Beechman, Laurie Hope b. April 4, 1953 d. March 8, 1998 Actress. A Broadway actress and singer, she played in the longest run ofd of the character 'Grizabella' in the popular musical "Cats". She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1989, but she kept her career up during periods of remission. During her life she recorded the albums "Listen to My Heart" (1990), "Time Between the Time" (1993), and "No One Is Alone" (1996). In 1998 she died from complications of her cancer. (Bio by: Dan) Montefiore Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Berg, Nick (Nicholas) b. April 2, 1978 d. May 7, 2004 Terrorism Victim. A small business owner who owned Prometheus Methods Tower Service, he was an independent contractor who thought his skills could be used to help the people of Iraq by rebuilding communication antennas. He travelled twice to Iraq (the first time was from December 21, 2003 to February 1, 2004. He returned to Iraq on March 14, 2004). On April 9th when he was reportedly stopped at a checkpoint and arrested. It was later revealed he had been kidnapped by Islamic militants. On May...[Read More] (Bio by: Angelbabe_E) Cause of death: Beheaded by terrorists Montefiore Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Section Y2, Lot 107
Eilberg, Joshua b. February 12, 1921 d. March 24, 2004 US Congressman. Represented the 4th District of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979. He was defeated for re-election in 1978. Three months after his defeat for a seventh congressional term, the Democrat pleaded guilty in 1979 to conflict of interest charges in connection with money he received to obtain a federal grant for Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. He received five years probation and a $10,000 fine. (Bio by: Erik Lander) Montefiore Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Filar, Marian b. 1917 d. July 10, 2012 Pianist. He shall be remembered for his long performing career which was devoted primarily to the works of his fellow countryman Frederic Chopin as well as for his memoir of surviving the Holocaust. Raised in the Polish capital he evidenced his talent early, first playing in public at five; at 12 he performed Mozart's Concerto in D Minor with the Warsaw Philharmonic and was a student at the Warsaw Conservatory when his education was halted by the onset of World War II. Shipped to a series of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Montefiore Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Jasner, Phil b. March 24, 1942 d. December 3, 2010 Hall of Fame Sportswriter. He was best known for his longtime coverage of Philadelphia collegiate and professional teams, chiefly the Philadelphia 76ers. Born Philip Mark Jasner in Philadelphia, he graduated from Temple University, and launched his career as a journalist, initially for several suburban-Philadelphia newspapers, before joining the staff at the Philadelphia Daily News in 1972. He began covering high school sports, and advanced to college teams (notably Philadelphia's "Big 5"...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Montefiore Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Kahn, Louis b. 1902 d. March 17, 1974 Architect. He was a major 20th century architecture figure whose elegant buildings of cast concrete transformed the International Style of corporate modernism in a spiritual direction. His first important work was the Yale University Art Gallery (1952 to 1954), completed while he was teaching architecture at Yale, from which he departed in 1957 to become Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his later important buildings are the Salk Institute for Biological...[Read More] (Bio by: MC) Montefiore Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
b. April 4, 1953 d. March 8, 1998
