Calvary Cemetery (Tacoma, Washington)

For other places with the same name, see Calvary Cemetery.

Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery located in Tacoma, Washington. It is the only Catholic cemetery in Tacoma. Its size is 55 acres (220,000 m2). Calvary Cemetery was incorporated in October, 1905. It was founded because Pioneer Catholic Cemetery was filling up and a new cemetery was needed. Prior to 1905, the cemetery was known as Rigney Cemetery.

One person of note buried here is Pip Koehler, a baseball player. The cemetery contains one British Commonwealth war grave, of a Royal Canadian Air Force officer of World War II.[1]

Coordinates: 47°11′31″N 122°30′16″W / 47.19194°N 122.50444°W / 47.19194; -122.50444

References

  1. ↑ CWGC Casualty Record.


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