Joey Ramone

Birth Name:
Jeffrey Ross Hyman
Birth Date:
September 18, 1951
Birth Place:
Queens, New York
Death Date:
June 5, 2002
Place of Death:
New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
Age:
49
Cause of Death:
Seven-year battle with lymphoma 
Cemetery Name:
New Mount Zion Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Associates:
Suffering from crippling OCD at times, Joey Ramone was nonetheless an iconic, punk counterculture rock and roll icon as lead singer and songwriter of The Ramones. Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy – the original Ramones, all deceased – never achieved million-seller status for any of their 14 albums but their legacy extends well beyond the five NYC boroughs, with Joey’s snarling vocals and gangly, leather jacketed image turning him into a 20th century countercultural icon.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

New Mount Zion Cemetery

153 Orient Way

Lyndhurst, New Jersey, 07071

USA

North America

Map:

Map of New Mount Zion Cemetery in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Map of New Mount Zion Cemetery in Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Grave Location:

New York Social Club

Grave Location Description

Walk through the gates of the New York Social Club and walk up three rows, turn right and count ten graves into the section and will arrive at the final resting place of Joey Ramone.

Grave Location GPS

40.808222, -74.109274

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FAQ's

Joey Ramone was born on September 18, 1951.

Joey Ramone was born in Queens, New York.

Joey Ramone died on June 5, 2002.

Joey Ramone died in New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York.

Joey Ramone was 49.

The cause of death was Seven-year battle with lymphoma .

Joey Ramone's grave is in New Mount Zion Cemetery

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