Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)
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The upper entrance to Gate of Heaven Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1917 |
| Location | Hawthorne, New York |
| Type | Roman Catholic |
| Owned by | Archdiocese of New York |
The Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. in Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, as a Roman Catholic burial site. Among its famous residents is baseball player Babe Ruth, whose grave has an epitaph by Cardinal Francis Spellman and is almost always adorned by a large number of baseballs, bats, and caps. Adjacent to the Garden Mausoleum is a small train station of the Metro North Railroad Harlem Division named Mount Pleasant where 4 trains stop daily, 2 northbound and 2 southbound. Several baseball players are buried here.
Notable interments
- Robert Abplanalp (1922–2003), American inventor of the aerosol spray valve
- Fred Allen (1894–1956), actor and comedian
- Thomas Breslin (1943–1992) Executive Vice President, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees 1199C
- Heywood Broun (1888–1939), journalist
- Charles A. Buckley (1890–1967), United States Representative from New York
- Frances W. "Billie" Cagney (1899–1994), dancer and wife of James Cagney
- James Cagney (1899–1986), actor
- Emil A. Ciccotelli (1929–1998), Chief of Detectives, New York City Police Department
- Bob Considine (1906–1975), author
- Paul Dixon (1918 – 1974), television and radio entertainer
- Bella Dodd (1904–1969), activist, teacher, and attorney
- Jessica Dragonette (1900–1980), singer
- James Farley (1888–1976), Postmaster General and advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Hector Guimard (1867–1942), architect and most prominent representative of the Art Nouveau movement in France
- Frank Hardart (1884–1972), son of founder of Horn & Hardart automat
- Julie Haydon (1910–1994), actress
- Anna Held (1872–1918), actress and singer
- Bess Houdini (1876–1943), wife of Harry Houdini
- G. Murray Hulbert (1881–1950), United States Representative from New York
- Ethel D. Jacobs (1910–2001), thoroughbred racehorse owner
- Peggy Hopkins Joyce (1893–1957), actress and socialite
- Arthur Judson (1881–1975), co-founder of CBS
- Dorothy Kilgallen (1913–1965), journalist, television personality
- T. Vincent Learson (1912–1996), IBM chairman, Ambassador at Large for Law of the Sea Matters
- Ernesto Lecuona (1896–1963), composer and songwriter
- James J. Lyons (1890–1966), Bronx Borough President from 1934 to 1962
- Tim Mara (1887–1959), founder of the NFL New York Giants
- Wellington Mara (1916–2005), owner of NFL New York Giants
- Billy Martin (1928–1989), Major League Baseball player/manager
- Malachi Martin (1921–1999), writer
- Pat McDonald (1871–1954), Olympic champion weight-thrower
- John McSherry (1944–1996), Major League Baseball umpire
- Sal Mineo (1939–1976), actor
- Condé Nast (1873–1942), publisher
- George Jean Nathan (1882–1958), drama critic
- Elliott Nugent (1896–1980), actor, director, and screenwriter
- John P. O'Brien (1873–1951), politician and mayor of New York City
- Richard W. O'Neill (1898–1986)- soldier & WWI Medal of Honor recipient
- Fulton Oursler (1893–1952), writer
- Westbrook Pegler (1894–1969), Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
- Mike Quill (1905–1966), founder of Transport Workers Union of America
- Dan Reeves (1912–1971), former owner of the NFL St. Louis Rams
- Babe Ruth (1895–1948), Hall of Fame baseball player
- Claire Merritt Ruth (1900–1976), wife of baseball great Babe Ruth
- Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), mobster
- Charles M. Schwab (1862–1939), steel magnate (remains later moved to St. Michael Cemetery in Loretto, Pennsylvania)
- Arnold Skaaland (1925–2007), professional wrestler
- Spyros Skouras (1893–1971), former president of 20th Century-Fox
- Lisa Steinberg (1981–1987), child murder victim
- James H. Torrens (1874–1952), politician
- Jimmy Walker (1881–1946), mayor of New York City
- William B. Widnall (1906–1983), former US Congressman
- Malcolm Wilson (1914–2000), Governor of New York
- Sal Yvars (1924–2008), Major League Baseball catcher
- One Commonwealth war grave, of a Royal Canadian Air Force airman of World War II.[1]
Image gallery
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New monuments
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Kehoe mausoleum
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Cremation urn
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The tower near Bradhurst Avenue
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Main entrance
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Brenner mausoleum
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The shrine near the grave of Babe Ruth
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The Gothic Bridge
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Saint Francis of Assisi Chapel
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Child tombstone
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Frieze at entrance to Queen of Peace Mausoleum
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Statue at Upper Entrance
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The Receiving Tomb
External links
- ↑ CWGC casualty record.
Coordinates: 41°05′45″N 73°47′40″W / 41.095697°N 73.794546°W