About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It lies about 1.6 mi south of Garfield Heights. The grounds sit at about 833 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 41 notable people buried here, including Stanisława Walasiewicz, Frank Lausche and Ed Delahanty. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1038638. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rybicki & Son Funeral Homes in Garfield Heights, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 105 cemeteries we list in Cuyahoga County, and 71 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 105 listings in Cuyahoga County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Garfield Heights. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 15 baseball players, 4 football players, 4 US representatives, 3 musicians, 3 World War II veterans, 2 US senators, 2 World War I veterans, 1 boxer.
- Stanisława Walasiewicz1911-1980Polish Olympic champion
- Frank Lausche1895-1990American politician
- Ed Delahanty1867-1903Major League Baseball outfielder
- Thomas A. Burke1898-1971American politician
- Frankie Yankovic1915-1998Slovenian-American musician
- Martin L. Sweeney1885-1960Congressman
- Johnny Kilbane1889-1957American boxer
- John J. Babka1884-1937American politician
- Lee Fohl1876-1965American baseball manager
- Robert E. Sweeney1924-2007American politician
- Alvin F. Weichel1891-1956Politician
- Bill Bradley1878-1954American baseball player
Show all 41 notable burials
- Dick Carroll1884-1945American MLB player
- Frank Delahanty1882-1966American baseball player
- Frank J. Battisti1922-1994United States federal judge
- Jim Delahanty1879-1953American baseball player
- Joe Delahanty1875-1936American baseball player
- Paddy Livingston1880-1977American baseball player
- Ralph Vince1900-1996American football player
- Steve Evans1885-1943American baseball player
- William A. Foster1915-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Del Young1885-1959American baseball player
- František Josef Vlček1871-1947Czech-American entrepreneur and publicist based in Cleveland, Ohio
- Fred Smith1886-1961Baseball infielder from the United States
- Marie Babka1885-1978American politician
- Patsy Tebeau1864-1918American baseball player
- Frank Doljack1907-1948American baseball player
- Gaylon Smith1916-1958American football player
- George Luba1897-1961Slovak American Benedictine priest, editor of Slovak Catholic publications
- John J. Humensky1907-1984American Catholic priest
- Stanley Radwan1908-1998Polish professional wrestler
- Steve Sundra1910-1952American baseball player
- Albert J. Weatherhead Jr.1892-1966American football player and coach
- Frank Jacob Bitzan1902-1981Teacher of mathematics and English at St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland
- George Hasenohrl1951-2002American football defensive tackle
- Graham Armstrong1918-1960American football player
- Josephine Lausche-Welf1894-1990Slovenian-American singer
- William James Burke1870-1939Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
- Catherine Lichaway1821-1899Belgian immigrant
- Ernest R. Miller1925-2002Composer
- Jean Ann Kuhlman1929-2019(1929-2019) wife of John G Buchak Jr.
People whose Wikidata entry gives Calvary 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 Calvary 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 John Lutheran CemeteryGarfield Heights, OHLutheran cemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryGarfield Heights, OHCemetery2.0 mi
- Harvard Grove CemeteryNewburgh Heights, OHCemetery2.1 mi
- Old Jewish CemeteryNewburgh Heights, OHJewish cemetery2.1 mi
- Baxter CemeteryNewburgh Heights, OHJewish cemetery2.2 mi
- Lansing Jewish CemeteryNewburgh Heights, OHJewish cemetery2.2 mi
- Warrensville West CemeteryShaker Heights, OHCemetery2.9 mi
- Zion CemeteryMaple Heights, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryHough, OHCemetery3.5 mi
- Maple Shade CemeteryIndependence, OHCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Rybicki & Son Funeral Homes0.7 miFuneral home · Garfield Heights · (216) 641-6321
- Golubski Deliberato Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Garfield Heights · (216) 883-3900
- Lucas Memorial Chapel1.1 miFuneral chapel · Garfield Heights · (440) 735-3030
- H M Martin Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Cleveland · (216) 751-4300
- Mcdouguald Funeral Service1.4 miFuneral home · Cleveland · (216) 910-9017
- Strawbridge Memorial Chapel1.4 miFuneral chapel · Cleveland · (216) 752-9801
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