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Holy Cross Cemetery (San Diego) facts for kids

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Holy Cross Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Chollas View neighborhood of San Diego, California.

Holy Cross was dedicated in 1919 for the exclusive use of Roman Catholics, with expansions in 1945 and 1956. The mausoleum, with its distinctive blue roof visible from California State Route 94, is a landmark of San Diego.

Notable interments

  • Elliott Buckmaster (1889–1976) American naval officer and Naval Aviator
  • Charles F. Buddy (1887–1936), first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
  • Johnny Downs (1913–1994), actor
  • William Gargan (1905–1979), actor
  • Charlotte Henry (1914–1980), actress
  • Leo Thomas Maher (1915–1991), third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
  • Anita Page (1910–2008), actress
  • Lewis D. Thill (1903–1975), Wisconsin congressmen
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