A plaque in this cemetery at Winnipeg Beach commemorates Gisli Gislason and his wife Gudrun Sigurdottir who homesteaded at NE28-17-4E and, in 1942, donated two acres for the cemetery.
Winnipeg Beach Cemetery (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Winnipeg Beach Cemetery (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Winnipeg Beach Cemetery (July 2025)
Source: Glen Toews
Gislason commemorative plaque in the Winnipeg Beach Cemetery (July 2025)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.49157, W96.98465
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.
We thank Rose Kuzina and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 October 2025
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