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This Roman Catholic church at Woodridge, in the Rural Municipality of Piney, is believed to have been built in the 1920s.
Period
Cleric
1998-2011
Albert “Bert” Frechette (1934-2021)
St. Alexander Roman Catholic Church at Woodridge (January 2019)
Source: George Penner
Interior of St. Alexander Roman Catholic Church at Woodridge (January 2019)
Source: George Penner
St. Alexander Roman Catholic Cemetery (June 2011)
Source: Peter McLureSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.28086, W96.14806
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.
Woodridge Cemetery - Woodridge MB, Waymarking.
Obituary [Albert Frechette], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 February 2021.
This page was prepared by Peter McLure, George Penner, Tim Worth, Debra Chatel, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 February 2021
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