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 | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1879 |
| Location | 1016 Colborne Road, Sarnia, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 42°59′43″N 82°23′05″W / 42.9952°N 82.3846°W |
| No. of interments | >13,000 |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Lakeview cemetery |
Other notables buried here include:
- Alexander Vidal – Ontario Senator and MLA for the United Provinces of Canada
- Frederick Forsyth Pardee – Ontario MPP and MP; Senator
- William Thomas Goodison – MP for Sarnia
References
edit- ^ "Lakeview Cemetery & Crematorium | About Us".
- ^ McArthur, Douglas (7 October 2000). "A historical stroll through Canada's prime ministerial grave sites". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ [1] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Cemetery report
Further reading
edit- Jennifer McKendry (2003). Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario, Kingston, Ont., ISBN 978-0969718758
