Find A Grave - Calvary Cemetery

Bresnahan, Roger b. June 11, 1879 d. December 4, 1944
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he began his career as a right handed pitcher for the Washington Senators on August 27, 1897 and won the game throwing a six-hit shutout. Although he could play all nine field positions, he eventually moved to be a catcher and introduced the use of the catcher's shin guard in 1907. For seventeen seasons, he played with the Washington Senators in 1897, Chicago Orphans in 1900, Baltimore Orioles in 1901, New York Giants (1902-08)...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: heart attack
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 7, Lot 115
Davis, Shannon L. b. September 1, 1954 d. July 23, 1980
Murder Victim. She was an heir to Toledo's Mohr Brothers Pop Bottling fortune. She met and fell in love with David Richard Davis, and was killed in an apparent horse riding accident in Hillsdale, Michigan. Later it was determined after her body had been exhumed that a powerful horse tranquilizer was found in her tissue. This led investigators to determine that her husband David Davis had murdered his wife for insurance monies. David Davis was found guilty of murder and sits in a Michigan prison...[Read More]
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
DiSalle, Michael Vincent b. January 6, 1908 d. September 14, 1981
Governor of Ohio, Mayor of Toledo, Lawyer. Born in New York City, he moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1911 with his family when he was a child. DiSalle studied law at Georgetown University, graduated in 1931, and was admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1932. He commenced to practice as an attorney in Toledo. He became a member of the Ohio Legislature for one year in 1938 and was then elected to the Toledo City Council. DiSalle served on the council until he was elected as Toledo's Mayor in 1948. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 45, close to the front entrance
Duffey, Warren Joseph b. January 24, 1886 d. July 6, 1936
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to represent Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1933 to 1936. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he graduated from St. John's University in 1908, and from the University of Michigan, Department of Law, in 1911. He returned to Ohio, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Toledo. He was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives and the Toledo City Council. Duffey was elected to Congress in 1932, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Gilhooley, Frank Patrick b. June 10, 1892 d. July 11, 1959
Major League Baseball Player. After playing collegiate baseball at St. John's University, he spent nine seasons in the major leagues as an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox. Gilhooley made his professional debut at the age of 19 in 1911. He appeared in 312 games during his big league career finishing with two home runs, 289 hits and a lifetime .271 batting average. (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Hunter, John Feeney b. October 19, 1896 d. December 19, 1957
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to represent Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1937 to 1943. After graduating from the law school at St. John's University in 1918, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in World War I. He was honorably discharged soon after the armistice treaty between Germany and the Allied forces. He was then admitted to the bar in Ohio and practiced as an attorney in Lucas County. He was also a member of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Kilmartin, John b. February 20, 1850 d. March 23, 1890
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was John Gilmartin. He served as a Private in the United States Army in Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 5, 1871 at Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory. His citation reads "Gallantry in action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 17, Lot 7
Kloeb, Frank Le Blond b. June 16, 1890 d. March 17, 1976
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1937. Also served as a Federal Judge in 1937. (Bio by: K)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Kountz, John S. b. March 25, 1845 d. June 14, 1909
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Musician in the Union Army in Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee. His citation reads "Seized a musket and joined in the charge in which he was severely wounded." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 11, Lot 12
Owens, Michael J. b. January 1, 1859 d. December 27, 1923
Inventor and glass manufacturer. He was the son of a Mason County West Virgina coal miner. By the age of 15 he had become a glassblower in Wheeling, West Virginia. He began work in a glass factory in Toledo, Ohio in 1888. He invented a completely automatic glass bottle-blowing machine. The device was patented in 1895 and 1904. His revolutionary device automated the glass making process and helped to eliminate child labor. During his lifetime he patented more than 40 devices for improving the...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Corley)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Paris, Johnny b. August 29, 1940 d. May 1, 2006
Musician. Born John M. Pocisk, he was the founder, leader and saxaphonist in the group Johnny and the Hurricanes. He began playing saxaphone in high school and soon formed his own groups The Black Cats and then The Orbits. In the late 1950s he took the band to Detroit, where they were offered their first recording contract as "Johnny and the Hurricanes" while performing backup for another local group from Toledo. Their signature sound of tenor sax and organ produced such hits as "Crossfire", "...[Read More] (Bio by: RO)
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA

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