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Adams, Robert Newton b. September 15, 1835 d. March 25, 1914
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He entered his Civil War service only days after the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, enlisting in the 20th Ohio (Three-Month) Volunteer Infantry on April 18, 1961. Mustered in as a Private in Company B on April 27, 1861, he served with the unit as it performed guarding duty in Virginia during it's brief tenure, and was honorably mustered out on August 18, 1861 when his enlistment expired. Shortly after that he received a...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 101
Aldrich, Cyrus b. June 18, 1808 d. October 5, 1871
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Minnesota as an At-Large Congressman in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Alexander, John Grant b. July 16, 1893 d. December 8, 1971
US Congressman. He served in the United States Army during World War I as a Private in the 386th Ambulance Company. He was elected to represent Minnesota's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1941. He unsuccessfully ran as an Independent candidate for United States Senator from Minnesota in 1936, and as a candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1942.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Anderson, Sydney b. September 18, 1881 d. October 8, 1948
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Elected to represent Minnesota's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1925.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Arlett, Russell 'Buzz' b. January 3, 1899 d. May 16, 1964
Major League Baseball Player. Long-time Minor League power-hitting star who played in only one Major League season (1931 with the Philadelphia Phillies). He hit four home runs in a game twice in one season (1932). (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 41, Lot 562, Grave 7
Armstrong, Moses Kimball b. September 19, 1832 d. January 11, 1906
US Congressman. In 1858, he was assigned to survey the Minnesota and Dakota Territories. When the Minnesota Territory was admitted as a State, he was elected a member of the first Territorial House of Representatives, serving 1861 to 1863. He was elected President of the Territorial Council in 1866, acted as secretary of the Indian Peace Commission in 1867 and established the meridian standard lines for US land surveys in the Dakotas. In 1871, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Bartholomew, Orion Alexander b. September 4, 1837 d. September 17, 1919
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in four different Union Army units during his Civil War career. Entered the Union Army as a Sergeant in the 7th Indian Volunteer Infantry before receiving a commission as 1st Lieutenant of the 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. When the Union Army was authorized to recruit and equip African-Americans for service, he offered to become an officer in that branch. He then served first as the Lieutenant Colonel of the 15th United States Colored...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 24, Lot 167, Grave 1
Baston, Bert b. December 3, 1894 d. November 16, 1979
College Football Hall of Fame Member. Born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, he was a two-time All-American football wide-end receiver for the University of Minnesota in 1915 and 1916. During World War I, he served as a First Lieutenant in Company 17, 5th Regiment, US Marines Corps. On June 6, 1918, he suffered a critical leg wound in actions at the Battle of Belleau Woods, France, while leading his platoon. He refused treatment until he had personally assured himself that every man in his platoon...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 386, Grave 6
Bigelow, John b. February 4, 1841 d. 1917
Civil War Union Army Officer. Born in Massachusetts. Served in the Civil War as Captain and commander of the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Battery. Had promoinent role on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg holding off the Confederate assault near the Trostle House and was terrible wounded. He was rescued from the field by Bugler Charles Reed (who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for this action). At his funeral the surviving members of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry...[Read More] (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 23, Lot 29, Grave 19
Bluege, Ossie b. October 24, 1900 d. October 14, 1985
Major League Baseball Player. Born Oswald Louis Bluege in Chicago, Illinois, he was a versatile infielder making his debut with the Washington Senators on April 24, 1922. For eighteen seasons, he played his entire career with the Washington Senators (1922-39), to include an All-Star game appearance in 1935 and played in all three Senators World Series appearances (1924-25 and 1933). He concluded his playing career with a record of 1751 hits, 883 runs scored, 43 homeruns, 848 runs batted in, a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 412, Grave 31
Burnquist, Joseph A. A. b. June 21, 1879 d. January 12, 1961
Governor of Minnesota from December 1915 (following the death of Governor Winfield Scott Hammond) until 1921. He returned to his law practice in Minneapolis and St. Paul and got back into politics in 1938 when he was elected attorney general of Minnesota, a position he held until 1955. (Bio by: Stew Thornley)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 27, Lot 717, Grave 3
Carlson, Curt b. July 9, 1914 d. February 19, 1999
Businessman. Founder of the Carlson Companies and Gold Bond Stamps.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 23, Lot 125, Grave 30
Chandler, Stephen Edwin b. November 20, 1841 d. February 1, 1919
Civil War Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as the Quartermaster Sergeant of the 24th New York Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Amelia Springs, Virginia on April 5, 1865. His citation reads "Under severe fire of the enemy and of the troops in retreat, went between the lines to the assistance of a wounded and helpless comrade, and rescued him from death or capture". His Medal was awarded to him on April 4, 1898. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 6, Lot 100, Grave 2
Cooke, Louis Joseph 'Doc' b. February 15, 1868 d. August 19, 1943
Doc Cooke coached several sports at the University of Minnesota, including basketball from 1897 to 1925. Two of him teams, in 1902 and 1919, were Helms Athletic Foundation National Champions. He was also a professor and served in various other roles, including assistant athletic director, in his tenure at the university, which ran from 1897 to 1936. Cooke Hall on the university campus is named after him. (Bio by: Stew Thornley)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 25, Lot 366, Grave 5
Cox (Cox), Bobby (Robert Delafayette) b. June 1, 1934 d. October 3, 2003
Football star. He was the quarterback for the University of Minnesota who led the Gophers to a No. 12 ranking in the final AP poll in 1956. He was pictured on the cover of the Nov. 4, 1957 Sports Illustrated next to a caption that said "Bobby Cox of Minnesota: Best College Quarterback." He was drafted in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1957 NFL draft but did not make the team's final roster. He played in the Canadian Football League and in 1960 played briefly with the NFL...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: G-103C-21
Dalquist Sr., H. David b. May 25, 1918 d. January 2, 2005
Inventor, Businessman. He began his career as a metallurgical engineer for United States Steel in Duluth, Minnesota. After serving in World War II, he returned to Minnesota and founded the Northland Aluminum Comapny which manufactured kitchen utensils and bake ware known as Nordic Ware. In 1950 he was approached by a group of women asking him to design a pan that could be used to make "kugel", a pudding popular in Europe. He responded by developing a fluted cast aluninum pan. It was trademarked...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
de Vellier, Callum L. b. January 19, 1907 d. June 12, 1973
Marathon dancer.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 11, Lot 1072, Grave 2
Eberhart, Adolph Olson b. June 23, 1870 d. December 6, 1944
Minnesota Governor. Served as the Governor of Minnesota from 1909 to 1915. Also served as a Member of the Minnesota State Senate from 1903 to 1905, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1907 to 1909, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota in 1916, and Candidate in the Primary for United States Senator from Minnesota in 1916. (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 5, Lot 252, Grave 4
Ellsworth, Franklin Fowler b. 1879 d. 1942
US Congressman. Elected to represent Minnesota's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1915 to 1921.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Enroth, Dick (Richard E.) b. December 16, 1918 d. March 23, 1999
Sports announcer for the Minneapolis Lakers.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 27, Lot 692, Grave 1

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