Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, located at 7301 West Nash Street in

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. Established in 1909, the cemetery comprises 196 acres, with about 135,000 burials in graves and about 15,000 in crypts and niches.

Notable burials

* James B. Brennan (1926–2021) –

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* Patrick Joseph Lucey (1918–2014) –

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External links

Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum at FindAGrave
Cemeteries in Wisconsin Geography of Milwaukee Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee Roman Catholic cemeteries in Wisconsin 1909 establishments in Wisconsin