Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1857 [unknown]
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Notable Interments

Calvary Cemetery contains a monument dedicated to the approximately 430 people who died with the sinking of the Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan in 1860. Most of those lost in the tragedy were from Milwaukee's Third Ward Irish community and is the second greatest loss of life seen on the Great Lakes.

Leonard Batz^[1], professor at St. Francis Seminary, pastor and Vicar General
John Black, elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate
Erhard Brielmaier, noted architect who also designed the Basilica of St. Josaphat
William Cary, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Wisconsin's 4th District
Patrick Cudahy, industrialist and founder of the Patrick Cudahy meat packing company
Peter Deuster, elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, Wisconsin State Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives
Patrick Drew, served in the Wisconsin State Legislature
Theodore Hilbert^[2], city engineer and member of the Common Council
Robert Johnston, founder of the American Biscuit Company, a precursor to Nabisco
Solomon Juneau, co-founder of the City of Milwaukee and its first mayor
Philipp Jung, early brewer whose business was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company
Matthew Keenan, local politician who helped to establish the Old Soldiers' Home
John Luick, founder of the Luick Ice Cream company
Frederick Miller, founder of the Miller Brewing Company
Casper Sanger, businessman and representative in the Wisconsin Legislature
George Weissleder, elected to the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly
Joseph Anthony Murphy, Jesuit Priest, Titular Bishop of Birtha, and Dean of College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University

Sources

↑ Rev Leonard Batz on Find A Grave: Memorial #19959909
↑ Heliodore J “Theodore” Hilbert on Find A Grave: Memorial #137814265