Woodinville Memorial Cemetery
13200 NE 175th St.
Woodinville, King County, Washington 98072
(206) 931-0286
Also known as Woodinville Recessional Memorial Mead
In the early 1880s, Ira and Susan Woodin offered the SE acre of their 160-acre homestead for the burial of the local citizens. However, the first burial wasn't documented until 1888.
The town church was across the street to the east. The entrance to the cemetery grounds was on 132nd NE, directly across the street from Play It Again Sports. Thus, the oldest graves are on the east side of the cemetery.
In 1898, the Woodin family officially deeded an acre of their homestead to the citizens of Woodinville for the cemetery. In 1910, they donated a second acre to create the grounds you see today. Soon, the entrance was moved to the southern boundary on NE 175th.
The group that managed the cemetery then was the Woodinville Cemetery Association, a group of local citizens who had purchased plots and then maintained the grounds. Today, a board of twelve volunteers decides corporate issues, but paid workers do the maintenance.
There were many unmarked graves of pioneers who died during the Depression, when only wooden markers could be afforded. A recent Boy Scout Eagle Project made and installed 70 markers for those graves. The cemetery board compiled the list and marked the graves to locations.
For many years, Woodinville pioneer Elmer Carlberg maintained the cemetery and built many improvements including the original ornate entrance on NE 175th, the fountain, the pergola and most of the landscaping. He died in 1987 and is buried there.
The Woodinville Cemetery has space available for those who have some connection with this area. The City of Woodinville does NOT run the cemetery; it is a non-profit corporation governed by a volunteer board.
Additional information:
https://www.newcastlewahistory.org/2010/03/08/woodinville-mead-a-proper-cemetery-with-a-touch-of-mystery/
Visit the Woodinville Memorial Cemetery Website
