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Chilliwack, Greendale, Yarrow Cemeteries Index
CHILLIWACK Carmen United Church Cemetery GPS 49.111322, -121.948834 Carman United is located at 46110 Promontory Road. When the cemetery was started in 1911, it featured 4.86 hectares (12 acres) of land. Over the years the church gradually sold parcels to maintain the cemetery. The first burial in the Carman United Church Cemetery occurred in 1911 two decades after Carman United Church (then a Methodist church) was established. Carman United continues to be a resting place for members of the church and community members regardless of denomination or faith with over 1,000 burials. Sources: Carman United Church website Chilliwack Progress Chilliwack Cemetery Burial Index Greendale Mennonite Cemetery GPS 49.111172, -121.988974 Greendale Cemetery was established in 1947. Representatives of the First Mennonite Church (now River of Life Church) and Mennonite Brethren Church presented a memorandum to the citizens of Sardis regarding the purchase of a 2-hectare (5 acre) parcel to serve as a cemetery. Greendale Cemetery, which is situated on the west end of Watson Road at 44651 Watson Road, is administered by church representatives. Johann J. Stobbe (1901-1947) was the first to be buried in the Greendale Cemetery. He was killed in a tractor accident. Today there are over 640 burials in the Greendale Cemetery. Source: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Chilliwack Cemetery Burial Index St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery GPS 49.111252, -121.949489 St. Mary's Catholic Church purchased the parcel of land at 46080 Promontory Road in the 1950s from Carman United Church. St Mary’s built a cemetery next door to Carmen. Three towering hemlock trees only separate the two cemeteries. There are more than 1,150 burials in the cemetery. Sources: Carman United Church website Chilliwack Progress Chilliwack Cemetery Burial Index Vedder View Gardens Cemetery GPS 49.111306, -121.987881 Vedder View Gardens Cemetery is located at 44675 Watson Rd south of Highway 1, in the Sardis area of Chilliwack, British Columbia. First opened in 1992, Vedder View Gardens consists of 5.1 hectares (12.5 acres) and remains one of the few family-owned and operated cemeteries in the province. There are more than 1350 burials in Vedder View Gardens. Source: Vedder View Gardens Cemetery website Chilliwack Cemetery Burial Index Yarrow Mennonite Cemetery GPS 49.087292, -122.072217 Located at 41367 Hare Ave. in Yarrow, this is the oldest Mennonite cemetery in British Columbia. Established in May 1931, the earliest burials were Heinrich Rempel and Agnes Schellenburg. There are more than 900 burials and the cemetery has recently added a columbarium. Source: Mennonite Historical Society of BC Chilliwack Cemetery Burial Index For more information please, contact President Pat Confrey Updated: 2019/11/15 |
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