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Saint Ambrose Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa

Overview

About Saint Ambrose Cemetery

Saint Ambrose Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. It lies about 2.0 mi east of Des Moines. The grounds sit at about 938 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Pat Donahue, Dennis Florence McCarthy and Hugh Brennan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 460923. The nearest other listed cemetery is Emmanuel Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Iles Dunn's Funeral Home in Des Moines, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Polk County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 71 listings in Polk County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Des Moines. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Notable burials

Notable people buried at Saint Ambrose Cemetery

All in IA

Among them: 1 baseball player.

People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Ambrose 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

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41.59321, -93.64632

Services & features

What Saint Ambrose 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Saint Ambrose Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?

Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.