This is a HUGE cemetery located at 10000 Miles Avenue near Broadway Avenue in Cleveland. It is mostly Catholic, with a lot of immigrants. The first burial was in 1893. The records are kept on site in the Catholic Cemeteries Association office. The grounds are open from 7am - dusk. The office is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm. Their phone number is (216)696-6525.
This, of course, is just a listing of a FEW people that I have come across in my travels...There's no way I could list everyone. I have heard that there are more than 297,000 people buried here, and more everyday.
Politicians buried here:
Frank John LAUCHE (1895-1990) of Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, November 14, 1895. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge, 1932-37; common pleas court judge, 1937-41; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1941-44; Governor of Ohio, 1945-47, 1949-57; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1957-69. Died in Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 1990.
Thomas A. BURKE (1898-1971) Born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 30, 1898. mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1945-53; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1953-54. Died in Cleveland, Ohio, December 5, 1971.
Martin Leonard SWEENEY (1885-1960) of Cleveland, Ohio. Father of Robert E. Sweeney. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 15, 1885. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1913-14; municipal judge, 1924-32; U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1931-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1932; candidate for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1933, 1941; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1944. Died in Cleveland, Ohio, May 1, 1960.
John Joseph BABKA(1884-1937) Born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 16, 1884. U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1919-21; defeated (Democratic), 1920. Died in Cleveland, Ohio, March 22, 1937
BATTISTI, Frank 1922-1994 was a US federal judge appointed by John F. Kennedy. he was the youngest person to ever hold that position. Sec. 30, Lot 711
There are over 17,000 veterans buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Other famous people: DELAHANTY, Edward b. 10/31/1867 d. 7/2/1903 Baseball Hall of Famer who played for the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Phillies. Died in Niagara falls accident/suicide?. bu. Section 10,Lot 135-B, Gr. 7
KILBANE, Johnny 1889-1957 he won the world featherweight boxing championship in 1912. Sec. 9, lot 840
WALSH, Stella b. 1911 d. 1980 she ws a 1832 Olympic Gold and Silver medalist for Poland. She competed many years before steroids were widely used by athletes. It was discovered after her tragic death that she had male sex organs or those of both male and female, but she lived her life a woman. She was murdered in the parking lot of a Cleveland discount store.Her marker has Olympic rings on it.
WAMBSGANSS, William Adolph "Bill Wamby" b. March 19, 1894. d. December 8, 1985.2nd baseman for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics infielder. Made Major League history on October 10, 1920. In the 5th Game of the 1920 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers, he accomplished the first, and to date only, unassisted triple play in World Series history. Interment Location: Section 30, Lot 218, Grave 2.
YANKOVIC, Frankie 1915-1998. first person to win a Grammy for Polka music in 1983
Here are some burials submitted by people to add to the site. I cannot verify the authenticity of any of these names as they have been submitted to me by others, or I have found them in other areas on the web. Please contact the submitter for more information.
Thanks!
GILDAY, Peter H. son of Peter Gildea and Mary Cain. husband of Anna Fitzharris, father of John, James, Mary, Anna, Agnes, Cathrine, Edward, Cecelia, Margaret, & Bridget. born c. 1848 in Ireland, probably County Mayo, married 9/25/1871 in St. Malachi Church in Cleveland, died Nov. 16, 1916 in Cleveland
GRDINA, Anton 1874-1957 was a Slovenian-American community activist. He was the first American to receive the Third Order of the Crown, Yugoslavia's highest civil honor, and he was knighted by Pope Pius XII in 1954. Sec. 9, Lot 43
HANLEY, Rev. James d. 1920 he was a chaplain during WWI and is one of 325 priests buried here. Sec. 9, Lot 1254
HOGAN, John and Catherine, died Dec. 1, 1893. Their grave is the first and oldest grave in the cemetery.
HUGHES, Mary 1881-1908 one of 7 people to die in a Kresge's department store fire downtown. the fire started when a July 4th sparkler caught a woman's skirt on fire, and started a whole display of fireworks to explode.
KLONOWSKI, Stanley J. 1883-1973 Polish born businessman. Sec. 57, Lot 765 gr. 6
LOSTEINER, Daniel 1856-1929
LOSTEINER, Julia 1863-1946
LOSTEINER, George 1886-1937 one of the most dangerous criminals in Cleveland. His activities included bank robberies and murder. He died in the Ohio Penitentiary
McGUIGAN, Cecelia Julia (BIRMINGHAM) 15 Jan 1881 - 6 Nov 1957 [email protected]
McGUIGAN, Charles Slorach 7 Jun 1906 - 1 Jun 1976 [email protected]
McGUIGAN, Myrtle Helen (COLLINS) 24 Jul 1911 - 24 Sep [email protected]
McGUIGAN, Thomas 2 Jun 1902 - 27 Apr 1968 [email protected]
O'NEILL, Gilbert - buried July 12, 1920. some thought he was the first American solider to die in action in WWI, but this was later disproved.
RADWAN, Stanley J. 1908-1998 known locally as the Polish Strong Man who bent quarters to entertain children.
SULECKI, Chester 8 Dec 1906 - 30 Aug 1959 [email protected]
SULECKI, Elizabeth (WITKOWSKI) 7 May 1887 - 2 Apr 1933
