Find A Grave - Rockledge

Bassett, Isaac Charles Mifflin b. 1829 d. October 2, 1869
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served as a Captain in the 17th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and as Colonel and commander of the 82nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on December 12, 1864 for "gallantry and meritorious services in the present campaign before Richmond, Va.". Originally buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, he was reinterred in Lawnview in 1951 when Odd Fellows was vacated. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Norris Lawn, Range 33, Grave 29 [unmarked]
Baxter, DeWitt Clinton b. March 9, 1829 d. May 9, 1881
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, a unit that was part of the famed "Philadelphia Brigade" and was known as "Baxter's Fire Zouaves". He had recruited the regiment himself, and nearly every man came from Philadelphia's Fire departments. Led the regiment at the Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and the Wilderness. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Broad Lawn, Range 14, Grave 84
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
Brutsche, Henry b. 1846 d. December 27, 1880
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Navy as a Landsman and entered the service in Pennsylvania. He was awarded the CMOH on General Order Number 45, dated December 31, 1864. His citation reads "Served on board the USS Tacony during the taking of Plymouth, NC, 31 October 1864. Carrying out his duties faithfully during the capture of Plymouth, Brutsche distinguished himself by a display of coolness when he participated in landing and spiking a 9-inch gun while...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Susquehanna Lawn Section 64, Grave 51 [unmarked]
Campbell, John Hull b. October 10, 1800 d. January 19, 1868
US Congressman. He was elected as a member of the American Party to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1845 to 1847. Originally interred in Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was reburied in Lawnview Cemetery in 1956.
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Clopp, John E. b. 1845 d. April 6, 1866
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the service at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the Union Army as a Private in Company F, 71th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for action on July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the CMOH was issued on February 2, 1865. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.), wresting it from the color bearer." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Glenwood Section, Row 50, Grave 35
GPS coordinates: 40.0794716, -75.0994263 (hddd.dddd)
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
Florence, Thomas Birch b. January 26, 1812 d. July 3, 1875
US Congressman, Journalist. A Democrat, he was elected to represent Pennsylvania's 1st District in the Thirty-second and four succeeding Congresses, serving from 1851 to 1861. Florence was trained as a hatmaker and opened a Philadelphia shop at age 21, but his involvement in the temperance and early trade union movements steered him towards a career in journalism. He was defeated twice for election to the US House (1846, 1848) before winning the first of five consecutive terms in 1850. After...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hubbard, Thomas H. b. 1848 d. September 19, 1889
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the United States Army in Company C, 2d United States Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 15, 1870 at Little Blue, Nebraska. His citation reads "Gallantry in action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Susquenna Lawn, Section 78, Grave 29
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
Landy, James b. September 13, 1813 d. July 25, 1875
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1857 to 1859. Originally interred in Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was reburied in Lawnview Cemetery in 1956.
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lippard, George b. April 10, 1822 d. February 9, 1854
Author. He authored the works "The Ladye Annabel (1842), "The Belle of Prarie Eden" (1844), "Legends of Mexico" (1847), and "Legends of Revolution" (1847). However, his most important works are considered to be "New York - Its Upper Ten and Lower Million" and "The Monks of Monk Hall", both of which were reprinted in 1970. His works are considered by many to have been a catalyst to awakening future President Abraham Lincoln to the plight of slaves. He also founded the "Brotherhood of the Union"...[Read More] (Bio by: Mark Maxwell)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Lot 23, Grave 5
McComb, James d. July 2, 1864
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as Captain of Company D, 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. He assumed command of his regiment on May 12, 1864 when Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Davis was killed leading the charge of the unit's brigade. Captain McComb led the regiment up to the June 6, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor, where his leg was mangled by a cannon ball and had to be amputated. He died a month later in a Washington DC hospital. His remains were initially buried in the fledgling Arlington...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Susquehanna Lawn, Section 56, Grave 75 [unmarked]
Moore, Henry Dunning b. April 13, 1817 d. August 11, 1887
US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1853. He later affiliated himself with the Republican Party, and made an unsuccessful run for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor in 1856. In 1860 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention, and served as Pennsylvania's State Treasurer from 1861 to 1863. He was one of the original founders of Philadelphia's Union League in...[Read More]
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Orr, Robert Levan b. March 28, 1836 d. November 14, 1894
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as Colonel of the 61st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "Carried the colors at the head of the column in the assault after two color bearers had been shot down". His Medal was awarded to him on November 28, 1892. He was one of eight 61st Pennsylvania Infantry soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Susquehanna Lawn, Range 68, Grave 40
Pracht, Charles Frederick b. October 20, 1880 d. December 22, 1950
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to 1945.
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sides, Peter b. 1820 d. October 23, 1878
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War in the 57th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, rising from Captain of Company A to Colonel and commander of the regiment. He led the unit at the Battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. Wounded twice during his service, he was discharged due to disability from those wounds on November 28, 1864.
Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Susquehanna Lawn, Range 57, Grave 39, unmarked

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