Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery

Cemetery

A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...

 at 17100 Van Dyke Avenue in the city of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

 in Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan

-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...

. It opened in 1888 and is owned and operated by the Mount Elliott Cemetery Association, a not-for-profit Catholic organization. At 320 acres (129.5 ha), it is the largest cemetery in Detroit.

Notable people interred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery:

• U.S. Senator Patrick Vincent McNamara
  Patrick V. McNamara
  Patrick Vincent McNamara was a Democratic United States Senator from the state of Michigan.McNamara was born in North Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended the public schools in nearby Weymouth and the Fore River Apprentice School in Quincy. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1921, and became active...
  
   (D-MI).
• U.S. Representative Louis Charles Rabaut
  Louis C. Rabaut
  Louis Charles Rabaut was politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961...
  
   (D-MI)
• U.S. Representative Clarence J. McLeod
  Clarence J. McLeod
  Clarence John McLeod was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....
  
   (R-MI)
• U.S. Representative John Lesinski, Sr.
  John Lesinski, Sr.
  John Lesinski, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski, Jr., who took his seat in the United States House of Representatives upon his father's death....
  
   (D-MI)
• U.S. Representative George D. O'Brien
  George D. O'Brien
  George Donoghue O’Brien was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....
  
   (D-MI)
• U.S. Representative George Gregory Sadowski (D-MI)
• U.S. Representative Robert Henry Clancy(D-MI)
• U.S. Representative Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz (D-MI)
• Tom Tyler
  Tom Tyler
  Tom Tyler was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.-Biography:...
  
  , actor
• Jimmy Barrett
  Jimmy Barrett
  James Erigena Barrett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers , and Boston Red Sox...
  
  , Major League baseball player
• Joe Lafata (1921-2004), Major League baseball player
• Maurice Van Robays
  Maurice Van Robays
  Maurice Rene Van Robays , nicknamed "Bomber," was a Major League Baseball player who was born and died in Detroit, Michigan. Primarily an outfielder, Van Robays spent six seasons in the majors, all with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  , Major League baseball player
• Joseph Zerilli
  Joseph Zerilli
  Joseph Zerilli was a Prohibition-era Detroit gangster who led the crime family known as the Detroit Partnership from the 1930s through the 1970s.-Early life:...
  
  , leader of Detroit Cosa Nostra family

External links

• Mt. Olivet Cemetery - Detroit
• Mount Olivet Cemetery at http://www.findagrave.com