Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover
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Gate of Heaven Cemetery is a cemetery
located in East Hanover
, New Jersey
, United States
. The cemetery is operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
. It opened in 1937 and had 81,000 burials through 2002. 100 of the cemetery's original 128 acre (0.51799808 km²) have been developed. Construction started in 1989 on Chapel Mausoleum, which was planned to include 10,000 crypts.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in East Hanover
East Hanover, New Jersey
East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 11,393. The town was incorporated in 1928. The headquarters of the Nabisco company and the pharmaceutical company Novartis are located in East...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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. The cemetery is operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...
. It opened in 1937 and had 81,000 burials through 2002. 100 of the cemetery's original 128 acre (0.51799808 km²) have been developed. Construction started in 1989 on Chapel Mausoleum, which was planned to include 10,000 crypts.
Notable burials
- Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981), represented New Jersey's 11th congressional districtNew Jersey's 11th congressional districtNew Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen. The district is a suburban Republican-leaning district that is centered in Morris County....
from 1949 to 1962, and MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Newark, New JerseyNewark, New JerseyNewark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, from 1962 to 1970. - Ownie CarrollOwnie CarrollOwen Thomas "Ownie" Carroll, was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Cincinnati Reds , and Brooklyn Dodgers .-High school and college career:Born in Kearny, New Jersey, Ownie was a right-handed thrower who played...
(1902-1975), Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher who played nine seasons in the major, from 1925 to 1934. - Eugene F. KinkeadEugene F. KinkeadEugene Francis Kinkead , was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 9th congressional district from 1909 to 1913, and the 8th district from 1913 to 1915.-Biography:...
(1876-1960), represented New Jersey's 9th congressional districtNew Jersey's 9th congressional districtNew Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Steve Rothman.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all or portions of three counties and 37 municipalities:Bergen County:Hudson CountyPassaic...
from 1909 to 1913, and the 8th districtNew Jersey's 8th congressional districtNew Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Bill Pascrell.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all, or portions of 2 counties and 21 municipalities.Essex County:Passaic County:2010...
from 1913 to 1915. - Karen Ann QuinlanKaren Ann QuinlanKaren Ann Quinlan was an important figure in the history of the right to die controversy in the United States....
, an important figure in the history of the right to dieRight to dieThe right to die is the ethical or institutional entitlement of the individual to commit suicide or to undergo voluntary euthanasia. Possession of this right is often understood to mean that a person with a terminal illness should be allowed to commit suicide or assisted suicide or to decline...
debate in United States. - Tony MottolaTony MottolaTony Mottola was an American guitarist who released dozens of solo albums. Mottola was born in Kearny, New Jersey, and died in Denville, New Jersey.-Career:...
(1918-2004), guitarist who played with Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
and on The Tonight ShowThe Tonight ShowThe Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by... - Peter W. RodinoPeter W. RodinoPeter Wallace Rodino, Jr. was a Democratic United States Congressman from New Jersey from 1949 to 1989. Rodino rose to prominence as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he was chair of the impeachment hearings that led to the resignation of President Richard...
(1909-2005), United States Congressman from New Jersey from 1949 to 1989. - Arthur Walsh (1896-1947), U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1943 until 1944.
External links
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...