About Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Portage Lakes, Summit County, Ohio. It lies about 1.4 mi south of Portage Lakes. The grounds sit at about 988 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Steve Sitko and Lawrence Joseph Bader. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1041692. The nearest other listed cemetery is Anshe Sfard Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Anthony Funeral Homes & Crematory - Akron Chapel in Akron, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 78 cemeteries we list in Summit County, and 70 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 78 listings in Summit County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Portage Lakes. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 basketball player.
- Steve Sitko1917-2003American football and basketball player
- Lawrence Joseph Bader1926-1966Salesman from Akron, Ohio, who disappeared due to amnesia
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
41.02699, -81.52289
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
- Anshe Sfard CemeteryPortage Lakes, OHJewish cemetery0.6 mi
- Mount Hope Cemetery1368 Sweitzer Avenue, Akron, OHCemetery1.5 mi
- Pleasant Valley CemeteryPortage Lakes, OHCemetery2.1 mi
- Lakewood CemeteryBarberton, OHCemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Augustine CemeteryBarberton, OHCatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- Lockwood CemeteryPortage Lakes, OHCemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Nicholas Orthodox CemeteryLakemore, OHOrthodox cemetery3.0 mi
- Slovak Evangelical CemeteryLakemore, OHCemetery3.1 mi
- Akron Hebrew CemeteryAkron, OHJewish cemetery3.3 mi
- Spicer Cemetery (historical)Akron, OHCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Cross Cemetery
- Anthony Funeral Homes & Crematory - Akron Chapel0.5 miCremation provider · Akron · (330) 724-1281
- Wilkinson Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Akron · (234) 334-1011
- Schlup Pucak Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Akron
- Schlup-Pucak & Wilson Funeral Home Inc1.9 miFuneral home · Akron · (330) 745-3131
- Rhoden Memorial Home2.0 miFuneral home · Akron · (330) 724-1201
- Bacher Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Akron · (330) 644-0024
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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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