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Old Lappe -Lutheran Church - Cemetery

Gorham Cemetery


Located on the west side of Dog Lake Road about 1/2 mile north of the Lappe Church in Gorham township.
It appears to be maintained but unknown if it is still being used, the last burial being in 1996.


There are a number of wooden headstones and the writing is almost unreadable on some of them.
There appears to be more burials from the ground impressions but unknown who they are at this time.
It appears, from some of the obituaries that this cemetery was also called Gorham cemetery

Updated Aug 28, 2009
Burial locations were also obtained from death registrations & newspaper obituaries.

Hanson, Ellen Jan 20, 1940

Heinaaho, Kalle 1876-Dec 5, 1937
Heinaaho, Waino (Heino-Aho)1916-1996

Heino-Aho, Lily May 31-July 15, 1932 d/o Walter & Bertha

Inkinen, Axel 1899-1946
Inkinen, Charles 1938-*Feb 12, 1938
Inkinen, Helena 1870-*Oct 19, 1941
Inkinen, John 1863-*June 19, 1936
Inkinen, Tynne 1911-1911

Jarvi, Hilma 1878-1949
Jarvi, Victor 1873-*Sept 11, 1935

Kaki, Antti 18.11.1884-11.06.1942 *June 11, 1942

Kallinen, Hemmi 1884-1942 Father
Kallinen, Hilja 1884-1940 Mother

Koski, Signe Violet *July 29, 1920-May 24, 1924

Kuhmo, Edla 1878-1958 Mother
Kuhmo, John 1874-1945 Father

Kuusisto, Hilia 03.12.1907-*05.10.1936

Kylander, Sven Hjalmar *April 21, 1922-June 2, 1922

Laasanen, Peter 1882-Jan 28, 1934

Perala, D. 19.09.1907-05.10.1936

Pouti/Pontainen, Taimi Sanelma Aug 27, 1911-Dec 15, 1930

Pursianen, Jussi/John Adolf 1877-Dec 2, 1941
Pursianen, Ulla 1883-1965

Ranta, Arvi 1903-1948
Ranta, Edla Wilhelmiina (nee Kylander) *1852-Sept 23, 1926
Ranta, Einar 1899-1945
Ranta, Kalle 1867-195?
Ranta, Katriina Esther 09.05.1876-19.08.1908
Ranta, Risto 1927-1951

Rauhala, Ellen Maria 20.07.1897-23.06.1921
Rauhala, Karl Herman Aug 17, 1870-July 6, 1928

Wirtanen, Alexander *Dec 13, 1863-1863-Aug 30, 1920
Wirtanen, Waino Albert 19-03-1918-22.04.1919

**Wooden marker name unreadable 1908-1917

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