Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
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Resurrection Catholic Cemetery (also known as St. Philomena Cemetery) is a Roman Catholic cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in the Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
suburb of Asbury
Asbury, Iowa
Asbury is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, and a suburb of the city of Dubuque. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,450 at the 2000 census, but is now 4,170. Asbury is the second-largest city in Dubuque County, surpassing Dyersville,...
. The cemetery is operated by Resurrection Parish
Resurrection Catholic Church (Dubuque)
Church of the Resurrection is a Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The parish is located in Dubuque, Iowa, near the border between Dubuque and Asbury, Iowa.-History:...
, and is located within the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
Today the cemetery is known as Resurrection Cemetery, in the past when Resurrection Parish was known as St. Philomena's Church the cemetery was also named St. Philomena.
The actor Don Ameche
Don Ameche
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is buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery. Thomas James Mulgrew II and his wife Joan Virginia Kiernan Mulgrew - the parents of actress Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew
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- are also buried in the cemetery.