Gate of Heaven Cemetery is a

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located in East Hanover Township in Morris County,

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, United States. The cemetery is operated under the auspices of the

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. It opened in 1937 and had 81,000 burials through 2002. 100 of the cemetery's original have been developed. Construction started in 1989 on Chapel Mausoleum, which was planned to include 10,000 crypts.

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Hugh Joseph Addonizio Hugh Joseph Addonizio (January 31, 1914 – February 2, 1981) was an American Democratic Party politician who was sentenced to prison for corruption. He was the 33rd Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1962 to 1970, and a U.S. Congressman from ...

(1914–1981), New Jersey politician. *

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(1925–2015),

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New York Yankee. *

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(1964–2010), actress *

Ownie Carroll Owen Thomas "Ownie" Carroll, (November 11, 1902 – June 8, 1975) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1925, 1927–1930), New York Yankees (1930), Cincinnati Reds (1930–1932) ...

(1902–1975),

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pitcher. * James Anthony Grogan (1938–2022), Former President

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. * Eugene Francis Kinkead (1876–1960), New Jersey politician. *

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(1918–2004), guitarist who played with

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. *

Karen Ann Quinlan Karen Ann Quinlan (March 29, 1954 – June 11, 1985) was an American woman who became an important figure in the history of the right to die controversy in the United States. When she was 21, Quinlan became unconscious after she consumed Valiu ...

(1954–1985),

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debate figure."Tearful Rites for Karen Quinlan"

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, June 16, 1985. Accessed August 4, 2007. "A procession of about 75 cars then drove to Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover." * Peter W. Rodino (1909–2005), U.S. congressman. * Anne Ryan (1889–1954), artist of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism * Arthur Walsh (1896–1947), U.S. senator.

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