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Brookside Cemetery - A Cemetery for Everyone Brookside Cemetery has a valuable story lesson for everyone in Winnipeg. Both rich and poor are immersed in the Brookside Cemetery. This is the Cemetery where famous people, criminals as well as a few children who died due to poverty are buried. Brookside Cemetery was created in 1878 for those residents who didn't have family and
also
for
those
who
were
not
associated
with
a
church.
There are around 97,000 people buried at Brookside. There are many famous Winnipeggers buried in Brookside Cemetery such as former NHL hockey player Bill Mosienko, Arinbjorn Bardal, an undertaker, Lt. Harry Colebourn, who purchased a small bear cub for $20 and named her Winnie, after the City of Winnipeg; war hero Sgt. Tommy Prince; Frances Evans Cornish, the very first mayor of Winnipeg; and former lieutenant-governor Dr. George Johnson, who was instrumental in the development
of
the
nearby
college.
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Call (204) 633-5053 for quality memorials. 1801 Notre Dame Ave (at Keewatin) Winnipeg MB,R3E 3E5 Phone: (204) 633-5053 Toll Free: 1-866-755-5401 Fax: (204) 694-7137 Email: info@larsensmemorials.com