This cemetery near the community of Wendigo in the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet was established in 1918 on land donated by local postmaster John Alksne (1883-1956). The name Lettonia was conferred by Latvian settlers who arrived in this area in the 1900s. A commemorative plaque at the cemetery was erected by the Lac du Bonnet Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee.
Lettonia Cemetery (August 2010)
Source: Peter McLure
Lettonia Cemetery (August 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Lettonia Cemetery (August 2019)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.34837, W95.92628
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.
Lettonia Cemetery - Wendigo MB, Waymarking.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Peter McLure, Rose Kuzina, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 November 2019
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