Also referred to as the Chortitz South Old Colony Mennonite Cemetery, the first burial in this cemetery in the Rural Municipality of Stanley was in 1929. Dedicated on 28 July 2002 is a boulder displaying many plaques commemorating the history of the village of Chortitz, including the 32 homesteaders who established it in 1875 and a list of those buried here.
Entrance to Chortitz Cemetery (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Chortitz Cemetery (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Chortitz Cemetery (October 2021)
Source: George Penner
Commemorative monument in Chortitz Cemetery (November 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.12746, W97.97396
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Chortitz New Mennonite Cemetery (RM of Stanley)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Chortitza Mennonite Cemetery (Randolph, RM of Hanover)
Chortitz South Old Colony Mennonite Cemetery, Stanley RM, MB, CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project.
Chortitz Cemetery and Cairn Memorials, FindAGrave.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina.
Page revised: 16 September 2022
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