A small cemetery in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong contains burials from the former Bender Hamlet. Five burials sites are identified with the earliest being in November 1913, while seven other individuals are also buried here.
Bender Cemetery (September 2015)
Source: Jean McManus
Bender Cemetery (June 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Bender Cemetery (June 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Commemorative plaque at Bender Cemetery (June 2021)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.67724, W97.47433
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bender Hamlet (RM of Armstrong)
Bender Hamlet, Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
This page was prepared by Jean McManus, Tighe McManus, Rose Kuzina, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 August 2021
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