Eternal rest grant unto them, 0 Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Following are excerpts from: History of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary, Hollidaysburg, Pa. Sesquicentennial Celebration booklet 1994
Old Saint Mary Parish Cemetery is located in the town block between Pine and Hickory Streets along Union Street in Hollidaysburg, Pa. It was purchased in 1846 and adjoins the Lutheran Cemetery. It was used by Saint Mary Parish from that date and jointly by Saint Mary and Saint Michael Parishes from 1862, the year of the division of the parishes.
There is no record of the number of burials over the years, but there must have been thousands. According to tradition the lower part of the cemetery is filled with unmarked graves of men who lost their lives in the frequent accidents that occurred during the building and maintenance of the Allegheny Portage Railroad.
Saint Mary Parish New Cemetery is located north of Hollidaysburg on the hill behind the Penn-Dot building on North Juniata Street. The cemetery contains twenty acres and was purchased by Father Patrick Verckcr for the parish for $2500, August 15, 1917.
The first grave in the new cemetery was that of J. David Wilson, three year old infant son of Earl and Gertrude Wilson. As Father McCook said the day of the funeral, "He is the first little saint to he buried here." Many graves have followed his in the years since 1917.
Pro-Life Quote by Thomas Jefferson
"The first and only legitimate object of good government is the care of human life, not its destruction." - Thomas Jefferson to the Citizens of Washington County, Maryland, March 3, 1809
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