Rose City Cemetery

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Rose City Cemetery
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Signage at the entrance, 2019
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Established1906
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′59″N122°36′32″W / 45.5498351°N 122.6089691°W / 45.5498351; -122.6089691 Coordinates: 45°32′59″N122°36′32″W / 45.5498351°N 122.6089691°W / 45.5498351; -122.6089691
No. of interments>40,000
Website rosecityfuneralhome.com
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Rose City Cemetery, also known as Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home, is a cemetery in northeast Portland, Oregon's Cully neighborhood, in the United States.

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History

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The cemetery in 2019

Leaders of the Japanese Association, which became the Nikkei Jin Kai after World War II, purchased a large portion of the cemetery. In 2005, the Japanese Ancestral Society became the cemetery's title holder. The organization continues to administer an endowment to maintain the cemetery. [1]

Notable burials

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References

  1. "History". Japanese Ancestral Society. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. "Richard E. Geis". Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2015.