Rose City Cemetery

Rose City Cemetery
Rose City Cemetery
	Signage at the entrance, 2019
Details
Established	1906
Location	Portland, Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°32′59″N 122°36′32″W / 45.5498351°N 122.6089691°W
No. of interments	>40,000
Website	rosecityfuneralhome.com
Find a Grave	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.

History[edit]

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[edit]

Alaric B. Chapin (1848–1924), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}
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^{[citation needed]}
Artie Wilson (1920–2010), MLB infielder

References[edit]

^ "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[edit]

[1] "History". Japanese Ancestral Society. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

[2] "Richard E. Geis". Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

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v t e Cully, Portland, Oregon
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Geography	Cully Park Kʰunamokwst Park Neerchokikoo Rose City Cemetery Sacajawea Park Whitaker Ponds Nature Park
Related	De La Salle North Catholic High School
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