Helen Barisenkoff - Krestova, British Columbia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 26.121 W 117° 35.304
11U E 457339 N 5476019
From Castlegar Hwy 3A, turn onto Hwy. 6 at Playmore Junction. Continue 2.3 km, turn left at Pass Creek Rd, cross bridge and turn right, follow Krestova Rd for 5 km., continue to junction at Gage Rd, go straight on Krestova Cemetery Road for 1.8 km.
Waymark Code: WMK1MB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 3

Helen Barisenkoff gravestone is made of granite in a house shaped grave marker. The hand lettering appears to be made with some type of liquid metal. It is still very legible and is in good condition.

Inscription:
Helen Barsenkoff
Mar. 29, 1935 - Jan. 5, 2000
The Best Friend a Person Ever Had

Krestova Cemetery was established in 1922 by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood to serve the Krestova settlement. From 1932 onward, it was used mainly by Sons of Freedom living in Krestova.

The cemetery is approximately twenty acres in size and is unenclosed. There is dense scrub, brush and trees throughout some portions of the cemetery.

The cemetery contains approximately 600 interments in two sections (1922-1983, 1984-present) comprised of multiple rows facing east-west.

Many of the graves (250) have no marker, however, many of the mounds are still clearly visible.

This is a very typical Doukhobor Cemetery as with graves with markers. Most are typically plain slate, marble or concrete upright headstones or flat markers set flush to the ground.

There are several handcrafted grave markers. The cemetery for the most part is quite overgrown and finding some of the graves was impossible. There appears to be a back section that is not maintained as the weeds and bushes were waist high. As with most Doukhobor Cemeteries, there is a centennial plaque commemorating the Migration of the Doukhobors.
Date of Birth: March 29, 1935

Date of Death: January 5, 2000

Material: Stone

Web Site: Not listed

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