Twenty-six separate, but adjacent cemeteries forming the Roslyn, Washington cemetery complex
Many hands make quick work! This annual event is always a fun way to meet other community members while making a positive difference in honoring those interred in Roslyn’s Historic Cemeteries. Thank you to the Roslyn Eagles 696 who will again hosted all our wonderful 100+ volunteers for a BBQ Read More …
During the spring of 2023 funds were raised to build a new 330′ retaining wall to prevent further erosion of the Sokol Lodge Cemetery. This project also provided a safer entrance to the cemetery. Thank you to the many individual donors who helped make this project possible. A special thanks Read More …
In 2023 new steps to the Serbian Cemetery replaced the old concrete stairs that had been damaged during an early winter. Volunteers added historic double loop wire fencing along the perimeter of the expanded cemetery. Thanks to individual donors and the Suncadia Enhancement Fund for their generous donations to this Read More …
Pictured (left to right): Representative Alex Ybarra, Frank Brozovich, Croatian Ambassador Pjer Šimunović, Beverly Prkacin Read, Consul General Renee Pea, Dick Watts, County Commissioner Laura Osciadacz In 2017 Frank Brozovich, Honorary Consul to the Republic of Croatia at Seattle, Washington, appointed Beverly Prkacin Read as Project Manager to build Read More …
It was a beautiful morning as 128 volunteers raked, weeded, mowed, and cleaned up branches and garbage to get ready for Memorial Day weekend. Of all the volunteers to come and help, 58% didn’t have family members buried in the Roslyn Cemetery. A testament to how our community works together Read More …
Two family members told the story of their decedents during the Kiosk Dedication Ceremony on May 29, 2021. Kelly Clift told the story of Frances Cusworth, her great-great grandmother who lost her husband and oldest son living at home in Roslyn during the 1892 mine explosion. Many of the Cusworth Read More …
The stories of hardship and loss that early immigrants to Roslyn endured are exhaustive. On Sunday, May 30th, 2021 family members gathered at the Slovak Cemetery for an unveiling ceremony of 14 headstones on previously unmarked babies’ graves. Dale Briese, great grandson of Izidor and Elizabeth Magda tells the story Read More …
The Cle Elum Lodge of the Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy in America raised funds to design and erect a monument honoring people of Italian descent that are buried in the Roslyn Cemeteries. They celebrated with a dedication ceremony on May 29, 2021. The Italian Monument is located Read More …