In 1904, three acres of farmland in the Rural Municipality of Rosser were donated for the creation of a municipal cemetery. It was survey and approved in 1906. The first recorded burial was that of Kate Oatway in 1909. Although there were grave markers that predate this, it is believed these earlier gravestones were placed after 1909 as memorials or to mark graves transferred to the cemetery.
Lilyfield Municipal Cemetery (August 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.03429, W97.27648
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 Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 July 2019
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