Deaths in the 1990s

Richard Berry

1935–1997 (age 62)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Richard Berry (1935–1997) was the American singer-songwriter who penned the enduring rock anthem "Louie Louie."

Cesar Romero

1907–1994 (age 87)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Cesar Romero (1907–1994) was an American film and television actor remembered for roles ranging from handsome leads to...

Dick York

1928–1992 (age 64)

Rockford

Dick York (1928–1992) was an American actor best known as Darrin Stephens on the sitcom Bewitched.

Stan Hough

1918–1990 (age 72)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Stan Hough (1918–1990) was an American film and television executive who rose through the ranks at Paramount before pr...

Tim Layana

1964–1999 (age 35)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Tim Layana (1964–1999) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants and other cl...

Wilfred Von der Ahe

1910–1998 (age 88)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Wilfred Von der Ahe (1910–1998) was an American supermarket executive who helped expand the Vons chain across Southern...

John McSweeney, Jr.

1915–1999 (age 84)

Holy Cross Cemetery

John McSweeney Jr. (1915–1999) lived and died in New York City and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Jim Murray

1919–1998 (age 79)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Jim Murray (1919–1998) was the Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter known for his work in Hartford and is buried at Hol...

Julian Schwinger

1918–1994 (age 76)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Julian Schwinger (1918–1994) was a Nobel-winning theoretical physicist born in New York City and buried at Mount Aubur...

B. F. Skinner

1904–1990 (age 86)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

B. F. Skinner (1904–1990) was a pioneering behaviorist psychologist from Susquehanna Depot who rests at Mount Auburn C...

Anne Revere

1903–1990 (age 87)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Anne Revere (1903–1990) was an Academy Award-winning actress born in New York City and buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery...

Edwin H. Land

1909–1991 (age 82)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) was the Bridgeport-born inventor and entrepreneur behind the Polaroid camera who was laid to...

Irving Segal

1918–1998 (age 80)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Irving Segal (1918–1998) was the Bronx-born mathematician known for his work on quantum field theory and buried at Mou...

Harold Eugene Edgerton

1903–1990 (age 87)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) was a pioneering electrical engineer and photographer originally from Fremont who i...

Skip Spence

1946–1999 (age 53)

Soquel

Skip Spence (1946–1999) was a Canadian-American musician and founding member of Jefferson Airplane who died in Windsor...

Thomas O. Enders

1932–1996 (age 64)

Waterford

Thomas O. Enders (1932–1996) was a diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador, died in Hartford, and is buried in Waterfor...

John Patrick Spiegel

1911–1991 (age 80)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Patrick Spiegel (1911–1991) was a psychiatrist whose career advanced psychoanalytic thought and who is buried at ...

Alice Frost

1905–1998 (age 93)

Lakewood Cemetery

Alice Frost (1905–1998) was a Minneapolis-born actress remembered for her stage and screen roles and buried at Lakewoo...

Persis Robertson

1896–1992 (age 96)

Lakewood Cemetery

Persis Robertson (1896–1992) was a Des Moines-born artist celebrated for her paintings and prints and buried at Lakewo...

Harry Good

1902–1997 (age 95)

Lakewood Cemetery

Harry Good (1902–1997) was an Indiana-born college basketball coach remembered for guiding teams through lengthy caree...

Gian-Carlo Rota

1932–1999 (age 67)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Gian-Carlo Rota (1932–1999) was an Italian-born mathematician and philosopher who taught at MIT and is buried at Mount...

McGeorge Bundy

1919–1996 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

McGeorge Bundy, a Boston native, served as National Security Advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and was buried at...

Charles W. Eliot II

1899–1993 (age 94)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles W. Eliot II was a member of the prominent Eliot family whose life spanned 1899 to 1993 and who is interred at Mo...

Helen Warton Kaan

1897–1991 (age 94)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Helen Warton Kaan, a Brookline resident, lived from 1897 to 1991 and was laid to rest at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Otha Wearin

1903–1990 (age 87)

Malvern

Otha Wearin, a Hastings, Iowa native, represented his state in the U.S. House during the 1930s and is buried in Malvern.

Prescott Currier

1912–1995 (age 83)

Newcastle

Prescott Currier of Holbrook lived from 1912 to 1995 before being laid to rest in Newcastle.

Robert D. Preus

1924–1995 (age 71)

Corcoran

Robert D. Preus was a Saint Paul Lutheran theologian and seminary president whose career shaped conservative education b...

W. L. Mooty

1906–1992 (age 86)

Morrison

W. L. Mooty, born in 1906, spent his life in Grundy County until his 1992 death and was buried in Morrison.

Saly Ruth Ramler

1894–1993 (age 99)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Saly Ruth Ramler, born in Kolomyia in 1894, died in 1993 and is interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Peter M. Becker

1941–1998 (age 57)

Oswego

Peter M. Becker, who died in 1998, is buried in Oswego.

Dean C. Muckel

1907–1993 (age 86)

Riverton

Dean C. Muckel, who died in 1993, rests in Riverton.

Edgar M. Carlson

1908–1992 (age 84)

St. Peter

Edgar M. Carlson, whose life spanned 1908 to 1992, is buried in St. Peter.

Howard H. Russell

1903–1993 (age 90)

Rockwell City

Howard H. Russell of Rockwell City died in 1993 and is buried in his hometown.

Gladys Virginia Watson

1892–1990 (age 98)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Gladys Virginia Watson, who lived from 1892 to 1990, is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

William Woodward III

1944–1999 (age 55)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Woodward III, a member of the Woodward family, died in 1999 and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Rudy Perpich

1928–1995 (age 67)

Lakewood Cemetery

Rudy Perpich, a Hibbing native, served as Governor of Minnesota and was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Muriel Humphrey

1912–1998 (age 86)

Lakewood Cemetery

Muriel Humphrey (1912-1998) from Huron served briefly as a U.S. senator from Minnesota and was the wife of Vice Presiden...

Bill Goldsworthy

1944–1996 (age 52)

Lakewood Cemetery

Bill Goldsworthy (1944-1996) from Waterloo was a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey forward best known for h...

Tiny Tim

1932–1996 (age 64)

Lakewood Cemetery

Tiny Tim (1932-1996) of Manhattan was an American singer and ukulele performer celebrated for his falsetto renditions of...

Helen Peabody

1898–1992 (age 94)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Helen Peabody (1898-1992) of Newton is remembered through her burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery, though public accounts of...

José Ferrer

1912–1992 (age 80)