NL GenWebPlacentia Bay Region ~ Placentia Bay East DistrictPlacentia - Coombs Memorial CemeteryCoombs Memorial Cemetery is a relatively new cemetery in the town of Placentia. It is owned and operated by the Coombs Funeral Home. This is a modern, meticulously groomed cemetery located in Southeast Placentia. It is easily accessible by car and is immediately adjacent to the main road as it leaves Placentia. The headstones are arranged systematically in rows, with the headstones mounted on a continuous concrete footing. The rows of headstones are separated by well manicured lawns.These headstones were read, recorded and transcribed by FRANK KING and HEATHER KING, July 2000. While we have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors. Please Note: Clicking on a linked surname, will take you to a page with the headstone photograph |
Surname | First | Second | Relation | Born / Age | Died | Erected by | Memo |
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Barry | Thomas | husband of Louise | 1932 | 1999 | Always remembered, always loved by his wife Louise, 7 sons and 4 daughters. | ||
Bishop | Francis | White wooden cross with plaque. / Age 56 years. R.I.P. | |||||
Brewer | Patrick | M. | 1938 | 1997 | to live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. | ||
Brewer | Theresa | M. | wife of Martin F. | 1945 | living | Together forever. / Same headstone as Martin F. / (Praying hands and wedding bands) | |
Brewer | Martin | F. | husband of Theresa | 1946 | 1996 | Together forever. / Same headstone as Theresa M. / (Praying hands and wedding bands) | |
Browne | John | J. | Mar. 1,1920 | Nov. 11,1996 | To live in hearts of those we love is not to die. / Merchant Navy W.W. 2 / 1920-1996 / Lest we forget | ||
Bursey | Gerald | Leslie | Aug. 11,1945 | Aug. 9, 1996 | He was a friend to all who knew him. / Beloved son, brother, husband, and father. / Born in Wild Cove, W. B. / Died in St. John's | ||
Cochrane | William | J. | 27 August 1924 | 27 December 1996 | Life's work well done. Now comes rest. / (Carpentry engraving. Small wood horse, axe, and saw) | ||
Collins | Loretta | A. | 1939 | 1998 | Same headstone as Leonard J. / Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. | ||
Collins | Leonard | J. | 1937 | Same headstone as Loretta A. / Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. | |||
Collins | Reginald | Jerome | Sept. 22,1955 | June 4,1989 | Forever in our hearts | ||
Dunphy | Patricia | A. | wife of Ronald | 1944 | 2000 | You will always be in our hearts and never forgotten. Forever missed by family and grandchildren. / Married Dec. 6,1961. / Same headstone as Ronald J./ Bingo card engraved on headstone. | |
Dunphy | Ronald | J. | husband of Patricia A. | 1935 | living | You will always be in our hearts and never forgotten. Forever missed by family and grandchildren. / Married Dec. 6,1961. / Same headstone as Patricia A. | |
Dutton | Ellen | M. (nee Gale | April 10,1934 | August 7, 1988 | Rest in peace. | ||
Fleming | Mary | sister and aunt | June 9,1957 | January 19,1998 | Loving sister and aunt / Our loved one sleeps here. | ||
Foley | Raymond | J. | husband of Martha P. | 1920 | 1997 | Forever in our hearts. Same headstone as Martha P. Foley | |
Foley | Martha | P. | wife of Raymond Foley | 1930 | 1999 | Forever in our hearts. Same headstone as Raymond J. Foley | |
Frasier | Adelaide | J. | 1929 | 1997 | At home in heaven. | ||
Gale | Thomas | J. | 1929 | 1998 | At home in Heaven | ||
Griffin | Matthew | A. Sr. | 1925 | 1997 | Same headstone as Anne M. / Married February 6,1949 / At peace with nature and with God. | ||
Griffin | Anne | M. | 1927 | living | Same headstone as Matthew A. Sr. / Married February 6,1949 / At peace with nature and with God. | ||
Hepditch | Francis | J. | 1945 | 1998 | wife Annie | Loved and remembered by wife Annie, daughter Tina, son Joey | |
Hepditch | Albert | 1943 | 1999 | Loved and remembered by family and friends. | |||
Kerrivan | James | 1906 | 1997 | Hail Mary full of grace. / Forever in our hearts. / Same headstone as Bridget | |||
Kerrivan | Bridget | 1913 | 1997 | Hail Mary full of grace. / Forever in our hearts. / Same headstone as James | |||
King | Gordon | F. | husband of Marcella M. | 1927 | 1997 | Same headstone as Marcella M. To live in the hearts of those you love is not to die. Married June 25,1951 | |
King | Marcella | M. | wife of Gordon F. | 1931 | living | Same headstone as Gordon F. To live in the hearts of those you love is not to die. Married June 25,1951 | |
King | Bridget | M. | 1926 | Married Nov 23,1946 / Anything loved is never lost and you were loved so much. / Same headstone as Thomas | |||
King | Thomas | husband of Bridget | 1919 | 1997 | Married Nov 23,1946 / Anything loved is never lost and you were loved so much. / Same headstone as Bridget M. | ||
Lambe | Till | wife of Fred | 1950 | living | Loved too much to be forgotten. / Same headstone as Fred., Married Apr. 26,1969. / Together forever. | ||
Lambe | Fred | husband of Till | 1942 | 1998 | Loved too much to be forgotten. / Same headstone as Till., Married Apr. 26,1969. / Together forever. | ||
Lockyer | Catherine | M. | Oct. 4,1920 | March 25,2000 | Same headstone as Raymond H. / Life is not forever but love is. / Married June 25,1957 | ||
Lockyer | Raymond | H. | Apr. 10,1932 | May 31,1999 | Same headstone as Catherine M. / Life is not forever but love is. / Married June 25,1957 | ||
Lynch | Edith | 1934 | living | Beyond the sunset. / Same headstone as Graham | |||
Lynch | Graham | 1925 | 1998 | Beyond the sunset. / Same headstone as Edith | |||
McGrath | Vincent | February 14,1931 | February 7,1999 | ||||
McGrath | Ella | Jan. 6, 1932 | May 17, 2002 | ||||
McGrath | Marion | T. | 1923 | 1997 | Until we meet again. | ||
Mooney | Mary | J. | wife of Edward J. | Jan. 6,1924 | Sept. 24,1998 | Mother. Father. / To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. / Same headstone as Edward J. | |
Mooney | Edward | J. | husband of Mary J. | Dec. 7,1923 | Sept 25, 2004 | Mother. Father. / To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. / Same headstone as Mary J. | |
Murphy | Cyril | D. | 1929 | 1997 | Alphonsus Murphy | Gone but not forgotten. / Same headstone as Alphonsus Murphy | |
Murphy | Alphonsus | 1923 | living | Alphonsus Murphy | Gone but not forgotten. Same headstone as Cyril D. Murphy | ||
Murray | Gerard | April 4,1961 | November 21,1998 | Married April 7,1984 / Same headstone as Geraldine | |||
Murrray | Geraldine | May 31,1962 | November 21,1998 | Married April 7,1984 / Same headstone as Gerard | |||
Nash | Leonard | 1917 | 2000 | Ever remembered ever loved. / Same headstone as Charles and Bridget / (No dates for these individuals) | |||
Norman | William H. | July 1,1929 | Apr. 16,2000 | Married July 26,1952 / Life's work well done. / Same headstone as Mary T. | |||
Norman | Mary | T. | wife of William H. | Dec. 17,1927 | living | Married July 26,1952 / Life's work well done. / Same headstone as William H. | |
O'Keefe | Sarah | 1925 | 1997 | I'm free. / To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. | |||
O'Keefe | Patrick | J. | husband of Alice | 1936 | 2000 | Precious memories will remain / Sadly missed by loving wife Alice, children Theresa, Glenda, and Patrick | |
O'Reilly | Patrick | Joseph | 1934 | 2000 | Always in our hearts | ||
Pendergast | Philip | 1919 | 1999 | Loves last gift: rememberance / Same headstone as Frances | |||
Pendergast | Frances | 1934 | 1962 | Loves last gift: rememberance / Same headstone as Philip | |||
Pittman | Peter | husband of Marcella | Sept 11,1913 | May 14,2000 | Married June 15,1957 / Same headstone as Marcella / To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. | ||
Pittman | Marcella | wife of Peter | Aug. 22,1928 | living | Married June 15,1957 Same headstone as Peter / To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. | ||
Power | Mary | Ann | White cross with engraving. / Age 69 years. / R.I.P. | ||||
Power | Ronald | Joseph | 1942 | 1998 | To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. / Same headstone as Dorothy | ||
Power | Dorothy | Beatrice | To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. / Same headstone as Ronald Joseph | ||||
Quilty | Gerald | 1920 | 1999 | The Lord is my Shepherd. / Merchant Navy W.W. 2 / 1920-1999 / Lest we forget. | |||
Reading | Bill | 1948 | Married Jan2,1971 / Same headstone as Ethel / Together forever | ||||
Reading | Ethel | 1948 | 1998 | Married Jan2,1971 / Same headstone as Bill / Together forever. | |||
Ryan | Joseph | Gerard | November 29,1929 | June 28,1982 | Ever remembered ever loved. | ||
Ryan | Eileen | (nee Hunt) | December 15,1929 | December 18,1998 | family | Always in our hearts / erected by her loving family | |
Ryan | Lillian | Newman | wife of Puis | May 10,1922 | April 13,1997 | family | Engraved plaque. / Age 74 years. R.I.P. / wife of Puis Ryan |
Ryan | Maude | M. | 1905 | 1996 | Rest in peace. | ||
Ryan | Michael | P. | 1928 | 1996 | Life's work well done. | ||
Ryan | Denis | husband of Margaret | 1907 | 1998 | Married Oct. 22,1945 / To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. / Same headstone as Margaret. | ||
Ryan | Margaret | wife of Denis | 1911 | 2003 | Married Oct. 22,1945 / To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die. / Same headstone as Denis. | ||
Traverse | Thomas | J. | husband of Mary I. | 1926 | 1998 | Ever remembered - ever loved. / Same headstone as Mary I. | |
Traverse | Mary | I. | wife of Thomas J. | 1930 | living | Ever remembered - ever loved. / Same headstone as Thomas J. | |
Whiffen | Gloria | M. | Nov. 2,1952 | Feb 10,1999 | Lost from life but not from love. Safe in our Father's home above. / Shawn, Glenda, Paula | ||
Whittle | Hilda | January 23,1950 | February 10,1999 | With all our love, John, Heather, Allison, John / (Engraving of sewing machine, clover leaf, knitting) / (glass case containing wool, knitting needles, and girl guide whistle) | |||
Williams | Maureen | Theresa | mother of Edward, Patrick | September 6,1934 | May 15,1999 | Loving mother of Michael, Edward, & Patrick / Rest in peace. | |
Wilson | Edgar | 1926 | 1998 | Always in our hearts / Merchant Navy W.W. II / 1926-1998 / Lest we forget | |||
repairs | Forever in our hearts. / Mom, Dad, Cheryl, and Terrance / (headstone removed for repairs) |
Additional entries below transcribed by
Christy Brown summer 2006 |
Surname | First | Second | Relation | Born / Age | Died | Erected by | Memo |
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Agate | Barbara | (Greene) | 1946 | 2002 | |||
Barry | Alphonsus | 1922 | 2001 | Merchant Navy Veteran WWII | |||
Barry | Anne | May 26, 1910 | May 17, 2002 | ||||
Bennett | Peter | husband of Christina | 1934 | 2005 | married January 21, 1957 | ||
Bennett | Christina | wife of Peter | 1936 | 2003 | married January 21, 1957 | ||
Best | Julia | wife of Malcolm | February 28, 1914 | living | married April 19, 1960 | ||
Best | Malcolm | husband of Julia | October 9, 1923 | November 3, 2004 | married April 19, 1960 | ||
Bishop | Frank | Feb. 12, 1943 | Jan. 10, 2000 | ||||
Brown | James | 60 | |||||
Bruce | Mary | Gerard | 1951 | 2005 | |||
Brummell | Pamela | 43 years | |||||
Byrde | Hannah | 1931 | 2003 | ||||
Byrde | Richard | 1929 | 2001 | ||||
Celento | Ralph | Joseph Jr | October 22, 1939 | March 21, 2004 | OT1 US Navy Vietnam | ||
Clark | Debra Ann | May 18, 1961 | May 19, 1961 | Daughter of Wayne & Violet | |||
Chubbs | George | 1920 | 2003 | ||||
Chubbs | Mary | 1926 | 2004 | ||||
Cochrane | Marie | Jan 13, 1942 | Oct. 20. 2002 | ||||
Cochrane | Peter | Nov. 19, 1931 | Sept. 30, 2003 | ||||
Coffey | Raymond | husband of Katie | 1934 | living | married June 2, 1957 | ||
Coffey | Katie | wife of Raymond | 1937 | 2004 | married June 2, 1957 | ||
Collins | Douglas | 1938 | living | married September 30, 1961 | |||
Collins | Elizabeth | 1941 | 2005 | married September 30, 1961 | |||
Connors | Mary Ann | September 19, 1952 | January 3, 2004 | ||||
Connors | Michael | 1926 | 2002 | ||||
Connors | Rita | 1924 | living | ||||
Connors | Stephen | 1914 | 2005 | Royal Navy WWII | |||
Conway | Rita | 1929 | Married Oct. 14, 1951 | ||||
Conway | Thomas | 1927 | 2001 | ||||
Cooper | Alice | 1926 | living | married August 1, 1950 | |||
Cooper | Christopher | J | 1926 | 2005 | married August 1, 1950 | ||
Corrigan | Juanita | 63 | |||||
Curran | Hilary | T. | Oct. 17, 1910 | Apr. 23, 1977 | |||
Curran | Margaret | M. | July 14, 1912 | June 15, 2004 | |||
English | Frank | Sept. 17, 1927 | Dec. 8, 2004 | ||||
English | Mary | Oct. 4, 1930 | |||||
Foley | Bridget | 1942 | 2004 | ||||
Flynn | William | 67 | |||||
Gardiner | Leo | 1932 | 2005 | ||||
Gordon | George | Mar. 21, 1938 | Nov. 22, 2002 | ||||
Gregory | Lillian | Anne | 1944 | 2005 | |||
Griffiths | Mary | Angela | Apr. 12, 1967 | May 25, 1990 | |||
Griffiths | Johannah | Margaret | Oct. 27, 1932 | Jan. 28, 1970 | |||
Griffiths | Jessica | Marie | Oct 24 1985 | Nov. 20, 1985 | |||
Griffiths | Patrick | J | October 1, 1917 | August 26, 2000 | |||
Griffiths | Patrick | E. | September 9, 1930 | January 24, 2004 | |||
Griffiths | Ronald | 67 | |||||
Griffiths | Thomas | Francis | Aug. 9, 1922 | Feb. 22, 2003 | |||
Hall | Irene | 1933 | 2000 | ||||
Hanrahan | John | B. | 1924 | 1988 | |||
Hayward | James | J | September 29, 1926 | living | married August 17, 1946 | ||
Hayward | Violet | M | November 5, 1929 | October 8, 2001 | married August 17, 1946 | ||
Hickey | Fergus | 1914 | 1993 | ||||
Hickey-Lundrigan | Cindy | Jan. 14, 1973 | May 1, 2001 | ||||
Houlihan | Blanche | July 10, 1917 | Apr. 12, 2003 | ||||
Hynes | Cecil | 1924 | 2001 | ||||
Hynes | Genevive | 1932 | living | ||||
Hynes | Ida | December 30, 1955 | living | married August 31, 1974 | |||
Hynes | Adrian | June 13, 1951 | Mach 16, 2001 | married August 31, 1974 | |||
King | John | 81 | |||||
King | Michael | F. | June 4, 1930 | Sept. 13, 2003 | |||
Lambe | Gerald | 71 | |||||
Linehan | Patrick | ||||||
Linehan | Mary | ||||||
Maher | Jeanette | 1945 | 2005 | ||||
Maher | John | 1943 | |||||
Martin | Eleanor | wife of Robert | 1938 | 2004 | married June 13, 1970 | ||
Martin | Robert | husband of Eleanor | 1947 | living | married June 13, 1970 | ||
McCarthy | James | 76 | |||||
McGee | Thomas | September 1, 1930 | January 31, 2006 | ||||
McGrath | Marie | 1931 | living | ||||
McGrath | Aiden | 1950 | living | ||||
McGrath | Bernard | 1915 | 2002 | ||||
McGrath | Patrick | Joseph | November 9, 1935 | May 2, 2003 | |||
McGrath | Verna (Rowe) | M. | February 22, 1942 | October 2, 2004 | |||
McGrath | Patrick | Mar. 17, 1934 | Jan. 8, 2002 | ||||
McGrath | William | Apr. 21, 1926 | May 12, 2004 | ||||
McGrath | Paul | Aug. 29, 1965 | |||||
McGrath | Frances | Aug 4, 1937 | |||||
McGrath | Bridget | (Mason) | wife of John | 1900 | 1991 | ||
McGrath | John | T | husband of Bridget | 1899 | 1964 | ||
Mealey | Mildred | 1937 | |||||
Mealey | James | 1930 | 2001 | ||||
Miville | Etienne | 56 | |||||
Moore | John | 1926 | 2004 | ||||
Moore | Alice | 1937 | |||||
Mulrooney | Dennis | March 27, 1968 | March 25, 2004 | ||||
Murphy | Jean | October 20, 1937 | living | ||||
Murphy | Pius | July 29, 1934 | June 14, 2002 | ||||
Murray | Anne | July 22, 1917 | October 17, 2002 | ||||
Neville | Wayne (Bubba) | 1959 | 2002 | ||||
Norman | John | 73 | |||||
Norman | Frederick | Joseph | 1937 | 2004 | |||
O'Brien | Joseph | Stanley | 1946 | 2005 | |||
O'Keefe | Gerard | October 5, 1020 | December 14, 2001 | ||||
O'Keefe | Allan | J | September 15, 1915 | June 18, 2001 | |||
O'Keefe | Aloysius | husband of Mercedes | March 11, 1920 | October 31, 2001 | married November 27, 1943 | ||
O'Keefe | Mercedes | wife of Aloysius | April 28, 1919 | living | married November 27, 1943 | ||
O'Keefe | Albert | July 28, 1967 | aged 22 yrs. Son of Aloysius & Mercedes | ||||
O'Reilly | William | Joseph | 1937 | 2003 | |||
Pittman | Mary | 1946 | living | ||||
Pittman | Richard | 1937 | 2005 | ||||
Pomroy | Phonse | 43 | |||||
Power | Martin | J | Nov. 12, 1935 | Nov. 5, 2000 | |||
Quilty | Gerald | 1920 | 1999 | ||||
Quilty | Olive | 1931 | 200 | ||||
Ryan | Elizabeth | wife of Garrett | 1919 | 2004 | married November 6, 1972 | ||
Ryan | Garrett | husband of Elizabeth | 1927 | living | married November 6, 1972 | ||
Ryan | Gladys | M. | 1920 | 2000 | |||
Ryan | Gregory | L | 1920 | living | |||
Ryan | Garrett | J | 1956 | living | |||
Rodgers | William | P. | October 29, 1914 | August 28, 2001 | |||
Sampson | Arthur | May 22, 2921 | Oct 21, 2000 | ||||
Sampson | Isabel | Sept. 2, 1918 | Apr. 15, 2006 | ||||
Shave | Shelly | Lynn | August 27, 1974 | September 17, 1999 | |||
Searle | Wayne | John | March 20, 1981 | June 9, 2002 | |||
Sullivan | Wilfrid | August 12, 1919 | March 18, ? | ||||
Sullivan | Gertrude | 1921 | living | ||||
Traverse | Michael | May 6, 1924 | Sept. 22, 2004 | ||||
Traverse | Mary | June 9, 1926 | |||||
Traverse | Thomas | 1895 | 1977 | ||||
Traverse | Veronica | 1897 | 1978 | ||||
Tremblett | Joseph | 1924 | 2002 | ||||
Tobin | Patrick (Ted) | July 17, 1932 | January 4, 2002 | ||||
Tobin | Joyce | B. | May 10, 1940 | living | |||
Tobin | James | 1914 | 2001 | ||||
Tobin | Louise | 1925 | |||||
Wakeham | Mary | 56 | |||||
Warren | Nathaniel | July 7, 1925 | |||||
Warren | Ethel | Mae | Dec. 19, 1919 | July 1, 2005 | |||
Whelan | Aubrey | 67 | |||||
Whelan | Elizabeth | 1915 | 2004 | ||||
Whelan | Leo | 1905 | 1953 | Interred at Red Island | |||
Whittle | Adelia | ||||||
Whittle | Pius | 1918 | 2002 | ||||
Williams | Eileen | 1940 | 2003 | ||||
Williams | John | 1939 | living | ||||
Withers | Mary | A | August 22, 1924 | April 13, 2004 | |||
Withers | Vincent | P. | August 23, 1929 | living |
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Name in Record | Description of error / additional information | My Name |
BREWER | Not listed are: Rodney Kendall Brewer, June 3, 1971 - April 28, 1991 and also Joseph Martin Brewer, Febuary 16, 1936 - July 20, 1999. | Nikki Brewer |