SASCO CEMETERY
Sasco Road
Red Rock, Arizona

This is a cemetery from the old mining camp of Sasco.  We walked the ruins of the old camp and finally found the small cemetery that is triangular in shape, completely fenced in and a double gate on one side and a walk-in gate on the other side. The cemetery can be reached off I-10 south to Exit 226, Red Rock exit and Sasco Rd is right there straight ahead.  The road is black topped until right after the Red Rock Feed Lot and it is gravel and passable all the way.  We did encounter the wash was running with water and fairly deep in the middle but we were in a truck, be careful.   We traveled about 8 miles from the Interstate and after you cross Santa Cruz Wash it is about a mile to the La Osa Ranch Rd. and then about 1/4 mile further to the cemetery.   This is a traditional Mexican cemetery and people know who the "Unknown's" are as there are candle containers and flower vases on the graves.   There is also a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the cemetery.  This cemetery was walked on 6 May 2001.

Starting at the double gate the first row of graves were as follows:

1. John C. Kenney    1934-1992  [P] John's grave is the first grave to the front right in the picture.  Then the many unknown's....

2. Unknown- White concrete cross

3. Unknown- White concrete cross

4. Cleofus C. Morales 1909-1973

5. Jose G. Morales  1898-1974

6. Unknown - White concrete cross

7. Unknown - "        "             "

8. Unknown - "      "              "

9. Unknown -  "     "              "

10. Wooden Cross and Vault - Unknown

11. Unknown - White concrete cross

12.   Unknown - White concrete cross

13.   Unknown - White concrete cross
    
    Then back by the fence was another grave

14.   Unknown - White concrete cross
    
    Row 2- started at the back by the small gate and worked to the double gate.

15.   Unknown - White concrete cross

16.   Unknown - White concrete cross

17.   Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Ramona C. Drow  1903-1989

18.   Unknown - White concrete cross

19.   Unknown - White concrete cross

20.   Unknown - White concrete cross

21.   Unknown - White concrete cross

22.   Unknown - White concrete cross

23.   Unknown - White concrete cross
    Moved to a second row right behind the first row

24.   Mrs. Prudercial   Feb ????

25.   Francisca Castillo

26.   Uno Castillo

27.   Metal Marker no info

28.   Unknown - White concrete cross

29.   Unknown - White concrete cross

30.   Unknown - White concrete cross

31.   Unknown - White concrete cross

32.   Unknown - White concrete cross

33.   Unknown - White concrete cross

34.   Unknown - White concrete cross

35.   Unknown - White concrete cross

36.   Unknown - White concrete cross

37.   Ala Menoria de M.A.D.E. Los Reyes Fallecio El 28 De Mayo 1922 Ala Edad De 23 Anos Sus Dolientes Le Dedichan Este R.O.D.  I am not sure that this is all correct as it is fading on the stone
    
    Then there are benches under a tree and I started on the row there going back to the small gate.

38.   Unknown - White concrete cross

39. Unknown - White concrete cross

40.   White cross and faintly I could make out and I --------ia   Baby

41.   Unknown - White concrete cross

42.   Petronila Lopez    Junio 1921

43.   Juana Escalante

44.   Unknown - White concrete cross

45.   Unknown - White concrete cross

46.   Stake in the ground as if to mark a grave being there.

47.   Armando Soto

48.   Unknown, white wood cross peeled paint that had been painted on.   It was unreadable.

49.   Arnlfo [?] Soto

50.   Unknown - wood cross

51.   Frances A. Castillo 1930-1945
    
    Row 3

52.   Juan Burruel Born 1863  Died 1943
    
    Row 4, the rows are not in order zig zag...

53.   Unknown - White concrete cross

54.   Unknown - Wooden Cross

55.   Unknown - White concrete cross

56.   Unknown - White concrete cross

57.   Unknown - White concrete cross with shells imbedded in the concrete.

58.   Unknown - White concrete cross
    
    Row 5 by small gate

59.   Pedro "Pete" Castillo, Aug 21, 1907  -  Dec 5, 1993

60.   Paula C. Castillo,  Feb 25, 1911  -  Oct 30, 1991

61.   Unknown - White concrete cross embedded with copper rock

62.   Unknown - White concrete cross

63.   Unknown - White concrete cross

64.   Angel Pa-mett-l [?]  July 1923   Age --55 [?] very hard to read

65.   Unknown - White concrete cross

66.   Unknown - White concrete cross

67.   Unknown - White concrete cross

68.   Unknown - White concrete cross
    
    Next row by fence

69.   Unknown - White concrete cross

70.   Unknown - White concrete cross

71.    Unknown - White concrete cross

72.   Unknown - White concrete cross

73.   Unknown - White concrete cross

74.   Unknown - Wood Cross

75.   Ester Castillo  Dec 7 [1946?]  Din 8 1939 [?]

76.   Unknown - White concrete cross

77.   Unknown - White concrete cross
    
    I have found in the Fisher Funeral Records the following burials:

Rejilla Baldinegro, father Francisco Baldinegro born Yuma, AZ, mother Gertrinda Venzuella [ born Benson, AZ.  Rejilla was born in Casa Grande, AZ and died 7 Dec. 1927 on the Juana Aruzo Ranch near Picacho of  Tuberculosis.  Was buried on 8 Dec 1927 in the Sasco Cemetery, 22 years old at time of death.  [Page #196]

Jennie Venzuella died on 1 Jan 1928 on the Aruzo Ranch near Picacho from a stroke.  She was buried on 3 Jan 1928 in the Sasco Cemetery, she was married and was 80 years old at the time of her death. [Page #201]

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