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