The first burial in this cemetery northwest of Vita, at NE21-2-7E in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, occurred in 1905 when a church was built here. It serves both local churches: the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. A monument here is dedicated to Ukrainian pioneers of the Shevchenko-Vita area who built the church.
Vita Community Cemetery (July 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Commemorative monument in Vita Community Cemetery (July 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Commemorative monument in Vita Community Cemetery (July 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.14758, W96.58420
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, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, Gordon Goldsborough, and S. Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 June 2021
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