Deaths in the 1990s

Carlton E. Morse

1901–1993 (age 92)

East Lawn Memorial Park

Carlton E. Morse (1901–1993) of Jennings created popular radio serials and is buried at East Lawn Memorial Park.

Charley Schanz

1919–1992 (age 73)

East Lawn Memorial Park

Charley Schanz (1919-1992) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Anacortes, Washington, who is buried at Ea...

Harold P. Darcy

1929–1997 (age 68)

Saint Catharine's Cemetery

Harold P. Darcy (1929-1997) is recorded as being buried at Saint Catharine's Cemetery.

Rocky Graziano

1919–1990 (age 71)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Rocky Graziano (1919-1990) was a Brooklyn-born American middleweight boxer whose legacy is honored at Locust Valley Ceme...

The Notorious B.I.G.

1972–1997 (age 25)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

The Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997) was a Bedford–Stuyvesant-born rapper whose influential career is remembered even as h...

Ross Andru

1927–1993 (age 66)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Ross Andru (1927-1993) was a Cleveland-born comic book artist and editor interred at Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbariu...

Virginia Dare Aderholdt

1910–1997 (age 87)

Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery

Virginia Dare Aderholdt (1910-1997) was a Shenandoah native whose memory endures at Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery.

Dick Bilda

1919–1996 (age 77)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Dick Bilda (1919-1996) of Milwaukee is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Roberta Burckhardt Case

1930–1998 (age 68)

Oakwood Cemetery

Roberta Burckhardt Case (1930-1998) from Indianapolis rests at Oakwood Cemetery.

Edith Ruth Schneckenburger

1908–1990 (age 82)

Warsaw Cemetery

Edith Ruth Schneckenburger (1908-1990) of Warsaw is interred at Warsaw Cemetery.

Johnny Lytle

1932–1995 (age 63)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Johnny Lytle (1932-1995) was a Springfield-born jazz vibraphonist whose final resting place is Ferncliff Cemetery.

Darwyn Swalve

1946–1999 (age 53)

Olivewood Cemetery

Darwyn Swalve (1946-1999) of Iowa is laid to rest at Olivewood Cemetery.

Gloria Ramírez

1963–1994 (age 31)

Olivewood Cemetery

Gloria Ramírez (1963-1994) was a Riverside resident whose mysterious death in a hospital emergency room remains a noted...

Eddie Smith

1913–1994 (age 81)

Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery

Eddie Smith (1913-1994) of Mansfield Township is buried at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery.

Edith Vernick

1906–1992 (age 86)

Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery

Edith Vernick (1906-1992) is interred at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery.

Gerda Gattel

1908–1993 (age 85)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Gerda Gattel (1908-1993) was a pioneering comics editor and letterer whose ashes lie at Fresh Pond Crematory and Columba...

Timothy S. Healy

1923–1992 (age 69)

Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery

Timothy S. Healy (1923-1992) served as president of Georgetown University and is buried at the Georgetown University Jes...

Joseph C. Sloane

1909–1998 (age 89)

Exeter Cemetery

Joseph C. Sloane (1909-1998) is buried at Exeter Cemetery.

Albert Beach

1924–1997 (age 73)

Wildwood Cemetery

Albert Beach (1924-1997) rests at Wildwood Cemetery.

Charles Bukowski

1920–1994 (age 74)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) was a German-American poet and novelist whose remains lie at Green Hills Memorial Park afte...

Pola Illéry

1909–1993 (age 84)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Pola Illéry (1909-1993), the Romanian-born film actress and singer, is interred at Green Hills Memorial Park near Corab...

Del M. Clawson

1914–1992 (age 78)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Del M. Clawson (1914-1992) served as a U.S. Congressman from California and is buried at Green Hills Memorial Park near ...

Paul Swift

1934–1994 (age 60)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Paul Swift (1934-1994) is buried at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore.

Reginald Lewis

1942–1993 (age 51)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Reginald Lewis (1942-1993) was a pioneering African-American businessman whose grave is at New Cathedral Cemetery in Bal...

Annunciata M. "Nancy" D'Alesandro

1909–1995 (age 86)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Annunciata M. "Nancy" D'Alesandro (1909-1995), mother of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is interred at New Cathedral Cemetery in ...

Eldridge Cleaver

1935–1998 (age 63)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998) was a writer and Black Panther activist laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleu...

Sandy McPeak

1936–1997 (age 61)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Sandy McPeak (1936-1997) was an American actor buried at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum near Indiana.

George Baker

1931–1997 (age 66)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

George Baker (1931-1997) was an American actor whose remains rest at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Corsicana.

Ralph Ellison

1914–1994 (age 80)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) was the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Invisible Man and is buried at Trinity Church Cemeter...

Jim Zyntell

1910–1992 (age 82)

Mount Benedict Cemetery

Jim Zyntell (1910-1992) was a professional American football player buried at Mount Benedict Cemetery in Boston.

Nancy McCormick Rambusch

1927–1994 (age 67)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Nancy McCormick Rambusch (1927-1994), founder of the American Montessori Society, is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery nea...

Charles West

1901–1997 (age 96)

San Gabriel Cemetery

Charles West (1901–1997) hailed from Toledo and rests at San Gabriel Cemetery.

Konerak Sinthasomphone

1976–1991 (age 15)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Konerak Sinthasomphone (1976–1991) was from Vientiane and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Marion Williams

1927–1994 (age 67)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Marion Williams (1927–1994) lived in Miami and is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Gilroy Roberts

1905–1992 (age 87)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Gilroy Roberts (1905–1992) spent his life in Philadelphia and was laid to rest at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Harold Melvin

1939–1997 (age 58)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Harold Melvin (1939–1997) was a Philadelphian whose final resting place is Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Marjorie Elizabeth Olsen

1916–1996 (age 80)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Marjorie Elizabeth Olsen (1916–1996) was from Oakland and is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Wallace Herbert Higginbotham

1916–1990 (age 74)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Wallace Herbert Higginbotham (1916–1990) hailed from Chenoa and is interred at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pearl Bailey

1918–1990 (age 72)

Rolling Green Memorial Park

Pearl Bailey (1918–1990) originated from Newport News and rests at Rolling Green Memorial Park.

Jermaine Stewart

1957–1997 (age 40)

Homewood Memorial Gardens

Jermaine Stewart (1957–1997) lived in Columbus and is interred at Homewood Memorial Gardens.

Walter Hudson

1944–1991 (age 47)

Greenfield Cemetery

Walter Hudson (1944–1991) came from Brooklyn and was buried at Greenfield Cemetery.

Josephine Hartford

1902–1992 (age 90)

Black Hole Hollow

Josephine Hartford (1902–1992) hailed from Interlaken and is buried at Black Hole Hollow.

Mary Linda Smyth

1904–1998 (age 94)

Sherwood Burial Park

Mary Linda Smyth (1904–1998) was from Red Springs and rests at Sherwood Burial Park.

Samuel G. Blackman

1904–1995 (age 91)

Laurel Grove Cemetery

Samuel G. Blackman (1904–1995) came from Port Jervis and is interred at Laurel Grove Cemetery.

Glenn M. Anderson

1913–1994 (age 81)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Glenn M. Anderson (1913–1994) lived in Hawthorne and rests at Green Hills Memorial Park.

William Clarke

1951–1996 (age 45)

Green Hills Memorial Park

William Clarke (1951–1996) hailed from Inglewood and is buried at Green Hills Memorial Park.

Louie Spicolli

1971–1998 (age 27)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Louie Spicolli (1971-1998) was an American professional wrestler from San Pedro who was laid to rest at Green Hills Memo...

Barbara Slater

1920–1997 (age 77)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Barbara Slater (1920-1997) spent her life in New York City and was laid to rest at Green Hills Memorial Park.

George Allen

1918–1990 (age 72)

Green Hills Memorial Park

George Allen (1918-1990) was a Detroit-born American football coach who was buried at Green Hills Memorial Park.

Julian Wolkovitch

1932–1991 (age 59)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Julian Wolkovitch (1932-1991) was laid to rest at Green Hills Memorial Park after a life spent in the United States.