Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Southfield, Michigan)
42°28′18″N 83°17′59″W / 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
- 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
- ^ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5215442/aurie-was-still-living-hockey-when/ Detroit Free Press
- ^ 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