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Ward County
North Dakota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ward County

Index to Locations Burlington Old Settlers Park Kenmare Lakeview Cemetery Kenmare St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery Minot Rosehill Memorial Park Minot Sunset Memorial Gardens Old Settlers Park Burlington, Ward County, North Dakota Politicians buried here:   Joseph L. Colton (1840-1896) — of Ward County, N.Dak. Born March 24, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Ward County, 1889. Died December 22, 1896 (age 56 years, 273 days). Interment at Old Settlers Park. Lakeview Cemetery Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota Politicians buried here:   John E. Fleckten (d. 1942) — of Niobe, Ward County, N.Dak. Member of North Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1929-. Died January 12, 1942. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota Politicians buried here:   Michael Henry O'Hara (1854-1924) — also known as M. H. O'Hara — of Kenmare, Ward County, N.Dak. Born in Vermont, September 17, 1854. Democrat. Hotel owner; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1912. Died, in Kenmare Hospital, Kenmare, Ward County, N.Dak., October 18, 1924 (age 70 years, 31 days). Interment at St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, November 25, 1878, to Mary Ann Quimby. Rosehill Memorial Park 700 11th Avenue Southeast Minot, Ward County, North Dakota Founded 1890 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) — also known as Patrick D. Norton — of Hettinger, Adams County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton County, N.Dak.; Minot, Ward County, N.Dak. Born in Ishpeming, Marquette County, Mich., May 17, 1876. Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent of schools; banker; Adams County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary of state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1928. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus. Died in Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., October 14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150 days). Interment at Rosehill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Patrick Norton and Bridget (Dolan) Norton.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Berta E. Baker (1876-1964) — also known as Berta E. Colcord — of Glenburn, Renville County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born near Sterling, Whiteside County, Ill., November 26, 1876. Republican. School teacher; North Dakota state treasurer, 1929-32; North Dakota state auditor, 1933-56. Female. Methodist. Member, Zonta; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., May, 1964 (age 87 years, 0 days). Interment at Rosehill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Daughter of William Henry Colcord and Fiana (Linerod) Colcord; married to Bert F. Baker.   Bert F. Baker (1867-1924) — of Glenburn, Renville County, N.Dak. Born in 1867. Member of North Dakota state senate, 1921-23. Died in an automobile accident while campaigning for State Agriculture Commissioner, 1924 (age about 57 years). Interment at Rosehill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Married to Berta E. Baker.   Stanley Jerome Gaetz (1914-1964) — also known as Jerry Gaetz — of Rugby, Pierce County, N.Dak. Born in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak., April 25, 1914. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Rugby, N.Dak., 1950. Died, from a heart attack, in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak., April 9, 1964 (age 49 years, 350 days). Interment at Rosehill Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Matthias Louis Gaetz and Ethel Claire (Andrews) Gaetz; married 1942 to Olive Elvina Knutson; father of Don Gaetz; grandfather of Matthew Louis Gaetz II.   Political family: Gaetz family of Florida.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Sunset Memorial Gardens Minot, Ward County, North Dakota Politicians buried here: Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (1877-1942) — also known as R. A. Nestos — of Minot, Ward County, N.Dak. Born in Voss, Norway, April 12, 1877. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1911-12; Ward County State's Attorney, 1913-16; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1928; Governor of North Dakota, 1921-25; defeated in primary, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1932. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Delta Sigma Rho; Rotary. Suffered a stroke, and died three days later, in a hospital at Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., July 15, 1942 (age 65 years, 94 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Son of Andres R. Nestos and Herborg (Saue) Nestos.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Library of Congress

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