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From: Clark & Mieko Pederson <>
Subject: Aal Cemetery List
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:44:53 +0900

I have received the Aal Lutheran Church Cemetery List from which I will
be happy to do lookups. The list was given to me by Gary Kaldor, who is
an administrator for the church. This church is located in Norway
township (146 north, range 51 west), 3 miles north / 5 miles west of
Hillsboro.
This list is two-fold, alphabetical order and grave lot order. There
are 340 known graves, the oldest is that of Clara Josephine Skreen (a
baby) who died in 1881. Dates given for births and deaths are YEAR ONLY.
Originally the cemetery was about half the size that it is today and was
surrounded by a fence. Some of the unmarked graves are that of early
pioneers who buried people outside the cemetery, next to the fence.
That is why there are several unmarked graves in one area around the fence.
Some of the old family lots were elevated with a border around them. In
the 1940s the church decided to redo the cemetery for easier
maintenance. So all the headstones were removed and the whole cemetery
was smoothed over. A small underground marker was placed at the corner
of every lot.
In the 1970s the lots on the east side were plotted out and individual
graves were made available.
Have a nice day!
Clark in Japan

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