Westlawn Cemetery

Eddie "Guitar" Burns

1928–2012 (age 84)

Westlawn Cemetery

Eddie "Guitar" Burns (1928-2012) was a Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer who carried the tradition o...

William A. Porter

1798–1830 (age 32)

Westlawn Cemetery

William A. Porter was an American who lived during the early 19th century.

Mary Abigail Noble

1803–1892 (age 89)

Westlawn Cemetery

Mary Abigail Noble was an American woman who lived from 1803 to 1892.

Revels Alcorn Adams

1869–1945 (age 76)

Westlawn Cemetery

Revels Alcorn Adams was a Vicksburg resident who lived from 1869 to 1945.

Tobias Bamberg

1875–1963 (age 88)

Westlawn Cemetery

Tobias Bamberg was an Amsterdam-born magician and member of the famous Bamberg family of illusionists.

Eva Branman

1891–1973 (age 82)

Westlawn Cemetery

Eva Branman was a woman who lived from 1891 to 1973.

Ada Brown

1890–1950 (age 60)

Westlawn Cemetery

Ada Brown (1890–1950), a Kansas City resident, is buried at Westlawn Cemetery.

Donald Byrd

1932–2013 (age 81)

Westlawn Cemetery

Donald Byrd (1932-2013) was a jazz trumpeter and educator who blended hard bop with funk and soul.

Leonard Chess

1917–1969 (age 52)

Westlawn Cemetery

Leonard Chess was a music executive and co-founder of Chess Records, a legendary label that recorded influential blues a...

Dan Currie

1935–2017 (age 82)

Westlawn Cemetery

Dan Currie (1935–2017) was an NFL linebacker from Detroit who was buried at Westlawn Cemetery.

Daniel Dewey

1766–1815 (age 49)

Westlawn Cemetery

Daniel Dewey was a Massachusetts resident during the early American period.

Emma Didlake

1905–2015 (age 110)

Westlawn Cemetery

Emma Didlake (1905–2015) was an African American World War II Women’s Army Corps veteran later honored as one of the...

Laurence F. Arnold

1891–1966 (age 75)

Westlawn Cemetery

Laurence F. Arnold was an American educator and community leader in Newton during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Charles G. Abrell

1931–1951 (age 20)

Westlawn Cemetery

Charles G. Abrell (1931-1951) was laid to rest in Westlawn Cemetery in Terre Haute.

Gitta Gradova

1904–1985 (age 81)

Westlawn Cemetery

Chicago-born pianist Gitta Gradova (1904–1985) left behind a legacy of classical performances before her burial at Wes...

Charles H. Harriman

1852–1930 (age 78)

Westlawn Cemetery

Charles H. Harriman (1852–1930) of Goffstown was buried at Westlawn Cemetery after a life spanning the post-Civil War ...

Minnie H. Steinberg

1920–2017 (age 97)

Westlawn Cemetery

Polish-born Minnie H. Steinberg (1920–2017) was laid to rest at Westlawn Cemetery after a life spanning nearly a centu...

John Haskell Hewitt

1835–1920 (age 85)

Westlawn Cemetery

John Haskell Hewitt (1835-1920) was a Preston resident who lived for 85 years during a transformative period in American...

Olive Hitchcock

1880–1926 (age 46)

Westlawn Cemetery

Olive Hitchcock (1880-1926) was a Manhattan resident who lived during the early 20th century.

Thomson J. Skinner

1752–1809 (age 57)

Westlawn Cemetery

Thomson J. Skinner was a Connecticut resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Samuel L. Gerould

1834–1906 (age 72)

Westlawn Cemetery

Samuel L. Gerould was an American resident of the 19th century who lived from 1834 to 1906.

Virginia Lee Corbin

1910–1942 (age 32)

Westlawn Cemetery

Virginia Lee Corbin was a silent film actress from Prescott who lived from 1910 to 1942.

Charles Leroy Thomas

1920–1980 (age 60)

Westlawn Cemetery

Charles Leroy Thomas was an Alabama resident who lived from 1920 to 1980.

Arnold Löwensteiner

1876–1961 (age 85)

Westlawn Cemetery

Arnold Löwensteiner was a resident who lived from 1876 to 1961.

Fanny Löwensteiner

1884–1979 (age 95)

Westlawn Cemetery

Fanny Löwensteiner was an individual who lived from 1884 to 1979.

Daniel Noble

1776–1830 (age 54)

Westlawn Cemetery

Daniel Noble was an American resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Jack Ruby

1911–1967 (age 56)

Westlawn Cemetery

Jack Ruby was a Chicago-born nightclub owner and the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963.

Abe Saperstein

1902–1966 (age 64)

Westlawn Cemetery

Abe Saperstein was a London-based sports promoter best known for founding and managing the Harlem Globetrotters.

Esther Saperstein

1901–1988 (age 87)

Westlawn Cemetery

Esther Saperstein (1901–1988) was an Illinois politician whose civic leadership is remembered alongside her resting pl...

Leo Seren

1918–2001 (age 83)

Westlawn Cemetery

Leo Seren (1918-2001) was an American from Melrose Park who is buried at Westlawn Cemetery.

Charles Seymour Whitman

1868–1947 (age 79)

Westlawn Cemetery

Charles Seymour Whitman was a Sprague resident and former New York governor who lived from 1868 to 1947.

Shel Silverstein

1930–1999 (age 69)

Westlawn Cemetery

Shel Silverstein (1930–1999) was a celebrated American author and cartoonist from Chicago whose grave is at Westlawn C...

Jackie Wilson

1934–1984 (age 50)

Westlawn Cemetery

Jackie Wilson was a Detroit-born singer and performer who lived from 1934 to 1984.