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.
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Established | 1906 |
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Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°32′59″N 122°36′32″W |
No. of interments | >40,000 |
Website | rosecityfuneralhome |
Find a Grave | Rose City Cemetery |
History
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The cemetery in 2019
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
- 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
- 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
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