About Saint Josephs Cemetery
Saint Josephs Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Oak Hill Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 28 notable people buried here, including Whitey Bulger, John William McCormack and Jack Kirrane. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 603228. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Josephs Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is P.E. Murray F.J. Higgins George F Doherty and Sons Funeral Home in West Roxbury, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 121 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1659. 3 of the 52 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oak Hill Park. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Josephs Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 2 football players, 2 architects, 2 baseball players, 2 World War I veterans, 1 actor, 1 business leader, 1 journalist.
- Whitey Bulger1929-2018Irish-American gangster and crime boss
- John William McCormack1891-1980Speaker of the House (1962-1971); American politician from Massachusetts
- Jack Kirrane1930-2016American ice hockey player
- Louise Day Hicks1916-2003American politician
- Gregory Kelley1944-1961Figure skater
- John Patrick Higgins1893-1955American politician
- Kevin White1929-2012American mayor of Boston
- Francis E. Kelly1903-1982American politician
- H. James Shea Jr.1939-1970American politician
- John Bernard Hynes1897-1970Mayor of Boston
- Bill Sweeney1886-1948American baseball player
- John Frederick Collins1919-1995American politician from Massachusetts
Show all 28 notable burials
- John J. Douglass1873-1939American politician from Massachusetts
- Pat Egan1918-2008Canadian ice hockey player
- Virginia Walker1916-1946American actress
- Arthur Joseph White1876-1929American football player, coach, physician, and hospital administrator
- Bill Stewart1894-1964American coach
- Daniel J. Gallagher1873-1953American lawyer
- George Kerr1919-1983American football player at Boston College
- Charles J. Bateman1851-1940American architect
- Jack Slattery1878-1949American baseball player, coach, manager
- James E. McLaughlin1873-1966Canadian-American architect
- James William Hennigan Jr.1927-2020Massachusetts politician
- John J. Tierney1926-2005American politician from Boston
- Bart F. Sullivan1879-1968American track and field coach
- James W. Hennigan Sr.1890-1969Politician in Massachusetts, US
- John A. Kelly1943-1978American journalist
- Warren F. Farr1905-1969U.S. Army major; Nuremberg Trials prosecutor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Josephs 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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What Saint Josephs 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
- Saint Josephs CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACemetery0.3 mi
- Mount Lebanon CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACemetery0.4 mi
- Boston Catholic CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACatholic cemetery0.4 mi
- Mount Benedict CemeteryBrook Farm, MACatholic cemetery0.4 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryBrook Farm, MACatholic cemetery0.5 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryOak Hill Park, MACemetery0.5 mi
- Westerly Burying GroundHighland, MACemetery1.2 mi
- Walnut Hills CemeteryBellevue, MACemetery1.5 mi
- Holyhood CemeteryChestnut Hill, MACemetery1.9 mi
- Pine Ridge Pet CemeteryWest Roxbury, MAPet cemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Josephs Cemetery
- P.E. Murray F.J. Higgins George F Doherty and Sons Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · West Roxbury · (617) 325-2000
- Gormley Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · West Roxbury · (617) 323-8600
- Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 325-3600
- Joseph Russo Funeral Home Inc3.1 miFuneral home · Boston · (617) 325-7300
- Doherty Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Dedham · (781) 326-0500
- George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Dedham
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Josephs 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.
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