Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, New York
A National Historic Landmark cemetery in the Bronx, final resting place of many notable Americans.
Memorials
Felix Knight
1908–1998 (age 90)
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Felix Knight (1908–1998) was an American tenor and actor whose credits ranged from Broadway to the Hollywood film musi...
Pedro Knight
1921–2007 (age 86)
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Pedro Knight (1921–2007) was a Cuban trumpeter and later music manager best known for his decades-long partnership wit...
Edward Knight Collins
1802–1878 (age 76)
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Edward Knight Collins (1802-1878) was an American shipping magnate and steamship entrepreneur from Truro.
Lee Konitz
1927–2020 (age 93)
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Lee Konitz (1927-2020) was an American jazz alto saxophonist celebrated for his cool-jazz tone and inventive improvisati...
Augustus Kountze
1826–1892 (age 66)
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Augustus Kountze was an American banker from Osnaburg Township who lived from 1826 to 1892.
Luther Kountze
1841–1918 (age 77)
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Luther Kountze (1841-1918) was a banker and financial leader from Osnaburg Township buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Maria Kraus-Boelté
1836–1918 (age 82)
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Maria Kraus-Boelté was a pioneering German-American educator and Froebel kindergarten advocate.
Fritz Kreisler
1875–1962 (age 87)
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Fritz Kreisler was an Austrian-American violinist and composer renowned as one of the greatest violinists of the 20th ce...
Bettye Krolick
1926–2011 (age 85)
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Bettye Krolick (1926–2011) had ties to Washington University Medical Center and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
John Krom Rees
1851–1907 (age 56)
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John Krom Rees (1851-1907) was a New York City resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Henry Krumb
1875–1958 (age 83)
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Henry Krumb (1875-1958) was a Brooklyn resident.
Antone Kuckuk
1863–1946 (age 83)
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Antone Kuckuk (1863-1946) was a Slinger resident who lived 83 years.
Walt Kuhn
1877–1949 (age 72)
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Walt Kuhn was a Brooklyn-born painter and sculptor who lived from 1877 to 1949 and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Richard Kyle Fox
1846–1922 (age 76)
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Richard Kyle Fox (1846-1922) was a Belfast-born newspaper publisher and sports promoter.
Gustav Küstermann
1850–1919 (age 69)
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Gustav Küstermann (1850-1919) was a German resident of Detmold who lived through the Industrial Revolution.
William L. Abingdon
1859–1918 (age 59)
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William L. Abingdon (1859-1918) was a Towcester resident whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Thomas L. Ashley
1923–2010 (age 87)
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Thomas L. Ashley (1923-2010) served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Jean L. Burnett
1871–1907 (age 36)
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Jean L. Burnett lived from 1871 to 1907.
Lewis L. Delafield
1834–1883 (age 49)
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Lewis L. Delafield was an American engineer and member of the prominent Delafield family.
E. L. Doctorow
1931–2015 (age 84)
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E. L. Doctorow (1931-2015) was an American novelist celebrated for his historical fiction.
Douglas L. Elliman
1882–1972 (age 90)
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Douglas L. Elliman was an American real estate developer and businessman who founded a prominent New York real estate co...
Benjamin L. Fairchild
1863–1946 (age 83)
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Benjamin L. Fairchild was a Swedish-born man who lived from 1863 to 1946.
C. L. Franklin
1915–1984 (age 69)
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C. L. Franklin was an American gospel minister and civil rights activist, and the father of singer Aretha Franklin.
Herbert L. Griggs
1855–1944 (age 89)
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Herbert L. Griggs (1855–1944) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
George L. Heins
1860–1907 (age 47)
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George L. Heins (1860-1907) was a Philadelphia-born figure of the late 19th century.
Margaret L. Hill
1851–1882 (age 31)
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Margaret L. Hill was an American woman of the 19th century.
Myra L. Johnson
1909–1994 (age 85)
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Myra L. Johnson (1909–1994) of Wadsworth is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Sidney L. Mason
1886–1923 (age 37)
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Sidney L. Mason was an American businessman and industrialist from Paterson, New Jersey.
William L. Milner
1869–1922 (age 53)
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William L. Milner was an Atlanta resident who lived from 1869 to 1922.
Theodore L. Minier
1819–1895 (age 76)
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Theodore L. Minier lived from 1819 to 1895 and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Margaret L. P. Burden
1909–1996 (age 87)
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Belle L. Pettigrew
1839–1912 (age 73)
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Belle L. Pettigrew (1839-1912) was a woman from Ludlow who lived in the 19th century.
Chauncey L. Waddell
1895–1984 (age 89)
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Chauncey L. Waddell was a Greenfield resident who lived from 1895 to 1984.
Elizabeth La Montagne Pendleton
1870–1936 (age 66)
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Elizabeth La Montagne Pendleton (1870-1936) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Scott La Rock
1962–1987 (age 25)
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Scott La Rock was a pioneering hip-hop DJ and producer who co-founded Boogie Down Productions before his tragic death at...
Frank LaMar Christian
1876–1955 (age 79)
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Frank LaMar Christian (1876–1955) was an American whose final resting place is Woodlawn Cemetery.
Helen Lacy Fargo
1857–1886 (age 29)
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Helen Lacy Fargo lived from 1857 to 1886 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Polly Lada-Mocarski
1902–1997 (age 95)
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Valerian Lada-Mocarski
1898–1971 (age 73)
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Valerian Lada-Mocarski was a Russian-American scholar and librarian specializing in Alaskan and Russian-American history...
Harvey Ladew Williams
1875–1905 (age 30)
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Harvey Ladew Williams lived from 1875 to 1905.
Wally Ladrow
1895–1974 (age 79)
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Wally Ladrow (1895-1974) of Brookside lived 79 years.
William Lafayette Strong
1827–1900 (age 73)
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William Lafayette Strong was a Loudonville resident who lived from 1827 to 1900.
Julie Laird
1910–1953 (age 43)
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Julie Laird (1910–1953) was a socialite of the mid-20th century.
James Laird Norton
1825–1904 (age 79)
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James Laird Norton (1825-1904) was a 79-year-old resident whose final resting place was Woodlawn Cemetery.
William Lamon Harkness
1858–1919 (age 61)
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William Lamon Harkness was a Bellevue resident and oil industrialist who lived from 1858 to 1919.
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.
George Landon Ingraham
1847–1931 (age 84)
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George Landon Ingraham (1847-1931) was a New York City-based businessman and financier.
Olivia Langdon Clemens
1845–1904 (age 59)
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Olivia Langdon Clemens was the wife of Mark Twain who lived from 1845 to 1904 in Elmira.
Clara Lanza
1859–1939 (age 80)
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Clara Lanza (1859-1939) was a Fort Riley resident buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Orrin Larrabee Miller
1856–1926 (age 70)
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Orrin Larrabee Miller (1856-1926) was a resident of Newburgh.