Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester, New York)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Rochester, in the U.S. state of New York.^[1] The cemetery is across Lake Avenue from Riverside Cemetery.

Notable Burials

Patrick Barry, co-founder of the Ellwanger & Barry Nursery that helped change Rochester from the "Flour City" to the "Flower City"
Raymond J. Bowman, United States Army infantryman who served in World War II and the subject of several notable photographs taken by Robert Capa that were published in Life magazine.
Louise Brooks, famous silent film actress
Assunta Cantisano, co-founder of Ragú
Richard J. Curran, Mayor of Rochester and Medal of Honor recipient
Red Dooin, catcher and manager for the Philadelphia Phillies
James P.B. Duffy, congressman
Jean Giambrone, Rochester's "First Lady of Sports," the first female to be awarded full press credentials at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
"Rattlesnake Pete" Gruber, local eccentric, owner of Rattlesnake Pete Museum of rattlesnakes and oddities
Edward D. Hoch, author of detective fiction
George Mogridge, pitcher for the New York Yankees and Washington Senators and other teams
Ralph E. Quattrociocchi, state senator
Colonel Patrick O'Rorke, civil war hero^[2]
Peter Ereg, U.S. Army World War II veteran, Bronze Star recipient, "Valiant Of Heart"
Francis Tumblety, Jack the Ripper suspect
Catherine de Valera Wheelwright, mother of Éamon de Valera

^ "Holy Sepulchre Official Site". Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Vogt, E. Robert (2005). "Holy Sepulchre Cemetery" (PDF). Rochester History. LXVII (2): 27. Retrieved 2012-01-01.

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