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Holy Name Cemetery is a
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. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is and all but has been developed and sold for burials. It is an active cemetery providing services to Catholic families.


Notable burials

* James J. Donovan (1890–1971),
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1939–43. * Mark M. Fagan (1869–1955), Mayor of
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recipient * Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), served 13 consecutive terms in the
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* Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien (1879–1940), US Congressman *
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(1928–1996), Mayor of
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(1876–1936), sports teams and racetrack owner *
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(1913–1981), US Congressman


See also

* List of cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey


References


External links

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at Interment {{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, state=collapsed Roman Catholic cemeteries in New Jersey Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey Geography of Jersey City, New Jersey 1866 establishments in New Jersey