Find A Grave - Calvary Cemetery

Babka, John Joseph b. March 16, 1884 d. March 22, 1937
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 21st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1921.
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Battisti, Frank Joseph b. October 4, 1922 d. October 19, 1994
Was a federal judge for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, who presided over the landmark Cleveland school desegregation case resulting in cross-town busing. On August 31, 1976 Battisti ruled in Reed vs. Rhodes, the Cleveland public school desegregation case, that the schools had practiced racial segregation. His comprehensive order contained 14 components intended to bring an equal education to all Cleveland students. Battisti presided over other high-profile cases including...[Read More] (Bio by: Joyce)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 30 Lot 711 Grave 2
Burke, Thomas A. b. October 30, 1898 d. December 5, 1971
Cleveland law director and mayor. Burke was elected mayor in 1945 and served 4 terms. During his administration, he presided over a large capital-improvement program, including a lakefront airport built on landfill, the first downtown airport in the country, Burke Lakefront Airport. (Bio by: Joyce)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 4 Lot 648 Grave 6
Chapman, Katie (Kathleen McMahon) Daly b. 1893 d. April 20, 1928
Wife of Cleveland Indians Baseball Player Ray Chapman, the only Major League Player to die from a beaning. Born into a wealthy Cleveland Family, she originally met Ray when he joined the Cleveland Indians. Ray Chapman was to have retired at the end of the 1920 season to work in his wife's family business, unfortunately, it was not to be. On Monday, August 16th, 1920, in the fifth inning of a game at the Polo Grounds between the Yanks and Indians, Chapman was hit in the head on a 1-1 pitch by...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Cause of death: Suicide: Ingestion Of Cleaning Fluid
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 23 Lot 23, Grave 8
Corcoran, Michael b. 1848 d. October 3, 1919
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during the wars with the Plains Indians as a Corporal in Company E, 8th United States Calvary. On August 25, 1869 he was among those operating out of Camp Whipple, Arizona who engaged a band of Indians between the Aqua Fria and Rio Verde Rivers. He was awarded the CMOH on March 3, 1870 for "Gallantry in Action."
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Delahanty, Ed b. October 31, 1867 d. July 2, 1903
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. The first of five brothers to play professional baseball he was the game’s premier slugger during the 1890s. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1888 to 1901 and for the Washington Senators from 1902 until his death in 1903. He had a .346 career batting average and led his league in doubles and slugging percentage five times, runs batted in three times, home runs twice and steals once. He had a batting average of over .300 for twelve straight...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 10, Lot 135-B, Grave 7
GPS coordinates: 41.4401703, -81.6113663 (hddd.dddd)
Doljack, Frank b. October 5, 1907 d. January 23, 1948
Professional Baseball Player. He played Major League Baseball for 6 seasons, making his debut on September 4, 1930 with the Detroit Tigers when he was 22 years old. He was a reserve outfielder for most of his career, and played all three positions. He played in two games during the 1934 World Series with the Tigers when they lost in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals. His contract was sold in the off-season to Milwaukee of the American Association. He played several seasons in the minors for...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 34, Lot 174-A, Grave 1
Evans, Steve b. February 17, 1885 d. December 28, 1943
Major League Baseball Player. Born Louis Richard Evans, he spent eight seasons in the major leagues as a first baseman and outfielder for the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Baltimore Terrapins. He made his major league debut in 1918 at the age of 23. He appeared in 978 games during his big league career. He finished his playing career with 32 home runs, 963 hits and a lifetime .287 batting average. (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Fohl, Lee b. November 28, 1870 d. October 30, 1965
Major League Baseball Manager. He was manager for eleven seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Saint Louis Browns, and Boston Red Sox. He best season occured in 1922 when he guided the Browns to a 93 wins. Fohl's career managerial record is 713 wins 792 losses in 1521 games. (Bio by: C.S.)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 31, Lot 123 B Grave 1
Foster, William A. b. February 17, 1915 d. May 2, 1945
Was a private in the U.S. Marine Corps during WORLD WAR II who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on the Island of Okinawa. As the sole support of his family during the war, he was exempt from service but chose to enlist in the Marine Corps, in 1944. On May 1 1945, while on active combat duty with Co. K, 3d Battalion, 1st U.S. Marine Div., on Okinawa, Foster dove onto a live Japanese hand grenade that landed in a foxhole he shared with another Marine, and it exploded...[Read More] (Bio by: Joyce)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 110
Hasenohrl Jr., George b. 1951 d. October 31, 2002
Professional Football Player. Played college football with Ohio State as a lineman and co-captain for the Buckeye's, and participated in two Rose Bowl games. In 1973 he was an 8th round pick and was drafted by the New York Giants, and played from 1973 to 1974, when an injury ended his pro football career. He died in his home from a heart attack. (Bio by: Steve Edquist ~In Memory Of Aaron & Scrappy~)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Sec. 43, Lot 335
Kilbane, Johnny (John Patrick) b. April 18, 1889 d. May 31, 1957
Hall of Fame Professional Boxer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he fought his first fight in 1907, won and was paid $25. On February 22, 1912, in a 20 round bout in Vernon, California, he defeated Abe Attell to become the World's Featherweight Champion. He retained his Championship Crown for eleven years (1912-23), which is the longest reign in featherweight-division history and the second longest world title holder in boxing history along with fighter Joe Louis. He ended his career with a record of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Lausche, Frank J. b. November 14, 1895 d. April 21, 1990
Governor of Ohio, U.S. Senator, Judge, Mayor of Cleveland, Lawyer, World War I Army Officer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he helped to support his family when he was 12 years old after the death of his father. He worked as a lamplighter and sold newspapers on street corners. A few years later, he played semi professional baseball with teams in Minnesota and Massachusetts. He later attended the Central Institute Prep School from 1915 to 1916. He was offered a contract to play professional baseball...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
GPS coordinates: 41.4395790, -81.6012878 (hddd.dddd)
McKean, Edwin John b. June 6, 1864 d. August 16, 1919
Major League Baseball Player. Grafton, Ohio native Ed McKean was one of the premier hitting shortstops during his 13 season Major League career. Starting his big league career in 1888 with the Cleveland Blues of the American Association. he batted a steady .286 with 2 homers and 54 RBI with 76 stolen bases, although his season was tarnished as committed an astonishing 99 errors. Miscues aside, newspapers of the time applauded his hustle and enthusiasm. McKean stayed with the Cleveland franchise...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 648
Petrarca, Frank Joseph b. July 31, 1918 d. July 31, 1943
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.On active duty with the Medical Detachment, 145th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands, Pfc. Petrarca gave aid to 3 wounded solders in direct line of fire (27 July 1943) and rescued a wounded sergeant also in direct line of fire (29 July 1943). He was mortally wounded by enemy mortar fire while trying to rescue another wounded soldier under the same circumstances on his 25th birthday. The Medal of Honor was...[Read More] (Bio by: Joyce)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 110 Lot 1268 Grave 3
Sundra, Steve b. March 27, 1910 d. March 23, 1952
Professional Baseball Player. Stephen Richard Sundra played Major League Baseball for nine seasons and was affectionately referred to by teammates as "Smokey". He was discovered by a Cleveland Indians scout, signed to a baseball contract, and traded to the New York Yankees in 1935. He made his Major League debut with the Yankees on April 17, 1936 and pitched 2 scoreless innings. He was sent back to the minor leagues for nearly two years until 1938, when he was recalled to finish the season with...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 31, Lot 292, Grave 1
Sweeney, Martin Leonard b. April 15, 1885 d. May 1, 1960
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 20th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1943. He was defeated in 1942. Also served as a Member of the Ohio State House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914, Municipal Judge from 1924 to 1932, Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Ohio in 1932, Candidate for Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1933 and 1941, and Candidate for Governor of Ohio in 1944. (Bio by: K)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Sweeney, Robert E. b. November 4, 1924 d. June 30, 2007
US Congressman. After serving in the United States Army, he was admitted to the bar in 1951 and commenced the practice of law in Cleveland, Ohio. He was assistant director of law, city of Cleveland, 1951 to 1954 and special counsel to the attorney general of Ohio, 1958 to 1962. In 1965, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, serving until 1967. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law and was appointed Commissioner of Cuyahoga County Ohio, in 1976...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Towle, John Roderick b. October 19, 1924 d. September 21, 1944
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He single-handedly defeated a tank-supported German infantry counter attack at Osterhaut, Holland on September 21, 1944 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was 19 years old. (Bio by: Joyce)
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 60 Lot 53 Grave 1
Walsh, Stella b. April 13, 1911 d. December 4, 1980
1932 Olympic Gold and Silver medalist for Poland. She competed many years before steroids were widely used by athletes. It was discovered after her tragic death that she had male sex organs or those of both male and female, but she lived her life a woman. She was murdered in the parking lot of a Cleveland discount store.
Cause of death: Murdered
Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot: 95 Lot 2003
GPS coordinates: 41.4355392, -81.6029205 (hddd.dddd)

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