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KENASTON-BLADWORTH AREA “CROS”
Immediately east of Highway No. 11, 65 km southeast of Saskatoon (as the Cro[w] flies), lies the Kenaston Cemetery. About 90% of those interred in the Catholic section, have the following distinctive surnames: Bonic, Brkich, Doshen, Krpan, Masich, Matovich, Matonovich, Pavelich, Persic, Prpich, Rupcich, Sarich, Sekulich, Strmotich, Tomlenovich, Yelich and Zdunich or versions thereof. Most of these deceased were born in what is now Croatia and are usually referred to as Croatians, Croats or Cros for short. About 50 families (c. 150 men, women and children) had settled on farms in surrounding area between ...more Story
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Western Development Museum
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Kenneth Beckie
15 Glenview Drive SW
Calgary AB T3E 4H4
Canada
khbeckie@telusplanet.net
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