St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York

'St. John Cemetery'

Details
Year established	1879
Location	Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
Country	USA
Coordinates	40.715°N 73.8669°W / 40.715; -73.8669
Type	Roman Catholic Cemetery
Owned by	Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Staffed by Catholic Cemeteries
Website	St. John Cemetery

Main entrance at Metropolitan Avenue and 80th Street

St. John Cemetery is an official Roman Catholic burial ground located in Middle Village in Queens a borough of New York City. It is one of nine official Roman Catholic burial grounds to service the New York Metropolitan Area. St. John along with St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale, Long Island are among the largest in New York. Since its opening, St. John has been the resting place of various famous and infamous people in New York society, most famously being John F. Hylan (1868-1936), mayor of the city of New York from 1918-1925, and Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party. The most notorious being John J. Gotti (1940-2002), the head of the New York based Gambino crime family from 1985-2002.

Notable burials

Politicians

• Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) - US Congress
• Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) - US Congress
• Louis Gary Clemente (1908-1968) - US Congress
• Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) – US Congress and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate
• John F. Hylan (1868–1936) - Mayor of New York City from 1918 to 1925
• Felix J. Sanner (1867-1946) - New York state senate, 9th District

Organized crime

• Salvatore D'Aquila (1878-1928)
• Rosario Parrino (1890-1931)
• Salvatore Maranzano (1886-1931)
• Harry Maione (1908-1942)
• Lucky Luciano (1897-1962)
• Joseph Profaci (1898-1962)
• Vito Genovese (1897-1969)
• Joseph Berardi (1903-1974)
• Carlo Gambino (1902-1976)
• Aniello Dellacroce (1914-1985)
• Joe Colombo (1923-1978)
• Carmine Galante (1910-1979)
• John Dioguardi (1914-1979)
• Frank Tieri (1904-1981)
• Roy Albert DeMeo (1941-1983)
• Paul Vario (1914-1988)
• Wilfred Johnson, (1935-1988)
• Carmine Fatico (1910-1991)
• Philip Rastelli (1918-1991)
• James Napoli (1911-1992)
• Carmine Lombardozzi (1913-1992)
• John Gotti (1940-2002)
• Michael Jermain (1981-2005) - reputed gang leader and drug trafficker
• Vannie Higgins (1897-1932) - Prohibition era Mob Boss and Rum Runner
• Michele Miranda (1896-1973)

Others

• Ignazio Alcamo (1873-1959) - anti-Fascist author, poet and anti-poverty activist
• Emile Ardolino (1943-1993) - filmmaker
• Charles Atlas (1892-1972) - body builder
• William Henry Morin (1868-1935) - Spanish-American War, Medal of Honor
• Anne Cropsey (1906-2000) - Award Winning Grandmother
• Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) - artist
• John P. McGarr (1964 - 2010) - Actor, Movie Producer
• Louis E. Willett (1945-1967) - Vietnam War, Medal of Honor
• Frank Christi (1929-1982) - actor
• Thomas Joseph Nally (1919-2007) - World War II Navy Captain, FBI Special Agent
• Vincent J. Caristo (1905-1978) - Builder, Philanthropist

External links

• St. John Cemetery - Find A Grave
• St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York is at coordinates 40.715°N 73.8669°W / 40.715; -73.8669 (St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York)