The first priests to serve this parish visited from other surrounding parishes. There is no written history of this time, but it is believed a small church was built about 1891. A parish meeting was held and it was decided the church was too small to accommodate the growing parish.

After some debate about the location, work was carried out on land donated by Mr Jack Dunlop. All work was supervised by Father Jubinville, Telesphore Paradis, Achille Fortier, and Arthur Parent.

The new cemetery was less than a half mile (0.8 km) west the church, on land donated by M Peloquin.

Once the new cemetery was opened, some of the bodies that were buried in the original cemetery were moved to the new cemetery in the dark of night.

The main gate and front fence of the cemetery were donated by Harry Meaud. In the summer of 1919, the other three sides of the cemetery fence were installed by local volunteers. The large white metal cross at the west end of the cemetery was installed in 1983. The welding for the cross was done by Yves Descottes and the cross was installed in a cement base made by Guy and Gerard Paradis.

Other projects completed at the cemetery include the installation of square markers at the corners of each lot to aid in their location. This project was looked after by Guy Paradis. In 1991, the Dunrea Knights of Columbus were involved in the straightening, realigning and the making of new bases for approximately 50 headstones.

In 1990, a Perpetual Care Fund was set up to look after the cemetery grounds and their upkeep, when the time comes that there are not enough volunteers willing or able to look after the cemetery. Initially there were many donations, but they have since dwindled. If you visit the cemetery, and are interested in helping towards its upkeep, donations are always gladly accepted for the Perpetual Fund.

We would also like to thank all the volunteers who over the years have given their time and effort to make this cemetery a very beautiful and peaceful place to visit, pray, and remember those that have gone before us.

(Source: Riverside Heritage, 1896-1996, pp 133f, p 137 [1996; Adapted])

The Catholic Cemetery is just west of the village. It is on land donated by Joseph Fortier – the first burial was in 1907.

(Source: Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes website, Self-guided tour #5 [2024/02; Adapted])

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Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD08-19-05-17-W1

In the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes

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As noted above, a part of the community's story, and those of its inhabitants, from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1996 is told in the volume "Riverside Heritage, 1896-1996", especially on the cited pages. A free digital version of this and many other Manitoba local history books can be found online in the University of Manitoba Digital Collections. There is also a list of such books organized by district and town name on the Manitoba Historical Society's website on their page entitled "Finding Aid: Manitoba Local History Books".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #0730), transcribed by a member or members in 1992. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or 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).

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The parish's old cemetery is located about 2.5 miles (4 km) SW of this location.

The town's protestant cemetery is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) NW of this location