Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights

Coordinates: 44°52′41″N 93°10′13″W / 44.878194°N 93.170199°W / 44.878194; -93.170199

Acacia Park Cemetery

Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Mendota Heights, Minnesota at 2151 Pilot Knob Road. Established in 1925, Acacia Park consists of 75 acres (300,000 m²) of land overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. In addition, Dakota Indians had buried their dead on the same site prior to acquisition by European settlers.^[1] Additional historical information along with a photo gallery and plat map may be found at the Acacia Park Cemetery website.

Notable burials

Allen, Claude Henry, b. April 4, 1899, d. November 25, 1974
Arnquist, Joseph N., b. February 2, 1969, d. October 22, 1991
Arnquist, Melissa Ann, b. July 29, 1976, d. July 30, 1976
Cudo, Michael F., b. November 29, 1952, d. November 9, 2010
Hansen, Mary, b. July 31, 1868, Denmark, d. February 24, 1954, d/o Mads and Ane Marie Eskildsen, wid/o Ross Hansen
Hansen, Ross, b. July 12, 1864, Denmark, d. February 2, 1944, s/o Hans and Mariane Nielsen, h/o Mary Hansen
Hilton, Clifford L. b. 1866 d. 1927 - State Attorney General
Holman, Charles, b. Dec 27, 1898, d. May 17, 1931 - Famous aviator
Honsa Marie, b. April 21, 1884, d. January 10, 1961, d/o Soren and Nettie Olriksen, wid/o Emil Honsa
Honsa, Emil, b. May 6, 1881, d. November 15, 1949, h/o Marie Honsa
Honsa, Hattie, b. August 3, 1893, d. June 12, 1967, wid/o Raymond Honsa
Honsa, Raymond, b. June 21, 1903, d. February 2, 1967, s/o Emil and Marie Honsa, h/o Hattie Honsa
Johnson, James Richard, b. 1927, d. June 1944
Johnson, Jonah James, b. July 9, 1986, d. November 9, 1986
Johnson, Louis Richard, b. November 20, 1895, d. May 5, 1973
Johnson, Violet Edna (Northway), b. November 5, 1905, d. January 1, 2000
Ledegar, Anthony Matthew, b. August 19, 1872, Milwaukee WI, d. October 16, 1949, St Paul MI, s/o Peter & Marie (Steiner) Ledegar, h/o Barbara Elick, [EL]
Ledegar, Archie Anthony, b. June 12, 1903, d. March 3, 1990, s/o Anthony & Barbara (Elick)
Ledegar, Barbara Elick, b. November 28, 1876, d. October 18, 1967, d/o Vaclav & Ann Elick, w/o Anthony M Ledegar
Madsen, Albert, b. March 20, 1887, d. April 12, 1966, s/o Tony and Laura Madsen., h/o Henrietta Madsen
Madsen, Frances, b. August 24, 1895, d. April 17, 1992, Tampa FL, wid/o Ralph Madsen
Madsen, Henrietta, b. January 22 22 1888, d. September 19, 1972, wid/o Albert Madsen
Madsen, Henry, b. June 16, 1894, d. August 9, 1956, s/o Tony and Laura Madsen, h/o Marion Madsen
Madsen, Laura, b. March 21, 1861, Denmark, d. September 17, 1943, d/o ? Hansen, w/o Tony Madsen
Madsen, Marion, b. October 1, 1897, d. December 3, 1977, wid/o Henry Madsen
Madsen, Ralph, b. May 30, 1897, D. March 1, 1975, s/o Tony and Laura Madsen, h/o Frances Madsen
Madsen, Tony, b. October 13, 1864, Denmark, d. June 19, 1945, s/o Mads and Ane Marie Eskildsen, wid/o Laura Madsen
Olriksen, Arnold, b. September 18, 1899, d. December 22, 1941, Anchorage AK, s/o Soren and Nettie Olriksen
Olriksen, Arthur, b. November 17, 1890, d. January 3, 1968, s/o Soren and Nettie Olriksen
Olriksen, Nettie, b. November 21, 1862, Denmark, d. January 1, 1940, d/o Mads and Ane Marie Eskildsen, wid/o Soren Olriksen
Olriksen, Soren, b. September 26, 1865, Denmark, d. December 19, 1931, s/o Ulrix and Ane Marie Sorensen, h/o Nettie Olriksen
Parish, Gertrude Helen, b. March 31, 1876, d. September 9, 1948, w/o Harland R Parish, d/o Ake and Karen Johnson
Stassen, Harold b. April 13, 1907, d. March 4, 2001
Stotz Adelaide, b. January 20, 1905, d. February 25, 1977, d/o Soren and Nettie Olriksen, wid/o Conrad Stotz
Stotz, Conrad, b. January 11, 1903, d. April 24, 1962, s/o Teresa Stotz, h/o Adelaide Stotz
Syftestad, Arthur, b. September 17, 1893, Appleton MN, d. October 19, 1957, h/o Neta Syftestad
Syftestad, Neta, b. September 30, 1901, d. July 28, 1992, d/o Soren and Nettie Oricksen, wid/o Arthur Syftestad

External links

References

↑ "Pilot Knob Status: Endangered". Sierra Club, North Star Chapter. 2003–2006. Retrieved 2006-10-01.

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