About Resurrection Cemetery
Resurrection Cemetery is a cemetery near Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. It lies about 1.7 mi east of Madison. The grounds sit at about 958 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 14 notable people buried here, including Chris Farley, Robert C. Morlino and Joe Garagiola Sr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1842631. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cress Funeral & Cremation Service in Madison, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 198 cemeteries we list in Dane County, and 85 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 198 listings in Dane County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Madison. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Resurrection Cemetery
Among them: 3 football players, 2 actors, 2 musicians, 2 World War II veterans, 1 baseball player, 1 writer.
- Chris Farley1964-1997American actor and comedian
- Robert C. Morlino1946-2018Catholic bishop
- Joe Garagiola Sr.1926-2016American baseball player
- Theodore S. Hamerow1920-2013American historian
- Eddie Jankowski1913-1996American football player
- Herbert W. Chilstrom1931-2020American bishop
- John Barnes1859-1919American jurist, born 1859
- Vincent C. Rideout1914-2003Canadian, American academic
- Adolph H. Kayser1851-1925American mayor
- Jack Wink1922-1995American football player and coach
- Bill Collins1901-1976American football player
- James Voorhis Wilson1860-1921American train dispatcher
Show all 14 notable burials
- Armand I. Lasseigne1861-1928West Point graduate, class of 1886
- Raymond F. Dvorak1900-198220th century bandleader and educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Resurrection 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
43.06667, -89.43323
What Resurrection 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.
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- 30Madison, WICemetery0.1 mi
- 2Madison, WICemetery0.1 mi
- 27Madison, WICemetery0.2 mi
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- Calvary CemeteryShorewood Hills, WICemetery0.2 mi
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Funeral homes near Resurrection Cemetery
- Cress Funeral & Cremation Service0.2 miCremation provider · Madison · (608) 238-3434
- Foster Funeral & Cremation Service2.5 miCremation provider · Madison · (608) 661-3678
- Compassion Cremation Service2.5 miCremation provider · Madison · (608) 217-9166
- Joyce-Ryan Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Madison · (608) 274-1000
- Cress Funeral & Cremation Service3.0 miCremation provider · Madison · (608) 238-8406
- Gunderson Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Fitchburg · (608) 442-5002
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