Find A Grave - Lakewood Cemetery

Eustis, William H. b. July 17, 1845 d. November 29, 1928
Minneapolis Mayor. Served as the Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1893 to 1895. Also served as a Republican Candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1898. (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Fletcher, Loren b. 1833 d. 1919
US Congressman. Elected to represent Minnesota's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1893 to 1903, and 1905 to 1907. Also served as a Member of the Minnesota State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Forshay, Steven William 'Will' b. 1965 d. April 8, 2003
Entertainer/Professional Skydiver. He attended Iowa State University and later wanted to join the United States Air Force but he developed leukemia. He later attended the University of Minnesota where after he proclaimed himself cured of leukemia, he began taking private flying lessons. Forshay later joined the parachute act, the 'Flying Elvises' a group of 10 people who dressed up in Elvis Presley clothes and jumped out of airplanes. They were also featured in the 1992 film, "Honeymoon In...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 34, Row 3B, Grave 6
Francis, Sir Joseph b. March 12, 1801 d. May 10, 1893
Founder of U. S. Life Saving Service and American Ship Wreck Society.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 1-D
Freeman, Orville L. b. May 9, 1918 d. February 20, 2003
Governor of Minnesota (1955 to 1961) and US Secretary of Agriculture (1961 to 1969) under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Graduate of the University of Minnesota in 1940 where he quarterbacked Minnesota's national champion football teams. Only person to be nominated for governor of Minnesota 5 times (lost in 1952, elected in 1954, re-elected in 1956 and 1958, defeated in 1960). Started Walter Mondale's political career by appointing him Minnesota attorney general in 1959 when the incumbent...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Sonsin)
Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 30, Lot 317, Grave 1
Gale, Richard Pillsbury b. October 30, 1900 d. December 4, 1973
US Congressman. Elected to represent Minnesota's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1941 to 1945. Also served as a Member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives from 1939 to 1940. (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Giel, Paul b. September 29, 1932 d. May 22, 2002
Major League Baseball Player. He was a star quarterback-halfback at the University of Minnesota and finished second to Notre Dame's Johnny Lattner in the 1953 Heisman Trophy voting. The 5-foot-11 Giel received the most points (1,794) and the most first-place votes (366, Lattner had 388) for any second-place finisher. He passed or ran for 35 touchdowns and 4,110 yards and twice was named Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player. The two-time All-American was United Press International Player of...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 31, Lot 5, Grave 25
Gilfillan, John Bachop b. February 11, 1835 d. August 19, 1924
US Congressman. Elected to represent Minnesota's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1887. Also served as a Member of the Minnesota State Legislature from 1876 to 1885, representing the 25th and 28th Districts. (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Goldsworthy, Bill b. August 24, 1944 d. March 29, 1996
Professional Hockey Player. Born in Ontario, Canada, he was a right winger and a original member of the Minnesota North Stars. Goldsworthy played for 14 seasons (1964-78), in the NHL with the North Stars, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He was a five-time NHL All-Star and scored 267 goals with the North Stars, becoming the first NHL player from an expansion team to top 250 goals. Goldsworthy played in 771 career NHL games, scoring 283 goals, with 258 assists for 541 points, added 18 goals...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: AIDS
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 40, Lot 512, Grave 1
Goodwin, Godfrey Gummer b. January 11, 1873 d. February 16, 1933
US Congressman. Elected as a Republican to represent Minnesota's 10th District (now defunct) in the Sixty-ninth and three succeeding Congresses, he served from 1925 until his death in office. Goodwin was raised by a single mother in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1896 he graduated with a law degree from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis and became a practicing attorney in Cambridge, where he later served as President of the Board of Education. He was Prosecuting Attorney for Isanti County...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Grace, Charity b. April 27, 1884 d. November 28, 1965
Actress. She appeared in the film, "The Gift Of Love" (1958), as 'Sarah The Housekeeper.' She also appeared in the television shows, "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "Ben Casey", "Dr. Kildare", "The Jack Benny Program", "Maverick", "The Andy Griffith Show", "Startime", "Law Of The Plainsman", "Bourbon Street Beat", "The Californians", "Peter Gunn", "Dragnet", and "77 Sunset Strip", (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Grant, Lewis Addison b. January 17, 1828 d. March 20, 1918
Civil War Union Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Winhall, Vermont, he was educated in the common schools of Vermont. He later taught school in New Jersey and Massachusetts, then studied law and successfully practiced his profession in his native state. On August 15, 1861, he was commissioned Major of the 5th Vermont. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, he participated in the 1862 campaigns in the East. At Savage's Station in June the 5th Vermont suffered grievous...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 416, Grave 2
Harris, Spencer b. August 12, 1900 d. July 3, 1982
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, he was an outfielder making his debut for the Chicago White Sox on April 14, 1925. For four seasons, he played with the Chicago White Sox (1925-26), Washington Senators (1929) and Philadelphia Athletics (1930). He ended his Major League career with a record of 94 hits, 53 runs scored, 3 homeruns, 46 runs batted in and a .249 batting average. He also holds the Minor League's record of 3617 hits and a .318 batting average. He died at age 81...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 112, Grave 6
Heggen, Thomas b. December 23, 1919 d. May 19, 1949
Author, Playwright. His fame rests on his novel "Mister Roberts" (1946) and its classic stage and screen adaptations. The hero of the story, Lt. Douglas Roberts, is a young officer aboard the USS Reluctant, a Navy cargo ship in the South Pacific backwater during the final months of World War II. He yearns for a battle assignment but instead must defend his crew against the petty tyranny of the ship's commander, and the maddening dullness of their duties. Filled with broad humor, pathos, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: 250B-10-5.5
Hoidale, Einar b. August 17, 1870 d. December 5, 1952
US Congressman. Elected to represent Minnesota as At-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1935. Also served as a Democratic Candidate for United States Senator from Minnesota in 1930. (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Howard, Guy Victor b. November 28, 1879 d. August 20, 1954
US Senator. United States Senator from Minnesota, serving 1936 to 1937.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 381, Grave 6 (Family Marker Only)
Humphrey, Hubert Horatio b. May 27, 1911 d. January 13, 1978
American Politician. After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1939 and receiving a masters degree from Louisiana State University in 1940, Hubert Humphrey embarked on a career in Minnesota politics. Narrowly losing the 1943 race for mayor of Minneapolis, Humphrey turned to party activism and was instrumental in the merger of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party in 1944. Leading this coalition, he was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1945 and reelected in 1947. In 1948, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Buried next to wife, Muriel
Humphrey, Muriel b. February 20, 1912 d. September 21, 1998
US Senator.
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 51
Hutton Jr., Joseph Warren b. October 6, 1928 d. October 20, 2009
Professional Basketball Player. He played collegiate basketball at Hamline University (Minnesota) where his father Joseph Warren Hutton, Sr. served as their longtime coach. While with the Pipers, he was a member of their 1949 NAIA National Championship Team and achieved All-American status that year. For two seasons (1950 to 1952), he played at the guard position in the National Basketball Association with the Minneapolis Lakers. He was a member of their 1951-1952 NBA Champion squad, appearing...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 28, Lot 165, Grave 7
Johnson, Dewey William b. March 28, 1899 d. September 18, 1941
US Congressman. Elected to represent Minnesota's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1937 to 1939. Also served as a Member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives in 1929. (Bio by: K)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

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