History of Muskoka District

Cardwell Township

Hekkla Cemetery

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Approximate GPS Location:  44.914497, -79.500257
Epitaphs were transcribed and photos were taken October 27, 2000
Hekkla Cemetery Church
Hekkla Cemetery Church
Hekkla Cemetery Church
Hekkla Cemetery Church
Hekkla Cemetery Gate
Hekkla Cemetery Gate
Icelandic Plaque
Icelandic Plaque
Icelandic Plaque Zoomed
Icelandic Plaque Zoomed
McRae, Daniel T.Latour, Blanche G.McRae, Daniel A.
MCRAE
DANIEL T. MCRAE
JAN. 29, 1935 – JULY 30, 1997
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
BLANCHE G. LATOUR
MAY 25, 1935
THEIR SON DANIEL A.
MARCH 12, 1962 – FEB. 26, 1997
Beirness, WilliamBeirness, Margaret
BEIRNESS

WILLIAM
1866 – 1941

MARGARET
1880 – 1956
McSheffrey, Mervin J.Fitzsimmons, Eleanor
McSHEFFREY
MERVYN J.
DEC. 17, 1921 – MAR. 1, 1996
ELEANOR H.
FITZSIMMONS
NOV. 1, 1914
McRae, Burton MacKenzie
MCRAE
BURTON
MACKENZIE
MCRAE
MAY 25, 1935
FEB. 8, 1995
BELOVED FATHER
GRANDFATER AND
Niedermoser, Emil
NIEDERMOSER

OUR FRIEND
EMIL NIEDERMOSER
1904 – 1983
Beirness, Robert<br />Beirness, Elizabeth Crowder
BEIRNESS

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ROBERT BEIRNESS
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ELIZABETH CROWDER
THEIR CHILDREN ALFRED
MARY AND SAMUEL
GRANDCHILD JACKIE
Schuman, AlweneGrenke, Gustav
ALWENE
SCHUMAN
BELOVED WIFE OF
GUSTAV GRENKE
DIED APR. 23, 1938
AGED 75 YRS
GUSTAV GRENKE
1858 – 1947
Grenkie, Abraham A.
ABRAHAM A. GRENKIE
SEPT. 14, 1907 – DEC. 18, 1929
SON OF
MRS. MARY GONNEAU
REST IN PEACE
Grenkie, Fredrick
IN
MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR FATHER
FREDRICK
GRENKIE
BORN MAR. 2, 1856
DIED JAN. 21, 1923
Eaton, Donald Eric.Todd, Edna Lorraine
EATON

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DONALD ERIC
JUNE 12, 1931
HUSBAND OF
EDNA LORRAINE TODD
JUNE 11, 1935
PARENTS OF
TODD AND ANDREA

IN GOD’S CARE
Grenkie, GodfriedGrenkie, Fredrick
GRENKIE
GODFRIED GRENKIE
1822 – 1909
THE WIFE OF
FREDRICK GRENKIE
1882 – 1919
Grenke, Emil WilliamEinarson, Jacobina
GRENKE
EMIL WILLIAM GRENKE
DEC. 21, 1891 – OCT. 17, 1931
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
JACOBINA EINARSON
SEPT. 28, 1894 – MAR. 8, 1976

EVER REMEMBERED, EVER LOVED
Beirnes, Mary E Beirnes, Samuel
MARY E
BEIRNES
BORN
MAR. 6TH 1854
DIED
JUNE 16TH 1918
SAMUEL
BEIRNES
1845 – 1926
Grenke, Rudolph A.
GRENKE
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
RUDOLPH A. GRENKE
FEBRUARY 7, 1903
AUGUST 1, 1961
Lambert, George J.
GEORGE J.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
MARY LAMBERT
1875 – 1952
LAMBERT
Lambert, Mary
MARY
LAMBERT
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
GEORGE LAMBERT
1883 – 1960
Schotsch, GeorgeSchotsch, Anna Burtz
SCHOTSCH

FATHER
GEORGE
1892 – 1985

MOTHER
ANNA BURTZ
1901 – 1985
Godfrey, ThomasLambert, Agnes Elin
GODFREY

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOMAS
GODFREY
AUG. 29, 1896
JULY 13, 1934

AGNES ELIN
LAMBERT
AUG. 22, 1907
saw 24, 1990
Lambert, Gisli N.Hammell, KatherineLambert, Audrey Mary Annie
LAMBERT
GISLI N. LAMBERT
1916 – 1995
HIS BELOVED WIFE
KATHERINE HAMMELL
1918 – 1992
THEIR DAUGHTER
AUDREY MARY ANNIE
1941 – 1944
Newby, Kristine Stella
1951
KRISTINE STELLA NEWBY
1997
Marchand, Wilford A.Shortt, Mary PearlMarchand, Earl R.
MARCHAND
IN MEMORY OF
WILFORD A.
JUNE 29, 1906 – JULY 25, 1985
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
MARY PEARL SHORTT
SEPT. 25, 1905 – JULY 08, 1991
DEAR PARENTS OF
EARL R.
JULY 10, 1932
Shortt, A. RoyHinton, Ethel V.T.
A. ROY SHORTT
1990 – 1971
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ETHEL V.T. HINTON
1903 – 1980
Einarson, Mrs. Solveig G.
MRS. SOLVEIG. G.
EINARSON
FADD
26 FEBRUAR 1858
DAIN
30 OKTOBER 1924
Einarson, BjarniGrenke, Pauline
BJARNI EINARSON
1889 – 1976
AND HIS WIFE
PAULINE GRENKE
1883 – 1957
REST IN PEACE
Shortt, RichardShortt, Ray
SHORTT
IN MEMORY OF
RICHARD
NOV. 24, 1865 – MAR. 3, 1948
DEAR FATHER OF
RAY
JUNE 16, 1908 – MAR. 27, 1930
Grenke, Vernon Emil
VERNON EMIL GRENKE
TROOPER
14 CH
3 MAY 1997 AGE 72
Gross, JohannSchotsch, Herta Anneliese
GROSS JOHANN GROSS JULY 3, 1905 JULY 11, 1995 HERTA ANNELIESE SCHOTSCH JAN 24, 1921 FOREVER IN OUR HEARTSGROSS

JOHANN
GROSS
JULY 3, 1905
JULY 11, 1995

HERTA ANNELIESE
SCHOTSCH
JAN 24, 1921

FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
Emerson, Thomas J.Emerson, Eliza J.
EMERSON
THOMAS J. EMERSON
SEPT. 4, 1906 – NOV. 25, 1983
ELIZA J. EMERSON
NOV. 6, 1911 – MAR. 28, 1988
TOGETHER FOREVER
CARL J. BEIRNESS
CARL J. BEIRNESS
ROSE EDNA BEIRNESS 1922 - 1985 BELOVED MOTHER
ROSE EDNA
BEIRNESS
1922 – 1985
BELOVED MOTHER
Beirness, Thomas J.
THOMAS J. BEIRNESS
1909 – 1979
Tribble, Dennis W.
DENNIS W. TRIBBLE
1935 – 1975
BELOVED SON OF
Tribble, Mary E.Tribble, William E.
MARY E. TRIBBLE
1900 – 1981
BELOVED WIFE OF
WILLIAM E. TRIBBLE
1897 – 1988
AT REST BEIRNESS JOHN T. BEIRNESS 1900 - 1977 BELOVED HUSBAND OF VELMA L. SMITH 1911 - 1983
AT REST
BEIRNESS
JOHN T. BEIRNESS
1900 – 1977
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
VELMA L. SMITH
1911 – 1983
Berzins, RobertsBerzins, Aleksandra
ROBERTS BERZINS
1895 9 AUG LATVIJA
1975 5 DEC TORONTO
ALEKSANDRA BERZINS
1900 22 APRIL UKRAIN
IRMA WILLIAMS ANDERSON DZ. BERZINS 1922 11 MAY LATVIJA 1984 28 OCT. ST. THOMAS
IRMA
WILLIAMS ANDERSON
DZ. BERZINS
1922 11 MAY LATVIJA
1984 28 OCT. ST. THOMAS
Wolfe, George E. Bell, Mona M.
WOLFE

IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE E. WOLFE
1919 – 1994
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
MONA M. BELL
1922 – 1997
REST IN PEACE
Wolfe, Sarah A.Wolfe, Francis N.
WOLFE
IN LOVING MEMORY
SARAH A.
1390 – 1945

FRANCIS N.
1886 – 1969
Brunner, William G.Gauthier, Gertrude Pat
BRUNNER
WILLIAM G. BRUNNER
1905 – 1988
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
GERTRUDE PAT GAUTHIER
1916 –
TILL WE MEET AGAIN
Berzins, Janis
JANIS BERZINS JANIS BERZINS
1889 20 JUN LATVIJA
1968 23 AUGUSTA1889 20 JUN LATVIJA 1968 23 AUGUSTA
Berzins, Anna
ANNA BERZINS
1896 26 JUN LATVIJA
1988 27 JANVARI
Macans, DarinkaMacans, Alexander
MARY
LAMBERT
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
GEORGE LAMBERT
1883 – 1960
Daly, Mark
MARK DALY
1896 – 1970
REST IN PEACE
Middlebrook, Percy
DAD
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PERCY MIDDLEBROOK
JUNE 1916 – SEPT. 1987
FOREVER
IN OUR HEARTS
Todd, ArchieMiddlebrook, Fanny
TODD
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FANNY MIDDLEBROOK
SEPT. 26, 1904 – OCT 26, 1956
BELOVED WIFE OF
ARCHIE TODD
FEB. 2, 1984 – SEPT. 14, 1958
Thompson, GisliThompson, Margaret T.Thompson, Bjorg
IN MEMORY OF
GISLI THOMPSON
BORN DEC. 12TH, 1840
DIED FEB. 8TH, 1918
ALSO MARGARET T. HIS WIFE
BORN JAN. 22ND, 1830
DIED APR. 19TH, 1917
BJORG THOMPSON
BORN SEPT. 12TH, 1813
DIED MAR. 6TH, 1901
Shortt, EttaShortt, Harry J.
AT REST
ETTA
WIFE OF
RICHARD SHORTT
DIED JUNE 3, 1927
AGED 59 YEARS
HARRY J.
DIED MAY 5, 1919
AGED 21 YEARS
Suibjornson, Bjarni
BJARNI
SUIBJORNSON
DIED
MAR. 26, 1896
AGED
66 YEARS
Suibjornson, Pall
PALL
SUIBJORNSON
DIED
JAN 12, 1908
AGED
87 YEARS
Einarson, JoanEinarson, Paul Ingi
JOAN
WIFE OF
JACOB EINARSON
BORN DEC.
28, 1862
DIED JAN
7, 1915
THEIR SON
PAUL INGI
BORN MAY
7, 1891
DIED JULY
27, 1905
Einarson, Jacob
JACOB EINARSJACOB
EINARSON
BORN NOV
15, 1855
DIED DEC
29, 1933ON BORN NOV 15, 1855 DIED DEC 29, 1933
Einarson, Elin B.
ELIN B.
WIFE OF
GISLE
EINARSON
DIED JUNE
5, 1906
AGED
62 YEARS
Einarson, Gisli
GISLI
EINARSON
BORN
1 AUG 1853
DIED
9 OCT 1925
Einarson, Maria
MARIA
EINARSON
DIED FEB.
15, 1904
AGED
76 YEARS
Kellington, GeorgeKellington, Susane
IN
MEMORY OF
GEORGE
KELLINGTON
BORN
SEPT. 13, 1854
DIED
OCT. 25, 1905
ALSO HIS WIFE
SUSANE
BORN
DEC. 6, 1856
DIED
JAN. 29, 1901
Middlebrook, Roy Robert
MIDDLEBROOK
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ROY ROBERT
1909 – 1969
HUSBAND OF VELMOR
Beirness, Willard T.
WILLARD T. BEIRNESS
1943 – 1975
LOVING HUSBAND
FATHER AND SON
Emerson, Edna Elizabelth Mae
EDNA ELIZABETH MAE
EMERSON
BORN FEB 24 1939
DIED MAY 27 1942
DAUGHTER
THOMAS AND ELIZA EMERSON
Gudnason, Una
UNA
GUDNASON
DIED
JULY 26, 1918
AGED
80 YEARS
Gudnason, Malfridur Kristan
MALFRIDUR
KRISTIN
BELOVED DAUG OF
THOROLFUR AND
UNA GUDNASON
BORN AUG. 21, 1871
DIED SEPT. 14, 1950
Gudnason, Gudni Rasant
GUDNI RASANT GUDNASON BORN JAN. 18, 1870 DIED JAN 19, 1919 BELOVED SON OFGUDNI
RASANT
GUDNASON
BORN
JAN. 18, 1870
DIED
JAN 19, 1919
BELOVED SON OF
THOROLFUR AND
UNA GUDNASON THOROLFUR AND UNA GUDNASON
Gudnason, Thorolfur
IN
MEMORY OF
THOROLFUR
GUDNASON
DIED
JUNE 25, 1898
AGED 58 YEARS
McRae, Barry Brian
BARRY BRIAN MCRAE
JULY 3, 1947 – AUG. 16 1992
FATHER OF MICHAEL
SON OF JOICE & DONALD

LAID TO REST IN THE HEKKLA HE LOVED
Dixon, James "Jim" RichardGodfrey, Sarah Ella Marie
DIXON
JAMES “JIM”
RICHARD DIXON
DECEMBER 23, 1945
SANDRA ELLA
MARIE GODFREY
MAY 17, 1949
JULY 13, 2005
LOVING PARENTS OF MEAGAN ERIN AND JEFFREY
Plamondon, Donald RonaldPlamondon, Jeanette Marie
PLAMONDON

DONALD RONALD

1937 –
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
MILDRED ROSE PECORE
1940 –
DON’S DEAR SISTER
JEANETTE MARIE
1928 – 2008

HOME WITH MY FAMILY
Beirness, Shirely M.Shaw, Neil R.
SHAW

SHIRLEY M. BEIRNESS
1941 – 2009
BELOVED WIFE OF
NEIL R. SHAW
1938 –

AT REST
Hogan, Dennis J.Hogan, Merle B.
HOGAN

DENNIS J.
1924 –

MERLE B.
1926 – 1999
Hogan, Timothy Shawn
HOGAN

TIMOTHY SHAWN
FEB. 17, 1957
MAR. 9, 2003
Wolfe, NoahBeirness, Margaret
HEKKLA PIONEER’S

NOAH WOLFE

1861 – 1905
MARGARET BEIRNESS
1855 – 1910
ARMOUR MICHAEL IAN ARMOUR NOV. 19, 1932 JAN. 13, 2008 BARBARA JOAN GROSS JAN. 4, 1943 EVER REMEMBERED, EVER LOVED
ARMOUR

MICHAEL IAN
ARMOUR
NOV. 19, 1932
JAN. 13, 2008

BARBARA JOAN
GROSS
JAN. 4, 1943

EVER REMEMBERED, EVER LOVED
Emerson, Matt
MATT
EMERSON
APRIL 28, 1936
MARCH 22, 2008
Pelletier, Lawrence EugeneEmerson, Larraine N.
PELLETIER

LAWRENCE EUGENE
1940 – 2002
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
LORRAINE N. EMERSON
1941 –

REST IN
Nickerson, Dexter HarveyNickerson, Brenda lee
NICKERSON

DEXTER HARVEY
1942 – 20

BRENDA LEE
1946 – 2009