About Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. It lies about 3.3 mi southeast of Grand Rapids. The grounds sit at about 689 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Stanley Ketchel, Francis Junior Pierce and Anthony Paul Blozinski. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 628469. The nearest other listed cemetery is White Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Heritage Life Story Funeral Homes - Van't Hof Chapel in Grand Rapids, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 114 cemeteries we list in Kent County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 114 listings in Kent County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Grand Rapids. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
Among them: 1 boxer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 scientist, 1 World War II veteran.
- Stanley Ketchel1886-1910American boxer
- Francis Junior Pierce1924-1986United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Anthony Paul Blozinski1938-2012Ph.D. Purdue University 1970
People whose Wikidata entry gives Holy Cross 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
42.99529, -85.71531
What Holy Cross 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
- White CemeteryGrand Rapids, MICemetery0.1 mi
- Blood CemeteryGrand Rapids, MICemetery0.5 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryGrand Rapids, MICemetery0.6 mi
- Saints Peter & Paul CemeteryGrand Rapids, MICatholic cemetery0.7 mi
- Washington Park Memorial Gardens CemeteryGrand Rapids, MIMemorial park0.7 mi
- Lithuanian Freedom CemeteryGrand Rapids, MICemetery0.8 mi
- Ahavas Israel CemeteryGrand Rapids, MIJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryGrand Rapids, MICemetery0.9 mi
- Brooklawn CemeteryWalker, MICemetery2.4 mi
- Lamoureux CemeteryComstock Park, MICemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Cross Cemetery
- Heritage Life Story Funeral Homes - Van't Hof Chapel1.4 miFuneral home · Grand Rapids · (616) 459-6137
- Heritage Life Story Funeral Homes1.7 miFuneral home · Grand Rapids
- Alt & Shawmut Hills Chapel Inc1.7 miFuneral home · Grand Rapids · (616) 453-8263
- Arsulowicz Brothers West Mortuaries2.0 miMortuary · Grand Rapids · (616) 735-9900
- Arsulowicz Brothers Mortuaries2.1 miMortuary · Grand Rapids · (616) 458-1297
- Heritage Life Story Funeral Homes2.8 miFuneral home · Grand Rapids · (616) 361-2613
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Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Cross 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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