This cemetery in the Municipality of Roblin was established in 1909. An associated church, built in 1910 and closed in 1981 but still standing as recently as 2012, was gone at the time of a 2014 site visit. It is commemorated by a monument containing the original church bell.
Concrete steps from the former Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church (May 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church commemorative monument (2015)
Source: Ron Olynick
Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (May 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (July 2016)
Source: Geraldine Ronellenfitch
Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery and commemorative monument (September 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.40500, W101.30605
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.
We thank Ron Olynick, Geraldine Ronellenfitch, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 September 2022
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