Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California)

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

Holy Cross Mausoleum
Details
Established	1887
Location	Colma, California
Country	United States
Coordinates	37°40′16″N 122°26′43″W / 37.671155°N 122.445191°W / 37.671155; -122.445191
Type	Catholic
Owned by	Archdiocese of San Francisco
Size	300 acres (1.2 km2)
Website	Holy Cross Cemetery
Find a Grave	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
The Political Graveyard	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Established in 1887 on 300 acres (1.2 km²) of a former potato farm, it is the oldest and largest cemetery established in Colma to serve the needs of San Francisco. Several notable historical figures are interred at Holy Cross. Two of the three cemetery sequences in the film Harold and Maude were filmed here.

The cemetery contains one British Commonwealth war grave, of a Canadian Infantry soldier of World War I.^[1]

Notable burials[]

A[]

• Joseph Alemany, San Francisco's first archbishop
• Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (1968-1976)
• Pedro Altube, rancher
• Delos R. Ashley, Nevada U.S. Representative

B[]

• Winifred Bonfils, reporter and columnist
• Jimmy Britt, boxer
• Pat Brown, 32nd Governor of California
• Benny Bufano, sculptor

C[]

• Joe Carcione, "The Green Grocer" columnist and personality
• Eugene Casserly, U.S. Senator
• John Chapman, Civil War soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
• Joe Corbett, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
• Frank Crosetti, New York Yankees MLB player, teammate of Joe DiMaggio

D[]

• Michael de Young, Co-founder of the San Francisco Chronicle, namesake of the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum.
• Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), MLB player, Hall of Fame member
• John G. Downey, 7th Governor of California

E[]

• Eddie Erdelatz, first head coach of Oakland Raiders football team

F[]

• James Graham Fair, Bonanza King, U.S. Senator
• Cy Falkenberg, baseball player^[2]
• Abigail Folger, Heiress, socialite, Manson murder victim
• Edwin Alexander Forbes, Adjutant-General of California
• Kathryn Forbes, writer
• Tirey L. Ford, Attorney-General for California
• Charlie Fox, MLB manager, coach, and scout

G[]

• Oliver Gagliani (1917–2002) photographer, and educator
• A.P. Giannini, founder of Bank of America
• Charlie Geggus, MLB player, who played one season for the 1884 Washington Nationals of the Union Association
• Vince Guaraldi, jazz musician known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip including their signature melody, "Linus and Lucy"

H[]

• Edward Joseph Hanna, San Francisco's Third Archbishop
• Michael A. Healy, American Captain in United States Revenue Cutter (predecessor of the United States Coast Guard)
• Edward Higgins, General of the Salvation Army
• Eric Hoffer, American moral and social philosopher

I[]

• Samuel Williams Inge, U.S. Representative for Alabama

K[]

• Paul Kantner, guitarist for Jefferson Airplane
• George Kelly, MLB Hall of Famer

L[]

• Bill Lange, MLB player for Chicago Cubs (1893–1899)
• William Joseph Levada, San Francisco's Seventh Archbishop, Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (elevated to Cardinal in 2006)

M[]

• Ralph Maradiaga (1934–1985), Chicano artist, printmaker, muralist
• Leo McCarthy, former California Lieutenant Governor
• Pete McDonough, bail bondsmen
• James A. McDougall. U.S. Senator
• Joseph Thomas McGucken, San Francisco's Fifth Archbishop
• Theresa Meikle, first woman elected to Superior Court Judge in a major American city
• John J. Mitty, San Francisco's Fourth Archbishop
• John J. Montgomery, pioneer aviator, aerodynamicist, and physicist; first American to fly in a heavier-than-air machine
• Maggie Moore, silent film actress
• George Moscone, Mayor of San Francisco

N[]

• George Hugh Niederauer, San Francisco's Eighth Archbishop
• John I. Nolan, U.S. Representative
• Mae Nolan, California's first female congressperson

O[]

• William S. O'Brien, Bonanza King
• Bryan O'Byrne, actor

P[]

• James D. Phelan, Mayor of San Francisco, U.S. Senator
• Ralph Pinelli, MLB player

Q[]

• John Raphael Quinn, San Francisco's Sixth Archbishop

R[]

• Patrick William Riordan, San Francisco's Second Archbishop
• Angelo Joseph Rossi, Mayor of San Francisco (1931–1944)
• Pietro Carlo Rossi, wine maker and first President Italian Swiss Colony

S[]

• Hank Sauer, MLB player
• Eugene Schmitz, Mayor of San Francisco (1902–1907)
• Fred Scolari, professional basketball player
• John F. Shelley, Mayor of San Francisco (1964–1968)
• William M. Stewart, U.S. Senator

T[]

• Ethel Teare, American silent film actress

W[]

• Richard J. Welch, U.S. Representative
• Kaisik Wong, fashion designer
• William J. Wynn, U.S. Representative

Z[]

• Frank Zupo, MLB player with the Baltimore Orioles

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References[]

External links[]

• Official website