Maple Leaf Cemetery

Maple Leaf Cemetery is located at the northeastern corner of the city of Oak Harbor, Washington, at the junction of Auvil Road with 16th Street (formerly Cemetery Road).  The cemetery was established in 1904.  The original cemetery plat was filed with the county auditor on October 3, 1904.  The first addition was made in 1931, the second addition in 1942.  The cemetery was re-platted in 1995.  As a consequence of this re-platting, some families became separated by boundaries between the new sections.  Some of the graves here were moved from the Freund Cemetery, which was located near the present Wal-Mart shopping center, when it was closed during the 1950's.  Consequently, some people who died prior to 1904 are buried here also.

In order to account for graves that would otherwise be without markers, the cemetery staff has endeavored to give them markers consisting of concrete-filled coffee cans with inscribed numerals.  However, there are undoubtedly many unmarked graves whose locations are still unknown.

We are indebted to the staff and the Board of Commissioners of the Maple Leaf Cemetery for the help they furnished in surveying the cemetery and for making available their list of burials, which we have augmented with readings from the grave markers.