About Gethsemane Cemetery
Gethsemane Cemetery is a cemetery in Laureldale, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 420 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Peter Brocco, Whitey Kurowski and Byron Vazakas. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2487684. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Michaels Convent Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Stitzel Family Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc. in Reading, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 256 cemeteries we list in Berks County, and 110 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Berks County dates to 1846. 2 of the 256 listings in Berks County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Gethsemane Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 baseball player, 1 writer.
- Peter Brocco1903-1992American actor
- Whitey Kurowski1918-1999American baseball player
- Byron Vazakas1905-1987American poet
People whose Wikidata entry gives Gethsemane 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
40.38510, -75.91642
What Gethsemane 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 Michaels Convent CemeteryLaureldale, PACemetery0.3 mi
- Alsace Lutheran Church CemeteryHyde Park, PALutheran cemetery1.1 mi
- Good Shepherd CemeterySouth Temple, PACemetery1.7 mi
- Laureldale CemeteryTemple, PACemetery1.8 mi
- Charles Evans Cemetery1119 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA · est. 1846Church cemetery2.1 mi
- Koenig CemeteryFox Chase, PACemetery2.7 mi
- Salem Shalters CemeteryBlandon, PACemetery2.9 mi
- Kinsey CemeteryStony Creek Mills, PACemetery3.1 mi
- Deppen CemeterySpring Ridge, PACemetery3.3 mi
- Kissingers CemeteryGreenfields, PACemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Gethsemane Cemetery
- Stitzel Family Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc.0.2 miCremation provider · Reading · (610) 929-3693
- Reading Cremation Society0.8 miCremation provider · Reading · (610) 750-5057
- Bean Funeral Homes & Cremation Services1.5 miFuneral home · Reading · (610) 376-0985
- Bednar Funeral Home, Inc.1.6 miFuneral home · Temple · (610) 741-6993
- Milkins Trymbiski Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Temple · (610) 921-3121
- Sanders Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.1.9 miFuneral home · Reading · (610) 372-1624
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Gethsemane Cemetery located?
Gethsemane Cemetery is at 3139 Kutztown Road, Laureldale, PA 19605 in Berks County. GPS coordinates: 40.38510, -75.91642.
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