Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located at 718 Hazelwood Avenue in the Greenfield
and Hazelwood
neighborhoods of Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
, USA
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It was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a 200-acre (80-hectare) tract. The first official interment occurred in 1888, though there are graves with earlier dates. As of 2001, 146,301 entombments have been recorded at Calvary Cemetery. It remains the largest of the cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
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Greenfield (Pittsburgh)
Greenfield is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is represented on by Doug Shields.Greenfield is a member of Pittsburgh's 15th Ward, which includes the neighborhoods of Greenfield and Four Mile Run. Greenfield is adjacent to the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Hazelwood to...
and Hazelwood
Hazelwood (Pittsburgh)
Hazelwood is a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is represented on by Douglas Shields. It is bordered by Greenfield and Oakland on the north, Squirrel Hill and Glen Hazel on the east, and the Monongahela River on the south and west...
neighborhoods of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
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Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, USA
United States
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It was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a 200-acre (80-hectare) tract. The first official interment occurred in 1888, though there are graves with earlier dates. As of 2001, 146,301 entombments have been recorded at Calvary Cemetery. It remains the largest of the cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is a Roman Catholic diocese. It was established in Western Pennsylvania on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 211 parishes in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of with a Catholic population of 719,801...
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Notable burials
Actors/Actresses- Frank GorshinFrank GorshinFrank John Gorshin, Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show...
, actor, best known for his portryal of The RiddlerRiddlerThe Riddler is a fictional character, a comic book character and supervillain published by DC Comics, and an enemy of Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #140 ....
on BatmanBatman (TV series)Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to... - Gene Lyons (1921-1974), actor
Politicians
- James Francis Burke (U.S. Representative)
- William Joseph Burke (Pennsylvania Senator)
- Richard CaliguiriRichard CaliguiriRichard S. Caliguiri was an American politician who served as the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1977 until his death in 1988....
(Mayor of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
(1978-88) ) - Thomas Gallagher (Transaction Mayor of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
(1959)) - John J. Kane (Pittsburgh City Councilman (1926-1930), PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
State Representative (1930-1934), Chairman, Allegheny County Board of Commissioners (1934-1958) - David Leo Lawrence (Mayor Of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
(1946-59), Governor of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
(1959-63) ) - James McDevitt MageeJames McDevitt MageeJames McDevitt Magee was an aviator and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:James M. Magee was born in Evergreen, Pennsylvania...
(U.S. Representative) - Joseph A. McArdleJoseph A. McArdleJoseph A. McArdle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph A. McArdle was born in Muncie, Indiana. In 1905, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his parents...
(U.S. Representative) - John Mary Morin (U.S. Representative)
- Michael Joseph MuldowneyMichael Joseph MuldowneyMichael Joseph Muldowney was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Michael J. Muldowney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1894, he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in 1908...
(U.S. Representative) - Bob O'Connor (Mayor of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
(2006) ) - Patrick J. Sullivan (Pennsylvania)Patrick J. Sullivan (Pennsylvania)Patrick Joseph Sullivan was Republican member of the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania.-Biography:Patrick Joseph Sullivan was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was employed in the Homestead Axle Works, Homestead, Pennsylvania, from 1890 to 1900, and in the steel mills at Pittsburgh from...
(U.S. Representative) - Gregory ZatkovichGregory ZatkovichGregory Ignatius Zhatkovich was an American lawyer and political activist for Rusyns in the United States and Europe....
(lawyer and RusynRusynsCarpatho-Rusyns are a primarily diasporic ethnic group who speak an Eastern Slavic language, or Ukrainian dialect, known as Rusyn. Carpatho-Rusyns descend from a minority of Ruthenians who did not adopt the use of the ethnonym "Ukrainian" in the early twentieth century...
political activist)
Religious figures
- Father James CoxFather James CoxFather James Renshaw Cox was an American Roman Catholic priest from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for his pro-labor activism. He was a candidate for President of the United States in 1932, and also the organizer of an unprecedented protest march on Washington, DC.-Biography:Cox was born in 1886...
(labor priest and candidate for President of the United States) - Vincent Leonard (9th Roman Catholic BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
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Sports
- Billy ConnBilly ConnWilliam David Conn , better known as Billy Conn, was an American Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis. He had a professional boxing record of 63 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 14 wins by knockout...
(World Light Heavy-Weight Boxing Champion) - Herbert Drury (Professional Hockey Player)
- Pud GalvinPud GalvinJames Francis Galvin , nicknamed "Pud", "Gentle Jeems", and "The Little Steam Engine", was an American National Association and Major League Baseball pitcher. He was Major League Baseball's first 300-game winner...
(Professional baseball player, Hall Of Fame) - Harry GrebHarry GrebHarry Greb was an American boxer. He was World Middleweight boxing Champion from 1923 to 1926 and American Light Heavyweight title holder 1922–1923. He fought a recorded 303 times in his 13 year-career, against the best opposition the talent-rich 1910s & 20s could provide him, frequently squaring...
(World Middle-Weight Boxing Champion) - Enos KirkpatrickEnos KirkpatrickEnos Claire Kirkpatrick , is a former professional baseball player who played third base from 1912-1915 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Baltimore Terrapins. He went to college at Duquesne University.-External links:...
(Professional baseball player, MLB) - Bill ReganBill ReganWilliam Wright Regan was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates...
(Professional baseball player, MLB Red Sox, catcher) - Jimmy Smith (baseball player)Jimmy Smith (baseball player)James Lawrence "Jimmy" Smith was a Major League Baseball infielder often referred to as "Greenfield Jimmy" or "Bluejacket". He was a switch hitter and threw right-handed. His major league debut came on September 26, 1914 with the Chicago Whales...
(Professional baseball player, 8 seasons MLB) - Moose SoltersMoose SoltersJulius Joseph "Moose" Solters was a major league outfielder between 1934 and 1943.-Career:...
(Professional baseball player, outfield) - Harry StuhldreherHarry StuhldreherHarry Augustus Stuhldreher was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played quarterback at University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, where he was a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield...
(Notre Dame, All-AmericaAll-AmericaAn All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
ns, one of the Four Horsemen (college football)) - Bucky Williams (Negro League baseball player, Pittsburgh Crawfords)
Various
- Patricia DoblerPatricia DoblerPatricia Dobler was an American poet.Born Patricia Averdick in Middletown, Ohio, she completed her BA in political science at St. Xavier College in Chicago, then married the writer Bruce Dobler in 1961...
(poet) - Norman FrauenheimNorman FrauenheimNorman A. Vilsack Frauenheim, , was an American pianist and music teacher. For many decades he was acclaimed for his performances in America and Europe...
(American pianist) - Mary Lou WilliamsMary Lou WilliamsMary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records...
(jazz pianist) - John KaneJohn KaneJohn Kane was an American painter celebrated for his skill in Naïve art.He was the first self-taught American painter in the 20th century to be recognized by a museum...
(American painter)