Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (Shorncliffe, Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)

The first burial in this cemetery in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton occurred in 1920.

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (March 2017) Source: Holly Thorne St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church (June 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (November 2020) Source: George Penner St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church (September 2023) Source: Christine Loff St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery (June 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery (September 2023) Source: Christine Loff Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.08211, W97.11385 denoted by symbol on the map above

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Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)

Sources:

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.

We thank Holly Thorne, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Christine Loff for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 September 2023

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