The following is a transcription of Slavanka Doukhobor Cemetery located 10 miles east of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434. Land location: NE 17-44-5 West of Third. Latitude: 52°47.468. Longitude: 106°40.863. Transcribed by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff on July 27, 2006.
View of the cemetery from the southeast facing northeast.
Historical Background
Slavanka (aka Slavianka) Cemetery was established in 1901 by the Doukhobors of Slavianka village near Blaine Lake. After the abandonment of the village in 1911, the cemetery continued to be used by Doukhobors living in the Slavanka School District No. 2279 (1912-1956) 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 two acres in size and is enclosed by a wire fence. There is an iron gate on the east side. The cemetery contains approximately 100 interments in a single section comprised of five rows facing east-west. Approximately 34 of the graves have no marker and the mounds have been levelled. 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 east from the Town of Blaine Lake on Township Road No. 445 for 8 miles (12.8 km). Then turn south on Range Road No. 3054 and continue for 2 1/2 miles (4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atamanenko | Nick J. | 1894 | 1983 | |
| Atamanenko | Pauline | 1903 | 1987 | Wife of Nick – Nee Osachoff |
| Bludoff | Anastasia | 1881 | 1933 | Wife of Sam – Nee Karaloff |
| Bludoff | Liza | 1880 | 1954 | Wife of Nick – Nee Kabaroff |
| Bludoff | Nick D. | 1879 | 1952 | |
| Bludoff | Peter S. | 1910 | 1983 | |
| Bludoff | Sam D. | 1881 | 1957 | |
| Bonderoff | Gregory W. | 1874 | 1949 | |
| Bonderoff | John G. | Jul. 31, 1894 | May 3, 1978 | |
| Bonderoff | John I. | 1920 | 1986 | |
| Bonderoff | Mary | Oct. 2, 1895 | Aug. 25, 1957 | Wife of John – Nee Kabatoff |
| Bonderoff | Pearl S. | 1873 | 1952 | Wife of Gregory – Nee Kanigan |
| Bonderoff | Peter G. | 1907 | 1988 | |
| Bonderoff | Walter | Mar. 17, 1928 | Oct. 1, 1928 | |
| Bonderoff | William J. | Jun. 21, 1931 | Nov. 7, 1954 | |
| Chudskov | Fred J. | 1924 | 1980 | |
| Chutskoff | Ahafia | 1862 | 1958 | |
| Chutskoff | Ivan W. | 1862 | 1940 | |
| Chutskoff | John | 1892 | 1973 | |
| Chutskoff | Mary | 1893 | 1952 | Wife of John – Nee Perehudoff |
| Chutskoff | Nicholas | – | 1912 | |
| Chutskoff | Peter | 1919 | 1974 | |
| Chutskoff | William J. | 1915 | 1982 | |
| Kabaroff | Dan | 1875 | 1944 | Note: Error on tombstone. Correct year of birth: 1885 |
| Kabaroff | Elizabeth | 1916 | 2001 | Wife of Fred – Nee Vereschagin |
| Kabaroff | Fred | 1911 | 1997 | |
| Kabaroff | John D. | 1905 | 1961 | |
| Kabaroff | Lorne A. | – | Nov. 2, 1952 | |
| Kabaroff | Mary | 1884 | 1970 | Wife of Dan – Nee Bonderoff |
| Kabaroff | Trevor | – | Aug. 19, 1943 | |
| Kabaroff | Violet B. | 1914 | 1993 | Wife of John – Nee Androsoff |
| Kabaroff | Wasyl | 1840 | 1917 | |
| Kanigan | Anna | 1876 | 1942 | Wife of Nickolai |
| Kanigan | John N. | 1902 | 1978 | |
| Kanigan | Nickolai S. | 1874 | 1936 | |
| Karaloff | – | 1870 | 1944 | |
| Karaloff | Eva | 1847 | 1957 | |
| Karaloff | John S. | – | Dec. 11, 1943 | Private No. 12 District Depot |
| Karaloff | William W. | 1894 | 1920 | |
| Obchansky | Mary | 1901 | 1944 | |
| Obchansky | Tepan G. | 1895 | 1956 | |
| Osachoff | Anastasia | Apr. 18, 1872 | Jun. 28, 1957 | Wife of Sam – Nee Kanigan |
| Osachoff | Emma | 1903 | 1985 | Wife of N.S. – Nee Sookerokoff |
| Osachoff | N.S. | Nov. 22, 1901 | Oct. 2, 1938 | |
| Osachoff | Sam F. | 1871 | 1951 | |
| Osachoff | Tena M. | 1923 | 1996 | |
| Osachoff | Walter N. | 1924 | 1991 | |
| Perehudoff | Kuzma | – | 1912 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Alex A. | 1911 | 1979 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Alex N. | 1888 | 1968 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Dora | 1890 | 1974 | Wife of Alex – Nee Markin |
| Sherstobetoff | Eli (Hank) | Feb. 3, 1943 | May 6, 2005 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Helen A. | 1916 | 1963 | Wife of Alex |
| Sherstobetoff | James N. | Mar. 15, 1885 | Jul. 6, 1967 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Kirk | 1960 | 2003 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Mary | Aug. 4, 1885 | Mar. 24, 1962 | Wife of James – Nee Salikin |
| Sherstobetoff | Nicholas | – | – | |
| Sherstobetoff | Oxenia | 1852 | 1962 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Sergie | Jan. 23, 1940 | Mar. 1, 1995 | |
| Sherstobetoff | Walter A. | 1922 | 1926 | |
| Sipko | Polly N. | 1900 | 1954 | Nee Bludoff |
| Sipko | Victor D. | 1928 | Nov. 6, 1993 | Died – age 65 years |
| Stupnikoff | Hazel | Aug. 22, 1917 | May 17, 2006 | Nee Kabaroff |
| Stupnikoff | Martha | 1892 | 1934 | |
| Stupnikoff | Nicholas G. | Apr. 26, 1914 | Feb. 9, 2001 | |
| Stupnikoff | Ronald R. | May 3, 1939 | Aug. 9, 2000 |
Notes
Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information including marker transcriptions. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Slavanka Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.
