The indelible image lingers from every cemetery and nostalgic detail consuming the human mind. It is a sumptuous palace swarming with bodies from the past. Cemeteries can be dynamically active or silent, depending on the emotional sensation. Many burial sites have been chosen because they are high-energy environments. Many are located at the intersections of energy currents that lead to the gateway of the afterlife. They are the quietest of parks, and they honor the hopes and dreams of humans no longer among us.

There have been more than 150,000 interments and entombments taken place at the Calvary Cemetery. In 1886, the diocese of Pittsburgh established the Calvary Cemetery Association and the Calvary Cemetery, a 200-acre tract of land in the Hazelwood area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Though there are graves with earlier dates, the first official burial took place in June 1888 and continues to this day.

As a child growing up in Hazelwood, the author always had a fascination with the histories of those that were buried there. He spoke to many locals as well as the employees at the cemetery and have delved into the historical archives to uncover the stories of those that are interred within the cemetery.

Within this book, Edward Bonner has documented each notable person with their tombstone and history. He encountered interesting facts of the Civil War graves and including the description of the pauper burial sites with photos.

Included in this volume:
Richard Caliguiri
Billy Conn
David L. Lawrence
Harry A. Stuhldreher
Harry Greb
Norman Frauenheim
Frank Gorshin
Biddle Brothers
Bob O'Connor
Patrick J. Sullivan
Jimmy "Greenfield" Smith
Michael J. Muldowney
Wallace "Bucky Williams
Matthew "Gene" Lyons
James "Pud" Galvin
Mary Lou Williams
Bishop Vincent Leonard
Bill Regan
Julius Joseph "Moose" Solters
Herb Drury
Joseph A. McArdle
John B. "Jack" Butler
Patricia Dobler
Rev. James R. Cox
Gregory Ignatius Zhatkovich
Enos Kirkpatrick
James M. Morin
James Francis Burke
John Kane
Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli
John J. Kane
Judge Walter R. Little
Anthony Fagnelli
William J. Coyne
István (Stephen) Kerekes
Local Burials
Our Babies
Infant New Section
Religious Sisters
Clergy
The Forgotten
The Legends, the Heroes
76th PA Infantry
155th PA Infantry
Independence Day
The Pauper Graves
Light Shining Down
Random Beauty
Calvary Cemetery Map
Biddle Newspaper Article
Placing Flags for Memorial Day