Saint Lawrence Cemetery in Utica, Michigan

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Coordinates: 42.63190, -83.05080
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St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Utica administers the St. Lawrence Cemetery. In May of 1866, the first mass at Saint Lawrence Church was offered at a site purchased from George and Eunice Welkins on Van Dyke Ave. The new church was to serve approximately 45 Irish Catholic families who had settled in the area. On Sept. 24, 1877, George and Regina Archenbroon deeded land to Bishop Borgess, and in 1878 the St. Lawrence Cemetery was consecrated. Usually, two deaths a year were recorded during those years. Many of the oldest memorials in the St. Lawrence Cemetery reflect the community's Irish roots as markers for William and Margret Mason (1884 & 1898), John Sullivan (1878), Matthew and Hanora "Hannah" Plunkett (1879 & 1893) pay respect to the deceased connections to Ireland. In 2016, the St. Lawrence Catholic Church dedicated a veterans memorial at the cemetery. The St. Lawrence Cemetery is active.