Elim Lutheran Church
  • Welcome to Elim!
    • A Brief History
    • Highlights and Calendar
    • Pastor & Staff
    • Church Council >
      • Council Officer Position Descriptions
    • Covid 19 Information
  • Worship
    • Livestreamed Services
    • Accessibility
    • Baptism
    • Funerals & Memorial Services
  • Music
    • 2023 Concert & Music Series
    • Elim's M. P. Möller Pipe Organ
    • Elim Pipe Organ Project >
      • Pipe Organ Report & Recommendation
    • Instrumentalists
  • Ministries
    • Alcoholics Anonymous
    • Adult Bible Study
    • Cemetery >
      • Purchasing Lots & Niches >
        • Cemetery Bylaws
        • Columbarium Bylaws
        • Niche Size & Costs
      • Cemetery Maps >
        • North Cemetery Maps
        • South Cemetery Maps
      • Geneology Services >
        • Elim's Anniversary Books
    • Children, Youth & Family >
      • Confirmation
      • Sunday School
      • Youth Group
    • Feed My Starving Children Moble Pack >
      • FMSC Videos
    • Food Shelf >
      • Backpack Program
    • Foundation >
      • Donating Stock
      • Designated Funds
      • 2022 Foundation Recipients
      • 2021 Foundation Recipients
      • 2020 Foundation Recipients
      • 2019 Foundation Recipients
    • Gammelgarden
    • God's Work, Our Hands
    • Library
    • Loss and Grief Support Group
    • Park Board
    • Preschool
    • Quilting
    • St. Andrew's Family Shelter
  • Giving
    • Giving via Recycling and Reusing
    • Fair Trade Items
  • Elim Yard Sale 2023
  • 2022 Foundation Recipients

Information on Elim's Cemeteries.


Elim manages two separate cemeteries.  The larger cemetery is across from the church and has been in use since the early 1850's.  The south cemetery (1/2 mi south of the church on Olinda) originally belonged to a Swedish Methodist congregation.  They left in 1894 and Elim has been managing it since then.

The church elects a cemetery committee to manage the cemeteries.  Specifically:
  • To report to Elim’s church council.
  • Oversee burials (both full vault and cremations).
  • Keep records on purchases, burials, veterans etc.
  • Manage the money from sales and perpetual care fees to keep cemeteries running in the future.
  • Keep the cemetery grounds neat, clean & functional. i.e. tree removal, mowing, fixing water lines, seasonal cleanup etc.
  • Mark veterans graves with stars & flags for Memorial Day and remove them shortly after Memorial Day.
  • We are also working on getting cemetery information digitized and easier for people to access the information.

To contact the cemetery committee, call the church (651) 433-2723 or send an email to elimcemetery@gmail.com

The cemetery committee consists of these members:
     Scott Walcker Chair of Cemetery Committee & databases
     Larry Engstrom Past chair 
     Wayne Schmitt  Past chair & CAD drawings
     Sally Dalluhn Secretary
     Don Cramer                        
     Joe Rettner
     Duane Johnson
     Tracy Thomas
     Pam Gromek
     Keith Hainy
     Myron Lindgren Historian

Where in the world is elim lutheran church?

Elim Lutheran Church  |  20971 Olinda Trail N, Scandia, MN 55073

Contact Us!

(651) 433-2723
  • Welcome to Elim!
    • A Brief History
    • Highlights and Calendar
    • Pastor & Staff
    • Church Council >
      • Council Officer Position Descriptions
    • Covid 19 Information
  • Worship
    • Livestreamed Services
    • Accessibility
    • Baptism
    • Funerals & Memorial Services
  • Music
    • 2023 Concert & Music Series
    • Elim's M. P. Möller Pipe Organ
    • Elim Pipe Organ Project >
      • Pipe Organ Report & Recommendation
    • Instrumentalists
  • Ministries
    • Alcoholics Anonymous
    • Adult Bible Study
    • Cemetery >
      • Purchasing Lots & Niches >
        • Cemetery Bylaws
        • Columbarium Bylaws
        • Niche Size & Costs
      • Cemetery Maps >
        • North Cemetery Maps
        • South Cemetery Maps
      • Geneology Services >
        • Elim's Anniversary Books
    • Children, Youth & Family >
      • Confirmation
      • Sunday School
      • Youth Group
    • Feed My Starving Children Moble Pack >
      • FMSC Videos
    • Food Shelf >
      • Backpack Program
    • Foundation >
      • Donating Stock
      • Designated Funds
      • 2022 Foundation Recipients
      • 2021 Foundation Recipients
      • 2020 Foundation Recipients
      • 2019 Foundation Recipients
    • Gammelgarden
    • God's Work, Our Hands
    • Library
    • Loss and Grief Support Group
    • Park Board
    • Preschool
    • Quilting
    • St. Andrew's Family Shelter
  • Giving
    • Giving via Recycling and Reusing
    • Fair Trade Items
  • Elim Yard Sale 2023
  • 2022 Foundation Recipients