Karcher, Carl N. b. January 16, 1917 d. January 11, 2008 Entrepreneur. In 1941, he made a $326 investment in a hot dog stand and turned it into the multimillion-dollar fast food empire known as Carl Jr.'s restaurants. CKE Restaurants Inc., the company Karcher founded, operates 3,052 restaurants in 42 states and 13 countries, employees 62,000 people and has annual sales in excess of $1 billion. In addition to the Carl Jr.'s chain, his company also manages the Green Burrito product marketing plan in the restaurants. Karcher was known in elite circles...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
Keeler (Keeler), Ruby (Ethel) b. August 25, 1909 d. February 28, 1993 Actress, Dancer. Born Ethel Hilda Keeler in 1909 (some sources indicate 1910), her family moved to New York City, New York, where she learned tap and popular dance before leaving school entirely to dance in nightclubs and in the theatre. It was at one of these nightclubs where she met future husband Al Jolson. Following their 1928 marriage, she moved to Hollywood, California, where she signed with Warner Brothers Movie...[Read More] (Bio by: Bryan Untiedt) Cause of death: Cancer Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, California, USA Plot: Section N, Tier 21, Grave 46
Lucero, Dominic b. August 28, 1967 d. July 1, 1994 Dancer. Born in Orange County, California, he was a dancer and singer who starred in stage productions of "Chorus Line" and "Grease". His stage work led him to dance with Michael Jackson on his "Bad" tour, and with Paula Abdul on her "Cold Hearted Snake" video, plus he danced on such TV shows as "The Arsenio Hall Show" and "The American Music Awards". For feature films, he appeared in "Stand and Deliver" (1988), "City Rhythms" (1989), "Faith" (1990), "Newsies" (1992) and on the TV series "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cause of death: Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, California, USA Plot: St. Jude Section G, Row 34, Grave 123
Sadowski, Ed (Edward Roman) b. January 19, 1931 d. November 6, 1993 Major League Baseball Player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was a catcher making his debut with the Boston Red Sox on April 20, 1960. For five seasons, he played for the Boston Red Sox in 1960, Los Angeles Angels (1961-63) and the Atlanta Braves in 1966. He ended his career with a record of 100 hits, 55 runs scored, 12 homeruns, 39 batted in and a .202 batting average. He died at age 62 in Garden Grove, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
Stephenson, Jerry b. October 6, 1943 d. June 6, 2010 Major League Baseball Player. For seven seasons (1963, 1965 to 1970), he was a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Pilots and Los Angeles Dodgers. The son of former Major League catcher Joe Stephenson, he was raised in Anaheim, California where he attended high school. Signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox in 1961, he broke into the big leagues with Boston on April 14, 1963 (his only game that season). Throughout his career Stephenson struggled with a high ERA, but enjoyed his...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
b. January 16, 1917 d. January 11, 2008