Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Southfield, Michigan)
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
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Navin mausoleum, flanked by sculptures of tigers
- 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
- Dann, Marshall (December 13, 1952). "Aurie Was Still Living Hockey When Death Came at 47". Detroit Free Press. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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
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