Holy Cross Cemetery is a

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cemetery located in North Arlington,

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, United States. Since its establishment in 1915, it has interred over 289,000 individuals. The cemetery operates under the supervision of the

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. The cemetery is in size and located in North Arlington, at the south end of Bergen County. By August 2013, the cemetery had provided burial or entombment facilities for 289,600 individuals.

History

The cemetery was established in 1915 and now has used for graves or developed for interment. There is another allocated for development. The mausoleum is being expanded, creating 6,100 aboveground spaces for crypts and 920 niches for cremated remains. The completed building will have 35,747 interment spaces. It continues to offer ground for new graves as well as private and community Chapel Mausoleum facilities.

Notable interments

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