Petrofka Cemetery - Blaine Lake District, Saskatchewan

Petrofka Cemetery - Blaine Lake District, Saskatchewan

The following is a transcription of Petrofka Doukhobor Cemetery located 12 miles south of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434. Land location: NE 25-42-7 West of Third. Latitude: 52°39.006. Longitude: 106°52.093. Transcribed by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff on July 27, 2006.

View of the cemetery from the east facing west.

Historical Background

Petrofka (aka Petrovka) Cemetery was established in 1899 by the Doukhobors of Petrovka village near Blaine Lake. After the abandonment of the village in 1929, the cemetery continued to be used by Doukhobors living in the Petrofka School District No. 23 (1901-1954) and is still in active use today. It is privately owned and is maintained by a cemetery committee. The cemetery is in very good condition.

Layout

The cemetery is one and a half acres in size and is enclosed by a wire fence on three sides. There is an open gate on the west side. The cemetery contains approximately 100 interments in a single section comprised of 10 rows facing east-west. Over half the graves (approximately 60) have no marker, however, many of the mounds are still clearly visible. These remain unidentified. With respect to graves with markers, the markers are typically plain slate, marble or concrete upright headstones or flat markers set flush to the ground. Click here for an online cemetery map.

Driving Directions

To access the cemetery, travel south from the Town of Blaine Lake on Highway No. 12 for 11 miles (17.7 km). Follow the highway for another 1/4 mile (.4 km) as it bends to the southeast. Then turn south on the grid road and continue for 3/4 miles (1.2 km). The cemetery is on the west side of the road allowance. This cemetery is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.

Transcription

Surname	Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Comments

Baioff	Fred G.	1918	1959	Son of Gabriel & Malasha
Baioff	Gabriel D.	1891	1947	Son of Dmitro & Lusha
Baioff	Malasha	1892	1977	Nee Zbitneff
Borix	Annie	1901	2000	Wife of Nicholis
Borix	Nicholis	1893	1952

Fedosoff	Paraskovia	1870	1948

Horkoff	Helen	May 4, 1904	Mar. 18, 1983	Wife of Max
Horkoff	Max	Jun. 25, 1896	Apr. 21, 1985

Lotoshinski	Konrad	1909	1960
Lotoshinski	Olga	1913	1996

Olenovich	Joseph J.	1909	1977
Olenovich	Tillie S.	1913	2002	Wife of Joseph - Nee Postnikoff

Padowski	Pearl	1872	Sep. 17, 1939	Wife of Peter
Padowski	Peter	May 15, 1875	Mar. 2, 1956
Perehudoff	John P.	Jun. 1896	May 1966
Postnikoff	Anastasia	1898	1953	Wife of George
Postnikoff	Dorothy	1919	1944	Wife of John
Postnikoff	Edward G.	1913	1988	Son of George & Anastasia
Postnikoff	Fannie	1907	Jul. 1963	Wife of Nick - nee Gulioff
Postnikoff	Feodor I.	1909	1989
Postnikoff	George N.	1894	1947
Postnikoff	Gregory	1928	2006
Postnikoff	John E.	1883	1945
Postnikoff	John S.	1873	Sep. 8, 1961	No Marker
Postnikoff	Marion	1919	-	Wife of Edward - Vacant
Postnikoff	Mary	1913	1978
Postnikoff	Mavrunia	1871	1941	Wife of Nicoli - Nee Popoff
Postnikoff	Nick	1902	1946
Postnikoff	Nicoli W.	1857	1940
Postnikoff	Peter N.	1924	2001	Son of Nick & Fannie
Postnikoff	Simon	1901	1980
Postnikoff	Simon N.	1878	1961
Postnikoff	Wasunia	1879	Jun. 6, 1942	Wife of Simon - Nee Salikin

Reban	Alex	1865	1956
Reban	Masha	1867	1945	Wife of Alex
Reban	Mildred (Millie)	1907	1995	Wife of Paul - Nee Postnikoff
Reban	Paul	1901	1977
Reban-Cheveldayoff	Pauline	Mar. 15, 1913	Nov. 27, 2005

Strelioff	Marion G.	1922	Nov. 22, 2002	Law, RCAF

Woznick	Mike	1913	2002

View of the cemetery from the southeast facing northwest.

Banya (bathouse) on the Petrofka cemetery grounds.

Notes

Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information including marker transcriptions. I have photos of the headstones and would be happy to share them. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Petrofka Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.