Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and Mausoleum is an American Roman Catholic cemetery in

Totowa, New Jersey Totowa (pronounced "TO-tuh-wuh" ) is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,065, an increase of 261 (+ ...

, named after the

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, thus associated with the

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. The cemetery was founded as the

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cemetery of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in

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. It has been in operation since the early 1840s, incorporating some of the original cemeteries in Paterson. The cemetery holds the plot for the remains for the

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s of

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, which serves the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

Notable burials

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(1951–1996), boxing promoter *

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(1922–2017), boxing trainer and manager *

John Philip Holland John Philip Holland (; February 24, 1841August 12, 1914) was an Irish marine engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, USS Holland (SS-1) and the first Royal Navy submarine, ''Holland 1''. Early lif ...

(1841–1914), Irish engineer and submarine designer * Mychal F. Judge, O.F.M. (1933–2001), the first official victim of the

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* Matthew Maguire (1850–1917), labor activist * Edward Sylvester "The Only" Nolan (1857–1913), Major League Baseball player *

Bill Pascrell William James Pascrell Jr. (January 25, 1937 – August 21, 2024) was an American politician who was a U.S. representative from New Jersey from 1997 until his death in 2024. Pascrell was a member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson ...

(1937-2024), US congressman *

Dave Prater David Prater Jr. (May 9, 1937 – April 9, 1988) was an American Southern soul and rhythm & blues singer and musician, who was the deeper baritone/tenor vocalist of the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 until his death in 1988. He is a member o ...

(1935–1988), R&B musician * Alexander M. Quinn (1866–1906), US Army soldier who received the

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for his actions in the

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* Robert A. Roe (1924–2014), US Congressman * John "Honey" Russell (1902–1973), basketball player and coach * A Commonwealth war grave, of a

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soldier of

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CWGC casualty record.

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* * * {{coord, 40.9089807, -74.1995915, type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NJ, display=inline,title, format=dms Burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Totowa, New Jersey), Roman Catholic cemeteries in New Jersey 1840s establishments in New Jersey Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Cemeteries in Passaic County, New Jersey