Deaths in the 1990s

William Joshua Barney Jr.

1911–1991 (age 80)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Joshua Barney Jr. (1911-1991) of New York City lies at Woodlawn Cemetery, though his occupation is not readily d...

Milt Jackson

1923–1999 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Milt Jackson (1923–1999) hailed from Detroit and was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

McHenry Boatwright

1928–1994 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

McHenry Boatwright (1928–1994) came from Tennille and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Forrest Mars

1904–1999 (age 95)

Lakewood Cemetery

Forrest Mars (1904–1999) was born in Wadena and is interred at Lakewood Cemetery.

Sapphire

1934–1996 (age 62)

Lakewood Cemetery

Sapphire (1934–1996) was a St. Louis native laid to rest at Lakewood Cemetery.

Conrad L. Wirth

1899–1993 (age 94)

Lakewood Cemetery

Conrad L. Wirth (1899–1993) came from Hartford and is buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Curt Carlson

1914–1999 (age 85)

Lakewood Cemetery

Curt Carlson (1914–1999) was from Minneapolis and rests at Lakewood Cemetery.

Hy Vandenberg

1906–1994 (age 88)

Lakewood Cemetery

Hy Vandenberg (1906–1994) hailed from Abilene and was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

James Sample

1910–1995 (age 85)

Lakewood Cemetery

James Sample (1910–1995) was interred at Lakewood Cemetery.

Virgil Johnson

1909–1993 (age 84)

Lakewood Cemetery

Virgil Johnson (1909–1993) was laid to rest at Lakewood Cemetery.

Pug Lund

1913–1994 (age 81)

Lakewood Cemetery

Pug Lund (1913–1994) originated from Rice Lake and is buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

John P. Lovell

1932–1998 (age 66)

Lake Mendota

John P. Lovell (1932–1998) hailed from Racine and rests at Lake Mendota.

Les Kouba

1917–1998 (age 81)

Lakewood Cemetery

Les Kouba (1917–1998) came from McLeod County and is buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Bob Bjorklund

1918–1994 (age 76)

Lakewood Cemetery

Bob Bjorklund (1918–1994) was a Minneapolis native buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Charles Scribner IV

1921–1995 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Charles Scribner IV (1921–1995) came from Quogue and was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Carter Burden

1941–1996 (age 55)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Carter Burden (1941–1996) hailed from Beverly Hills and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

George T. Delacorte Jr.

1894–1991 (age 97)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George T. Delacorte Jr. (1894–1991) was a New York City publisher and philanthropist best known for founding Delacorte...

Rolf Singer

1906–1994 (age 88)

Lincolnwood

Rolf Singer (1906–1994) was a German-born mycologist whose classification work shaped modern fungal taxonomy.

Georgi Vins

1928–1998 (age 70)

Elkhart

Georgi Vins (1928–1998) was a Russian Baptist pastor and dissident leader born in Blagoveshchensk who spent his later ...

David Gunn

1945–1993 (age 48)

Winchester

David Gunn (1945–1993) was an American physician whose murder while providing reproductive health care galvanized nati...

Edith Ledford Lutz

1914–1998 (age 84)

Lawndale

Edith Ledford Lutz (1914–1998) was a longtime Lawndale resident whose life spanned most of the 20th century.

Frank Belknap Long

1901–1994 (age 93)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994) was an American author of horror and science fiction whose work graced the pulp magazin...

Vladimir Ussachevsky

1911–1990 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911–1990) was a Hailar-born composer and electronic music pioneer who helped establish the Colu...

Beverly Peer

1912–1997 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Beverly Peer (1912–1997) was an American jazz double-bassist associated with the New York City scene for decades.

Maude Reppelin Bouvier

1905–1999 (age 94)

Woodlawn Cemetery

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)

Woodlawn Cemetery

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)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Pauline Elizabeth Stanbury Woolworth (1906–1994) was a Woolworth heiress who spent her later years near Woodstock, New...

Francis L. Dale

1921–1993 (age 72)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Francis L. Dale (1921–1993) was an American newspaper executive and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Malta.

Louis Nippert

1903–1992 (age 89)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Louis Nippert (1903–1992) was a Cincinnati businessman best known for owning the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.

Paul Delph

1957–1996 (age 39)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Paul Delph (1957–1996) was a Cincinnati-born musician and composer noted for his synth-pop recordings.

Ray Nolting

1913–1995 (age 82)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Ray Nolting (1913–1995) was an American football halfback and coach who starred for the Chicago Bears before retiring ...

Harry Sosnick

1906–1996 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Harry Sosnick (1906–1996) was a Chicago resident whose life concluded with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.

George Arents

1916–1992 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George Arents (1916–1992) is among those buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after a life of work in the New York area.

Louis J. Schneider, Jr.

1921–1999 (age 78)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Louis J. Schneider, Jr. (1921–1999) was an Ohio jurist whose career led him to be buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in C...

Margaret Hannah Fulford

1904–1999 (age 95)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Margaret Hannah Fulford (1904–1999) was an American botanist specializing in bryophytes who is buried at Spring Grove ...

Toshia Mori

1912–1995 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Toshia Mori (1912–1995) was a Kyoto-born actress who made her mark in Hollywood before being laid to rest at Woodlawn ...

Paul Tsongas

1941–1997 (age 56)

Lowell Cemetery

Paul Tsongas (1941–1997) was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and 1992 presidential candidate who is interred at Lowe...

Esther Muir

1903–1995 (age 92)

Woodlawn Cemetery

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)

Woodlawn Cemetery

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)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Anne Thompson MacDonald (1896–1993) lived through nearly a century before being laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Martha Slaymaker

1930–1995 (age 65)

Saratoga

Martha Slaymaker (1930–1995) spent her life in Saratoga and was buried in the local cemetery.

Edwin B. Dooley

1930–1998 (age 68)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Edwin B. Dooley (1930–1998) was connected to Winchester and was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Alice Withrow

1907–1998 (age 91)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Alice Withrow (1907–1998) was a Louisville native whose final resting place is Spring Grove Cemetery.

Thomas H. Eliot

1907–1991 (age 84)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Thomas H. Eliot (1907–1991) was a Massachusetts congressman, educator, and diplomat now buried at Mount Auburn Cemeter...

Erwin Griswold

1904–1994 (age 90)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Erwin Griswold (1904–1994) was an influential American lawyer who served as Harvard Law dean and U.S. Solicitor Genera...

Brandon Burlsworth

1976–1999 (age 23)

Omaha

Brandon Burlsworth (1976–1999) was a University of Arkansas football standout whose legacy is honored in Omaha where h...

James Dickey

1923–1997 (age 74)

Pawleys Island

James Dickey (1923–1997) was an Atlanta-born American poet and novelist whose work, including Deliverance, captured th...

Hamilton Fish III

1888–1991 (age 103)

St. Philip's Church in the Highlands

Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991) was a Garrison, New York–born Republican congressman who represented his state for dec...

Earl Slocum

1902–1994 (age 92)

Albion

Earl Slocum (1902–1994) was a Concord resident whose life is commemorated by his burial in Albion.

Lee Roy Abernathy

1913–1993 (age 80)

Canton

Lee Roy Abernathy (1913–1993) was a Cartersville-born gospel singer and songwriter whose quartet arrangements and hymn...