Historic Sites of Manitoba: Driedger Burial Site (Municipality of Rhineland)

This site in the Municipality of Rhineland contains eight visible graves for members of the Driedger family with more indentations in the ground, possibly indicating more burials. A modern marker is for Isaak D. Driedger (1899-1954). The oldest tombstone is for Abram Driedger (18611946) and his wife Kornelia Bergen Driedger (1872-1948). Foundational outlines mark three others graves with the names sketched in: Mary, Susana and Franz Driedger (1923-1924). Two other graves are not marked. Abraham and Kornelia lived in Gruenthal near Gretna.

Driedger Burial Site

Driedger Burial Site (July 2018)
Source: Pam Klassen-Dueck

Two unmarked graves in foreground with Mary Driedger's grave behind them

Two unmarked graves in foreground with Mary Driedger's grave behind them (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Driedger Burial Site

Driedger Burial Site (May 2021)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.04523, W97.58808
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Abraham & Kornelia Bergen Driedger Family Tree.

This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina, Pam Klassen-Dueck, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 January 2023

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