History

St. Benedict’s Cemetery has been the final resting place for Catholics from Wild Rice and Horace since the 1880s. As of 2020, over 650 people are interred in this sacred ground.

Plots and Burials

To purchase a plot or for information about burials, contact the parish office.

Endowment

There is an endowment which supports the upkeep of the cemetery. To make a contribution, visit the Donation page and click the “Cemetery Endowment” link.

Cemetery Directory

At this time, St. Benedict Cemetery does not publish a directory of those buried in the cemetery.

The Find-A-Grave website is a catalog of tombstones and grave markers in cemeteries throughout the world. Because it is maintained by volunteers, the information may not be correct or up-to-date. However, it does contain many of the graves in St. Benedict Cemetery. St. Benedict Cemetery does not contribute to Find-A-Grave nor does it guarantee the results of its search tool. However, it may contain the information you are looking for.

Find-a-Grave Catalog
of St. Benedict Cemetery

Text on a well-worn tombstone: “A le mémoire de Cyrille J. Tessier Ne Le 5 Fevrier 1898 Mort Le 4 Septembre 1899 age de 18 Mois et 29 Jours” (“In memory of Cyrille J. Tessier, born February 5, 1898, died September 4, 1899, age 18 months, 29 days”). The inscription on the very bottom on the marker: “DIEU L’A DONNÉ, / DIEU L’A ÁTE / QUE VON SAINT NOM SAIT BÉNI.” This is a verse from the Book of Job (chapter 1, verse 21): “The Lord gives, the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Text on the iron cross in the foreground: “Ici repose Zénopha Grandbois décédé le 23 Oct. 1910 a l’áge de 54 ans R.I.P.” (“Here rests Zenopha Grandbois, died on the Oct. 23, 1910 at the age of 54. May she rest in peace.”). Based on this information, she was born in 1856.