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St. John Cemetery
St. John Cemetery
	The main entrance at Metropolitan Avenue & 80th Street
Details
Established	1879
Location	Middle Village, Queens, New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°42′54″N 73°52′01″W / 40.71500°N 73.86694°W
Type	Catholic Cemetery
Owned by	Diocese of Brooklyn, Staffed by Catholic Cemeteries
Website	St. John Cemetery

St. John Cemetery is an official Catholic burial ground located in Middle Village in Queens, a borough of New York City. Although it is mainly located in Middle Village, the southern edge of the cemetery runs along Cooper Avenue in Glendale.^[1] It is one of nine official Catholic burial grounds in the New York Metropolitan Area. St. John, along with St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in East Farmingdale, Long Island, is among the largest cemeteries in New York State.

Since its opening, St. John has been the resting place of various famous and infamous people in New York City society, such as Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), Governor of the state of New York from 1983 to 1995, John F. Hylan (1868–1936), mayor of the city of New York from 1918 to 1925, Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party, Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States, and John J. Gotti (1940–2002), the head of the New York City based Gambino crime family from 1985 to 2002.

Also buried here are fitness guru Charles Atlas (1893–1972), slain NYPD police officer Rafael Ramos (1974–2014 †), and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989).

Notable burials

Military members

Medal of Honor recipients
- William H. Morin (1868–1935), Spanish–American War
- Patrick Reid (1875–1924), non-combat recipient
- Louis E. Willett (1945–1967 †), Vietnam War

Organized crime members

Frank Abbandando (1910–1942), "The Dasher"^[2]
Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1897–1962), father of modern organized crime
John Gotti (1940–2002), "The Teflon Don"
Carlo Gambino (1902–1976)
Joseph "Joe" Colombo (1923–1978)
Salvatore D'Aquila (1878–1928)
Aniello Dellacroce (1914–1985)
Roy Albert DeMeo (1941–1983)
John Dioguardi (1914–1979)
Bill Dwyer (1883–1946)
Carmine Fatico (1910–1991)
John "Sonny" Franzese (1917–2020)
Carmine Galante (1910–1979)
Vito Genovese (1897–1969)
Vannie Higgins (1897–1932), Prohibition-era mob boss and rum runner
Wilfred "Willie Boy" Johnson, (1935–1988)
Carmine Lombardozzi (1913–1992)
Harry Maione (1908–1942)
Salvatore Maranzano (1886–1931)
Michele Miranda (1896–1973)
James Napoli (1911–1992)
Vincent Papa (1917–1977)
Joseph Profaci (1898–1962)
Philip Rastelli (1918–1991)
Frank Tieri (1904–1981)

Politicians

Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925–1986), US Congress
Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905–1966), US Congress
Angelo J. Arculeo (1924–2013), New York City Council Minority Leader^[3]
Louis Gary Clemente (1908–1968), US Congress
Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), Governor of New York and father of Andrew Cuomo, Margaret I. Cuomo, Chris Cuomo and father-in-law to Kenneth Cole
Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), US Congress and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate
Joseph L. Pfeifer (1892–1974), US Congress
John F. Hylan (1868–1936), Mayor of New York City from 1918 to 1925
Felix J. Sanner (1867–1946), New York State Senate, 9th District

Others

Emile Ardolino (1943–1993), filmmaker
Charles Atlas (1893–1972), body builder
Carmine Infantino (1925–2013), comics artist and editor
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), artist, photographer
John P. McGarr (1964–2010), actor, movie producer
Joe Pepitone (1940–2023), baseball player
Vincent F. Seyfried (1918–2012), historian of Long Island
Edward Payson Weston (1839–1929), professional pedestrian and celebrity
Victims of the 1984 Palm Sunday Massacre
- Juan Enrique Lopez (1979–1984)
- Noel Maldonado (1979–1984)
- Alberto Maldonado (1978–1984)
- Eddie Lopez Jr. (1977–1984)
- Maria Isabel Perez (1973–1984)
- Migdalia Perez (1969–1984)
- Carmen Perez (1961–1984)
- Virginia Lopez (1961–1984)
- Virginia Lopez's 8-month-old unborn child

References

^ "Glendale · Queens, NY".
^ Sec. 12, range P, grave 75, St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.C., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 253–254). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
^ "Angelo Arculeo". New York Daily News. March 12, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2014.