Lakeside Cemetery - Fairmont, MN
Lakeside Cemetery, situated on 58 acres on the shore of George Lake in Fairmont, MN, is owned and managed by the Fairmont Cemetery Association.
The first recorded burial on this site, December 6, 1868, was a child named Carrie Waterman. George Tanner, the homestead owner of the property, had given her father permission to bury his daughter here. Five days later, former Canadian Louis LaBoute, aged 102, was buried there. Shortly after, a Mr. Howell buried his infant child at the site.
On November 14, 1871, the Fairmont Cemetery Association was formed to own and manage the property. At present there are 14,432 surveyed gravesites and 64 crypts and 64 niches in the mausoleum, which was built in 1983.
The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and the Vietnam Veterans built Lakeside Veterans Memorial in 1987. The upkeep of the memorial and flags is maintained by these organizations.
Each Memorial Day, morning services are held here following a parade from Veterans Park in downtown Fairmont to the cemetery by the service organizations, Fairmont High School Band, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and other participants.
