Deaths in the 1990s

Max Cantor

1959–1991 (age 32)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

Max Cantor (1959–1991) was an American actor and journalist from New York City buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery.

Frances Gershwin

1906–1999 (age 93)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

Frances Gershwin (1906–1999) was an American singer and performer from Manhattan interred at Westchester Hills Cemeter...

Lucille Lortel

1900–1999 (age 99)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

Lucille Lortel (1900–1999) was an American actress and influential Off-Broadway producer from New York City buried at ...

Leonore Gershwin

1900–1991 (age 91)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

Leonore Gershwin (1900–1991) was an American singer and composer laid to rest at Westchester Hills Cemetery.

Mary Dawson Strawbridge

1906–1994 (age 88)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Mary Dawson Strawbridge (1906–1994) is remembered with a gravesite at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Luther Tucker

1936–1993 (age 57)

Restvale Cemetery

Luther Tucker (1936–1993) was an American blues guitarist based in Memphis who is buried at Restvale Cemetery.

Valerie Wellington

1959–1993 (age 34)

Restvale Cemetery

Valerie Wellington (1959–1993) was a Chicago blues singer and actress whose soulful voice earned her recognition befor...

Danny Little Bear

1925–1991 (age 66)

Rex

Danny Little Bear (1925–1991) was a Hodgenville native whose life is commemorated by his grave at Rex Cemetery.

Margaret Fristch

1899–1993 (age 94)

River View Cemetery

Margaret Fristch (1899–1993) spent her life in Salem and is buried at River View Cemetery.

James M. Parker

1920–1991 (age 71)

Restland Memorial Park

James M. Parker (1920–1991) was a Houston resident who was laid to rest at Restland Memorial Park.

William Bross Lloyd Jr.

1908–1995 (age 87)

Rosehill Cemetery

William Bross Lloyd Jr. (1908–1995) was a member of Chicago's prominent Lloyd family and was buried at Rosehill Cemete...

Herman E. Ries

1911–1991 (age 80)

Rosehill Cemetery

Herman E. Ries (1911–1991) called Scranton home and now rests at Rosehill Cemetery.

Héctor Lavoe

1946–1993 (age 47)

Saint Raymond's Cemetery

Héctor Lavoe (1946–1993) was a Puerto Rican salsa singer whose powerful voice made him an icon before his interment a...

Peter J. Brennan

1918–1996 (age 78)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Peter J. Brennan (1918–1996) served as U.S. Secretary of Labor and rests at Saint Charles Cemetery.

Johnny Roventini

1910–1998 (age 88)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Johnny Roventini (1910–1998) was the diminutive advertising pitchman immortalized as the Lucky Strike bellboy and is b...

Joseph Regenstein, Jr.

1923–1999 (age 76)

Rosehill Cemetery

Joseph Regenstein, Jr. (1923–1999) was a Chicago philanthropist and businessman whose generosity is remembered alongsi...

Tom Rubnitz

1956–1992 (age 36)

Rosehill Cemetery

Tom Rubnitz (1956–1992) was a Chicago-based video artist whose avant-garde work left a mark before he was laid to rest...

Stella Roman

1904–1992 (age 88)

Swan Point Cemetery

Stella Roman (1904–1992) was a Romanian-born operatic soprano celebrated for her dramatic roles and now rests at Swan ...

Jackie Landry Jackson

1941–1997 (age 56)

Saint Raymond's Cemetery

Jackie Landry Jackson (1941–1997) was a singer whose legacy lives on near her burial at Saint Raymond's Cemetery.

James Gerard Kennedy, Sr.

1907–1997 (age 90)

Saint Raymond's Cemetery

James Gerard Kennedy, Sr. (1907–1997) was a Harlem-based figure remembered in part for his burial at Saint Raymond's C...

Louis B. Heller

1905–1993 (age 88)

Washington Cemetery

Louis B. Heller (1905–1993) was a New York lawyer and U.S. Congressman buried at Washington Cemetery.

William Bosworth Castle

1897–1990 (age 93)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

William Bosworth Castle (1897–1990) was an American physician and hematologist whose Cambridge career included key wor...

Louis Nizer

1902–1994 (age 92)

Washington Cemetery

Louis Nizer (1902–1994) was a London-born American trial lawyer and author remembered at Washington Cemetery.

A. James Ebel

1913–1998 (age 85)

Wyuka Cemetery

A. James Ebel (1913–1998) was an Iowa resident whose long life concluded with burial at Wyuka Cemetery.

Walter Francis Wright

1912–1990 (age 78)

Wyuka Cemetery

Walter Francis Wright (1912–1990) hailed from Franklin County and lies in Wyuka Cemetery.

Newton Steers

1917–1993 (age 76)

White Plains Rural Cemetery

Newton Steers (1917–1993) was an American politician from Glen Ridge who represented Maryland in Congress before being...

Clem Koshorek

1925–1991 (age 66)

White Chapel Memorial Cemetery

Clem Koshorek (1925–1991) was a professional baseball player from Royal Oak interred at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery...

J. P. McCarthy

1933–1995 (age 62)

White Chapel Memorial Cemetery

J. P. McCarthy (1933–1995) was a New York City-born radio personality honored with burial at White Chapel Memorial Cem...

Bill Dodderer

1901–1990 (age 89)

Westview Cemetery

Bill Dodderer (1901–1990) was an Atlanta native remembered at Westview Cemetery.

Beatrice Hirsch

1905–1997 (age 92)

Westview Cemetery

Beatrice Hirsch (1905–1997) was an Atlanta resident laid to rest at Westview Cemetery.

Earl Blackwell

1909–1995 (age 86)

Westview Cemetery

Earl Blackwell (1909–1995) was an Atlanta-born entrepreneur who founded Celebrity Service and is buried at Westview Ce...

Dixie Stevens

1907–1993 (age 86)

Westview Cemetery

Dixie Stevens (1907–1993) rests at Westview Cemetery.

Kern W. Dunagan

1934–1991 (age 57)

San Francisco National Cemetery

Kern W. Dunagan (1934–1991) was a U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient from Superior laid to rest at San Fra...

Nemat O. Borhani

1926–1996 (age 70)

Tahoe City

Nemat O. Borhani (1926–1996) was a Tehran native who is buried in Tahoe City.

Hal Roach

1892–1992 (age 100)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Hal Roach (1892–1992) was a pioneering film and television producer from Elmira interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

David Ruffin

1941–1991 (age 50)

Woodlawn Cemetery

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)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Earl Van Dyke was a Detroit-born keyboardist and bandleader whose groove fueled countless Motown hits.

Clarence Satchell

1940–1995 (age 55)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Clarence Satchell was an Ohio Players saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist whose funk grooves helped define 1970s R&B.

Harry Caray

1914–1998 (age 84)

All Saints Cemetery

Harry Caray was the beloved St. Louis-born baseball broadcaster famed for his exuberant play-by-play for the Cardinals a...

Phil Masi

1916–1990 (age 74)

All Saints Cemetery

Phil Masi was a Chicago-born Major League Baseball catcher known for his glove work during stints with teams like the Bo...

Jane Piper

1916–1991 (age 75)

The Woodlands

Jane Piper was a Philadelphia painter celebrated for vibrant still lifes that fused European modernism with American col...

Arvo Vikström

1915–1999 (age 84)

Tahoma National Cemetery

Arvo Vikström was a Finnish-born U.S. Army veteran honored at Tahoma National Cemetery after a life spanning much of th...

Biff Collie

1926–1992 (age 66)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Biff Collie was a longtime American radio and television disc jockey who narrated sports and country music programming.

John H. Farrell

1919–1995 (age 76)

St. Agnes Cemetery

John H. Farrell was an American public servant whose midcentury work reflected his commitment to local civic life.

William Hawley Clark

1919–1997 (age 78)

St. Anne's Episcopal Church

William Hawley Clark served as an Episcopal bishop whose ministry touched congregations from Michigan to Delaware.

William Tell Claude

1899–1999 (age 100)

St. Anne's Episcopal Church

William Tell Claude was an Annapolis resident whose century-long life concluded at St. Anne's Episcopal Church.

Harvey Irvin Fisher

1916–1994 (age 78)

Triplett Township

Harvey Irvin Fisher was an Edgar-born American whose decades-long life ended with burial in Triplett Township.

Lou Ambers

1913–1995 (age 82)

St. Francis Catholic Cemetery

Lou Ambers was a Herkimer-born lightweight boxing champion best remembered for his skillful inside fighting.

Thomas Joseph Murphy

1932–1997 (age 65)

St. James Cathedral

Thomas Joseph Murphy was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Seattle whose leadership shaped the Pacific Northwest church d...

Anthony Ulasewicz

1918–1997 (age 79)

St. Agnes Cemetery

Anthony Ulasewicz was a political operative tied to the Watergate scandal, noted for delivering hush money to the burgla...