Find A Grave - Silver Spring

Baer, John Miller b. March 29, 1886 d. February 18, 1970
US Congressman. Elected to represent North Dakota's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1917 to 1921. He was defeated in 1920. He was also a Civil engineer, postmaster, farmer, and cartoonist. (Bio by: K)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Bennett, John Bonifas b. January 10, 1904 d. August 9, 1964
US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1943 to 1945, and from 1947 until his death in office in 1964. He was defeated in 1936, 1938, 1940, and again in 1944. (Bio by: K)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Boring, Floyd Murray 'Toad' b. 1915 d. February 1, 2008
US Secret Service Agent. He was involved in a fierce gunfight on November 1, 1950 with two Puerto Rican nationalists who were attempting to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. One of the assassins and a White House police officer, Leslie Coffelt, were killed in the shootout. The incident was recounted in the 2005 book "American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill President Truman -- and the Shoot-out That Stopped It," by Stephen Hunter and John Bainbridge, Jr. (Bio by: George Bacon)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Plot: LOCM I, Patio K, Terrace C, #105
Castiglia, Jim b. September 30, 1918 d. December 26, 2007
Professional Football Player, Major League Baseball Player. A native of Passaic, New Jersey, he played at the fullback position for five seasons (1941, 1945 to 1948) in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference, with the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins. After playing collegiate football at Georgetown (DC), he appeared in 42 NFL and AAFC games rushing for 1,055 yards with 10 touchdowns. A versatile athlete, Castiglia was a catcher with the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Charlot, Pascal Emile b. April 20, 1930 d. October 3, 2002
Murder Victim. One of the victims of the DC Beltway Sniper, he was killed on a street corner while walking to the bus station. A 1964 immigrant, he moved into his Petworth neighborhood almost three decades ago with his wife and five children. He kept the row-house decorated with potted flowers and grew tomatoes and bell peppers in a small garden. He was a carpenter and handyman and, although retired, would often help his neighbors by doing rehabs free-of-charge. (Bio by: Beth Painter)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
DeMao, Al b. February 29, 1920 d. February 1, 2008
Professional Football Player. Born Albert Marcellus DeMao in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He played at the center and linebacker positions for nine seasons (1945 to 1953) in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins. A standout player during his collegiate years at Duquesne University, DeMao was inducted into their Sports Hall of Fame in 1972. After serving in the United States Military during World War II, DeMao appeared in 97 career regular season NFL games. He died from...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Gibbons, James 'Jim' d. February 13, 2001
Sports Broadcaster. He was the "voice" of the Washington Redskins for 25 years from 1950 to 1975.
Cause of death: Congestive Heart Failure
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Hawkins, Augustus Freeman b. August 31, 1907 d. November 10, 2007
US Congressman. He was the first African American from California to be elected to Congress and the oldest living former US Representative. He relocated to California in 1918, engaged in the real estate business and was a member of the State Assembly, 1935 to 1962. In 1963, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses, serving until 1991. Not a candidate for renomination, he retired and lived in Washington D.C. He acted as director of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Jiggs 'General Grant' b. July 19, 1928 d. March 22, 1938
Animal Actor. Known as Petey, he was the ring-eyed pit bull terrier in the RKO film comedy series "Our Gang" a.k.a "The Little Rascals". During the "Our Gang" film glory years 1928 to 1938, Jiggs was in the prime of his life and died the same year that Hal Roach stopped producing the series and sold the rights to MGM. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Aspen Hill Memorial Park & Animal Sanctuary, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Judge, Joseph Ignatius 'Joe' b. May 25, 1894 d. March 11, 1963
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as a 1st baseman for 20 seasons (1915 to 1934) with the Washington Senators, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. For 18 of his 20 Major League years, he was the regular fist sacker for the Senators. Agile and diminutive, he set fielding standards for first basemen with graceful sure-handedness. He led or tied all American League first baseman in fielding six times, still an AL record. He compiled a brilliant lifetime fielding average...[Read More]
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 395, Site 1.
Leemans, Alphonse 'Tuffy' b. November 12, 1912 d. January 19, 1979
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, he was a star running back at George Washington University, when he was drafted by the NFL New York Giants in 1936. For eight seasons, he played with New York Giants, was a member of the Giant's NFL Championship (1938) and was an NFL All-Star twice (1938, 1941). He concluded his career with a record of 3142 yards rushing, 2324 yards passing, 442 yards receiving, 16 touchdown passes and 17 touchdowns. In 1978, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
McLaughlin, Charles Francis b. June 19, 1887 d. February 5, 1976
US Congressman. Elected to represent Nebraska's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1943. Also served as a Delegate to the Nebraska State Constitutional Convention from 1919 to 1920, and Judge of the United States District Court from 1949 to 1964. He was also a veteran of Warld War I, serving in the United States Army. (Bio by: K)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Meany, George b. August 16, 1894 d. January 10, 1980
Union Leader, president of the AFL-CIO from 1955 to 1979.
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Novak, Robert b. February 26, 1931 d. August 18, 2009
Conservative columnist and television host. Born Robert David Sanders Novak, he worked as a reporter for the Joliet Herald-News while attending the University of Illinois, from which he graduated in 1952. He served in the Army during the Korean War, afterwards becoming an Associated Press reporter, and later covering Capitol Hill for the Wall Street Journal. In 1963 he began "Inside Report," a column with Rowland Evans, which featured behind-the-scenes conservative political items (dubbed "...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
O'Connor, John Joseph b. November 23, 1885 d. January 26, 1960
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1923 to 1939. Also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly from New York County representing the 12th District from 1921 to 1923, and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York in 1936. (Bio by: K)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
O'Hara, Joseph Patrick b. January 23, 1895 d. March 4, 1975
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Elected to represent Minnesota's 2nd District in the United States House of Representative, serving from 1941 to 1959. (Bio by: K)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Quigley, James Michael b. March 30, 1918 d. December 15, 2011
US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served Pennsylvania's 19th District in the US House of Representatives from 1955 to 1957 and 1959 to 1961. After graduating from Villanova in 1939, he attended Dickinson Law School and received his degree three years later. His practicing yielded to his service with the US Navy during World War II; he was a participant in both the Philippine and Okinawa campaigns. Upon his return home, he resumed his career in Harrisburg and with no prior...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Rags b. 1916 d. March 22, 1936
Animal Military Figure. A mixed breed terrier, he was the World War I mascot of the United States Army's 1st Infantry Division. On July 14, 1918, a battalion of the 1st Infantry Division participated in Bastille Day ceremonies in Paris, France, during World War I. One soldier, Private James Donovan, overstayed his leave in Paris, and found himself in the Montmartre section, when he tripped over a small dog sleeping in an alley. Just at that point, two military policemen came upon Donovan and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Aspen Hill Memorial Park & Animal Sanctuary, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Sirica, John 'Maximum John' b. March 19, 1904 d. August 14, 1992
Jurist. He is best remembered as the judge who presided over the Watergate trial that occurred in the 1970s, in which he ordered President Richard Nixon to turn over his recordings of White House conversations pertaining to the case, that ultimately led to his resignation from office on August 9, 1974. He was born John Joseph Sirica in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Italian immigrant parents. In 1918 he moved to Washington DC where he attended the Emerson and Columbia Preparatory Schools. In 1921...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cause of death: cardiac arrest
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Spee-De-Bozo b. July 3, 1922 d. May 24, 1934
Pet of J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director. On May Day 1972, J. Edgar Hoover returned to his residence after a full day's work at FBI headquarters, had his supper then spent thirty minutes in the back yards roughhousing with his two Carin terriers and retired for the day. He would die peacefully in his sleep. After receiving his first dog as a child from his parents, he was never without one, owning many in his lifetime...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Aspen Hill Memorial Park & Animal Sanctuary, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

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