Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California)

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Established in 1887 on 300 acres (1.2 km2) of a former potato farm, it is the oldest and largest cemetery established in Colma to serve the needs of San Francisco. Several notable historical figures are interred at Holy Cross. Two of the three cemetery sequences in the film Harold and Maude were filmed here.

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross Mausoleum
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Established1887
Location
Colma, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.671155°N 122.445191°W / 37.671155; -122.445191
TypeCatholic
Owned byArchdiocese of San Francisco
Size300 acres (1.2 km2)
WebsiteHoly Cross Cemetery
Find a GraveHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery
The Political GraveyardHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery

The cemetery contains one British Commonwealth war grave, of a Canadian Infantry soldier of World War I.[1]

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, main entrance drive

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Joe DiMaggio

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  • Eddie Erdelatz, first head coach of Oakland Raiders football team
  • Sammy Ewing (aka Sammy Winston, Sammy The Mick), legendary Bay Area musician, artists, author and Poet. Singer of All Bets Off and founder of Spider Ghost Press Gang

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Holy Cross Cemetery shortly after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

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References
  1. CWGC casualty record.
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