Mount Calvary Cemetery, Inc.

09/10/2026

🪦❤🚲 Join us this Monday, September 14th for a scenic community bike ride through our cemeteries with Slow Roll Buffalo!

09/10/2026

🎉Congratulations to Kelvin, our Employee of the Third Quarter! Kelvin has returned to our seasonal team every year since 2009, and this spring, he transitioned into a new role as a member of our Grounds team. This year, he is assisting with overseeing the mowing of all 365 acres of Mount Calvary Cemetery, Inc. Kelvin brings a positive attitude to work every single day, and we couldn’t be happier to have him on our team year-round. Congratulations, Kelvin!

09/09/2026

This week's uncovers the history of the Mueller family. Generations of this family helped to care for both our United German and French Cemetery and Mount Calvary Cemeteries. Their story was submitted to us by Donna Schifferle Palaszynski, the great-grandaughter of one of our first cemetery superintendents Nicholas Mueller.

She included some incredible images of her family including their home on the cemetery grounds and their work to care for the grounds. Donna shared, "I am attaching a photo of the house, along with a photo of my Grandfather Nicholas Mueller, a photo of my Grandmother Elizabeth Mueller Schifferle, her sister, my Great Aunt Frances Mueller Staebell with two other women with metal watering cans. They would go around and water the grass on the new graves. That was their job. The family had their Family Photo taken in the Cemetery, since that is where they lived and worked.

After my Great Grandfather Nicholas could no longer do the job, his son, my Great Uncle George Mueller became Sexton/Supervisor of the cemetery. I am attaching a news article where he and another cemetery worker were interviewed by a newspaper reporter about Ghosts in the cemetery. There is also George Mueller's obituary where they talk about him being the Sexton/Supervisor of the Cemetery before he became a judge in Cheektowaga. His family lived in the cemetery, I believe, in what is now Mount Calvary's office, as I recall my Father telling me. Some of his George Mueller cousins were born in that house."

09/08/2026

Our horticulture team is hard at work on some beautiful plantings around the cemetery as we transition into fall. Swipe to see the before!

09/04/2026

🚲We can't wait to host our friends Slow Roll Buffalo on September 14th! Get ready for a scenic ride through our cemeteries.🚲

A look ahead at September’s rides, starting this Monday with a special Labor Day ride from Eugene V. Debs Hall . Stay tuned for details!

9/7: Eugene V. Debs Hall
9/14: Mount Calvary Cemetery Inc
9/21: Roswell Park Community Outreach Center
9/28: Chandler Street Breweries

Tell a friend and let’s roll! 🚲

09/04/2026

Buffalo has a rich history of brewing and distilling, and many of its biggest names are residents of our United German and French Cemetery! Tonight kicks off our first “Boos & Spirits" walking tour of the season. Join our friends Explore Buffalo for a colorful journey through Buffalo's brewing history.

Purchase your tickets here: https://explorebuffalo.org/specialty/boos-spirits-oktoberfest/

09/03/2026

We’ve been on quite the journey with our photo-journaling class! Our participants have spent time using our grounds as a space for reflection and inspiration. Our weekly prompts have pushed us to go further and made space to sit with our discomfort at times. Thanks Vicente Rondon for leading us through this process!

All images by Vicente Rondon

09/02/2026

This week’s comes from Angelina, our archivist, “With the Slow Roll Buffalo taking place in Mount Calvary Cemeteries, the founders of Ridge Lawn Cemetery and their connection to cycling history is more applicable than ever.

Near the West entrance of Ridge Lawn Cemetery sits the Werick family monument. This stone bench holds a unique inscription: In Loving Memory of Edward W. Werick, Founder of Ridge Lawn Cemetery.

Edward was the son of Henry and Regina Werick and older brother to Charles. As an early Cheektowaga entrepreneur, Henry ran a farm and a hotel. The building that made up their hotel stands at the corner of Genesee Street and Pine Ridge Heritage, now home to Western New York Heritage Press.

In May of 1892, Edward graduated from Buffalo Law School and began his career as a lawyer. In 1897, Edward recruited his family to help with a new cemetery. This becomes Ridge Lawn. Henry became Vice-President of the cemetery, Regina served as a Director, Edward worked as Secretary, and Charles acted as both sexton and florist.

Despite their busy lives, the brothers made time for cycling! In the late 1800s, cycling skyrocketed in popularity. Buffalo men came together to bike through clubs. The Parkside Wheelmans Club began in September 1894 with 40 members; this was the fourth cycling club in the city. The group met for weekly bike rides around the WNY. The club voted Edward in as its first President. He must have been a respectable president because the club voted him in again the next year. After concluding his time in that role, Edward became treasurer of the club.

Charles gained local infamy as an “easy and graceful peddaller,” the newspapers touted him as “the king of Class A.” He championed in city, county, and state competitions throughout the 1890s. In the summer of 1894, Charles won 4 separate races, including two state championships.

These brothers cemented themselves in early Buffalo biking history. Their monument is a testament to diligent work and passion for their community. As the Slow Roll peddles through Ridge Lawn in a couple of weeks, their memory will be alive in more ways than one.”

09/01/2026

Mount Calvary is honored to be the final resting place to PFC Travis Krege who was killed in action serving our country during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today, the NYS Thruway Authority dedicated a bridge in honor and memory of Private Krege. We thank Private Krege and his family for their sacrifice for our country.