Saint Johns Cemetery, Union County
St. John Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located in Prairie Township, Union County, South Dakota. The cemetery is one of four adjacent cemeteries, which are a mile south and a mile east of Beresford, South Dakota. Of these four, St. John is the cemetery which is farthest west. The earliest known burial is that of a child named Felix Phillip Mangan in 1886. As of 2001, the remains of more than 700 individuals were interred at St. John Cemetery.
Notable people buried in St. John Cemetery
- William J. Bulow, South Dakota Governor and United States Senator.
- James and Frances (Kukar) Lass, parents of Donna Lass (possible victim of the Zodiac Killer).
- John W. Maher, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
External links
- St. John Cemetery records at Find A Grave
- St. John Cemetery records at Interment
- 1940 W.P.A. burial records for St. John Cemetery
- "St. John Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 96°45′18″W / 43.07°N 96.755°W
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