White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Michigan
Also known as White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery
About White Chapel Cemetery
White Chapel Cemetery is a church cemetery in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan. The grounds sit at about 745 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Eero Saarinen, Lee Iacocca and John DeLorean. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616299. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crooks Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is A. J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Directors in Troy, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Oakland County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 124 listings in Oakland County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at White Chapel Cemetery
Among them: 3 inventors and engineers, 2 football players, 2 architects, 2 baseball players, 2 business leaders, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 artist.
- Eero Saarinen1910-1961American architect
- Lee Iacocca1924-2019American businessman
- John DeLorean1925-2005American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industry
- Albert Kahn1869-1942American architect
- Mauri Rose1906-1981American racing driver
- Ebbie Goodfellow1906-1985Canadian ice hockey player
- William Broomfield1922-2019American politician
- Murray Van Wagoner1898-1986American politician
- Brace Beemer1902-1965American actor
- J. P. McCarthy1933-1995Radio presenter
- Bobby Veach1888-1945American baseball player
- Clem Koshorek1925-1975Major League Baseball player
Show all 17 notable burials
- Harold Davis1934-2007American football and basketball player
- Russell Clark1898-1968American bank robber and member of the John Dillinger gang
- Tod Rockwell1900-1952American football player and coach
- Jackson D. Haag1867-1949
- Robert A. Herzberg1886-1960American artist
People whose Wikidata entry gives White Chapel 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
42.58582, -83.16432
What White Chapel 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
- Crooks Cemetery3701 Crooks Road, Troy, MICemetery0.9 mi
- Beach Road CemeteryTroy, MICemetery1.8 mi
- Troy Union Corners Cemetery1199 East Square Lake Road, Troy, MICemetery2.5 mi
- Perrin CemeteryBirmingham, MICemetery3.4 mi
- Clover Hill Park Cemetery2425 East 14 Mile Road, Birmingham, MICemetery3.7 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryBirmingham, MICemetery3.7 mi
- Saint James' Episcopal Church ColumbariumBirmingham, MIEpiscopal cemetery3.9 mi
- Christ Church Cranbrook ColumbariumBloomfield Hills, MIChurch cemetery4.2 mi
- St. Hugo of the Hills Columbarium2215 Opdyke Road, Bloomfield Hills, MICatholic cemetery4.3 mi
- Aaron Webster Cemetery150 South Squirrel Road, Auburn Hills, MICemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near White Chapel Cemetery
- A. J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Directors1.9 miFuneral home · Troy · (248) 362-2500
- AJ Desmond & Sons Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Clawson
- A. J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Directors2.0 miFuneral home · Troy · (248) 689-0700
- Lynch and Sons Funeral Directors2.8 miFuneral home · Clawson · (248) 435-0660
- Oakland County Cremation Services3.4 miCremation provider · Clawson
- Gramer Funeral Home3.4 miFuneral home · Clawson · (248) 435-9010
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is White Chapel Cemetery located?
White Chapel Cemetery is at 621 West Long Lake Road, Troy, MI 48098 in Oakland County. GPS coordinates: 42.58582, -83.16432.
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