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Jana Mason

1929–2013 (age 84)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Jana Mason (1929-2013) was a Jersey City native whose grave is at Lake Forest Cemetery.

Mary Beattie

1925–2015 (age 90)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Mary Beattie (1925-2015) was laid to rest at Lake Forest Cemetery.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

1921–2011 (age 90)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was the New York City-born medical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Robert A. Roe

1924–2014 (age 90)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Robert A. Roe was a Wayne native who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.

Bill Boedeker

1924–2014 (age 90)

Lindenwood Cemetery

Bill Boedeker was a Milwaukee-born NFL halfback.

C. Thomas Wyche

1926–2015 (age 89)

Springwood Cemetery

C. Thomas Wyche was a South Carolina attorney and civic leader whose final resting place is Springwood Cemetery.

Mari Womack

1942–2011 (age 69)

Glennon

Mari Womack (1942-2011) was laid to rest in Glennon after spending her life in Advance.

Daniel Schorr

1916–2010 (age 94)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Daniel Schorr was the Bronx-born journalist who reported for CBS News for decades.

Ruth Fernández

1919–2012 (age 93)

Cementerio Civil de Ponce

Ruth Fernández was a Puerto Rican singer and politician celebrated as the "Queen of the Bolero."

Norbert Ostrowski

1938–2018 (age 80)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Norbert Ostrowski was a Detroit native interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Tommy Keene

1958–2017 (age 59)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Tommy Keene (1958–2017) was an American singer-songwriter whose jangly power-pop work drew a devoted following before ...

Harriet H. Malitson

1926–2012 (age 86)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Harriet H. Malitson (1926–2012) spent her later years in Richmond and was laid to rest at Parklawn Memorial Park.

Viktor Kuzmič Abalakin

1930–2018 (age 88)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Viktor Kuzmič Abalakin (1930–2018) was a Russian astronomer noted for refining asteroid orbits and he was interred at...

Vladimir Golitsyn

1942–2018 (age 76)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Vladimir Golitsyn (1942–2018) lived in Belgrade and was buried at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Natalya Kazakova

1965–2022 (age 57)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Natalya Kazakova (1965–2022) hailed from Moscow and was interred at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

M. Patton Echols

1925–2012 (age 87)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

M. Patton Echols (1925–2012) was a Honolulu resident whose remains were entombed at the University of Virginia Cemeter...

Tom Scott

1930–2015 (age 85)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

Tom Scott (1930–2015) spent his final years in Baltimore and was buried at the University of Virginia Cemetery and Col...

Warren Giese

1924–2013 (age 89)

Elmwood Cemetery

Warren Giese (1924–2013) was an American college football coach and public servant who was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

Monty M. Wyche

1926–2014 (age 88)

Plain Dealing Cemetery

Monty M. Wyche (1926–2014) was a lifelong Plain Dealing resident laid to rest in Plain Dealing Cemetery.

William Peter Blatty

1928–2017 (age 89)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

William Peter Blatty (1928–2017) was an American author and filmmaker best known for writing The Exorcist, and he was ...

Hank Skinner

1962–2023 (age 61)

Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery

Hank Skinner (1962–2023) was a death-row inmate in Texas whose long campaign for DNA testing ended in his burial at Ca...

Jerry McMorris

1940–2012 (age 72)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Jerry McMorris (1940–2012) was the baseball executive who helped bring the Colorado Rockies to the major leagues and w...

Paul Yesawich

1923–2017 (age 94)

Cortland Rural Cemetery

Paul Yesawich (1923–2017) lived in New York City and was buried at Cortland Rural Cemetery.

Bohdan S. Wynar

1926–2013 (age 87)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Bohdan S. Wynar (1926–2013) was a Lviv native whose life concluded with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Lisa Ann Coleman

1975–2014 (age 39)

Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery

Lisa Ann Coleman (1975–2014) was a convicted murderer executed in Texas whose body was interred at Captain Joe Byrd Ce...

Willis M. Russell

1931–2010 (age 79)

Brooksville Cemetery

Willis M. Russell (1931-2010) was a lifelong Brooksville resident who now rests in Brooksville Cemetery.

Justin Carmical

1971–2014 (age 43)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Justin Carmical (1971-2014) spent his life in Colorado Springs before being laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

One'sy Mack

1941–2011 (age 70)

Darlington Memorial Cemetery

One'sy Mack (1941-2011) was a Darlington County native whose final resting place is Darlington Memorial Cemetery.

Johnny Pesky

1919–2012 (age 93)

Swampscott Cemetery

Johnny Pesky (1919-2012) was a beloved Boston Red Sox shortstop, coach, and broadcaster whose baseball career spanned de...

Janice Preschel

1959–2020 (age 61)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Janice Preschel (1959-2020) is remembered through her burial at Mount Moriah Cemetery after a life whose local details r...

Sam Gibbons

1920–2012 (age 92)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Sam Gibbons (1920-2012) served as a U.S. Representative from Tampa, Florida, earning respect for his legislative work be...

Dave Lewis

1954–2020 (age 66)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Dave Lewis (1954-2020) was an American football linebacker who played in the NFL and now lies at Myrtle Hill Memorial Pa...

Helen Davis

1926–2015 (age 89)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Helen Davis (1926-2015) called Brooklyn home before her burial at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

John E. Craighead

1930–2017 (age 87)

Tyringham Cemetery

John E. Craighead (1930-2017) spent his final years connected to Tyringham and was buried in Tyringham Cemetery.

Lewis A. Barness

1921–2013 (age 92)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Lewis A. Barness (1921-2013) had roots in Atlantic City and was buried at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

Michael O'Hare

1952–2012 (age 60)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Michael O'Hare (1952-2012) was an American actor best known for starring as Commander Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5 befo...

Dan Rostenkowski

1928–2010 (age 82)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Dan Rostenkowski (1928-2010) was a long-serving U.S. Representative from Chicago who concluded his life at St. Adalbert ...

Sam C. Sarkesian

1927–2011 (age 84)

Irving Park Cemetery

Sam C. Sarkesian (1927-2011) taught generations about national security and military affairs as a scholar before being b...

C. John McCloskey

1953–2023 (age 70)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

C. John McCloskey (1953-2023) served the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., bringing spiritual guidance to many before...

Steve Kordek

1911–2012 (age 101)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Steve Kordek (1911-2012) revolutionized pinball machine design during his long career and was buried at St. Adalbert Cem...

Muriel Elaine Jensen

1928–2020 (age 92)

Mount Olive Cemetery

Muriel Elaine Jensen (1928-2020) was a lifelong Chicago resident now resting at Mount Olive Cemetery.

Guy Prather

1958–2016 (age 58)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Guy Prather (1958-2016) was a Gaithersburg-born American football linebacker laid to rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

James M. Quigley

1918–2011 (age 93)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

James M. Quigley (1918-2011) served as a U.S. Representative before being laid to rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Log...

Sahara Davenport

1984–2012 (age 28)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Sahara Davenport (1984-2012) was a Dallas-born drag performer and RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant whose final resting pl...

John Larry Sartain

1942–2020 (age 78)

Irving Park Cemetery

John Larry Sartain (1942-2020) of Birmingham is interred at Irving Park Cemetery after a life rooted in his Alabama comm...

Paul Traver

1931–2011 (age 80)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Paul Traver (1931-2011) is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery after decades shaped by his local community.

Thomas H. Kapsalis

1925–2022 (age 97)

Elmwood Cemetery

Thomas H. Kapsalis (1925-2022) was a Chicago-born abstract artist and longtime UIC professor laid to rest at Elmwood Cem...

Marian Belushi-Miles

1947–2023 (age 76)

Elmwood Cemetery

Marian Belushi-Miles (1947-2023) was an author and widow of actor John Belushi who spent her later years in Chicago and ...

Dénes Farkasfalvy

1936–2020 (age 84)

Our Lady of Dallas Abbey

Dénes Farkasfalvy (1936-2020) was a Hungarian-American Cistercian abbot and theologian buried at Our Lady of Dallas Abb...

Abby Marlatt

1916–2010 (age 94)

Sunset Cemetery

Abby Marlatt (1916-2010) was a Manhattan-based educator and women’s rights advocate whose grave is at Sunset Cemetery.