This former Roman Catholic cemetery south of Highway #23 in the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, between Dunrea and Margaret, is located in an agricultural field with no road access. It was used between 1892 and 1907. A plaque attached to a cross in the cemetery, erected in 1999 by the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus, contains the names of those buried in it.
Cross and commemorative plaque marking the site of Dunrea Old Roman Catholic Cemetery (September 2019)
Source: Shaylyn Cuvelier
Commemorative plaque in the Dunrea Old Roman Catholic Cemetery (September 2019)
Source: Shaylyn Cuvelier
Crosses on the prairie at the Dunrea Old Roman Catholic Cemetery (September 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.39122, W99.79097
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Felix Cemetery / St. Felix de Valois Roman Catholic Cemetery (Dunrea, RM of Prairie Lakes)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Felix de Valois Roman Catholic Church (Dunrea, RM of Prairie Lakes)
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.
We thank George Penner and Anne Brazeau for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Lindsey Bylo, Shaylyn Cuvelier, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 July 2023
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