Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Hayward, California)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a cemetery in Hayward, California. It is a Catholic cemetery run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, which also operates the Holy Angels Funeral and Cremation Center at the same location.[1] It was the first Catholic Church-owned funeral home in the U.S.[2]
The cemetery planted 3 acres of vineyards to provide grapes for sacramental wine used by the Oakland Diocese.[2] The wine is bottled at Rockwall Winery in Alameda, which also sources grapes from Holy Cross Cemetery in Antioch, and St. Joseph's Cemetery in San Pablo. The cemetery vineyards are believed to be the only such vineyards in the United States.[3]
Notable burials
- Chauncey Bailey, murdered Oakland-based journalist[4]
- Del Courtney, big band leader and local TV personality[5]
- Eddie Lake, Major League Baseball shortstop[6]
- Tony Lema, golfer, winner of the 1964 British Open[7]
- Fran Ryan, character actress[8]
- Jackie Tobin (1921–1982), Major League Baseball infielder[9]
- John H. Tolan, U.S. Representative from California[10]
- There is one British Commonwealth war grave in this cemetery, of Captain John Joseph Kerwin, Royal Air Force Ferry Command (died 1941).[11]
References
- ^ "Bay Area, CA | Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services – Holy Angels Holy Sepulchre – Hayward". CFCS Living Our Mission. 2011-05-07. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ a b Jokinen, Tom (2010). Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker in Training. Da Capo Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0306818912.
- ^ [1](registration required)
- ^ SFGate
- ^ SFGate
- ^ Society for American Baseball Research
- ^ Golf History Today
- ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. ISBN 978-1476625997.
- ^ "Jackie Tobin". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ^ [2] CWGC Casualty Record.