Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania)

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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
ConnieMackGrave.JPG
The grave of Connie Mack
Details
EstablishedLate 19th century
Location
Cheltenham Avenue and Easton Road
Glenside, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States of America
Coordinates40°05′10″N 75°10′16″W / 40.0862°N 75.1710°W / 40.0862; -75.1710Coordinates: 40°05′10″N 75°10′16″W / 40.0862°N 75.1710°W / 40.0862; -75.1710
TypeCatholic
Owned byArchdiocese of Philadelphia

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Located at 4001 West Cheltenham Avenue, it abuts the county line separating Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County from Northwest Philadelphia. It has a Chestnut Hill mailing address (PO Box 27544, Philadelphia, PA 19118-0452), although the grounds are on the Montgomery County side of the boundary, in Cheltenham Township. It was opened in 1894.

Notable burials[]

  • Stan Baumgartner (1894–1955), major league baseball pitcher[1]
  • Michael Crescenz, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient (Vietnam), later reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery
  • Gerard M. Ebbecke (1945–1998), Chief Traffic Engineer of Philadelphia
  • William J. Green, Jr. (1910–1963), congressman[1]
  • Bill Hallman (1867–1920), Major League Baseball player
  • John B. Kelly Sr. (1889–1960), Olympic gold medalist in rowing (single scull), father of Grace Kelly[1]
  • John B. Kelly Jr., (1927–1985), Olympic bronze medalist in rowing (single scull), brother of Grace Kelly
  • James R. Lloyd, Jr. (1950–1989), Pennsylvania State Senator for the 5th district from 1979 to 1984
  • Connie Mack, Hall of Fame baseball player and manager[1]
  • William McAleer (1838–1912), U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1891 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1901
  • John J. McVeigh, Medal of Honor recipient (World War II)[1]
  • Austin Meehan, Philadelphia sheriff and politico
  • David Reilly, lead singer of the band God Lives Underwater
  • Frank Rizzo, Sr., mayor of Philadelphia[1]
  • Joseph J. Scanlon (1924–1970), Pennsylvania State Senator for the 4th district from 1969 to 1970
  • Steve Yerkes (1888–1971), professional baseball player[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Famous burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery at Find a Grave

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