Notre-Dame Cemetery (Ottawa)
Notre Dame Cemetery, is a Catholic cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1872, it is the most prominent Catholic cemetery in Ottawa. The cemetery's western edge is located in Vanier, just south of Beechwood Cemetery. Its eastern limit is St. Laurent Boulevard. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 114,000 persons.Notable interments
- Janis Babson, Corneal transplant donor
- E. A. Bourque, Mayor of Ottawa
- Benjamin Chee Chee, Ojibwa artist
- Alex Connell, Hockey Hall of Fame player
- Aurel Joliat, Hockey Hall of Fame player
- Yousuf Karsh, Portrait photographer
- Filip Konowal, World War I hero, awarded the Victoria Cross
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada
- Champlain Marcil, Photographer
- Louis-Félix Pinault, Statesman
- Silver Quilty, Football Hall of Fame player, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Eldon Rathburn, Canadian film composer
- Tommy Smith, Hockey Hall of Fame player
War Graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 115 Commonwealth service personnel, 40 from World War I and 75 from World War II.
