Many people resting in St. Luke's Churchyard have interesting stories. Here are links to some of their stories. Veterans' stories can be found at the Veterans' Stories link.
More Stories from St. Luke's Cemetery can be found in the issues of St. Luke's Prescription. See list here (and at the bottom of the page) of the stories in St. Luke's Prescriptions and then find the appropriate issue on the Prescription Archives page.
The Rev. Clive Balfour (Row R Plot C10) was an Honorary Assistant at St. Luke's for many years. Read the story of Clive's life here.
Edmund Godfrey Burr (Row N West Plot 03B) discovered the principle of diffused lighting camouflage, which was used during WWII. See Wikipedia link and an article in Fontanus, a scholarly journal edited and produced by McGill Librarians.
John Gillespie (Row E Plot 3) was a Saanich pioneer. Read his story here.
Joyce Johnson (Row R Plot C12) is featured in a video produced by The Revera and Reel Youth Age is More Film Project and in a Saanich News article.
Clara Isabelle Windsor McCoubrey Morry (Row A Plot 42A) and her niece, Ethel May Bradshaw Lytton (Row H West 19) - Read the stories about the Mystery Writing Box, and how family members, interested individuals, and Saanich Archives staff determined that the box belonged to Clara. Ethel's photograph was one of the pictures in the Mystery Writing Box.
Thomas Graham Morry and Clara Isabelle Morry (Row A East Plots 42 and 43) were childhood sweethearts growing up in Newfoundland. They met again in Victoria and married when he was 80 and she was 78. Read their story here.
Canon William Newton (Row F Plot 01) is featured in a blog entry at the Alberta Historic Places website.
Annie and Ernest Palmer (Row D Plot 38) are the parents of Vera Palmer Beischer, whose letter was found among items dropped off for St. Luke's Spring Fair. Read about the Mystery Letter with Family Connections to St. Luke's. In 1946, Annie Palmer decided to extend the front section of her house and turn it into a convenience store. Read here about Palmer's Store.
Mehetabel Maud Roe Sankey (Row E Plot 05) along with seven of her nine children came to Canada after her husband was shot in Ireland. See A Story of the Sankeys in Ireland.
Leonie Staveley (Row A East Plot 47) - Read a reflection by Leonie's great-grandson about the empty family graves.
Charles Edward Stewart (Row G Plots 37 and 38) - Three Charles Edwards Stewarts and many of their family members are buried in St. Luke's Churchyard. Read their stories here.
Harriet Stewart (Row A East Plot 34) - Read about the family legend regarding the tree on Mrs. Stewart's plot.