Find A Grave - Saint Josephs Cemetery

Collins, John F. d. November 23, 1995
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 1960-1968. (Bio by: Paul Casano)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Chapel HIll 1
Dever, Paul A. b. January 15, 1903 d. April 11, 1958
Governor of Massachusetts (1949-1953). Presidential candidate, 1948, ran in the democratic primaries against Truman.
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Douglass, John Joseph b. 1873 d. 1939
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 10th and 11th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1925 to 1935. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature.
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Egan, Pat b. April 25, 1918 d. June 3, 2008
Professional Hockey Player. He was born Martin Egan in Blackie, Alberta, Canada. He played at the defense position for eleven seasons (1939 to 1942, 1943 to 1951) in the National Hockey League with the New York/Brooklyn Americans, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. His career highlights include two-time selection to the NHL All Star Team (1942, 1949). Egan appeared in 554 career regular season NHL games and scored 77 goals. (Bio by: C.S.)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Fiedler, Arthur b. December 17, 1894 d. July 10, 1979
Orchestra Conductor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son Emanuel Fiedler, an Austrian-born violinist, and a pianist mother. In 1909, his father took him to Berlin to study violin with Willy Hess. Fiedler also studied chamber music with Ernst von Dohnányi at the Royal Academy in Berlin. He returned to the United States in 1915 and joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as second violin under conductor Karl Muck. In 1924, he formed the Boston Sinfonietta, a chamber music orchestra. He later...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Field of St. Anthony, Sec. 1
GPS coordinates: 42.2926483, -71.1745071 (hddd.dddd)
Fitzgerald, John Francis b. February 11, 1863 d. October 3, 1950
Controversial Boston politician, known as "Fitzie" in his youth and "Honey Fitz" in later years, best known as the maternal grandfather of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. He was born John Francis Fitzgerald in Boston, Massachusetts on February 11, 1863. He grew up in Boston's North End, attending Eliot Grammar School and Boston Latin School, and finally Harvard Medical School, although he left the latter to take care of his family after the death of his father...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: St. Anthony, Sec. 1-near the top of the hill
Guerra, Frederick G b. August 13, 1923 d. May 17, 2003
Musician. He was the saxophonist for the Glenn Miller Band during World War II. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Hicks, Louise Day b. October 16, 1923 d. October 21, 2003
US Congresswoman. Elected to represent the 9th district of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives, she served from 1971 to 1973. She was defeated for re-election in 1972. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Higgins, John Patrick b. February 19, 1893 d. August 2, 1955
US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War I. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1937. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1929 to 1934, and State Court Judge from 1937 until his death in 1955. (Bio by: K)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Hynes, John B. b. 1897 d. 1970
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 1950-1960. (Bio by: Paul Casano)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Kelley, Gregory Eric b. 1944 d. February 15, 1961
1961 US Men's Silver medalist and North American Bronze Medalist. He was a former US Junior men's champion. He was a member of the Broadmoor Skating Club and was traveling with his US Figure Skating teammates to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague when the plane crashed killing all on board. (Bio by: Stephanie)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: St. Anthony Field 2
Kelley, Nathalie Frances b. 1938 d. February 15, 1961
Figure Skater. She died, along with all of her United States Figure Skating teammates, in an airplane crash outside Brussles, Belgium in 1961.
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
McCormack, John b. December 21, 1891 d. November 22, 1980
US Speaker of the House from Massachusetts. (His date of birth is usually listed as 1891, despite the fact that his tombstone reads 1892.)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
McNary, William Sarsfield b. March 29, 1863 d. 1930
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1903 to 1907. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts in 1892 as Alternate, and Delegate in 1900, Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, Member of the Massachusetts State Senate, Secretary of the Massachusetts Democratic Party from 1898 to 1900, and Massachusetts Democratic State Chair from 1901 to 1903. (Bio by: K)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
O'Connell, Joseph Francis b. December 7, 1872 d. December 10, 1942
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1911. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts in 1912 as Alternate, and in 1920 as Delegate, Delegate to the Massachusetts State Constitutional Convention from 1918 to 1920, Candidate in Democratic Primary for United States Senator from Massachusetts in 1930, and Democratic Candidate for Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts in...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Pender, Paul b. June 20, 1930 d. January 12, 2003
Former middleweight boxing champion. A veteran of the Korean War, he twice defeated Sugar Ray Robinson during a five month span. He made two other successful defenses of his title before losing to Terry Downes. After battling with promoters to gain a greater say over opponents, he never boxed again. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Sweeney, Bill (William) b. March 6, 1886 d. May 26, 1948
Major League Baseball Player. The jack-of-all-trades broke in with the Chicago Cubs in 1907, but after appearing in only three games, he was traded along with outfielder Newt Randall to Boston on June 24 for outfielder-first baseman Del Howard. He played for Boston, known as the Doves, Rustlers and Braves, through the 1913 season. After switching to a heavier bat, he became more productive at the plate. In 1911, he batted .314 with 33 doubles and 63 runs batted in. He hit safely in 31...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
White, Kevin Hagan b. September 25, 1929 d. January 27, 2012
Boston Mayor. For over a decade, he was one of the most profiled leaders from a major American city. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1968 to 1984. The son of Irish-Catholic parents, he was born into a politically-versed family as both of his grandfathers were presidents of Boston's City Council. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Williams College and earned his law degree from the Boston College Law School. White was successful in...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Saint Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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