Fram Lodge Cemetery Plot

Fram Lodge Cemetery Plot

Ocean View Cemetery, Eureka, California

How many Sons of Norway Lodges have their own burial plot?

We believe not many, if any.

Early in our Lodge's history there was concern about single Norwegian men who had no biological family in the area. If such a single person were to die, where would he be buried? With the philosophy of "taking care of their own," the Lodge purchased a cemetery plot in the Ocean View Cemetery south of Eureka. Shortly after this plot was purchased, charter member and founder, Hans T. Trollnes, traveled to Norway and acquired a black granite monument (bautastein) to be placed on this hill overlooking Humboldt Bay. The first person buried in this plot died in 1912. Though the years, over two dozen individuals have been laid to rest at this site. This is an active plot with more places for future Lodge members.

CLICK HERE for a Google Map Satellite snapshot showing the plot's location in the cemetery, or paste in these coordinates in to Google Maps: 40.772280, -124.188190

We are in the process of providing more history on this cemetery plot and those buried there.

Here are a few photos of this special and lovely site:


Thebautastein is nicely faced and engraved on the side facing the Lodge's plot to its south.	The monument holds a commanding position over the low lying grave markers. Humboldt Bay and the Samoa Peninsula can be seen in the distance in far right photo.
EXAMPLES OF EARLY GRAVE MARKERS

Nils Martensen 1891-1912	Haakon Thommassen 1896-1919	Jens C. Olsen 1879-1925	C. Emil Iversen 1895-1933

A MORE RECENT MARKERS

Torrey M. Larsen

Feb. 2, 1906 - July 8, 1984

Kenneth P. Hansen

May 9, 1920 - Mar. 13, 1996

See Memorial Day 2015 Photo Album

Those resting in the Lodge's plot in order of death year:

Click on name below for photo of grave marker + individual information.

order north to south		Birth	Death
order north to south	EAST SIDE:
1	Nils Martensen	1891	1912
2	Haakon Thommassen *	1896	1919
3	Jens C. Olsen	1879	1925
4	Olaf Christensen *	1889	1932
5	C. Emil Iversen	1895	1933
6	Sigvald Salvesen	1877	1935
7	Osmund Vetrhus *	1891	1936
8	Hans Thompson *	1889	1937
9	Olaf Olsen	1906	1937
10	Ernest A. Shwand	1862	1941
11	Ingvald Davidsen	1882	1949
12	Oscar Olsen	1881	1950
13	Sverre Hansen	1893	1953
	WEST SIDE:
1	Carl J. Reiersen	1873	1956
2	Bernt Jensen	1881	1956
9	Peter Lee	1884	1957
3	August Anderson	1873	1959
4	Sigurd Stobel	1882	1960
5	Olaf Magnussen	1882	1962
6	Harley Hughes	1898	1963
7	John H. Swensen	1886	1984
8	Torrey M. Larsen	1906	1984
10	Kenneth P. Hansen	1920	1996
13	Erling J. Daastol *	1931	2002
11	Joanne M. Halsebo Baker/ Walsh	1936	2003
12	Fred W. Elliott	1936	2003
7a	Doris M. Gildesgaard	1928	2014

* US Military Veteran

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