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St Mary's Catholic Cemetery (Douglas County MN) | Find Graves & Burial Records

Cemetery burial records, location, and grave search - Douglas County, MN

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery is indexed for cemetery-name searches in Douglas County, Minnesota and supports burial-record lookup, place validation, and grave-search intent before users move into narrower person-level research.

Site info snapshot

Burial records 18
Veteran-linked 18

Quick answer

How do I use the St Mary's Catholic Cemetery page for cemetery and burial research?

Use this page to confirm the cemetery first, review the map and source signals, scan the burial sample for likely matches, and then step back to Douglas County or Minnesota only when the search needs broader geographic context.

Cemetery profile

About St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Douglas County, Minnesota

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery is currently indexed under Douglas County, Minnesota in the Cemetery Finders archive. This page is designed to answer place-intent searches for the cemetery itself while also giving person-name researchers enough context to decide whether this is the right burial site before searching deeper.

The strongest cemetery pages do more than list a name. They confirm geography, show source provenance, expose available burial depth, and offer clear next steps. That is why this page combines location context, record samples, research workflow blocks, and connected archive links in one place.

Contains documented modern-era veteran burials in the current archive.

Who manages this cemetery

Veterans Affairs-linked source coverage

Step-by-step search guide

How to Search St Mary's Catholic Cemetery by Name, Place, and Record Context

Method 01

Confirm the cemetery before searching names

  1. 1. Check the county, state, type, and source label at the top of the page.
  2. 2. Use the map block below to validate that this cemetery aligns with the place you expect.
  3. 3. Only after the place is confirmed should you search for similar personal names.
Why this matters: person-name searches are much cleaner when the place is validated first, especially for common surnames and repeated family names.

Method 02

Review burial depth and record quality signals

  1. 1. Check how many burial records are currently linked to this cemetery.
  2. 2. Look for veteran-linked records, plot details, and date span signals to judge how rich the underlying record set is.
  3. 3. If the sample looks thin, widen to the county archive instead of forcing a narrow search too early.
Current record depth: 18 burial rows, 18 veteran-linked records, and 0 visible plot-detail signals.

Method 03

Use county and state archives as your fallback path

  1. 1. Return to Douglas County if you need nearby cemetery alternatives or broader local coverage.
  2. 2. Move up to Minnesota when the search needs regional context or county comparison.
  3. 3. Use this layered path instead of repeating blind searches across unrelated places.

Alternative search methods

Alternative Search Methods & Record Paths

Method Best For Speed Coverage
Direct burial search Known full names Fast Live cemetery-linked sample
County archive review Nearby cemetery comparison Medium Strong
State archive review Regional fallback research Medium Broad
Map + place confirmation Location validation Limited Pending

Map & directions

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery Map, Address & Directions

Map coordinates are not available yet for this cemetery. Use the county archive and related cemetery list to continue place-based research.

Location details

Address: ALEXANDRIA, MN
County: Douglas County
State: Minnesota

Best next step

If the place looks correct, review the burial sample below. If not, move back to the county archive and compare nearby cemeteries before searching names again.

Burial record sample

Burial Names Connected to St Mary's Catholic Cemetery

Showing 18 of 18 burial records at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Page 1 of 1.

Name Dates Military Plot / Notes
Donald Martin Smith 1935-08-18 to 2022-11-04 US NAVY Plot context limited
Daniel J Borrell 1939-06-26 to 2021-12-31 US AIR FORCE Plot context limited
Dale W Czapiewski 1943-04-13 to 2021-10-17 US ARMY Plot context limited
Alroy Raymond Monsrud 1956-08-31 to 2021-10-15 US MARINE CORPS Plot context limited
David Michael Cook 1950-02-18 to 2021-08-16 US ARMY Plot context limited
Edwin Moss 1929-12-27 to 2021-08-01 US ARMY Plot context limited
David Helmut Lueck 1932-09-19 to 2021-06-24 US ARMY Plot context limited
Austin P Loeffler 1926-12-26 to 2021-05-25 US NAVY Plot context limited
Allan L Peterson 1938-05-02 to 2021-04-27 US ARMY Plot context limited
Charles Edward Baechler 1935-08-15 to 2021-03-09 US ARMY Plot context limited
Donald A Fern 1926-01-10 to 2021-01-19 US NAVY Plot context limited
Dolores Taragos 1923-09-07 to 2020-11-22 US ARMY AIR FORCES Plot context limited
Eldor E Schlumpberger 1929-09-20 to 2020-09-14 US ARMY Plot context limited
Eugene L Laschenski 1938-10-20 to 2020-06-14 US NAVY Plot context limited
Francis Harry Zeck 1943-10-20 to 2019-08-27 US AIR FORCE Plot context limited
Edwin G Schulzetenbery 1920-06-10 to 2019-06-27 US ARMY Plot context limited
Alphonsus J Morrisette 1921-06-06 to 2013-11-19 US ARMY Plot context limited
Charles Arthur Sporleder 1929-12-28 to 1984-10-13 US ARMY Plot context limited

Pro tips

Expert Genealogy Advice for St Mary's Catholic Cemetery Research

Search the place first, not the person first, when names are common. A confirmed cemetery dramatically improves the quality of a burial search.

Use year ranges from the sample table to separate duplicate names. Even partial death-date context is often enough to narrow a search.

If the page looks too thin, that usually means the cemetery record is real but the person-level layer is incomplete. In that case, the county archive is the best fallback path.

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions About St Mary's Catholic Cemetery

This section answers the most common cemetery-intent questions first, so users can quickly decide whether to continue on this page or step back to the broader county archive.

How do I search burial records for St Mary's Catholic Cemetery?

Use the burial names on this page as a starting point, then run a focused search with the full name and St Mary's Catholic Cemetery. This is the strongest path when you already know the cemetery.

Where is St Mary's Catholic Cemetery located?

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery is listed in Douglas County, Minnesota with the address ALEXANDRIA, MN.

How many burial records are connected to St Mary's Catholic Cemetery?

18 burial records are currently linked to St Mary's Catholic Cemetery in the archive.

What should I do if this cemetery has only partial information?

Use the county archive to review other cemeteries nearby, compare source labels, and broaden the person search with county and state context if the cemetery page is still sparse.

Official lookup guides

Official Verification Paths for St Mary's Catholic Cemetery

These guide pages help you step into the official public source without losing the county and cemetery context already built into this archive page.