KRONSFELD CEMETERY MEMORIAL PROJECT


 

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Kronsfeld Cemetery

PHOTO GALLERY

 

gravestones

View of Winkler cemetery and headstones relocated from their original location at Kronsfeld cemetery. From left, the six gravestones in the foreground relate to the following Kronsfeld burials:

  1. Helena Braun Sept 3, 1884 - March 2 1891 (misspelled as Helenor Brown) and sister Mary Braun (last name also misspelled as Brown)
  2. John Warkentin May 10 , 1920 - April 26, 1922
  3. Helen Warkentin Oct 7, 1893 - Oct 16, 1899
  4. Helen(a) (Dueck) Warkentin 1837 - 1916 and Jakob Warkentin Nov 1836 - Sept. 25 1899. [note: the gravestone misspells Helena's first name as "Helen" and misspells her maiden name as "Dyck"].
  5. Peter Warkentin March 16 1858 - March 26 1901
  6. Cornelius Warkentin Feb 27, 1866 - May 4, 1901

Note that there may be some discrepancy with the Municipal records because of the Gregorian versus Julian calendar dates used. Re. stone #2, this is a cousin to Alan Warkentin. Re. stone #4, Helen(a) and Jakob are the common ancestors of the Warkentin descendants including the descendants of Jacob and Anganetha Knelsen.
pieces A photo of the Kronsfeld graveyard area adjacent to the east end of the quonset building. The larger object is the remains of a concrete base on which a gravestone formerly sat. It quite likely is not in its original location, and whichever gravestone once stood on it is now relocated at the Winkler cemetery. Below and behind Alan Warkentin's foot are a few broken pieces of grave markers, from the initials believed to be for a Warkentin child.
south view A view southward across the west end of the Kronsfeld cemetery, which is adjacent to the east end of the quonset building at the cemetery site.
east view View eastward from the rear of the quonset building. The late evening sunshine washed out the view beyond, but the shadowed area is roughly the extent of the original Kronsfeld cemetery boundaries. Scene shows the extent to which the weeds grow unchecked through the summer. Photo was taken Aug. 14/07, and the weeds were to be knocked down with a brush mower next day.
grader Alan Warkentin and Art Warkentine hired a grader to scrape down and verify where graves are located in the Kronsfeld cemetery site. Photo shows Walter Warkentin (left) and Art Warkentine monitoring progress as the grader exposes a concrete grave border.
unearthed Art Warkentine takes a closer look at the concrete borders of a Kronsfeld gravesite.
helpers From left in photo, Art Warkentine, Walter Warkentin, and Helen Borne (nee Warkentin) were on hand to assist with the task of verifying the Kronsfeld cemetery boundaries.
committee Members of the Kronsfeld Cemetery Memorial Committee from left are: George B. Elias, Winnipeg; Art Warkentine, Winkler; Alan Warkentin, Haskett; Ernest Unrau, Morden.
cairn During the last week of August 2008 the granite cairn was installed at the Kronsfeld cemetery site. The bronze plaque mounts on the upper, angled face of the vertical tablet. The plaque shipped mid-September 2008 from the foundry.
work bee Concrete results is what this work bee achieved! On Sept. 12th they met to pour concrete for the "guard piers" for the cairn, and also poured piers to mark the corners of the estimated cemetery boundaries. Stainless steel bolts were embedded in the corner markers for future detection. Thanks to Richard Warkentin (standing at left) for assisting the Kronsfeld Cemetery Memorial Committee with this job. Continuing from left: standing next to Richard are Art Warkentine and Alan Warkentin while kneeling are George Elias (left) and Ernest Unrau.
cairn & plaque On 25-Sep-2008 we were notified that the bronze plaque had arrived, and it was installed on the cairn that same weekend.
plaque A close-up view of the plaque. This plaque is mounted on the cairn at Kronsfeld Cemetery NW 7-1-4 W.


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