Lombardo, Antonio
Crime and their Victims
Age 37
November 23, 1891, - September 7, 1928
Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Antonio "Tony the Scourge" Lombardo was a prominent Italian-American mobster in Chicago during the Prohibition era. Born in Sicily in 1891, he immigrated to the United States and quickly rose through the ranks of organized crime. ...
Werber, Billy
Sports
Age 100
June 20, 1908 - January 22, 2009
Sharon Memorial Park / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Billy Werber was an American professional baseball third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1930, 1933), Boston Red Sox (1933–1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939...
Harrison, Wilbert
Music
Age 65
January 5, 1929 - October 26, 1994
North Pinewood Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Wilbert Harrison, singer, songwriter and musician is known for recording the definitive version of “Kansas City,” one of the great rock and roll songs of all time. Released in 1959, it was #1 on the R&B charts for seven consec...
King, John
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 62
Unknown - September 27, 1880
Elmwood Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
John King was a John Robinson circus trainer which, at the time was one of the largest traveling circus shows in the country. John Robinson had elephants and a huge menagerie featuring other creatures. On September 27, 1880 when t...
Mars, Franklin Clarence
Business and Finance
Age 50
September 24, 1883 - April 8, 1934
Lakewood Cemetery / Minneapolis / Minnesota / USA / North America
Franklin Clarence Mars was an American entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Mars, Inc., multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products. As a child recovering from polio, he learned to hand-dip...
Mars, Forrest
Business and Finance
Age 95
March 21, 1904 - July 1, 1999
Lakewood Cemetery / Minneapolis / Minnesota / USA / North America
Forrest Mars Sr. (1904–1999) was an influential American businessman and the son of candy magnate Frank C. Mars, founder of the Mars Company. He played a pivotal role in transforming the family business into a global confectione...
Mosley, Diana
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 93
June 10, 1917 - August 11, 2003
St. Mary's Churchyard / Swinbrook, Burford OX18 4DY / United Kingdom / Europe
Diana Mosley (née Mitford) was a British aristocrat best known for her controversial political views and associations with fascist and Nazi figures. Born into the prominent Mitford family, she became one of the most notorious mem...
Rogers, Ginger
Show Business
Age 83
July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995
Oakwood Memorial Park And Cemetery / Chatsworth / California / USA / North America
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for her iconic film partnership with Fred Astaire during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Born Virginia Katherine McMath on July 16, 1911, in Independence, Missouri, s...
McLean, James
Crime and their Victims
Age 35
January 26, 1930 - October 31, 1965
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum / Malden / Massachusetts / USA / North America
James "Buddy" McLean was a feared and respected Irish-American mobster from Somerville, Massachusetts, best known as the original leader of the Winter Hill Gang. Born in 1930, McLean rose through the ranks of Boston's underworld i...
Evans, Robert
Show Business
Age 89
June 29, 1930 - October 26, 2019
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Robert Evans (1930–2019) was a charismatic and influential American film producer and studio executive who played a pivotal role in shaping modern Hollywood. Born in New York City, he began his career as a radio actor and model ...
Kuser, Hazel
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 25
August 5, 1899 - December 9, 1924
Rosedale Cemetery / Montclair / New Jersey / USA / North America
Hazel May Vincent Kuser was born on August 5, 1899, in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. At the age of 16, she began working at the U.S. Radium Corporation in Orange, New Jersey, where she painted luminous watch dials using radium...
Carnegie, Andrew
Business and Finance
Age 83
November 25, 1835 - August 11, 1919
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery / Sleepy Hollow / New York / USA / North America
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who played a pivotal role in the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. Born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland, Carn...
Carney, Art
Show Business
Age 85
November 4, 1918 - November 9, 2003
Riverside Cemetery / Old Saybrook / Connecticut / United States / North America
Art Carney was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Ed Norton on the classic television sitcom The Honeymooners. Born on November 4, 1918, in Mount Vernon, New York, Carney began his entertainment career in ra...
Straus, Isador
Business and Finance
Age 67
February 6, 1845 - April 15, 1912
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Isidor Straus (1845–1912) was a German-born American businessman, politician, and philanthropist best known as a co-owner of Macy’s department store and for his tragic death aboard the RMS Titanic. Born in Otterberg, Germany, ...
Tunney, Gene
Sports
Age 81
May 25, 1897 - November 7, 1978
Long Ridge Union Cemetery / Stamford / Connecticut / USA / North America
Gene Tunney, born James Joseph Tunney on May 25, 1897, in New York City, was an American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion from 1926 to 1928. Raised in a working-class Irish-American family, Tunney developed a pass...