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St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia 7/3/11 1:35 AM St St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 7/3/11 1:35 AM St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York Coordinates: 40.715°N 73.8669°W From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from St. John's Cemetery, Queens) St. John Cemetery is an official Roman Catholic burial 'St. John Cemetery' ground located in Middle Village in Queens a borough of Details New York City. It is one of nine official Roman Catholic burial grounds to service the New York Metropolitan Country USA Area. St. John along with St. Charles/Resurrection Location Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. Cemeteries in Farmingdale, Long Island are among the largest in New York. Since its opening, St. John has been Coordinates 40.715°N 73.8669°W the resting place of various famous and infamous people Type Roman Catholic Cemetery in New York society, most famously being John F. Hylan Owned by Roman Catholic Diocese of (1868-1936), mayor of the city of New York from 1918- 1925, and Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), the first Brooklyn, Staffed by Catholic female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major Cemeteries American political party. The most notorious being John Website St. John Cemetery J. Gotti (1940-2002), the head of the New York based (http://www.cathcemetery- Gambino crime family from 1985-2002. bklyn.org/pages.php?page=16) Contents 1 Notable burials 1.1 Politicians 1.2 Organized crime 1.3 Others 2 External links Main entrance at Metropolitan Notable burials Avenue and 80th Street Politicians Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) - US Congress Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) - US Congress Louis Gary Clemente (1908-1968) - US Congress Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) – US Congress and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate John F. Hylan (1868–1936) - Mayor of New York City from 1918 to 1925 Felix J. Sanner (1867-1946) - New York state senate, 9th District Organized crime Salvatore D'Aquila (1878-1928) Rosario Parrino (1890-1931) Salvatore Maranzano (1886-1931) Harry Maione (1908-1942) Lucky Luciano (1897-1962) Joseph Profaci (1898-1962) Vito Genovese (1897-1969) Joseph Berardi (1903-1974) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Cemetery,_Queens Page 1 of 2 St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 7/3/11 1:35 AM Carlo Gambino (1902-1976) Aniello Dellacroce (1914-1985) Joe Colombo (1923-1978) Carmine Galante (1910-1979) John Dioguardi (1914-1979) Frank Tieri (1904-1981) Roy Albert DeMeo (1941-1983) Paul Vario (1914-1988) Wilfred Johnson, (1935-1988) Carmine Fatico (1910-1991) Philip Rastelli (1918-1991) James Napoli (1911-1992) Carmine Lombardozzi (1913-1992) John Gotti (1940-2002) Michael Jermain (1981-2005) - reputed gang leader and drug trafficker Vannie Higgins (1897-1932) - Prohibition era Mob Boss and Rum Runner Michele Miranda (1896-1973) Others Ignazio Alcamo (1873-1959) - anti-Fascist author, poet and anti-poverty activist Emile Ardolino (1943-1993) - filmmaker Charles Atlas (1892-1972) - body builder William Henry Morin (1868-1935) - Spanish-American War, Medal of Honor Anne Cropsey (1906-2000) - Award Winning Grandmother Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) - artist John P. McGarr (1964 - 2010) - Actor, Movie Producer Louis E. Willett (1945-1967) - Vietnam War, Medal of Honor Frank Christi (1929-1982) - actor Thomas Joseph Nally (1919-2007) - World War II Navy Captain, FBI Special Agent Vincent J. Caristo (1905-1978) - Builder, Philanthropist External links St. John Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi? page=cr&CRid=66012&CScn=Sai&CScntry=4&CSst=36&CScnty=2018&%7C) - Find A Grave St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York is at coordinates 40.715°N 73.8669°W Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_Cemetery,_Queens,_New_York" Categories: Cemeteries in New York City | Roman Catholic cemeteries | Cemeteries in Queens This page was last modified on 18 June 2011 at 02:34. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Cemetery,_Queens Page 2 of 2.
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