About Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Queen of Heaven Cemetery is a cemetery near Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona. It lies about 2.0 mi south of Gilbert. The grounds sit at about 1,227 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Bob Kennedy, Eddie Hickey and Kirby Allan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 14964. The nearest other listed cemetery is City Of Mesa Cemetery, about 4.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Queen of Heaven Funeral Home in Mesa, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 106 cemeteries we list in Maricopa County, and 12 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Maricopa County dates to 1895. 7 of the 106 listings in Maricopa County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gilbert. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Among them: 2 baseball players, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 basketball player, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 musician, 1 World War II veteran.
- Bob Kennedy1920-2005American baseball player, manager, and executive
- Eddie Hickey1902-1980Basketball player, football player, basketball coach, football coach and baseball coach
- Kirby Allan1928-2011American music producer
- Patrick Cusick1919-2018American civil engineer
- Al Onofrio1921-2004American football player and coach
- Bill Kajikawa1912-2010American basketball player-coach
- Mike Heslin1988-2024American actor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Queen of Heaven Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
33.38007, -111.80021
What Queen of Heaven Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
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- Salt River CemeteryMesa, AZCemetery6.8 mi
- Mariposa Gardens Memorial ParkGilbert, AZMemorial park6.8 mi
- Xalychidom Piipaash NyvaashMesa, AZCemetery7.0 mi
- Green Acres Memorial ParkTempe, AZMemorial park8.0 mi
- Catholic Church CemeteryScottsdale, AZCatholic cemetery8.3 mi
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- Gilbert Memorial Park CemetaryChandler, AZMemorial park8.6 mi
- Guadalupe CemeteryGuadalupe, AZCemetery9.0 mi
Funeral homes near Queen of Heaven Cemetery
- Queen of Heaven Funeral Home0.1 miFuneral home · Mesa
- Legacy Funeral Home - Rose Chapel (Mesa)1.3 miFuneral home · Mesa · (480) 207-2291
- Rose Chapel Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Mesa
- Allen Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Mesa · (480) 969-3478
- Falconer Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Gilbert · (480) 207-2339
- Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services2.4 miCremation provider · Mesa
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