Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania)

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Established Late 19th century Phone +1 215-247-0691		Type Catholic

Location Cheltenham Avenue and Easton Road Glenside, Pennsylvania Country United States of America Owned by Archdiocese of Philadelphia Address 3301 W Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19150, USA Hours Closing soon · 8:30AM–4PMMonday8:30AM–4PMTuesday8:30AM–4PMWednesday8:30AM–4PMThursday8:30AM–4PMFriday8:30AM–4PMSaturday8:30AM–4PMSunday10AM–2PM Owner Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Burials John B. Kelly Sr., Frank Rizzo, John B. Kelly Jr., Steve Yerkes, Francis J. Myers, William J. Green Jr., John J. McVeigh Similar Cedar Hill Cemetery, Northwood Cemetery, Frankford Creek, St William Parish, Beth Sholom Congregation

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Located at 4001 West Cheltenham Avenue, it abuts the county line separating Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County from Northwest Philadelphia. It has a Chestnut Hill mailing address (PO Box 27544, Philadelphia, PA 19118-0452), although the grounds are on the Montgomery County side of the boundary, in Cheltenham Township. It was opened in 1894.

Notable burials

Stan Baumgartner (1894–1955), major league baseball pitcher

Michael Crescenz, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient (Vietnam), later reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery

William J. Green, Jr. (1910–1963), congressman

Bill Hallman (1867–1920), Major League Baseball player

John B. Kelly Sr. (1889–1960), Olympic gold medalist at rowing, father of Grace Kelly

Connie Mack, Hall of Fame baseball player and manager

John J. McVeigh, Medal of Honor recipient (World War II)

David Reilly, lead singer of the band God Lives Underwater

Frank Rizzo, Sr., mayor of Philadelphia

Steve Yerkes (1888–1971), professional baseball player

References

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia

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