Title Info: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery

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Introduction The Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery index lists individuals interred at this cemetery located in Spokane County, Washington. Death dates on the markers range from 1903-2011, and 1871 is the earliest birth date shown. Index information about an individual may include name, birth date, birth place, death date, and names of family members. Index data was compiled by Maggie Rail, a member of the Washington State Cemetery Association who has transcribed over 400 cemeteries since 1993.

Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery is located at Lat: 47° 57' 35"N, Lon: 117° 28' 01"W T28N R42E Section 2.

Address: 6th and Colville Streets, Deer Park, WA.

There are 437 individuals listed in this index.

This index is in English.

This index is open for research.

Abbreviations used in this index:
b. = born
b/o = brother of
c/o = child of
d. = died
f/o = father of
h/o = husband of
m. = married
m/o = Mother of
s/o = son of
s/w = stone with
w/o = wife of
* = no photo, usually from an obit
K Sec = Kelly Section
HR Sec = Holy Redeemer Section


Notes from transcriber Maggie Rail, Jan 22, 2000, last edited Jan 27, 2012 :

“This cemetery is located in the northeast area of Deer Park at 6th and Colville Streets. Take Colville Street north to 6th and it will be on the right corner of the block.”

“At one time this was two separate cemeteries adjacent to each other. I was unable to find actual records, just word of mouth stories and the EWGS's findings on it stating that Peter J. Kelly donated land, which included his private cemetery, Kelly Cemetery, to Saint Mary Catholic Church. We were unable to determine the dividing line between the two as we surveyed it, because Kelly and Holy Redeemer cemeteries are now one cemetery. There is no sign, so many give it their own name. “

“In 1960 EWGS read the two separate cemeteries which I have presented in two separate files, Kelly Cemetery & Holy Redeemer Cemetery. This survey includes the readings of both sections as a whole, plus several recent surveys.”

“Michelle Morris and I did a complete survey of this cemetery on Jul 17, 1999. I first transcribed from this in 1999. I made a few visits after that, with a complete survey again on May 26, 2003, using my digital camera. I have photos of all existing headstones and markers. If there is an asterisk * at the end of the entry, I do not have a photo.”

Citation: Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery Spokane County Index, Office of Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].

Source: Index and transcription notes were donated to the Washington State Archives by Maggie Rail, Historical Records Project, January 2012.
Notes Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery Photos 0.3 MB