St. Joseph Cemetery in Monroe, Michigan has been in continuous operation since about 1850.
909 North Monroe Street
Monroe, MI
48162
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| Wednesday | 8am - 7:30pm |
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| Friday | 8am - 7:30pm |
| Saturday | 8am - 7:30pm |
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In strolling through these grounds, a person can experience peace and tranquility in this major historical area of Michigan. St. Joseph Cemetery in Monroe, Michigan has been in continuous operation since about 1801. The cemetery was started to service the Catholic German, French, Italian and Irish settlers in the area. The northeast corner of today’s cemetery are where the earliest burials took place.
Tens of thousands of monuments are present at St. Joseph Cemetery, but an estimated 2 thousand graves (or more) are unmarked. Early burials were mainly with 6-8 grave family plots, eventually giving way through the decades to the two grave plots that the cemetery currently uses. Today the cemetery also has 4 mausoleums for entombment and niches for cremations.
In 1886 the center of the cemetery had a “lake” with cobblestones in and around it, and a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows (pictured below) at the old west end. There were three mausoleums- one for the clergy, one for I.H.M. sisters and a public mausoleum for holding bodies. Descriptions of the 1887 clergy building described it with marble columns and looking “handsome.” About this time when major improvements were occurring, the cemetery was re-dedicated to St. Joseph, patron saint of the worker and a peaceful death. A new chapel was dedicated in 1902 with a new altar, floor and wainscoted interior. This chapel was dismantled in the 1980s.
A priests’ section was laid out in the 1950s. Many priests are interred at St. Joseph Cemetery, including priests of the Comboni Missionaries. Some notable priests that are buried at St. Josepeh Cemetery include Fr. Hugo Noetzel, Fr. Edmund Perrin, and Fr. Daniel Fraser.
