Lakeview cemetery, Sarnia

Lakeview Cemetery Company is a cemetery located at Colborne Road and Michigan Avenue in Sarnia, Ontario. Opened in 1879 by the Town of Sarnia to replace smaller and church-based cemeteries,[1] it is most notable for being the burial place of Canadian Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.[2] The cemetery, which is still an active burial site and now has a crematorium, contains the war graves of 11 Canadian service personnel of World War I and 13 of World War II.[3]

Lakeview cemetery
Grave Of Alexander Mackenzie
Details
Established1879
Location
1016 Colborne Road, Sarnia, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates42.9952°N 82.3846°W / 42.9952; -82.3846
No. of interments>13,000
Websitewww.lakeviewcemetery.ca
Find a GraveLakeview cemetery

Other notables buried here include:

References

  1. "Lakeview Cemetery & Crematorium | About Us".
  2. McArthur, Douglas (7 October 2000). "A historical stroll through Canada's prime ministerial grave sites". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Cemetery report

Further reading

  • Jennifer McKendry (2003). Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario, Kingston, Ont., ISBN 978-0969718758
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