Established in 1895, the cemetery holds many prominent Michigan citizens. Rosa Parks rests in the lovely chapel that now bears her name.
A short hall leads into the chapel.
At the rear of the chapel is a wall of urns.
Rosa lies to the right of the pulpit.
A code is necessary to enter the chapel so stop at the nearby office beforehand for a cemetery map and the code.
Aretha Franklin reposes in the main mausoleum.
Her father is nearby.
The Dodge brothers, Horace (1868-1920) and John (1864-1920), rest here along with other family members.
John Lord Booth (1907-1994) founded one of the first FM radio stations in the country.
The Grinnel Brothers music company produced pianos and other music related items.
Ernest Kanzler was a Vice President at the Ford Company and was close with Edsel Ford and his family. Ernest's wife, Josephine was a sister of Edsel Ford's wife, Eleanor.
Edsel Ford and his family can be found across from the Main Mausoleum.
To see the names and dates, you have to walk behind the sarcophagi.
Edsel and Eleanor
Edsel's son, William, is here but William's wife, Martha Firestone, born in 1925, is still alive. William was Henry Ford's last surviving grandchild.
Edsel's son Benson and his wife Edith.
We had only about an hour to spend here today and would love to return and explore more. It's a beautiful setting and its 140 acres are home to many Motown musicians as well as other well-known Detroit people.
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