North Shell Rock Cemetery
[partial listing]

All photos by K. Torp during a visit in September 2007 

Latitude: 432724N // Longitude:0931537W

Very well taken care of Cemetery, out in the country, easily visible and just off the road. No parking place, just pull off the road. Cornfields surround it, though there is one house across the street with a very friendly Chocolate Labrador dog who came bounding across the street to stay with us during the whole time we were there. He made it a little difficult to leave. The mosquitoes were also very friendly - apparently never having tasted human flesh before. In the back of the cemetery in the shade of the trees (where of course was where the tombstones we wanted were), we were literally swarmed upon by mosquitoes. Bring Bug Spray!

There are broken unreadable stones, which have been piled up under a tree.
We were told the cemetery is now closed to burials unless you have a pre-existing plot.

Pictures supplemented by referral to the published 1988 Cemetery Listing.

The information below comes from that publishing (which was in turn taken from various history books):

North Shell Rock Cemetery is located about 2 2/3 miles west and 2 miles north of Northwood in Section 30 of Grove Township.

"The land for the cemetery was obtained from Ole Aslaksen Ljsabek in 1859. The cemetery was established and dedicated the following year.

At the time that the cemetery was established it was a part of the newly established Shell Rock Lutheran Congregation that had been incorporated in November, 1859. Early burials included Hans Gunefson in 1867; Bendick Evenson, 1869 age 73, Torjer Lee, 1862 Civil War casualty.The Shell Rock Congregation merged with various other congregations and (at the time of printing) was a part of First Lutheran Church, located in the town of Northwood. (The cemetery is not in the town)
The records of burials for both North and South Shell Rock Cemeteries were located (at the time of printing) in the home of Cornell Knutson, rural Northwood."


[partial listing]

Mellem, Minnie Emelia J. 1873-1934	Lot 174
Mellem, Gulbrand O. 1829 - 1891 Father
Mellem, Karine 1830-1904 Mother
Rone, Caroline Mellem 1857-1944 wife of T.C.	Lot 175
Rone, T.C. 1854-1935
Halvorson, Geo	Lot 176
Halvorson, Mrs. M.
Halvorson, Charles
Sanderson, Turine	Lot 178
Sanderson, Soren 1837-1915
Sanderson, Gunhild
Rognaldson, Brita 7 July 1827 ("1829" on stone) 29 Mar 1907	Lot 180
Rognaldson, Ivar 1814 18 Jan 1893
Olson, Kari 1873-1923	Lot 182
Olson, Arnt 1867-1960
Olson, Sigurd J. 27 Oct 1905 9 Sept 1959 Ia Tec 5 Co B 7 41 By OPR BN TC WW2
Smith, Bradley Scott Jan 1955-Jan 1955	Lot 184
Van Sabben, Ruth Ann 18 Sept 1927 18 July 1945
Van Sabben, Bruce Allen 28 Dec 1952 19 Feb 1954
Van Sabben Mary Jo 27 Sept 1957 11 Apr 1958
Van Sabben, Peter 17 Jan 1891 17 Aug 1966
Van Sabben, Amy 15 May 1905
Hoves are in Lots 185, 200 and 201
Hove, Edwin 1861-1934
Hove, Karina 1863-1864
Hove, Karina 1865-1866
Myrland, Eield 1775-1872 In the 1988 cemetery listing, the last name is listed as "HOVE" so that this is listed as Eield Myrland Hove.
Hove, Andrew 1874-1874
Myrland, Aslak 1827-1895 In the 1988 cemetery listing, the last name is listed as "HOVE" so that his listing is Aslak Myrland Hove
Hove, Lewis 1868-1897
Hove, Olena 1833-1897
Hove, Hermund 1829-1905
Hove, Helga kone (wife) John Oleson Hove 7 Juli 1869 45 yrs [There is another stone base, but no stone]
Mother Hove, Ingeborg 7 Feb 1875 31 Jan 1946
Father Hove, Olavus H. 17 Apr 1859 22 Feb 1948
Siverson, Kari 22 Apr 1847 17 Oct 1899 wife of Ole	Lot 187
Thue, Helga 1812 3 Feb 1887 wife of Lars Larson Thue
Savrie, Gjartine Bertine K. died 26 Feb 1873, 2 years old	Lot 194
Savrie, Edwabt 17 Sept 1873 (1874?) 5 Jan 1875 son of Erick & Julia B.
Lee, Aleck J. 1870-1930	Lot 106
Adamson, Martha 1864-1928
Hove, Betsy Fodt (born) 20? Jan 1857(?) Dode (died) 10 Feb 1898 [Lots of faded Norwegian writing)
Kari Hove Jan 27, 1825 May 3, 1904 Ole Hove Fodt 14 Aug. 1822 Dode 18 Feb 1902

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