Prairie Heights Cemetery      1922 - 1957    (renovated in 2009)

Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan

Prairie   Heights   School District

 

Fluney, Graham, Hennings, House, Kuhn, Matters, Michael, Orr, Taylor,  Wilson

 

Location : Kuhn Farm, SW corner, Section 4, 37, 22, W 3rd, on the old Kuhn Farm, farmed by Kim B. Finley, Luseland, Saskatchewan. Two miles east of Highway 21, intersection with Grid road 659, 6 miles west  Tramping   Lake. Quarter mile west of school house site ( Prairie   Heights ) on ridge overlooking Tramping Lake Plains. The area was settled about 1905 - 07. 

 

This pioneer cemetery, about 1 acre in size, was first inventoried by Kerry and Theron Finley in June 2008. At that time the grave sites were obscured in a thicket of Carraganas ( Siberian Pea Shrubs), surrounded by Fescue ( Prairie Wool) grassland, and invading Brome grass. Settlement ca 1905-07. Part of rich Fescue grasslands associated with Grassy Lake Coulee.

 

In the summer of 2009, through the efforts of descendants ( Sharon Fluney) and local farmers, the cemetery was renovated, the Carraganas were removed and fallen tomb stones were righted. According to Sharon Fluney, in another Sask. genealogy site, " Les Matters and wife/housekeeper and his children are buried in unmarked graves there. They were burned in a house fire."

 

The site was re-inventoried by Valerie Finley in September 2009. She found 14 grave sites with identification and noted at least one unmarked grave. Thus, including Les Matters and an unknown number of his family, there are at least 17 graves. The first burial was in 1922 and the last, Clarence Kuhn, was in 1957.

 

 

Fluney, Blanche Marie    Mar 14, 1913 - Jan 3, 1923             Safe in the arms of Jesus, daughter of John and Katie

 

Graham, Sarah A.          1870 -1944 

 

Graham, Robert Scott     Feb 26, 1922 , Aged 39 years             There are no partings in heaven

 

Hennings, Henry           Apr 21, 1863 - Feb 5, 1930      No pain, no grief, no anxious fear can reach this peaceful sleeper here

 

House, H.H                     Dec 13, 1855  - Jan 2, 1940                     In loving memory of

 

House, Frances Ann        May 9, 1856 - Mar 17, 1933                    Beloved wife of H.H. House

 

Kuhn, Clarence                 1885 - 1957                                               Sweet be thy rest

 

Michael, Mrs. Felda          1905 - 1934

 

Michael, anon.                  1925 

 

Orr, Geraldine Ethel       May 27, 1919 - Oct 28, 1923          Beloved daughter of J.E. and E.M. Orr

 

Taylor, Jas.                       1853 - 1930                                   God be with you till we meet again

 

Taylor, Johanna                Oct 3, 1851 - Apr 15, 1935

 

Wilson, William                 May 5, 1875 - Nov 6, 1922

 

Wilson, Dana                     June 3, 1878 - Nov 21, 1943       wife of William