About Valleau Cemetery
Valleau Cemetery is a cemetery near Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen County, New Jersey. It lies about 0.6 mi north of Ho-Ho-Kus. The grounds sit at about 112 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 22 notable people buried here, including Glen MacDonough, Julia Meade and Charlie Jamieson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 881411. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Paramus Reformed Church Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Bergen County, and 67 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ho-Ho-Kus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Valleau Cemetery
Among them: 3 artists, 3 writers, 2 actors, 1 architect, 1 baseball player, 1 basketball player, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Glen MacDonough1870-1924American writer
- Julia Meade1925-2016American actress
- Charlie Jamieson1893-1969American baseball player
- Marshall P. Wilder1859-1915American actor
- Edward Tanjore Corwin1834-1914American historian
- Charles Ernest Hosking, Jr.1924-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Chris Economaki1920-2012American journalist
- Mark Binstein1934-2007American basketball player
- Nathaniel Orr1822-1908American engraver
- William H. Ranlett1806-1865American architect (1806--1865)
- Alister Greene1854-1923American soldier
- Bernhard Dassi Forster1879-1964American outdoorsman
Show all 22 notable burials
- Francis William Holbrooke Adams1904-1990New York City Police Commissioner
- Guy Nearing1890-1986American writer and horticulturist
- Christopher W. Wodenshek1965-2001Victim of the September 11th attacks
- Cyrene B. Dear1896-1992American newspaper columnist
- David D. Acker1822-1888Businessperson, banker
- Elizabeth Holmes Orr1825-1909American writer
- George Bonawitz1867-1946American artist
- Isaac A. Hopper1843-1927Sheriff and civil servant of Bergen County, New Jersey
- John A. Boswick1926-1999
- Richard Herron Woodwell1957-2001Victim of the September 11th attacks
People whose Wikidata entry gives Valleau 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 Valleau 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
- Old Paramus Reformed Church CemeteryHo-Ho-Kus, NJChurch cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Luke's CemeteryWaldwick, NJChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Hopper Family CemeteryWaldwick, NJFamily cemetery2.0 mi
- Beth-El CemeteryOradell, NJCemetery2.2 mi
- Cedar Park CemeteryOradell, NJCemetery2.6 mi
- Zion Lutheran Church CemeterySaddle River, NJLutheran cemetery2.9 mi
- George Washington Memorial ParkParamus, NJMemorial park3.4 mi
- Union CemeteryWyckoff, NJChristian cemetery3.4 mi
- Fair Lawn Memorial CemeteryFair Lawn, NJCemetery3.5 mi
- Westwood CemeteryEmerson, NJCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Valleau Cemetery
- Feeney Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Ridgewood · (201) 444-7650
- Van Emburgh Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Ridgewood
- Olthuis Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Midland Park
- Becker Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Westwood · (201) 664-0292
- Browning-Forshay Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Hawthorne · (973) 427-0800
- Vander Plaat Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Wyckoff · (201) 891-3400
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.