This Roman Catholic church in Fannystelle, in the Rural Municipality of Grey, was built between 1911 and 1913. Scenes of the Resurrection were painted inside the church by Arthur Godin in 1935. It is a municipally designated heritage building (1991). A monument in the cemetery lists some names of those buried in it, and on its reverse side it lists local residents killed during military service in the First World War and Second World War.
Among the priests who served at Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church was Father Sylvio Caron.
A final service was held in the church on 2 April 2023.
Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church in Fannystelle (October 2013)
Source: Alan Mason
Aerial view of Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church in Fannystelle (June 2020)
Source: George Penner
Interior of Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church in Fannystelle (July 2018)
Source: George Penner
Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Cemetery in Fannystelle (October 2017)
Source: George Penner
Fanny Rives, namesake for Fannystelle (May 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Fannystelle commemorative monument (May 2019)
Source: Darryl ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.74563, W97.78001
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Oniziphore Lavigne
[Elm Creek]Farmer
22nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
17 March 1894
7 November 1918
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Joseph George Louis Boisvert
[Elm Creek]Royal Canadian Air Force
Warrant Officer Class II
23 April 1909
19 September 1943
Edmond Coulombe
[Powerview-Pine Falls]Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Private
15 February 1923
30 March 1945
Jules Joseph La Bossiere
[Elm Creek]Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
22 August 1916
17 September 1942
Emile Ernest Joseph Regis
[Elm Creek]122 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Flight Sergeant
13 February 1914
15 October 1942
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery / Fannystelle Cemetery (Fannystelle, RM of Grey)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fannystelle Monument (Fannystelle, RM of Grey)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fannystelle Consolidated School No. 767 (Fannystelle, RM of Grey)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Obituary [Father Sylvio Caron], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 1964.
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.
For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).
Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.
Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).
Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, 37 Church Avenue, Fannystelle, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Sharon Mullen for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Alan Mason, George Penner, Darryl Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 July 2023
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