Find A Grave - Holy Cross Cemetery

Buddy, Charles Francis b. October 4, 1887 d. March 5, 1966
Roman Catholic Bishop. He served as the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Ordained a priest on September 19, 1914, he was consecrated bishop on December 21, 1936. He founded the University of San Diego, a Catholic Co-educational University, and established many Elementary and Secondary Schools and social services for the poor in the diocese. (Bio by: Fr Robert Sanchez)
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Cunanan, Andrew Phillip b. August 31, 1969 d. July 25, 1997
Alleged serial killer of five men, including Italian designer Gianni Versace.
Cause of death: self-inflicted gunshot wound
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: Rosary Chapel-6 up-niche area
Downs, John b. October 10, 1913 d. June 6, 1994
Actor. Born John Morey Downs in Brooklyn New York, son of Morey H. Downs, a Navy Lieutenant, who would be posted to San Diego, California in 1921. At the age of eight, Downs was picked up by Hal Roach Studios and cast in the Our Gang comedy shorts beginning with "The Champeen" in 1923, he remained with the franchise for some two dozen installments, outgrowing his role by 1927's "Chicken Feed." He spent the next few years working on Broadway, winning juvenile roles in "Growing Pains" and "Strike...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: St. Elizabeth Urn Garden, Plot 278, Grave 3G
Gargan, William b. July 17, 1905 d. February 16, 1979
Actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, during the 1940s, he was detective Ross Dolan on ABC Radio's "I Deal in Crime" and was in the lead role of NBC Radio's "Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator" 1951 to 1955. For feature films, some of his most memorable performances were in "Cheers for Miss Bishop" (1941), "Swing Fever" (1943), "Bells of St Mary's" (1945), "Till the End of Time" (1946) and "Dynamite" (1949). For television, he appeared in the title role for the series "Martin Kane" and "The...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum St. Felecitas Chapel sec. 21 Crypt FS
Henry, Charlotte Virginia b. March 3, 1913 d. April 11, 1980
Actress. She is best remembered for her role of 'Alice' in the 1933 version of "Alice in Wonderland." She is also well-known for playing 'Little Bo-Peep' the next year in the Laurel and Hardy classic "Babes in Toyland." She went on to appear in several motion pictures into the 1940s. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Cancer
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: Calvary Section, Lot 108
Page, Anita b. August 4, 1910 d. September 6, 2008
Actress. Scintillating screen idol of late silents and early talkies. Born Anita Evelyn Pomares, she made her movie debut as an extra in "A Kiss for Cinderella" (1925) and was signed by MGM in 1928. Page rocketed to fame playing a ravenous, gold-digging flapper in the jazz age classic "Our Dancing Daughters" (1928), co-starring Joan Crawford and Dorothy Sebastian; they appeared together again in the similarly-themed dramas "Our Modern Maidens" (1929) and "Our Blushing Brides" (1930). Making a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: St. Jude, Lot 141, Grave 1
GPS coordinates: 32.7171211, -117.0971069 (hddd.dddd)
Thill, Lewis Dominic b. October 18, 1903 d. May 6, 1975
US Congressman. Elected to represent Wisconsin's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1943. He was defeated in 1942 and 1944. (Bio by: K)
Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

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