Rose City Cemetery
Signage at the entrance, 2019
Details
Established1906
Location
Portland, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°32′59″N 122°36′32″W / 45.5498351°N 122.6089691°W / 45.5498351; -122.6089691
No. of interments>40,000
Websiterosecityfuneralhome.com
Find a GraveRose City Cemetery

Rose City Cemetery, also known as Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home, is a cemetery in northeast Portland, Oregon's Cully neighborhood, in the United States.

History

The cemetery in 2019

Leaders of the Japanese Association, which became the Nikkei Jin Kai after World War II, purchased a large portion of the cemetery. In 2005, the Japanese Ancestral Society became the cemetery's title holder. The organization continues to administer an endowment to maintain the cemetery.[1]

Notable burials

References

  1. ↑ "History". Japanese Ancestral Society. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Richard E. Geis". Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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