1933. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1993-97; died in office 1997. Female. Died of liver cancer, December 22, 1997 (age 64 years, 57 days). Interment at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
      Relatives: Married 1952 to Gerald Vickerman; distant cousin of John Clifford Vickerman.


     

     


     
       
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