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. 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.[2]
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
- ↑ http://www.lakeviewcemetery.ca/cemetery-info/about
- ↑ CWGC Cemetery report
- Jennifer McKendry `Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario` Kingston, Ont. : , c2003.
Coordinates: 42°59′43″N 82°23′05″W / 42.9952°N 82.3846°W
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