This cemetery is located -- from Willow Bunch -- nine miles north on Highway #36, then two and a quarter miles east on Highway #13.
LAND LOCATION: SE 1/4 of Sec. 4, Tp. 7, Rg. 27, W2nd, in the R.M. of Excel #71.
The land in question was homesteaded by Carl Altwasser, and he received his patent for the quarter section on Oct 04, 1911. By 2008, the greater part of this quarter was owned by Richard and Marjorie Hobbs. All the same, it remains unclear exactly how (purchased or gifted) the site became the property of the Verwood Roman Catholic Parish of NOTRE DAMES-DE-LOURDES. There certainly is some question as to whether or not the parish ever obtained title to the entire present cemetery area!
A true story of the early years, often recounted by old-timers, concerns the burial in this cemetery of an "outsider," as it were. The poor man (well spoken of) died around 1921/23, and since he was not affiliated with any specific Christian Church, it was decided he would be buried near the Catholic Cemetery, just outside the fence, with little more regard than that of a dog! Well now, this indignation soon raised the ire of other Christians in the area and they insisted the man's body be buried inside the cemetery, like everyone else. As can be expected, with mounting support in favour of this action, steps had to be taken to remedy the situation. However, instead of disinterring the body to place it honorably inside the fence, it was decided to move the fence over several feet to incorporate the burial site inside the cemetery. Thus the question, "was title ever obtained for the entire cemetery area?" remains unanswered.
Also, it appears the cemetery was not set-up until 1919, though the parish of Notre Dames-de-Lourdes was inaugurated in 1917. In fact the first "registered" burial at this location, that of Luigi "Louis" Mascetti, took place October 27, 1920, and the most recent burial, that of Julia (Wrobleski) Ulbrech, took place October 20, 1953. The cemetery has not been used since.
Since 2002, a list of those buried at this site can be found on two plaques situated on either side of the new metal cross setup in the center of the cemetery. A new gate also was fabricated and installed at the same time as the cross and plaques. Upkeep of the cemetery, however, remains the responsibility of St. Ignace des Saules Parish, Willow Bunch, Sk., but is seldom considered!
The books for the cemetery are now kept by the parish of St. George, Assiniboia, Sk. - Phone #642 4439. They're also accessible in albums at the Willow Bunch Museum and on the Internet at www.willowbunch.ca .
All headstones in the cemetery were checked in person on December 28, 1997, by Gilles A. Bonneau. Afterward, Mr. Bonneau and his brother, Janvier C. Bonneau, painstakingly typed in all the particulars for each entry, with Gilles doing the final editing.
All names have been further checked against the cemetery register, by Rev. Roger Ducharme and Gilles A. Bonneau, for accuracy and to include those people without a headstone.
Those people listed in the Master File with "Yes" by the notation "Site Marker:", have a headstone/marker and their burial spot was located. All other people have no known headstone/marker and their burial spot was not found.
For a current total of the number of people buried in this and/or other cemeteries, please access internet heading "Cemetery List".
All burials in the VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY cemetery:
| Beauchesne, Louis | |
| Notes: | Son of Georges & Olivine "Sarrazin" Beauchesne |
| Born: | Feb 02, 1879 |
| Died: | Sep 18, 1941 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Lodina Miville) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Bowers, Mr. ___________ - [No first name found] | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 0000 |
| Died: | Abt - 1921 |
| Status: | Married |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown - [Body first buried outside cemetery fence; protest ensued; fence was moved outward to incorporate remains into the cemetery, in the N.W. corner] |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil - [No record of his burial found in the Catholic Church register!] |
| Bracey, Ethel Louise | |
| Notes: | Daughter of John Robert & Louise Agnes "Rubin" Bracey |
| Born: | 08 yrs - 1913 |
| Died: | Dec 25, 1921 |
| Status: | Child |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Breault, Alexis | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 71 yrs - 1853 |
| Died: | May 20, 1924 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Julie Laberge) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Breault, Alphonse | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 28 yrs - 1902 |
| Died: | Oct 07, 1930 |
| Status: | Married/Single |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown - [entry according to RFS Records] |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Breault, Julie (Laberge) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | 86 yrs - 1861 |
| Died: | Jan 30, 1947 |
| Status: | Married - (Wife of Alexis Breault) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Caplette, Denis | |
| Notes: | Son of Paul & Justine "Poitras" Caplette |
| Born: | 23 yrs - 1900 |
| Died: | May 08, 1923 |
| Status: | Single |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Cayer, Joseph Bernard | |
| Notes: | Son of J. Domina Oliva & Marie Louisa "Desy" Cayer |
| Born: | Oct 11, 1929 |
| Died: | Oct 27, 1929 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Cayer, Joseph Lucien Henri | |
| Notes: | Son of Albert & Gertrude "Therrien" Cayer |
| Born: | Oct 19, 1934 |
| Died: | Nov 24, 1934 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Charles, Philippe Alexis | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 53 yrs - 1871 |
| Died: | Oct 27, 1924 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Marie A. Letandre) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Collins, James Joseph | |
| Notes: | Son of - [possibly Mrs. Maria Collins] |
| Born: | May 24, 1869 |
| Died: | Aug 04, 1929 |
| Status: | Married/Single Unknown |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Collins, Maria (____________) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | Feb 02, 1844 |
| Died: | May 23, 1924 |
| Status: | Married |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Colton, John Sylvester | |
| Notes: | Son of James & Gertrude "Murphy" Colton |
| Born: | Jul 01, 1920 |
| Died: | Feb 12, 1921 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Corneillier, Alfred | |
| Notes: | Son of Joseph & Adelaide "Genereux" Grandchamps-dit-Corneillier |
| Born: | Oct 08, 1873 |
| Died: | Oct 12, 1923 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Cordelie Farley) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Desennes, Cornil | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 0000 |
| Died: | Abt - 1928 |
| Status: | Married/Single Unknown - [possibly the Husband of Eugenie Urbain] |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil - [Confirmed buried here, no record of death in register] |
| Desy, Richard Henri | |
| Notes: | Son of Joseph & Alexina "Gagne" Desy |
| Born: | Jun 24, 1925 |
| Died: | Feb 25, 1928 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Desy, Unknown | |
| Notes: | Son/Daughter of Henri & Regina "Gagne" Desy |
| Born: | 1926 |
| Died: | Apr 18, 1926 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Fontaine, Marie Jeanne Mina Flora | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Eugene & Gloria "Fontaine" Fontaine |
| Born: | Mar 09, 1927 |
| Died: | Jun __, 1928 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Fontaine, Stanislas Paul Emile | |
| Notes: | Son of Francois & Victorine "Labonte-dit-Lajeunesse" Fontaine |
| Born: | Apr 25, 1921 |
| Died: | Jan 27, 1932 |
| Status: | Child |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Fontaine, Victorine (Labonte-dit-Lajeunesse) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | 45 yrs - 1880 |
| Died: | Dec 08, 1925 |
| Status: | Married - (2nd Wife of Francois "Frank" Fontaine) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Gadbois, Mrs. ____________ - [No first name was entered] | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | 35 yrs - 1892 |
| Died: | Mar 12, 1927 |
| Status: | Married - (Wife of Henri Gadbois) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Gagne, Joseph Denis | |
| Notes: | Son of Valerien & Alexandrine "Comeau" Gagne |
| Born: | Mar 24, 1925 |
| Died: | Sep 13, 1925 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Gaudry, Dorothee | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Moise & Florestine "Lacerte" Gaudry |
| Born: | May 10, 1926 |
| Died: | Apr 22, 1928 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Gauthier, Anna (Millard) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | 0000 |
| Died: | Apr 22, 1922 |
| Status: | Married - (Wife of William Gauthier) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Gauthier, Marie Yvonne Lucille | |
| Notes: | Daughter of E. & M. "Landry" Gauthier |
| Born: | Feb 02, 1926 |
| Died: | Feb 16, 1926 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Heroux, Joseph Willie | |
| Notes: | Son of Joseph & Elumina "Lavallee" Heroux |
| Born: | 01 yr - 1920 |
| Died: | May 09, 1921 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Kenny, M. A. Dr. | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 0000 |
| Died: | Jan 05, 1926 |
| Status: | Married/Single Unknown - [He came to Verwood, Sk., from Viceroy, Sk.] |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Manley, James J. | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 75 yrs - 1868 |
| Died: | Nov 12, 1943 |
| Status: | Married/Single Unknown |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Mascetti, Luigi "Louis" | |
| Notes: | Son of Luigi & Marcellina "Cattaneo" Mascetti |
| Born: | 13 yrs - 1907 |
| Died: | Oct 27, 1920 |
| Status: | Child |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Mascetti, Luigi Sr. | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | Nov 14, 1879 |
| Died: | Dec 10, 1923 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Marcellina Cattaneo) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Menard, Joseph | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 84 yrs - 1838 |
| Died: | Aug 01, 1922 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Alexina Beaudin) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil - [He's buried at the foot of the Black Cross in centre of Cemetery] |
| Mickler, Leon Arden | |
| Notes: | Son of Peter Arden & Hendrika "Berkelder" Mickler |
| Born: | Nov 30, 1947 |
| Died: | Jun 23, 1950 |
| Status: | Child |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| O'Connor, J. Christ | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 65 yrs - 1875 |
| Died: | Dec 16, 1940 |
| Status: | Married/Single Unknown |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Pelland, Armand | |
| Notes: | Son of Paul & Agnes "Geoffrey" Pelland |
| Born: | 32 yrs - 1890 |
| Died: | Oct 11, 1922 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Marie Louise Roberge) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Poirier, Gustave Sr. | |
| Notes: | Son of Odilon & Mathilde "Park" Poirier |
| Born: | Jul 18, 1854 |
| Died: | Jun 07, 1923 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband ofAdelaide Grenier & Marie Eveline Belleville) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Robillard, Joseph Jean-Paul | |
| Notes: | Son of Albert & Alice "Rousseau" Robillard |
| Born: | Feb 22, 1923 |
| Died: | Feb 24, 1923 |
| Status: | Baby |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Slensinski, Marcin | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 45 yrs - 1878 |
| Died: | Nov 18, 1923 |
| Status: | Single - [He came from Landscape, Sk.] |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Taylor, Mary Marguerite (Holton) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Edward Patrick & Mary "Dunford" Holton |
| Born: | 68 yrs - 1884 |
| Died: | Dec 06, 1952 |
| Status: | Married - (Wife of George Samuel Taylor) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Nil |
| Ulbrech, Albert George | |
| Notes: | Son of Unknown |
| Born: | 54 yrs - 1882 |
| Died: | Sep 18, 1936 |
| Status: | Married - (Husband of Julia Wrobleski) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Ulbrech, Julia (Wrobleski) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | 50 yrs - 1903 |
| Died: | Oct 20, 1953 |
| Status: | Married - (Wife of Albert George Ulbrech) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Viala, Marie Julie Louise (Ichie) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | 59 yrs - 1856 |
| Died: | Sep 03, 1921 |
| Status: | Married - (Wife of Jacques Paul Viala) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Viala, Paul E. | |
| Notes: | Son of Jacques Paul & Marie Julie Louise "Ichie" Viala |
| Born: | 38 yrs - 1887 |
| Died: | Jan 19, 1926 |
| Status: | Married - (possibly the Husband of Rose Lebervic) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
| Wrobleski, Mary (____________) | |
| Notes: | Daughter of Unknown |
| Born: | 57 yrs - 1879 |
| Died: | Nov 28, 1936 |
| Status: | Married - (Wife of Tony Wrobleski) |
| Burial Site: | VERWOOD CATHOLIC CEMETERY - (R.M. of Excel #71) |
| Plot/Block: | Unknown |
| Site Marker: | Site Marker/Photo # Yes |
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