Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, New York
A National Historic Landmark cemetery in the Bronx, final resting place of many notable Americans.
Memorials
Maude Reppelin Bouvier
1905–1999 (age 94)
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Maude Reppelin Bouvier (1905–1999) was a member of the Bouvier family whose life extended over nine decades.
Cornelius Newton Bliss
1910–1996 (age 86)
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Cornelius Newton Bliss (1910–1996) was a scion of the prominent Bliss family of merchants and philanthropists.
Pauline Elizabeth Stanbury Woolworth
1906–1994 (age 88)
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Pauline Elizabeth Stanbury Woolworth (1906–1994) was a Woolworth heiress who spent her later years near Woodstock, New...
Harry Sosnick
1906–1996 (age 90)
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Harry Sosnick (1906–1996) was a Chicago resident whose life concluded with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
George Arents
1916–1992 (age 76)
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George Arents (1916–1992) is among those buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after a life of work in the New York area.
Toshia Mori
1912–1995 (age 83)
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Toshia Mori (1912–1995) was a Kyoto-born actress who made her mark in Hollywood before being laid to rest at Woodlawn ...
Esther Muir
1903–1995 (age 92)
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Esther Muir (1903–1995) was an American actress whose remains were buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after a life that began...
Lewis Iselin
1913–1990 (age 77)
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Lewis Iselin (1913–1990) was a member of the prominent Iselin family who was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Anne Thompson MacDonald
1896–1993 (age 97)
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Anne Thompson MacDonald (1896–1993) lived through nearly a century before being laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Margaret L. P. Burden
1909–1996 (age 87)
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Polly Lada-Mocarski
1902–1997 (age 95)
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Renowned book conservator who championed the artistry of binding and the preservation of rare volumes.
Hal Roach
1892–1992 (age 100)
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Hal Roach (1892–1992) was a pioneering film and television producer from Elmira interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
David Ruffin
1941–1991 (age 50)
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David Ruffin (1941–1991) was an iconic soul singer from Whynot who fronted the Temptations and is buried at Woodlawn C...
Earl Van Dyke
1930–1992 (age 62)
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Earl Van Dyke was a Detroit-born keyboardist and bandleader whose groove fueled countless Motown hits.
Alex Manoogian
1901–1996 (age 95)
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Alex Manoogian (1901-1996) was a Smyrna-based industrialist and philanthropist who founded Masco Corporation and support...
Ronald White
1939–1995 (age 56)
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Ronald White (1939-1995) was a Detroit-born singer and songwriter who co-founded The Miracles with Smokey Robinson.
Lawrence Payton
1938–1997 (age 59)
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Lawrence Payton (1938-1997) was a Detroit vocalist and arranger whose harmonies helped define the Four Tops' sound.
Joe Stubbs
1942–1998 (age 56)
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Joe Stubbs (1942-1998) was a Detroit soul singer who fronted groups such as The Falcons and 100 Proof (Aged in Soul).
Arthur Ross
1949–1996 (age 47)
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Arthur Ross (1949-1996) was a Detroit songwriter who co-wrote hits like 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me'.
Marv Johnson
1938–1993 (age 55)
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Marv Johnson (1938-1993) was a Detroit R&B singer whose 1959 hit 'Come to Me' helped launch Motown Records.
Jean Davies Wright
1897–1999 (age 102)
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Jean Davies Wright (1897-1999) was a Pictou County native whose life spanned more than a century before she was laid to ...
Ann Brewington
1889–1993 (age 104)
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Ann Brewington (1889–1993) of Clarence lived to 104 and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mildred Mann
1910–1996 (age 86)
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Mildred Mann (1910–1996) of St. Joseph is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Stella Iaconis
1910–1998 (age 88)
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Stella Iaconis (1910–1998), born in Italy, lies at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Claude H. Parson
1928–1998 (age 70)
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Claude H. Parson (1928–1998) of Demopolis is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
James Jay Secor II
1925–1999 (age 74)
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James Jay Secor II (1925–1999) hailed from Toledo and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Nils Boe
1913–1992 (age 79)
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Nils Boe (1913–1992) served as governor of South Dakota and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Alfons Beaumont Landa
1896–1991 (age 95)
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Alfons Beaumont Landa (1896–1991) was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Joe Gerlach
1913–1993 (age 80)
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Joe Gerlach (1913–1993) spent his life around Grand Forks and now lies in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Sam Gentile
1916–1998 (age 82)
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Paul B. Henry
1942–1993 (age 51)
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Paul B. Henry (1942-1993) was an American politician from Chicago laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Paul Seymour
1928–1998 (age 70)
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Paul Seymour (1928–1998) was an American basketball player and coach from Toledo who is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Erv Dusak
1920–1994 (age 74)
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Erv Dusak (1920–1994) was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Chicago.
Gustav Anders Hemwall
1908–1998 (age 90)
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Gustav Anders Hemwall (1908–1998) rests at Woodlawn Cemetery in Chicago.
Ridge Bond
1922–1997 (age 75)
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Ridge Bond (1922–1997) lies at Woodlawn Cemetery after a life in entertainment.
George Eugene Albert
1909–1994 (age 85)
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George Eugene Albert (1909–1994) spent his final days in Los Angeles County and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Julius Lamperez
1920–1999 (age 79)
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Julius Lamperez (1920–1999) spent his life in New Orleans and was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Julia Burnett Bryant
1918–1996 (age 78)
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Julia Burnett Bryant (1918-1996) was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Carolyn Treffinger
1891–1991 (age 100)
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Carolyn Treffinger (1891–1991) is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Myra L. Johnson
1909–1994 (age 85)
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Myra L. Johnson (1909–1994) of Wadsworth is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Elmer Beaumont Tolsted
1920–1992 (age 72)
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Elmer Beaumont Tolsted (1920–1992) lies in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Max Roach
1924–2007 (age 83)
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Max Roach (1924–2007) was an innovative American jazz drummer and composer from New York City who is buried at Woodlaw...
Geraldine Fitzgerald
1913–2005 (age 92)
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Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913–2005) was an Irish-American actress whose film and stage work spanned decades before she wa...
Gertrude Ederle
1905–2003 (age 98)
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Gertrude Ederle (1905–2003) was the first woman to swim the English Channel and later returned to New York City, where...
Lionel Hampton
1908–2002 (age 94)
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Lionel Hampton (1908–2002) was a pioneering American jazz vibraphonist and bandleader from Louisville who rests at Woo...
Albert Ellis
1913–2007 (age 94)
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Albert Ellis (1913–2007) was an American psychologist who founded rational emotive behavior therapy and is interred at...
Tito Puente
1923–2000 (age 77)
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Tito Puente (1923–2000) was a Puerto Rican-American bandleader and percussionist dubbed 'The King of Latin Music,' bur...
Jonah Jones
1909–2000 (age 91)
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Jonah Jones (1909–2000) was a jazz trumpeter and bandleader from Louisville whose career spanned swing to blues and wh...
Walt Whitman Rostow
1916–2003 (age 87)
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Walt Whitman Rostow (1916–2003) was an American economist and national security adviser whose papers reflect his time ...
Harold Nicholas
1921–2000 (age 79)
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Harold Nicholas (1921–2000) was one half of the Nicholas Brothers tap-dancing duo and actor, laid to rest at Woodlawn ...