Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Southfield, Michigan)
42.471569°N 83.299630°W Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, Michigan, is an American cemetery operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.
Notable people
Among the notable figures buried there are:
- Larry Aurie, hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings[1]
- Vince Banonis, football player for the Detroit Lions[2]
- Vincent M. Brennan, U.S. Representative from Michigan[3]
- Anthony Giacalone, a Detroit Mafia Member & Suspect in the murder of Jimmy Hoffa
- William Bufalino, Mafia Lawyer and Legal Counsel to Jimmy Hoffa, rumored member of the Mafia
- Angelo Meli, a known member of the Detroit Mafia
- William Tocco, known member of the Detroit Mafia
- Walter Briggs Sr., owner of the Detroit Tigers[4]
- Al Cicotte, baseball player for the Detroit Tigers[5]
- Charles Coughlin, Roman Catholic priest and noted radio commentator during the 1930s and 1940s[6]
- John Francis Dearden, Archbishop of Detroit, 1958–1980, created Cardinal in 1969[7]
- John Dingell Sr., American politician
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Navin mausoleum, flanked by sculptures of tigers
- Charlie Gehringer, Hall of Fame baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
- Walter Hagen, professional golfer, winner of eleven major championships
- Harry Heilmann, Hall of Fame baseball player for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds
- Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist and murder victim
- Edward Aloysius Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit, 1937–1958, created Cardinal in 1946
- Francis Joseph Navin, principal owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1908 to 1935
- Dick Radatz, Major League Baseball relief pitcher[8]
- Jay Sebring, murder victim of the Manson Family
- Edmund Szoka, Archbishop of Detroit, 1981–1990, created Cardinal in 1988
- Vic Wertz, 4-time All-Star professional baseball player, he was the batter who hit the ball for Willie Mays' most famous catch
References
- Dann, Marshall (December 13, 1952). "Aurie Was Still Living Hockey When Death Came at 47". Detroit Free Press. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Detroit News
- United States House of Representatives
- The Detroit News
- Society for American Baseball Research
- Dictionary of Basilian Biography
- New Catholic Encyclopedia
- Baseball-Reference
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