Rose City Cemetery
Rose City Cemetery | |
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Established | 1906 |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°32′59″N 122°36′32″W / 45.5498351°N 122.6089691°W / 45.5498351; -122.6089691 |
No. of interments | >40,000 |
Website | rosecityfuneralhome.com |
Find a Grave | Rose City Cemetery |
Rose City Cemetery, also known as Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home, is a cemetery in northeast Portland, Oregon's Cully neighborhood, in the United States.
History
Leaders of the Japanese Association, which became the Nikkei Jin Kai after World War II, purchased a large portion of the cemetery. In 2005, the Japanese Ancestral Society became the cemetery's title holder. The organization continues to administer an endowment to maintain the cemetery.[1]
Notable burials
- Alaric B. Chapin (1848–1924), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient[citation needed]
- Richard E. Geis (1927–2013), writer[2]
- Theodore Thurston Geer (1851–1924), Oregon Governor
- Don Johnson (1926–2015), MLB pitcher
- John Alphonsus Murphy (1881–1935), Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor recipient
- A. W. Norblad (1881–1960), Oregon Governor[citation needed]
- Artie Wilson (1920–2010), MLB infielder
References
- ^ "History". Japanese Ancestral Society. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Richard E. Geis". Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rose City Cemetery.
- Official website
- Rose City Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rose City Cemetery