Woodland
Cemetery, Kitchener CC#4508
119 Arlington Blvd., Kitchener,
Ontario
This
cemetery is located in the City of Kitchener, at the foot of Arlington
boulevard, just off Weber street. It is one of three
active cemeteries operated by the City of Kitchener Parks and Recreation
Department, Cemeteries Division.
It covers approximately fifty acres and contains a Roman Catholic
Mausoleum and a Protestant Mausoleum as well as the Main Administration Office
for the Cemeteries Division. The Mausoleums were built in 1924-25 by the
Canadian Mausoleum Company. They were made an
historically and architecturally valued site under the Ontario Heritage Act in
1986.
Of interest are the German War Graves. This section was established in 1971 and
is the final resting place for many German servicemen who were Canadian
prisoners of war and died in Canada. The earliest known interment in Woodland
Cemetery was Helen (Daub) Rau on 29 March 1926.
At the present time (1991) there are approximately 500-600 interments a year
made in this cemetery. The cemetery is divided into many sections as detailed
on the accompanying map. If information is needed on this cemetery, the present
telephone number is (519) 741-2880.
