Kasilof Boat Harbor Cemetery - Kasilof Regional Historical Society

KASILOF BOAT HARBOR CEMETERY
Kasilof, Alaska
The Kasilof Boat Harbor Cemetery is near Kasilof, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It is located
on Kasilof Beach Stub which intersects at mile 5.1 of Kalifornsky Beach Road. The cemetery is
7/10ths of a mile from the intersection and is located on the right in a stand of trees. The tops of
large rounded wooden grave markers can be seen from the road. Read September 4, 2002.
From: CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS AND AREA MEMORIALS IN ALASKA’S KENAI PENINSULA BOR-
OUGH – Published 2004 by Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society. Used with permission.
1. In memory of
William Freeman
A native of Finland
Aged 65 years
Died Sep 30, 1906
(Headboard)
2. In memory of
Alex Benson
A native of Sweden
Aged 38 years
Died May 6, 1907
(Headboard)
3. In memory of
Harry Mason
A native of Norway
Aged 67 years
Died Jun 4, 1915
(Headboard)
3. Markings unreadable.
Many Chinese are
remembered as being
buried here. Their markers
were long boards with
Chinese characters.

KASILOF BOAT HARBOR CEMETERY
From: CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS AND AREA MEMORIALS IN ALASKA’S KENAI PENINSULA BOR-
OUGH – Published 2004 by Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society. Used with permission.
4. Unmarked
(Grave is fenced. The headboard was stolen about 30
years ago. A headboard recovered by the Soldotna
Police about 20 years ago and stored at the archeology
department of the Kenai Peninsula College is believed
to be the missing headboard. This board reads:
In Memory Of – Fred Sandel – a Native Of Finland
– Aged 70 – Died – Oct 9, 1925.
Fred Sandel is known to have worked out of the cannery
at Kasilof Harbor.)
**Note: 2010 this has been confirmed as the grave of
Fred Sandel**
5. In memory of
Peter Bates Walker
May 10, 1935 – Oct 31, 1982
Good father, husband, friend
(Ornate wooden cross. Resided
in the house that used to stand
next to the cemetery.)
The remains of the home that stood next to the
cemetery.
The remains of the home that stood next to the
cemetery.