Erlander, Tage b. June 13, 1901 d. June 21, 1985 Swedish Prime Minister. Served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 until 1969, the longest period of time for a leader in a western democracy. He was also the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, and was concidered a fatherly figure to the nation. Tage Erlander always appeared with modesty and a great sence of humour. He was succeeded by Olof Palme, for whom he was a mentor. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm) Ransäters Kyrkogård, Ransäters, Varmlands Lan, Sweden
Lagerlöf, Selma Ottilia Lovisa b. November 20, 1858 d. March 16, 1940 Author. She made her debut in 1891 with The Gösta Berling saga, a story about her own region, Värmland and her home Mårbacka. With her novel she starts the wave of symbolic litterature in Sweden of the 1890s. Her novels Jerusalem (1901 to 1902) are about religious emigrants from Sweden to Palestine. She is the author of Sweden's most read novel, "The Adventures of Nils Holgerssons" (1906), a story about a boy travelling across Sweden on the back of a goose. Her stories often evolve around...[Read More] (Bio by: Rudi Polt) Östra Amtervik kyrkogård, Östra Amtervik, Varmlands Lan, Sweden
Schenkmanis, Ulf b. July 6, 1934 d. September 8, 2004 Swedish radio-TV journalist, Author. Commenced his career as a teacher. In the early 1960s he started at the Swedish Radio as a free-lancer and made popular shows for young people. With time, he was to become a very apprechiated host for the radio show ”Trädgårdsdags” (1979-2004), a programme about gardening for ordinary people, and for the TV-show ”Livslust” (1991-2002), bringing up subjects of medicine and health, also with questions from the viewers. He published over 100 books as well, on...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm) Norra kyrkogården, Karlstad, Varmlands Lan, Sweden
Zetterlund, Monica b. September 20, 1937 d. May 12, 2005 Jazz singer, actress, comedienne. One of Sweden's most acclaimed jazz singers with international recognition. In 1964 she teamed with Bill Evans making the record "Waltz for Debby," considered one of her best recordings. She also performed with Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Thad Jones and Zoot Sims, and the Swedish jazz musician Arne Domnerus, among others. One of her most beloved songs for the Swedish audience was her version of Nat King Cole's "Walking My Baby Back Home." With the renowned "...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm) Cause of death: Injuries due to fire Hagfors kyrkogård, Hagfors, Varmlands Lan, Sweden
b. July 31, 1803 d. March 8, 1889