About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington. It lies about 1.6 mi southwest of Lakewood. The grounds sit at about 256 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Dorothy Olsen, Allen Doone and C. Frank Mahon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1503719. The nearest other listed cemetery is Home of Peace Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is The Valley Chapel, Mountain View Funeral Home in Tacoma, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Pierce County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Pierce County dates to 1917. 2 of the 36 listings in Pierce County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lakewood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 musician, 1 physician, 1 World War II veteran.
- Dorothy Olsen1916-2019American aviator
- Allen Doone1878-1948American tenor and actor
- C. Frank Mahon1888-1947American architect
- Ann Marie Burrborn 1952American girl who disappeared
- Anne Marie Katterhagen1938-2017American Nurse
- Joseph Gale Katterhagen1935-2001American MD, Oncologist
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
- Home of Peace CemeteryLakewood, WACemetery1.1 mi
- Mount View Memorial ParkLakewood, WAMemorial park1.1 mi
- Oakwood Hill CemeteryTacoma, WACemetery1.8 mi
- Old Tacoma City CemeteryTacoma, WAMunicipal cemetery1.8 mi
- New Tacoma CemeteryUniversity Place, WACemetery2.6 mi
- Western State Hospital Memorial CemeteryLakewood, WACemetery2.8 mi
- Fort Steilacoom Pioneer CemeterySteilacoom, WACemetery3.1 mi
- Masonic Cemetery11902 Masonic Road Southwest, Lakewood, WACemetery4.4 mi
- Trinity Lutherian Cemetery13614 8th Avenue East, Tacoma, WACemetery5.7 mi
- Tribal CemeteryTacoma, WACemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- The Valley Chapel, Mountain View Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Tacoma
- Mountain View Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Tacoma · (253) 948-9895
- Piper-morley Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Tacoma · (253) 472-3353
- Oakwood Hill Funeral Chapel & Cemetery1.8 miFuneral chapel · Tacoma · (253) 473-2901
- Cremation Society of Washington1.8 miCremation provider · Tacoma · (844) 682-6800
- New Tacoma Cemeteries & Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · University Place
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