At this site in the Rural Municipality of Gimli, local Icelandic families buried their dead: fishermen, farmers, and members of their families. Like many of the properties in the Gimli area, the cemetery was given the name of an original farm family. Some time after burials ceased to occur here, the neighbouring property, formerly farmland, was sold for recreational property development. One of the stipulations of the development was that the cemetery be cleared of bush and fenced in. This was done in the 1970s. The cemetery is now adjacent to Lake Forest Estates with a trail leading to the burial site at N50.74042, W96.98500. All the known burials were recognized through a single stone placed on the grave site. A monument in the cemetery commemorates pioneers of the area between 1897 and 1954.
Fagrabakka Cemetery (September 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Fagrabakka Cemetery (July 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Pioneer commemorative monument in Fagrabakka Cemetery (July 2019)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.73991, W96.98689
denoted by symbol on the map above
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 Tim Worth, Gordon Goldsborough, and Rose Kuzina.
Page revised: 15 September 2019
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