Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma
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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 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.
It is located at 1500 Old Mission Road, Colma, CA, 94014 (650) 756-2060
 Holy Cross Cemetery |
 Holy Cross Mausoleum |
[edit] Notable burials
- Joseph Alioto. Mayor of San Francisco (1968-1976). [1]
- Delos R. Ashley. Nevada U.S. Representative.
- Pat Brown. 32nd Governor of California. [2]
- Benny Bufano. Sculptor. [3]
- Joe Carcione. "The Green Grocer" columnist and personality. [4]
- Eugene Casserly. U.S. Senator. [5]
- John Chapman. Civil War soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
- Frank Crosetti. New York Yankees baseball teammate of Joe DiMaggio. [6]
- Joe DiMaggio. Baseball Hall of Fame [7].
- John G. Downey. 7th Governor of California.
- Eddie Erdelatz. first head coach of Oakland Raiders football team. [8]
- James Graham Fair. U.S. Senator. [9]
- Abigail Folger. Heiress, socialite, Manson murder victim. [10]
- Kathryn Forbes. Writer [11]
- Charlie Fox. [12]
- A.P. Giannini. Founder of Bank of America. [13]
- Vince Guaraldi. Jazz musician [14]
- George Kelly. Baseball Hall of Fame. [15]
- James A. McDougall. U.S. Senator.
- Maggie Moore. Silent film actress [16]
- George Moscone. Mayor of San Francisco. [17]
- Mae Nolan, California's first female congressperson.
- James D. Phelan. Mayor of San Francisco, U.S. Senator.
- Angelo Joseph Rossi. Mayor of San Francisco (1931-1944).
- Ethel Teare. American silent film actress.
- Michael de Young. Co-founder of the San Francisco Chronicle, namesake of the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum. [18]
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