Saint Mary Cemetery (Oakland, California) Explained

Saint Mary Cemetery
Established:	1863
Location:	4529 Howe St. Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States
Type:	Catholic
Graves:	>23,000
Findagraveid:	1698809

Saint Mary Cemetery (often called Saint Mary's Cemetery) is a Catholic cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery.^[1]

Notable burials

Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882), Mexican governor of California
John A. Benson (1846–1910), figure in the General Land Office scandals 1890–1910.
Delilah L. Beasley (1871–1934), historian and Oakland Tribune columnist
John Walter Ehle (1873–1927), Spanish–American War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient
George Hyde (1819–1890), Mayor (Alcalde) of San Francisco (as a U.S. city) prior to California statehood
Slip Madigan (1896–1966), football coach
Joseph A. Sheridan (1909–1962), putative inventor of Irish Coffee

Other noteworthy burials

There is one British Commonwealth war grave, of Leading Aircraftsman James Leslie Kane, Royal Canadian Air Force (died 1941 aged 30).^[2]