Island Cemetery

Newport, Rhode Island

110+ memorials
Island Cemetery is a cemetery located in Newport, Rhode Island. BurialMap has 116 memorial records for people buried here. Notable people buried here include businessman, diplomat, financier, banker and diplomat.

Memorials

Frank K. Sturgis
1847–1932 (age 85)
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Frank K. Sturgis (1847–1932) was an American banker and diplomat from New York City whose final resting place is Islan...
William Cabell Rives
1850–1938 (age 88)
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William Cabell Rives (1850–1938) was an American diplomat who died in Paris and was interred at Island Cemetery.
William Homer Leavitt
1868–1951 (age 83)
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William Homer Leavitt (1868–1951) spent his final years associated with Scituate before his burial in Island Cemetery.
Charles L. Sherman
1894–1954 (age 60)
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Newport resident Charles L. Sherman (1894–1954) was interred in the historic Island Cemetery.
Morgan Belmont
1892–1953 (age 61)
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Morgan Belmont (1892–1953) was laid to rest in Island Cemetery after a lifetime that touched Hempstead and beyond.
Maude A. K. Wetmore
1873–1951 (age 78)
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Maude A. K. Wetmore (1873–1951) died in Paris and was brought back to Island Cemetery for burial.
Harriet Stewart Brown
1884–1953 (age 69)
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Harriet Stewart Brown (1884–1953) was laid to rest at Island Cemetery after her lifetime of local connections.
Roderick Terry Jr.
1876–1951 (age 75)
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Roderick Terry Jr. (1876–1951) of Newport found his final resting place in Island Cemetery.
Charlotte Augusta Warren
1885–1957 (age 72)
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Charlotte Augusta Warren (1885-1957) rests in Island Cemetery after a life spanning the turn of the century.
Hugh Auchincloss Steers
1962–1995 (age 33)
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Hugh Auchincloss Steers (1962–1995) was a Washington, D.C.-born American painter laid to rest at Island Cemetery.
Jane Pickens
1907–1992 (age 85)
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Jane Pickens (1907–1992) was a Macon-born singer who rests at Island Cemetery.
John Jermain Slocum
1914–1997 (age 83)
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John Jermain Slocum (1914–1997) was an American diplomat buried at Island Cemetery.
Eileen Gillespie Slocum
1915–2008 (age 93)
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Eileen Gillespie Slocum (1915–2008) was laid to rest at Island Cemetery after a long life.
George W. Platzman
1920–2008 (age 88)
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Chicago native George W. Platzman (1920–2008) is buried in Island Cemetery.
John Jermain Slocum, Jr.
1941–2017 (age 76)
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John Jermain Slocum, Jr. was laid to rest at Island Cemetery following his death in 2017.
Bud Palmer
1921–2013 (age 92)
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Bud Palmer (1921-2013) of Hollywood, a pioneering professional basketball player, is buried at Island Cemetery.