Pueblo County, Colorado
Roselawn Cemetery
Contributed by Karen Mitchell
1705 Roselawn Road
Pueblo, Colorado 81006-1614
Lat: 38°14'30"N, Lon: 104°34'30"W
From Pueblo heading South on I-25, take the exit number 98A, towards US50 East/La Junta. 0.1 miles turn left onto S. Santa Fe Avenue/US 50 BR. 0.4 miles. Turn left onto US-50 BR 1.5 miles.
This is not a complete listing of burials!
More than 55,000 people have been buried at the cemetery since it opened (as Riverview) in 1891.
Roselawn Cemetery: In the beginning
Riverview Cemetery was created in 1891 by the Pueblo Cemetery Association when 18 shareholders contracted to purchase 350 acres from the Colorado Coal and Iron Co.
The burial rate was $5 for adults, $4 for children under 12 and $3 for children under 3.
The cemetery association purchased 2,000 trees from Dittmer Orchards for 30 to 40 cents per tree.
In 1892 the Daily Chieftain printed a story that credited the founders for "giving Pueblo a cemetery which should be a park to be proud of."
In 1895, the cemetery bought a wagonette from the Stewart Wagon Co. for $350. The wagon seated 10 passengers and provided transportation from the city to the cemetery on weekends from April through September. For a fare of 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, Puebloans were driven to visit grave sites and to picnic on the grounds.
In 1905, Riverview was renamed Roselawn (for the many roses present on the grounds) after the acreage was reduced, meaning the cemetery's land would never stretch all the way to the banks of the Arkansas River as was first envisioned.
Roselawn Cemetery time line
1891 - Founded as Riverview Cemetery, a for-profit corporation.
1902 - Civil War Monument erected.
1905 - Renamed as Roselawn Cemetery.
1926 - Restructured as a nonprofit corporation.
1956 - Lord's Prayer monument erected.
1957 - Last Supper monument and Christ statue dedicated.
1961 - First garden mausoleum constructed.
1982 - Holy Family Altar dedicated.
1986 - Renovation of Historical Section begins; new administration building and maintenance facility built.
1991 - Cemetery entrance upgraded.
1994 - Renovation of Historical Section completed.
1995 - Interior roads repaved; road signs installed; historical walking tours and nature walks developed.
1998 - Children's Angel Memorial installed.
1999 - Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary program established; development of after-care and grief counseling program.
2000 - Pet cemetery completed; added position of chief financial officer and assistant director.
2001 - Crematory completed and in operation.
2002 - Subsidiary corporation, Roselawn Services Inc., formed; mortuary completed and in operation.
Source: Roselawn Cemetery and Funeral Home historical guide
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Please note: The name in parenthesis is the person that took the photo.
Bronze Elk Sculpture B.P.O.E. Lodge No. 90 (Joan Alyea)
Bronze Hand In Hand Sculpture (Joan Alyea)
Historical sign (Karen Mitchell)
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Abata, Rosina Porco born 12-18-1897 died 7/31/1923 (Sharon McCurry)
Abbey, Samuel A. born 1843 died 1914 Notes: Cpl. Co I 15 Pa Cav (Sharon McCurry)
Ackerly, Helen S. born 1911 died 1996 (Sharon McCurry)
Ackerly, Roscoe H. Dr. born 1911 died 1991 (Sharon McCurry)
Adamich, Angela H. born 1905 died 2004 (Sharon McCurry)
Adamich, Frances born 1920 died 2001 (Sharon McCurry)
Adamich, Louis G. born 1904 died 1979 (Sharon McCurry)
Adamich, Tony Richard born no date died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Adams Monument born died (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Alva born 1850 died 1922 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Alva B. born 10-29-1875 died 12/1/1941 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Alva B. Jr. born 10/21/1915 died 12/3/1981 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Clyda Moses born 1878 died 1905 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Edith A. born 1888 died 1966 (Sharon McCurry)
Adams, Edna born 9-5-1873 died 9-28-1873 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Elizabeth M. born 5-4-1889 died 8/18/1983 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Ella Nye born 1851 died 1931 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, George born 12-24-1852 died 9-12-1871 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, John Doten born 1928 died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Adams, Martha B. born 3/27/1918 died 2/11/1995 (Dennis Reed)
Adams, Neville C. born 1887 died 1981 (Sharon McCurry)
Adams, William H. Sr. born 5/3/1919 died 9/22/1998 (Dennis Reed)
Aguirre, Florencio C. born 1903 died 1974 (Floyd Kelling)
Aguirre, Guadalupe G. born 1898 died 1989 (Floyd Kelling)
Ahlin, Christine J. born 1917 died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Ahlin, Frances born 1887 died 1985 (Sharon McCurry)
Ahlin, Frank born 1888 died 1972 (Sharon McCurry)
Ahlin, Frank J. born 1912 died 1994 (Sharon McCurry)
Albano Monument (Sharon McCurry)
Albano, Joe born 1899 died 1906 (Sharon McCurry)
Albano, John born no date died 4/11/1918 Notes: 5 years old (Sharon McCurry)
Albano, Rosalia born no date died 2/27/1929 Notes: 71 years old (Sharon McCurry)
Albano, Vito born 6-13-1889 died 5/6/1973 (Sharon McCurry)
Albino, John born 7/7/1918 died 4/29/1939 (Sharon McCurry)
Albino, John born no date died 12/8/1921 Notes: 64 years old (Sharon McCurry)
Albino, Lizzie Vincenza born 3-25-1893 died 5/2/1975 (Sharon McCurry)
Allen, Mary Lou born 5/6/1923 died 6/22/1985 Notes: Mother (Sharon McCurry)
Allen, Melvin C. born 5/2/1922 died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Altman, Frieda Bell born 1908 died 1978 (Floyd Kelling)
Altman, Gisela born 1883 died 1964 (Floyd Kelling)
Altman, Helen K. born 1905 died 1999 (Floyd Kelling)
Altman, Leo S. born 1911 died 2001 (Floyd Kelling)
Altman, Simon born 1878 died 1959 (Floyd Kelling)
Amoroso, Carolyn born 1916 died 1992 (Sharon McCurry)
Amoroso, Eugene Paul born 1911 died 1981 (Sharon McCurry)
Amy, Doris M. born 7/14/1928 died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Amy, Norman L., Ph.D. born 2/27/1927 died 11/12/1996 (Sharon McCurry)
Anaya, Filandro born 1889 died 1922 (Sharon McCurry)
Anderson, Dorothy M. born 1905 died 1932 (Dennis Reed)
Anderson, Eloise L. born 1895 died 1986 (Sharon McCurry)
Anderson, Frances M. born 11/2/1926 died 9/4/1983 (Sharon McCurry)
Anderson, J.B.Z. born 1896 died 1954 (Sharon McCurry)
Anderson, Janena born 1947 died 2006 Notes: married 10-8-1971 (Floyd Kelling)
Anderson, Mary F. born 1917 died 1977 (Sharon McCurry)
Anderson, May born 1893 died 1988 (Sharon McCurry)
Anderson, Ovid G. born 1918 died 1998 Notes: Parents of: Barbara, Betty, Michael, Joseph, Mary T. (Sharon McCurry)
Anderson, Ronald Jude born 1939 died 1992 Notes: married 10-8-1970 (Floyd Kelling)
Anderson, William Arthur born 1890 died 1968 (Sharon McCurry)
Anzick, Honora B. born 1931 died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Anzick, Wayne F. born 1932 died 1997 (Sharon McCurry)
Anzlovar, Jim S. born 1917 died 1971
Anzlovar, Vivian E. born 1922 died 1972
Arellano, Beatrice born 1927 died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Arellano, Charles born 1925 died no date (Sharon McCurry)
Arlen, Arthur Lee born 9/8/1912 died 8/30/2000 Notes: born Canon City, Co. (Sharon McCurry)
Arlen, Margaret Louise Vroom born 9/4/1918 died no date Notes: born Salisbury, Mo. (Sharon McCurry)
Aronofsky, Harry born 1890 died 1935 (Floyd Kelling)
Asmus, Betty B. born 1922 died 1969 (Sharon McCurry)
August, Idamae born 4/24/1926 died 4/6/1998 (Sharon McCurry)
August, Louis J. born 11/17/1925 died 12/12/2004 (Sharon McCurry)
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