Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery in Tempe Junction, Arizona

Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Tempe Junction, Maricopa County, Arizona. It lies about 4.4 mi southeast of Tempe Junction. The grounds sit at about 1,204 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 23 notable people buried here, including Rose Mofford, Stuart Holmes and Ed Pastor. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 10704. The nearest other listed cemetery is Williams-Crosscut Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Homes - Diocese of Phoenix in Phoenix, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 106 cemeteries we list in Maricopa County, and 30 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, Tempe Junction. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 journalists, 2 actors, 2 football players, 2 artists, 2 baseball players, 1 basketball player, 1 boxer, 1 governor.

• Rose Mofford1922-2016
  First woman Governor and the first woman Secretary of State
• Stuart Holmes1884-1971
  Actor
• Ed Pastor1943-2018
  American politician
• Lou Ambers1913-1995
  American boxer
• Simon Gillis1875-1964
  American hammer and discus thrower
• Paul Coze1903-1974
  French painter
• Dan Devine1924-2002
  American college football coach, professional football coach
• Bob Scheffing1913-1985
  American baseball player and coach
• Heather Farr1965-1993
  American golfer
• Benjamin Garcia1933-2015
  American javelin thrower
• Bill DeLancey1911-1946
  American baseball player
• Donald L. Owens1930-2012
  American air force general

People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Francis Catholic 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.

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.

• Williams-Crosscut Cemetery

  325 North 47th Place, Phoenix, AZ
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Governor Hunt Tomb

  Tempe Junction, AZ
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Arizona State Hospital Cemetery

  Phoenix, AZ
  Church cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Green Acres Memorial Park

  Tempe, AZ
  Memorial park

  4.2 mi
• Camelback Cemetery

  6820 East Mcdonald Drive, Paradise Valley, AZ
  Cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Valley of the Sun Memorial Park

  Phoenix, AZ
  Memorial park

  4.4 mi
• Double Butte Cemetery

  2505 West Broadway Road, Tempe, AZ
  Cemetery

  4.6 mi
• Twin Buttes Cemetery

  2200 South 55th Street, Tempe, AZ
  Cemetery

  4.7 mi
• Resthaven Cemetery

  Tempe Junction, AZ
  Cemetery

  5.4 mi
• Faith Lutheran Church Columbarium

  Phoenix, AZ
  Lutheran cemetery

  5.7 mi

• Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Homes - Diocese of Phoenix

  Funeral home · Phoenix · (602) 267-3960
  0.2 mi
• National Cremation Society

  Cremation provider · Phoenix · (602) 840-0335
  0.8 mi
• Phoenix Cremation Society

  Cremation provider · Phoenix · (602) 840-0727
  1.6 mi
• Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Phoenix · (602) 840-5600
  1.6 mi
• Peace Chapel Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Phoenix · (602) 955-3234
  2.2 mi
• Smart Cremation Scottsdale

  Cremation provider · Scottsdale · (844) 305-4531
  2.5 mi

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