The first five families of Ukrainian descent, who pioneered in this community were the following: Peter Yakimishyn, the late Bill Yakimishyn, Harry Styba, the Kulyks, and the Fitkals. All of them, their belongings and cattle, were unloaded at the station, now called Roblin, and we camped by the elevators for a few days, then drove by oxcart to our homesteads; and so the little community of Zelena came into being.
(Source: Shell River Municipality Century One 1884-1983, p 200 [Adapted])
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Established in 1909, the church was built in 1910 and closed in 1981, though it was still standing as recently as 2012, but gone by 2014.
(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])
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Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD13-14-28-28-W1
In the Municipality of Roblin
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A part of the town's story, and those of its inhabitants, from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1984 is told in the volume "Shell River Municipality Century One 1884-1983", especially starting 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 #0713), transcribed by a member or members in 1992 and updated in 1995. 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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Additionally, the volume "Ukrainian Catholic Churches of Winnipeg Archeparchy", also freely available online via the U of Manitoba Digital Archives, provides information about the parish, especially starting on page 365. That one book is from Volume IV in the set entitled "History of Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Canada".
Also of note, the Ukrainian Museum of Canada (Manitoba Branch) centralizes, curates and makes available extensive records from various groups related to the communities established by the families of Ukrainian descent who settled lived in, died in, or contributed to the story of Manitoba.