Forest Hills Cemetery

Boston, Massachusetts

Est. 1848 275 acres 370+ memorials
Forest Hills Cemetery is a cemetery located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1848. BurialMap has 371 memorial records for people buried here. Notable people buried here include physician, politician, businessman, actor, clergyman.

Memorials

Jimmy Johnston
1889–1967 (age 78)
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Jimmy Johnston (1889–1967) of Cleveland was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Joe Engel
1893–1969 (age 76)
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Joe Engel (1893–1969) spent his later years in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Vaughn Miller
1892–1964 (age 72)
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Vaughn Miller (1892–1964) of Dayton now lies in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Reggie Lewis
1965–1993 (age 28)
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Reggie Lewis (1965–1993) is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery after his connection to Baltimore drew to a close.
Alan Dawson
1929–1996 (age 67)
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Alan Dawson (1929–1996) rests at Forest Hills Cemetery following his residence in Marietta.
Daisy Yen Wu
1902–1993 (age 91)
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Daisy Yen Wu (1902-1993), born in Shanghai, was an American biochemist noted for her research on human metabolism, burie...
John D. O'Bryant
1931–1992 (age 61)
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John D. O'Bryant (1931-1992) was a Boston educator and civic leader who is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Melbourne Brindle
1904–1995 (age 91)
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Melbourne Brindle (1904-1995) was an Australian-born illustrator and painter whose work graced advertising campaigns bef...
Joseph L. Walcott
1897–1998 (age 101)
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Joseph L. Walcott (1897-1998) lived to 101 before being buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Russell S. Codman Jr.
1896–1992 (age 96)
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Russell S. Codman Jr. was an American member of Boston's Codman family whose long life culminated with burial at Forest ...
Ellis K. Meacham
1913–1998 (age 85)
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Ellis K. Meacham (1913–1998) was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Hy Zaret
1907–2007 (age 100)
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Hy Zaret (1907–2007) was the lyricist behind classics like "Unchained Melody" and other Tin Pan Alley standards.
Jimmy Slyde
1927–2008 (age 81)
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Jimmy Slyde (1927–2008) was an influential tap dancer credited with keeping the swing-era style alive for new generati...
Elma Lewis
1921–2004 (age 83)
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Elma Lewis (1921–2004) was a Boston arts educator and founder of the National Center of Afro-American Artists who cham...
Howard Armstrong
1909–2003 (age 94)
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Howard Armstrong (1909–2003) was a country blues fiddler and singer known as Louie Bluie who hailed from Dayton, Ohio.
Samuel T. Francis
1947–2005 (age 58)
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Samuel T. Francis (1947–2005) was an American paleoconservative writer and commentator whose life ended in Chattanooga...
George Kennedy
1925–2016 (age 91)
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George Kennedy (1925–2016), the New York City-born Academy Award-winning actor, was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Tom McNeeley
1937–2011 (age 74)
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Tom McNeeley (1937–2011) of Arlington fought professionally as a heavyweight boxer and rests at Forest Hills Cemetery.
John Silber
1926–2012 (age 86)
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John Silber (1926–2012) of San Antonio led Boston University as president and was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Thomas C. Peebles
1921–2010 (age 89)
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Thomas C. Peebles was the physician and microbiologist whose work isolating the poliovirus strain used in the Salk vacci...
Tim Valentine
1926–2015 (age 89)
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Tim Valentine (1926–2015) was a North Carolina lawyer and Democratic U.S. representative who served in Congress from 1...