Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester, New York)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester, New York)

Infobox Cemetery
name = Holy Sepulchre Cemetery


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established = 1871
country = United States
location = Rochester, New York
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type = Catholic Public
owner =
size = 332 Acres
graves =
website = [http://www.holysepulchre.org/ www.holysepulchre.org]
findagrave = [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=64887 Holy Sepulchre]
political =

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Rochester, NY. [cite web|url=http://www.holysepulchre.org/2005/History/history.htm|title=Holy Sepulchre Official Site] The cemetery is across Lake Avenue from Riverside Cemetery.

Notable Burials

*Louise Brooks (1906-1985) Famous silent film actress
*Patrick Barry (1816-1890) Co-Founder of the Ellwanger & Barry Nursery that helped change Rochester from the "Flour City" to the "Flower City"
*Francis Tumuelty (1830-1903) Jack the Ripper suspect
*Edward D. Hoch (1930-2008) Author of detective fiction
*George Mogridge (1889-1962) Pitcher for the New York Yankees and Washington Senators and other teams
*Assunta Cantisano (1892-1980) Co-founder of Ragú
*Red Dooin (1879-1952) Catcher and manager for the Philadelphia Phillies
*James P.B. Duffy (1878-1969) Member of the Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
*"Rattlesnake Pete" Gruber (1857-1932) Rochester eccentric, owner of Rattlesnake Pete Museum of rattlesnakes and oddities

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