Deaths in the 1990s

Paul W. Cronin

1938–1997 (age 59)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Paul W. Cronin (1938-1997) of Boston is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

A. Gardner Fox

1912–1992 (age 80)

Bellevue Cemetery

A. Gardner Fox (1912-1992), the Syracuse-born comic book writer, rests at Bellevue Cemetery.

Charles Brehm

1925–1996 (age 71)

Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum

Charles Brehm (1925-1996) is interred at Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Mildred Dunnock

1901–1991 (age 90)

Lambert's Cove Cemetery

Mildred Dunnock (1901-1991), the Baltimore-born stage and film actress, lies at Lambert's Cove Cemetery.

Malcolm Dole

1903–1990 (age 87)

Wyoming Cemetery

Malcolm Dole (1903-1990) of Melrose is buried at Wyoming Cemetery, remembered for his work in chemistry.

David Walker “Deke” Lowe II

1913–1992 (age 79)

Silver Lake Cemetery

David Walker “Deke” Lowe II (1913-1992) of Snyder rests at Silver Lake Cemetery.

Bill Otis

1889–1990 (age 101)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Bill Otis (1889–1990) was an American professional baseball outfielder who briefly reached the major leagues before li...

Nels Potter

1911–1990 (age 79)

Oakwood Cemetery

Nels Potter (1911–1990) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his time with the St. Louis Brown...

Alfred L. Banyard

1908–1992 (age 84)

Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard

Alfred L. Banyard (1908–1992) was the Episcopal bishop of New Jersey whose leadership shepherded the diocese through t...

Richard Kiley

1922–1999 (age 77)

Warwick Cemetery

Richard Kiley (1922–1999) was an American actor whose resonant baritone and presence won him Tony Awards for Man of La...

Harry M. Caudill

1922–1990 (age 68)

Battle Grove Cemetery

Harry M. Caudill (1922–1990) was a Kentucky lawyer, legislator, and author whose book Night Comes to the Cumberlands b...

Mike McGlinchey

1944–1997 (age 53)

Head of Christiana Church Cemetery

Mike McGlinchey (1944–1997) was an American college football guard from Richland who earned All-America honors at the ...

T. Clark Hull

1921–1996 (age 75)

Wooster Cemetery

T. Clark Hull (1921–1996) was an American lawyer and politician who capped his public service career with a seat on th...

Julian Whittlesey

1905–1995 (age 90)

Wooster Cemetery

Julian Whittlesey (1905–1995) was an American architect and planner noted for his mid-century modern designs and contr...

Charles E. Shepard

1901–1992 (age 91)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Charles E. Shepard (1901–1992) was an American whose long life spanned most of the 20th century, leaving him to be rem...

Daisy Bates

1914–1999 (age 85)

Haven of Rest Cemetery

Daisy Bates (1914–1999) was an American civil rights activist and publisher who mentored the Little Rock Nine and foug...

James Joseph Byrne

1908–1996 (age 88)

St. Raphael's Cathedral Crypt

James Joseph Byrne (1908–1996) was an American Roman Catholic bishop who served the church in the mid-20th century and...

Carl Curtis Webb

1901–1996 (age 95)

Rest-Haven Memorial Park

Carl Curtis Webb (1901–1996) was an American whose decades-long life is commemorated at Rest-Haven Memorial Park.

Sue Cowan Williams

1910–1994 (age 84)

Haven of Rest Cemetery

Sue Cowan Williams (1910–1994) was an American resident of Eudora, Arkansas, honored locally and buried at Haven of Re...

Florence Griffith Joyner

1959–1998 (age 39)

El Toro Memorial Park

Florence Griffith Joyner (1959–1998) was an American track and field legend who set world records in the 100m and 200m...

Olga Taussky-Todd

1906–1995 (age 89)

El Toro Memorial Park

Olga Taussky-Todd (1906–1995) was an Austrian-American mathematician celebrated for her work in matrix theory and line...

Eleanor Garatti

1909–1998 (age 89)

Oak Mound Cemetery

Eleanor Garatti (1909-1998) was an American competition swimmer who won Olympic medals in the 1928 and 1932 Games, ancho...

Alfred Hershey

1908–1997 (age 89)

Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church

Alfred Hershey (1908-1997) was an American bacteriologist and geneticist who shared the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology o...

William S. Paley

1901–1990 (age 89)

Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church

William S. Paley (1901-1990) was an American broadcasting executive who built CBS into one of the nation's leading radio...

Catfish Metkovich

1920–1995 (age 75)

El Toro Memorial Park

Catfish Metkovich (1920-1995) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman who spent more than a d...

Spike Nelson

1906–1998 (age 92)

El Toro Memorial Park

Spike Nelson (1906-1998) was an American football player and coach known for his time in the early NFL and subsequent co...

Robert G. Vosper

1913–1994 (age 81)

El Toro Memorial Park

Robert G. Vosper (1913-1994) was an American librarian and educator who served as president of the American Library Asso...

Wei-Liang Chow

1911–1995 (age 84)

Moreland Memorial Park

Wei-Liang Chow (1911-1995) was a Chinese mathematician celebrated for Chow's theorem and his long-running influence on a...

Tom McBride

1952–1995 (age 43)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Tom McBride (1952-1995) was an American actor and former model whose credits included roles in Manhunter and other 1980s...

James Carswell Abbot

1926–1997 (age 71)

Louisville City Cemetery

James Carswell Abbot (1926-1997) was a Georgia-born American whose life is traced today largely through regional records...

Charles L. Hudson

1904–1992 (age 88)

Oakwood Cemetery

Charles L. Hudson (1904-1992) was a Merrill-born American who is remembered locally, with his final resting place at Oak...

Deane Montgomery

1909–1992 (age 83)

Trinity All Saints Cemetery

Deane Montgomery (1909-1992) was an American mathematician noted for his work on transformation groups and for serving a...

Donald Beer

1935–1997 (age 62)

Trinity All Saints Cemetery

Donald Beer (1935-1997) was a New York City native whose ties to the Trinity All Saints community mark the public record...

Alison Frantz

1903–1995 (age 92)

Trinity All Saints Cemetery

Alison Frantz (1903-1995) was an American art historian and archaeologist celebrated for her photographic documentation ...

Dwight O. North

1909–1998 (age 89)

Trinity All Saints Cemetery

Dwight O. North (1909-1998) was a Hartford-born American whose life is commemorated by his burial at Trinity All Saints ...

William Osgood Field

1904–1994 (age 90)

Church on the Hill Cemetery

William Osgood Field (1904-1994) was an American whose life and career culminated in his interment at Church on the Hill...

Rudolf Serkin

1903–1991 (age 88)

Christ Church Cemetery

Rudolf Serkin (1903–1991) was a Bohemian-American pianist renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and buried at ...

Buck Buchanan

1939–1992 (age 53)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Buck Buchanan (1939–1992) was an American football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs and Hall of Famer resti...

Barry Winchell

1977–1999 (age 22)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Barry Winchell (1977–1999) was a U.S. Army infantryman whose murder prompted scrutiny of the military's don't ask, don...

Bert Yancey

1938–1994 (age 56)

Oakland Cemetery

Bert Yancey (1938–1994) was an American professional golfer who won multiple PGA Tour events and is interred at Oaklan...

Charles Sexton

1953–1991 (age 38)

Mountain View Memorial Park

Charles Sexton (1953–1991) spent his final years in Fort Bragg and was laid to rest at Mountain View Memorial Park.

Dan Quisenberry

1953–1998 (age 45)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Dan Quisenberry (1953–1998) was a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals famed for his submarine delivery and is bu...

Jose Calugas

1907–1998 (age 91)

Mountain View Memorial Park

Jose Calugas (1907–1998) was a Philippine Scout sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in World War II...

Constance Ripley

1904–1993 (age 89)

East Cemetery

Constance Ripley (1904–1993) is remembered by her community and is buried at East Cemetery.

Harold Edwin Umbarger

1921–1999 (age 78)

Oakland Cemetery

Harold Edwin Umbarger (1921–1999) was a Shelby resident whose remains lie in Oakland Cemetery.

Earl Torgeson

1924–1990 (age 66)

Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery

Earl Torgeson (1924–1990) was a Major League Baseball first baseman noted for his steady fielding and is buried at the...

Stephen Jurika

1910–1993 (age 83)

Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery

Stephen Jurika (1910–1993) was a U.S. Navy officer and intelligence specialist who served as a pioneer aviator and is ...

George P. Lynch

1900–1991 (age 91)

Mountain View Memorial Park

George P. Lynch (1900–1991) is buried at Mountain View Memorial Park in Snow Hill after a life rooted in his hometown.

Jane Kenyon

1947–1995 (age 48)

Proctor Cemetery

Jane Kenyon (1947–1995) was an acclaimed American poet and translator whose work often reflected New England life and ...

John O'Brien

1916–1994 (age 78)

Palisado Cemetery

John O'Brien (1916–1994) rests at Palisado Cemetery, leaving behind the memory of a life shaped in his local community...